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One Girls Trash is Another Girls Treasure

March 11, 2011 0 comments

As many of my readers will remember, my late father, Graham Taylor, loved a good garage sale. He would drive miles to pick through odds and ends. Never did a sale go by that he didn’t return with a treasure chest (actually it was his red truck) bursting with gidgets and gadgets. Sometimes he would [...]

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Family life

You Really Never Know

March 4, 2011 0 comments

I’m writing this article from the comfort of my Hong Kong hotel room. I am looking out my window at one of the most extraordinary skylines the world has to offer. Flashing billboards advertising all the major brands dance across buildings and reflect on the Hong Kong Harbour. I can hear the bustling streets that [...]

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Holidays

Love Is A Many Splendid Thing…

February 13, 2011 0 comments

I’m not totally enthralled by valentines day. In fact, I hate it. I resent the fact that it is boxed into romantic love. I love, love, but wish the occasion was used to celebrate all kinds of love.
We all have many different loves. There is of course Eros Love – the intimate kind of [...]

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Wisdom

90 Year Old Share’s Her Wisdom on Life!

February 12, 2011 0 comments

Today I turned 41 and my friend, Tony Cosatto, sent me this article written by Regina Brett. Regina wrote this and it became one of her most requested columns. As she headed towards 90 years of age she ‘wisely’ decided to share it again. For that wisdom I am grateful because I love wisdom that [...]

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Recipes

Make it a PANCAKE Night

February 10, 2011 1 comment

Today on RealLife Radio we talked about the new study that links Working Mother’s with Childhood Obesity. It was an interesting conversation and one I suggest you listen to ON DEMAND. Lots of points were addressed and at the end of the conversation workable solutions provided.
We have determined that whether working out of the [...]

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Faith@Home

Stillness

February 4, 2011 0 comments

I’m writing this article from the comfort of my couch, the fire is dancing in front of me, billowy pillows surround me, my legs are stretched out and my feet are resting comfortably on my coffee table, my computer nestled nicely on my lap. I’m comfy. It is morning and it’s the quiet of the [...]

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Family life

Mum’s Tips for Parenting…

January 18, 2011 10 comments

Okay, so yesterday I found a folded, yellowed letter inside one of my books. It was a list of parenting tips my mother had written for me when I became a mum 16 odd years ago. I’m so glad I found it and even happier that I took heed of many of them. Yes, my mum is [...]

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Recipes

Moroccan Stew – Donna McCreery

January 14, 2011 0 comments

familyroom friend, Donna McCreery posted her upcoming dinner on Facebook the other day and it caught my eye. I’m a big fan of Moroccan food however haven’t made much at home. This is something I plan to change and with this new ‘tried and true’ recipe I can start now. Below are Donna’s words and her [...]

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Recipes

Our Famous Lasagna

January 12, 2011 0 comments

Over the past few weeks, I have made meals for a few friends who have either been under the weather or just on the run and crazy busy.
I find Lasagna an easy meal to make for friends for a number of reasons: 1) Most kids like Lasagna 2) It’s an easy meal to transport 3) [...]

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Holidays

Spiced Pork Butt…SOOOO Good!

December 22, 2010 0 comments

Image by David Loftus for Jamie Oliver

So we all know that a turkey is the star of the Christmas dining table, yet to feed the masses that descend upon our home each Christmas, we always have an enormous leg of smoked ham and one massive pork roast!