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Hello Everyone. I am really excited about writing articles. There is so much knowledge to learn and write about. This is what keeps me sane! I am 50 years old, have been married 31 years, have 2 grown kids and am finding my new self! My husband is terminally

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Food & Drink > Cooking Desserts How to make homemade ice cream: 1 of 16

Do you remember when you spent your Sunday afternoons sitting in the shade, flies are buzzing around, it's hot and you are turning the crank on the ice cream machine? Those were the days. You couldn't wait for your mother to come out, take a look and say "let's have ice cream"! Life nowadays has gotten so busy that not many ...
Food & Drink > Fruit & Vegetable Recipes Recipes: Great garden tomatoes: 1 of 6

Every where you look, you can find many ways, uses and recipes for fresh garden tomatoes. But what about green tomatoes. What to do with them? Some eat fried green tomatoes or other recipes. A lot of people have often asked that question at the end of the season when they still have green tomatoes in their garden. Well, wond...
Politics, News & Issues > Police & Prisons How prisons waste lives and resources: 2 of 8

The Justice System in the United States is absolutely in the toilet! If you have not had personal experience with the prison systems in this country, be lucky. For those of us who have had family members, friends or ourselves involved within the prison system, you quickly realize that it is NOT "innocent until proven guilty"...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Bad hair days: 8 of 24

Who cares! I never did until just a few weeks ago. I now have to wear a cap! My mother was a beautician and she had 4 other beauticians in her beauty shop. I learned very quickly that I was NOT going to be a beautician! I promised myself that I would never become as picky about my hair as those women in that shop! Because my...
Food & Drink > Baking How to make homemade bread: 13 of 36

There is nothing like the smell of bread baking in the oven. The aroma fills the room making you feel warm and fuzzy inside. It's also very good to eat. Once you eat homemade bread, you'll be hooked and will not want to eat store bought anymore. The benefits to homemade bread are tremendous. It's natural, healthy and not loa...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: One of those days: 11 of 29

"If I didn't have bad luck, I wouldn't have any luck at all"! This describes me to a T! I am here to tell you right now that things just happen to me and even after all these years, I still don't know why! An especially bad day happened in 1990. It was a Saturday, beautiful day! My kids were 7 and 9 years old. Busy life to s...
Health & Fitness > Fitness & Exercise Tips Walking your way to stress relief: 5 of 13

Due to the current economic crisis, many people are experiencing higher levels of stress than usual. One of the great ways to relieve stress is by walking. It is a low impact exercise and you can start at your own pace and build up to longer walks. By the time you are through with your walk, you will be more relaxed and calm...
Hobbies & Games > Yarn & Needle Crafts Ideas to recycle your old jeans: 6 of 14

You spend way too much money on jeans to just throw them away after they are outgrown or stained or too old. Recycling jeans into other uses is a perfect economical way to add personal touches to your home or shop. In pioneer days, frontier women recycled everything from clothes, burlap sacks that held flour and old rope. Th...
Hobbies & Games > Yarn & Needle Crafts The history of crochet: 3 of 7

Crochet has been around for many generations. Most people can remember someone in their family or hometown that crocheted. The most popular design is the afghan, made with granny squares. These squares are usually made with multiple colors in a square about 3 inches by 3 inches, then sewn together to make a blanket, or afgha...
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Devotional reflections: 16 of 34

God walks with us every day. Some may not realize it, but He is there. He will never leave his children. And He will always bring them back together. My father died suddenly of a heart attack in 1984. My parents were married 40 years. I missed my father so much as was so angry that I was not able to tell him bye and that I l...