Combining households ... and the one thing that we could really use is what I gave away when I moved over here a year and a half ago when I felt divinely led to live the old European way, "above the shop."

My building in the historic district did not have a garden, unless you'd call a postage stamp-sized plot of soil with 2 rose bushes a garden... HARDLY!

Well as life would have it... it is time to move once again. I'm getting married. Good golly, imagine that!

So as I mentally merge my stuff with his I find myself for the first time missing the wonderful garden furnishings and outdoor pieces I spent a lifetime collecting.

Perhaps a new hunt will commence...let the fun times begin! patio furniture

Security is a good thing, especially in today's world.

During the era of my youth, unlocked homes was the norm. Did anyone lock their doors in the 1950's and 1960's?

Today it is hard to imagine anyone not locking their doors. Post modern day life has ushered in wireless security systems that almost seem a necessity to survival.

Can we ever go back and return to the simplicity of earlier days?

If you are anything like me and face the constant struggle of trying to maintain a relatively healthy BMI, you too might be interested in knowing about diet pills that work!

You also are probably interested in the safety issues related to the consumption of diet products.

The bottom line is ... we want to know if diet pills are safe for both short term and long term usage.

We sure don't want to discover 10 years out that we have heart valve damage.

There is nothing more uninspiring than predictable party menus!

Spinach dip, meatballs and chicken wings all fall in this category of ho-hum party fare predictability.

But the bottom line is that we all have our moments when we fall short on creativity and find ourselves pulling out the ole' tried and true taste treasures that always seem to please the crowd.

Where, oh where do we look for new ideas, new inspirations - you know, those fabulous ideas that catapult us out of our complacency and lift our bodies and spirits to new summits?


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Five pounds down, three pounds up, ten pounds down, four pounds up. Sheesh!!

Yo-yo dieting seems to be the story of my life.

Seems that I need a better strategy, a strategy that keeps me on target and focused on my goal.

As a lover of good food, the word diet is a dirty word in my vocabulary. Perhaps I need a stash of diet pills in my pantry.

The Outer Banks are one of the most beautiful places in the Americas, according to my son, who spent an extended maternal family reunion there some years back. He compared it favorably in thrill level to hiking the Rockies in Colorado. The sense of openness around the water matching the wide open spaces found at 14,000 feet on a clear spring day. Makes me want to go back and experience them both again.

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