February 2007

Cast Iron Skillets–they’ve been on the “back burner”

February 28, 2007

I’ve been meaning to write about my cast iron skillet for weeks. But, I set the papers down on my desk and my Tortoiseshell cat thought that they were for her. She ate half of my reference article. Nothing is sacred! Fortunately for me, I took notes. I’m aware that most people would find cast [...]

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I’m on an Eponym “Binge”

February 26, 2007

I’ve always been fascinated by word origins, and in the last few days I’ve been chasing down eponyms. An “eponym” is a word derived from the name of a person, place or object. Many of the words we commonly use came from the trademarks for products. Others have some history that I find enjoyable, and [...]

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The Urge to Purge—My Closets

February 23, 2007

The word of the day is: nidification nid’i·fi·ca’tion (-fĭ-kā’shən) n. The act, process or technique of building a nest. Birds do it, bees do it, even spiders in my eaves do it. When I’m working on my nest, I’m nidifying. However, I translate that to mean “cleaning house.” I don’t know why it happens every [...]

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Random Notes From My Files

February 22, 2007

There are sticky notes everywhere, and I can’t see the monitor anymore. I’m trying to clean out all my notes, so this post is very eclectic. Consider this a post of my “post-it” notes. It’s just random bits and pieces of things that amused me, but then I’m easily amused. For those of you who [...]

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“Party Down” at The Vintage Factory

February 22, 2007

I’m not sure I’ve ever been a “party animal,” but I’m going to give it a try this weekend. I’m hoping that our teenager and a friend will join my husband and me so that we won’t feel too out of place. For those in the Dallas, TX area who like vintage clothing, this Saturday, [...]

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Dolly Python, Slither In and Shop

February 20, 2007

Here is a slideshow of the treasures at Dolly Python, a vintage store in Dallas.

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Dolly Python

February 20, 2007

On our Saturday excursion to The House of Dang to search for vintage goodies, Andrew (the proprietor) suggested that we should visit Dolly Python. It’s a combination vintage clothing/antique store/junk store located in the same area of Dallas, at 1916 Haskell Avenue. We slithered on over and go look what we found (actually, this is [...]

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“BoGo” —An Illuminating Idea

February 19, 2007

As one who loves to shop, I almost salivate when I see an ad with “BoGo” on it. “Buy One, Get One.” I love a sweet deal. Here’s a better concept: “Buy One, Give One.” By doing so, you can “light the world.” Everyone needs a couple of flashlights; one is for the house and [...]

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House of Dang–A Darn Cool Shopping Experience

February 18, 2007

All I can say is, “Wow!” You have to check out The House of Dang, if you are anywhere near. We went to visit it yesterday after reading about it in the Dallas Morning News several weeks back. It sounded intriguing. The paper had named it THE best new independent store of 2006. The article [...]

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Helium.com–It’s A Lot of Hot Air

February 18, 2007

The last two days, I have been exploring Helium.com. Have you never seen it? I ran across it on MySpace. There was an advertisement that said something to the effect of: earn money for your writing at Helium.com. Hey, I’m writing every day, so I thought it might be worth a shot. I was wrong. [...]

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Two Reasons to Slow Down For Riesel, Texas

February 15, 2007

On Highway 6 between Waco and College Station, there is a tiny town called Riesel. Across from the Shell Station on the Highway is an antique store that is worth browsing. It’s a good reason to slow down and maybe even stop, if you are an antique hound. I’m not sure what the building was [...]

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Kolache Taste Test in West, Texas

February 14, 2007

Ordinarily when I drive across Texas to work for a week, I have my foot to the floorboard. I just want to get where I’m going and relax for the evening. That seems to be a trait I inherited from my daddy. On vacations, we started at night, so kids would sleep. Daddy always drove [...]

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Valentine’s Day and Resisting the Urge to Splurge

February 12, 2007

A couple of days ago, I posted about Valentine’s Day with some ideas for gifts. Most of them were extravagant. But, Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to break the bank. We spend a lot of money just on cards. Sometimes I think that Hallmark Cards and other card companies created some of our holidays just so [...]

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All Shook Up

February 10, 2007

I’m a worry wart, and I won’t apologize for it. It’s not my fault, I was born that way. It’s the San Andreas Fault. With an adult child living in San Francisco, I can find plenty to worry me. The City is a marvelous place, but any city has a dark side, too. I worry [...]

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I “Heart” Valentine’s Day Gifts

February 9, 2007

EEK! Valentine’s Day is around the corner–and I haven’t gone shopping. I’ve spent the morning on-line looking for gifts and gift ideas that might be appropriate. If you procrastinate, as I do, you might enjoy these ideas or have an idea to share. Of course, there are the traditional gifts. Your local florist can supply [...]

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TARGET=NEW

February 9, 2007

I’ve looked at the HTML on websites and on my blog and shuddered with fear. Although my children were fluent computer programmers before they got to High School, it has never been anything I thought I could do. It reeks of “math formulas” and I do NOT do math. I’m still not sure I can [...]

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A Tapestry of Rich And Royal Hue

February 8, 2007

One of the wonderful things about traveling to schools to tell stories is that I get to meet librarians. If you are insatiably curious, librarians are wonderful people to know. They can find out things that most of us have no clue even exist. The saddest thing about my job is that I see each [...]

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‘S Not My Usual Blog

February 7, 2007

The crowd went wild. More than 150 tiny kindergarteners, who had not had the opportunity to go outside for recess due to drizzly weather, were crowded at my feet. They giggled and clapped at my antics as I told them stories. Because I like the sound of children laughing I was sillier still. I was [...]

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