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Priorities: Don't Dry Your Dishes

Priorities: Don't Dry Your Dishes by: David Leonhardt Do your dishes really need to be dried, or could you just let the water evaporate? If you spend just 5 minutes per meal drying dishes, that equals a quarter of an hour per day, or 91 hou...

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The Planning of a Bridal Shower!

The Planning of a Bridal Shower! by: Mike YeagerPlanning a bridal shower? Maybe a dear friend or even sister is getting married and you are in charge of planning the bridal shower? Bridal showers are customary and traditional. They aren't a...

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Home For The Holidays: Heirloom Stories Are A Perfect Gift

Home For The Holidays: Heirloom Stories Are A Perfect Gift by: Linda LaPointe Selecting the right gift for a special someone is sometimes joyous, sometimes a chore. Give a gift that’s free. A gift that no one else could give. A gift of your le...

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How to create an Irresistible Valentine’s Day Centerpiece

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner which of course makes us think of love, romance and of course flowers! It seems this special day wouldn’t be complete without them. Flowers touch our souls and brighten our spirits which is why they have...

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At Least 40 Household Products Can Poison Your Child: Lock 'Em Up!

At Least 40 Household Products Can Poison Your Child: Lock 'Em Up! by: Joe Hickman, HaLife.com Every few seconds U.S. poison centers receive a call about someone being exposed to a poison. Forty percent of those cases involve a child under ...

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Helpful Tips on How to Choose a Wedding Photographer

After the choice of location, choosing a wedding photographer is probably the next most important decision. After all, everyone wants to have beautiful wedding photographs to look back on. In order to get the pictures of your dreams you need to be s...

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Photography 101 Part 3

Welcome back to Photography 101 Part 3! In the previous articles, we’ve covered the basics of photography, including camera settings, principles of composition, and lighting. Today, we’re going to dive deeper into advanced techniques that will ta...

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A Christmas Carol - The Man and His Book

Charles Dickens's book "A Christmas Carol" is probably the most famous of all Christmas stories. In the preface he wrote:"I have endeavoured in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers out of humour...

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Stop! Don't give your cat that Chocolate...

"Where's the harm? My cat seems to enjoy chocolate and it's only a small piece."Just because certain foods, such as chocolate, are enjoyed by ushumans and are perfectly safe for us, it does not mean they are suitable forcats. Chocolate cont...

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Turtle Ponds

Turtle ponds As mentioned above ponds are not a very good home for young freshwater turtles. This is because they have not yet developed the fat reserves required to survive year-round outdoors. If you have a more mature freshwater turtle it will mos...

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