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Thank you for visiting my Helium page. My passion for writing started when I was in high school and won a nationally run essay contest for my school. The writing came through in letter writing (Back when people still wrote letters). Shortly after my husband

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Autos > Car Reviews Car reviews: Hybrid 2006 Honda Civic: 3 of 3
We inherited our 2006 Honda Hybrid, so we did not choose it. The previous owner lived in an urban area and did a lot of stop-and-go driving, so his gas mileage was about 40 mpg. We, however, live in the country and do a lot of highway driving and our mpg was around 35 mpg - not quite as good as our 2000 Saturn sedan. It is a... More..
Health & Fitness > Diet Tips Best types of fish to eat when you want to lose weight: 2 of 2
Replacing two red meat meals with fish will instantly help you lose weight and become healthier. Fist is low in calories (unless you bread and fry it) and contains fatty acids and good fats to help your body deal with all the bad fats. Fish also is high in protein, vitamins and minerals. Sardines. My favorite easy lunch is a... More..
Health & Fitness > Diet Programs Carbs in dairy products: 2 of 2
The first low carb diet I went on was decades ago after reading a book called "Martini's and Whipped Cream". It seemed to be aimed at alcohol abusers concerned about their weight, but I don't drink and it worked for me. It was a similar premise as Atkins diet and said to keep your carb count down to thirty a day. I'm not on ... More..
Home & Garden > Home & Garden (Other) Tips for removing a backyard pool: 2 of 2
Here are a few tips for removing a backyard pool that I've learned both from observation and experience. A neighbor of ours had an in-ground cement swimming pool for many years. They had two sons who swam in it constantly as did their friends, they loved that pool. One night the older son was killed in an auto accident and t... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Christmas Free Christmas stocking stuffers for your kids: 2 of 2
Christmas stockings are a big deal in our family. It started as a ploy to give my husband and I time to get our cup of coffee and wits together Christmas morning. I made large felt stockings and we'd wrap each little treasure separately. Christmas morning the kids were allowed to open their stocking stuffers first and this h... More..
Home & Garden > Perennials Tips for growing goat's beard (aruncus): 2 of 2
A number of years ago a friend of mine gave me two plants in paper cups. One was a Goat's Beard (aruncus) and I had no clue what to do with it. She'd always provided me with great perennials in the past, and she said it would do well in my abandoned vegetable garden, which Id relocated to a larger space. Now my Goats Beard c... More..
Food & Drink > Fruit & Vegetable Recipes Recipes: Stuffed acorn squash dinner: 2 of 2
If you grow acorn squash in your garden, you may have more of them than you know what to do with. If you don't grown them, now is the time to buy them as they're fresh and usually cheaper. This is a recipe I developed decades ago, when we had a particularly large winter squash crop. PIGS IN AN ACORN 1 acorn squash, cut in ha... More..
Food & Drink > Recipes (Other) Recipes: An autumn dinner: 2 of 2
If you have a veggie garden, you'll probably have most of these ingredients and possibly too many! This is one of our favorite meals. I bake the salmon loaf and the acorn squash at the same time. SERVES 2-4 People PREP TIME: about 40 minutes. Salmon Pie (or fresh salmon if you prefer) Baked Acorn Squash Red & Green Chunky Sa... More..