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Kathleen Richardson brings sixty-four years of living into her writing...

She began with a vinyl Ponytail diary locked with a tiny, flat golden key. She progressed to publishing her own neighborhood newspapers in her teens, then went to work writing for a

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Health & Fitness > Exercise Tips Exercises for great posture: 2 of 15
In your struggle to stand up straight, you're fighting gravity, habit and age. A strong body core - tight abdominal muscles and strong pelvic, back and chest muscles - combined with proper exercise will enable you to stand tall and look thinner. The first step toward great body posture is to daily reach your hands upward, all... More..
Business > Nonprofits The best ways to retain volunteers: 1 of 7
Even in the most economically sound times, monies raised through grants and donations are not enough to cover wages for an adequate number of employees to operate non-profit agencies. That means volunteers are vital to to the success and longevity of non-profits. Volunteers come of their own free will. They are eager. They of... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Setting Life Goals Reaching the goals of your life: 6 of 41
I always wanted to be the one who lived on a houseboat, who became a lawyer, and who wrote books and articles for a living. I've also always wanted to be able to pick up any instrument and play any song, every song. When I meet people speaking languages other than English, I wish I could easily carry on a conversation with ea... More..
Food & Drink > Bread & Baking Recipes Recipes: Soft and chewy oatmeal cookies: 4 of 27
Soft and chewy oatmeal cookies and crispy oatmeal cookies both have their appeal. To my thinking and experience, it's not so much the ingredients that give you one or the other texture. Instead, it's the way you mix them up and how long you cook them.When mixing your butter or oil with the sweetener, cream these ingredients u... More..
Food & Drink > Spices, Herbs & Condiments Recipes: Greek salad dressing: 3 of 20
Imagine leafy green lettuces, plump, ripe red tomatoes, small, tender cucumbers, bell peppers - green, red or orange - mixed with small pieces of scallions, hefty Kalamata olives, and crumbled feta cheese. For a change of pace, add cooked shrimp. Delicious on its own, this colorful salad is even better with a simple Greek sal... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Christmas How to keep a poinsettia going after Christmas: 3 of 19
Even those people who forgot to purchase poinsettias before Christmas can add this bestselling American potted plant to their indoor collection. Never mind that these predominantly red flowered plants are absent from the store shelves after the holidays. Many businesses decorate with live poinsettias then dispose of them when... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Learning to cook: 5 of 31
Did I learn to cook from my mother? Yes, I did, if you look at it as her setting the example. Did she give me specific lessons and did we stand side by side, mother teaching child the creations of her kitchen. Not that I remember.What she did was to give me a foundation on which to base my self-education in the art of cooking... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Dreams: 33 of 200
An act of graceThe mountain, or maybe it was simply a hill, rose straight up like an inverted cone. Tall evergreens, slender and bereft of many branches because their proximity blocked the sun, covered every inch. Except for the road, a clay-colored dirt road.The road started at the bottom and rose all the way to the top, win... More..
Food & Drink > Bread & Baking Recipes Recipes: Banana bread: 8 of 48
With the abundance of recipes for banana bread available in cookbooks and on the Internet, you could serve a new version of this sweet and nutty quick bread every week of the year.The Betty Crocker website gives dozens of choices for satisfying your urge to bake. Their Banana Blueberry Bread is one that can be easily adapted ... More..
Food & Drink > Dessert Recipes Recipes: Pumpkin pie: 1 of 6
Most of my pumpkin pies came from the freezer section of a grocery store. That is, until the day I attended a vegetarian potluck dinner. I was just getting into the thick of vegetarian eating and was curious about any meatless food set in front of me. Getting acquainted with tofu in particular was a double-edged sword. Some t... More..