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How many containers of leftovers do you have in your frig?  Are they sitting in Styrofoam boxes from restaurants or hanging out in plastic containers with the remains of homemade delights? At our house “Leftovers…

“I get knocked down, but I get up again—and you’re never gonna keep me down!” Those are the lyrics of a song from the 90’s by a British punk band called Chumbawamba—and are also the…

Remember when you played Pin the Tail on the Donkey or tried to hit a piñata hanging from a tree?  Someone would place a blindfold over your eyes, spin you around until you were dizzy,…

Quick!  Recite the Golden Rule. Nearly everyone knows the words: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” But what you may not know is that the “Golden Rule” can’t be found…

Don’t you love movies where someone’s bad behavior is turned around by another person who just won’t give up on him?  If only real life was like the movies… We all strive to fulfill the…

Lately it seems one thing keeps leading to another. The refrigerator needed a clean sweep, and after what could be composted was separated from the rest and put out for critters of various sorts to…

Doesn’t it feel great to give someone a truly extravagant gift? When I was a little girl I wanted to give my mother a mink coat with a diamond ring in the pocket. Somehow, my…

Do you like parties with a theme?  I do and, as my husband and son-in-law wrestled our Christmas tree back into its sturdy cardboard abode, the thought crossed my mind about how nice it might…

Have you ever lost your voice?  When colds and laryngitis cause sore and scratchy throats it can be hard to speak a single word and frustratingly difficult when people can’t hear or understand you. Can…