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Everyone has heard of wine connoisseurs. You know those people who know everything there is to know about wine. I bet though there are not too many popcorn connoisseurs. Randy and I have a membership in this club. I just don’t understand why we get strange looks when we tell people we have popcorn for [...]
I just took the Brother P-Touch PT1290 Electronic Labeling System Challenge. They requested that I use the labels in unique ways to see if they would withstand extreme conditions or use them in ways not normally considered. On every Thanksgiving as part of our family tradition, the grandchildren make ornament to decorate our tree. We have always struggled [...]
What type of traveler are you? The type who doesn’t get excited until you lock in your door and are on your way, or the type who gets excited planning your trip all out? I’m the second one. I can literally spend days or even weeks planning out the perfect trip. Where we are going [...]
Question: When does a Gila Monster look corn on the cob? Answer: When seen through the eyes of a four-year-old looking at Curious Critters by David FitzSimmons. And I have to admit he is right. Mr. FitzSimmons took wonderful, up close photographs of 25 creatures of the wild including: mammals, insects, amphibians, and birds. Each animal is photographed [...]
I have to admit I am a pushover for any TV show concerning cooking. I watch all the Top Chef’s, Iron Chef’s, Rachel Ray’s among others. So when I had the opportunity to read The Kitchen Counter Cooking School: How a Few Simple Lessons Transformed Nine Culinary Novices into Fearless Home Cooks by Kathleen Flinn, [...]
Miles and miles of trees dressed in their ballgowns! It is the only way I can describe the fall beauty of northern lower Michigan. The oranges, yellows and reds intertwined with the greens on a sunny autumn day is breathtaking. All you have to do is get in your car and drive to the transformation of the countryside. Meandering [...]
How do you make an art show unique from the thousands of others that are held throughout the country? That had to be one of the first questions the organizers for ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, Michigan had to have asked themselves. Believe me, they succeeded, I bet even beyond their wildest dreams. ArtPrize is only three [...]
Who knew when Randy and I visited the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids, Michigan shortly after it opened 30 years ago, the changes that would happen to the city. I remember walking into the Plaza and being enthralled with the attention to detail and the breathtaking beauty of the hotel. I then remember getting up [...]
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