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Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:56:00 -0700
Having arrived safely into the third trimester, I realize that my giddy glow is rapidly transforming into a grimace. Coming ...Birds, Buds and Blossoms (Pics)
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:54:00 -0700
...Hot Box
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:09:00 -0700
We never did put hinges on the hot box, but I put it out yesterday and left the tomatoes in ...Asparagus For The Rest Of Us
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:45:00 -0700
After two or so years of asparagus curiosity, Joe and I have planted a row of Purple Passion Asparagus. Asparagus ...Unless You Want a Piece of This, Keep on Driving
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:18:00 -0700
There are several things in life that I carefully guard: my marriage to Joe, bottled beverages (it's a backwash thing), ...Garden Pics
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:51:00 -0800
...The Pirate Song
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:05:00 -0800
...Giving Birth to Dustin Hoffman
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:02:00 -0800
At some point late in pregnancy, many women begin to dream about the birth of their child. Sometimes these dreams ...Risking Rain
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:30:00 -0800
On the way to the airport this morning, it started raining. There were just light sprinkles, but all the mamas ...26 Weeks and Diggin' It
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:41:00 -0800
I promised a gardening update after a weekend of work - so here it is with the latest belly shot. ...Teen Fantasy Book - Night Runner by Max Turner
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:03:33 -0700
Night Runner is a vampire novel that I am very happy to have found. The author, Max Turner, has written ...Google-ize
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:45:07 -0700
Tomorrow is the big day. Hundreds and hundreds of folks are expected for Google Day at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park ...Jumping Hatred
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:54:48 -0700
Having just read The Help by Kathryn Stockett, I got to thinking about prejudice and how hatred manifests itself by ...A Birthday, A Rant, and Some Leprechauns
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:41:00 -0700
Let me start with a housekeeping item.Fact: I haven't been blogging as much, lately.Sorry team, but daily blogging has really ...Eileen Thornton's Trojan Project
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:00:00 -0700
Eileen Thornton has been writing short stories and articles for magazines since 2001. Two of her stories have appeared in ...Weekend Theater – Reconciliation
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:38:01 -0700
Farber Foundry Theater’s MoLoRa A sampling of Triangle theater performances for the weekend of March 17-21, 2010, and beyond FEATURED SHOW: MoLoRa – A ...Luck
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:25:00 -0700
In honor of St. Patrick's Day, I am posting an excerpt from Just North Of Luck. I hope you enjoy ...Wake Commissioners vote 4-3 to restore abortion coverage to employee insurance
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:40:52 -0700
With Democrat Harold Webb joining in by phone to break the deadlock, the Wake Commissioners today voted 4-3 to restore ...Google Goggles
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:56:15 -0700
New search technology from Google to run on Android-powered mobile devices. I heard in a SXSW panel yesterday that we ...SXSW Evan Williams Keynote Live Blog
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:54:06 -0700
1:53 CDT Hi folks, I’m here in the Austin Convention Center Exhibit Hall 1. Twitter CEO Evan Williams will take ...January Specials!
Sat, 05 Jan 2008 09:17:52 -0800
There is a terrific special for January–an adorable ‘bundle’ of supplies that saves you money. As an added bonus, hostesses ...Cruise with me!!!
Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:47:19 -0800
I am so excited to be teaching rubber stamping with scrapbooking on the Ultimate Scrapbooking Cruise 2009. What an honor ...Tart & Tangy Class…
Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:23:39 -0700
WOW! Stampers….I have been so busy teaching classes and doing parties during the busiest time of the SU! year! Sell-A-Bration! ...National Card Making Day Cruise with me to MEXICO!!!!
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:42:02 -0700
I am so excited this event sold out, not once, not twice but four times. We had to add more ...What’s been going on…
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:38:09 -0700
Hello everyone… It has been a while since I’ve had a chance to update my blog. I know I have neglected ...What’s cookin’….
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:04:54 -0700
Who doesn’t love SMORES! One of my most favorite things to do is to cook……So naturally when these projects were ...Let’s Stamp…
Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:15:08 -0700
Join me this Saturday, September 13th @ 11am for a fun CD Folder Class @ the Eagleview Community Center on ...Archive for December 19th, 2008
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Candlebox to perform at Raleigh Downtown Live on May 30
I owned a Candlebox shirt when I was in grade school (it was a birthday present). I owned the cassette single of “Far Behind” and rocked out to it. Little did I know 15 years later I’d have a chance to see the band live and for free. Triangle Music has the details.
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Worst Christmas Gift Ever?
I tried and tried to come up with something worse and couldn’t. Really, I tried. Your turn.
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Newsflash: The flu is going around
The stat’s first case of flu has officially been confirmed, the N&O reports. Wow. Crazy.
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Do kids know how to call 911 on a cell phone?
Raleigh mom Iliana brings up a scary point in her guest post on Deep South Moms Blog. She suggests that small children may not realize that dialing 911 on a cell phone isn’t enough to get help. They also need to be taught to hit the talk button.
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What are your music roots?
I grew up in Memphis; rock and blues run through my veins. Durham blogger Peter Holsapple tells what runs through his, courtesy of an older brother who bequeathed him this Blues Project album. What music did you grow up with?
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Warm and Happy
In the wintertime (even if there’s no snow; I love you North Carolina!) soup just does it for me. And when Joe listed, as one of his ingredients in this fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants recipe, “bacon grease (or moral equivalent)” I smiled and got out my digital pencil to take notes.
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Crane collapse in North Raleigh sounds like bomb
When a crane collapsed at a construction site on Six Forks Road this morning, it created the loudest noise that Amy Norwood ever heard. The N&O has details about the collapse, which did not cause any injuries.
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Rachael Ray donates 6 tons of dog food to Raleigh SCPA
Does anyone know why Rachael Ray loves Raleigh so much? Earlier this year, her magazine names Raleigh the top city for singles. And Saturday she’ll be donating 6 tons of dog food to the SCPA of Wake County. She won’t actually be at the press conference.
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10 Coworkers win powerball from Durham gas station
I recently started buying scratch-off lotto tickets, and I’ve been winning. I’ve won $18 since Thanksgiving. Not bad, but not nearly as good as what these IBM recently won.
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VIDEO: Blogger behind Bull City Rising talks Durham
Bull City Rising is one of the top blogs in Durham. Kevin Davis started the blog to show a different side of Durham. In this interview, Kevin talks about the role blogging plays in Durham media, how he manages to report the news and maintain a day job and more. Also, thanks to Jeff Cohen [...]