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Countdown to Thanksgiving......

Cleaning house, getting the fixings together, going over the guest list, the scheduled entertainment (movies in the livingroom, football in the guestroom) and any loose ends you may need to tie up the morning before the group of friends shows up with too much beer and not enough  …

Dining Divas & Dudes Cookbook - PASTA!!

In my family, the hubby and kids would LIVE on Pasta if I allowed it. Unfortunately, I just look at it and it teleports its way to my hips.

The household pets that are 'half wolf'
Source: Telegraph

10 Tips for a Sustainable Thanksgiving
Source: AlterNet.org

I guarantee you that it will be more fun, tastier and make for a good conversation at your table.

Sacred Spaces
Source: The Taos Horsefly

Feng Shui, Vaastu - How to make it work for you... yourself.

What the Pilgrims Really Ate
Source: MyRecipes

If you think squash casserole and pecan tassies came over on the Mayflower, think again. Take a peek at the foods from the first Thanksgiving feast.

Why is my fiance pretending that we are 'just friends'?

Q. My best friend told me this yesterday: "We are in relationship for more than a year now and we have already planned to get married. But I was taken back, when he introduced me to his friends as his 'good friend'.

Who's In Charge of Your Christmas Tree?

Who's in charge of your Christmas tree? Through the years, I've now had 37 Christmases, and most of them had a Christmas tree. Not all of them had something under them, but nearly every year there has been one in the home I slept in.

The lights went out, and then they went out again ...

I had finished my breakfast of oatmeal and coffee and was checking out Newsvine online when the lights flickered and came back on again. That was about 8:15 am. Hmmm, interesting, I wonder what happened.

Sophronia's Favorite Scalloped Oysters

My great-great-grandmother Sophronia Bruce always made scalloped oysters for holidays! Her recipe, found in her cookbook, has been passed down through the family, and is a family favorite at all holiday meals! It is an easy, quick casserole, that is really good!

Deck the halls from porch to treetop
Source: HubPages

christmas decorating ideas

A tasting of four meatless "turkeys" for the holiday table
Source: grist.org

I went looking for a turkey-like main course that could please vegetarians and flummox the carnivores who insist that all faux meat sucks.

Dining Divas & Dudes Cookbook - Vegetables & Side Dishes

Oh, we're really moving along here. Some of you are obviously cooks way out of my league and I appreciate your input. Today we will address the million dollar question - what do I serve with that? Side dishes in my family come in two varieties - pasta or potatoes.

Parents Are Borrowing From Cesar Millan, the Dog Whisperer - NYTimes.com
Source: The New York Times

It's always interesting how you can find lessons for your family lifestyle from other disciplines. This article talks about using techniques from "dog whispering" in relating to our own children.

A Kentucky Hot Brown-- A Leftover Turkey Treat

What do you do with all that left over turkey? One idea is to make a Kentucky Hot Brown!

How to find a lost dog - Telegraph
Source: Telegraph

Always a heart-rendering experience. Mine leaps whenever I see a poster announcing a lost pet. Recently I was able to return a grey Siamese kitty to someone on my block. He'd been dashing through my garden for several days. I don't think he was lost. Just adventurous.

Professional dog walkers face backlash over 'packs' on heath - Times Online
Source: The Times

Our London parks are precious. As the founder of London's premiere dog walking, pet and house sitting firm, we NEVER walk "packs of dogs".

Scheming Colors----What Color is Your Happy Place?

Recently in one of my articles, a friend and I were discussing what color scheme I might enjoy for the new apartment I will be living in for the next 2-8 years.

Cakey breaky art for divorcees
Source: The Sun Newspaper Online

T'S 'till death do us part for this icing hubby - as his missus pushes him off a DIVORCE cake.

Conveyancing Solicitors
Source: Squidoo

Cunningtons are a firm of conveyancing solicitors with branches nationwide - so no matter where you are in the UK they have a local branch that will look after you and ensure that there are no nasty surprises.

How can a parent survive the teen years?

The teenage years can be a nightmare for many parents. This is the time they are likely to feel impotent, frustrated, useless and powerless. However, they really don't have to be too painful or unnerving, neither do they even have to happen that way.

15 worst holiday gift ideas
Source: MSN

Pressure, stress and confusion, inexplicable choices, a complete lapse of taste.

Planting allium, the lollipop of the garden
Source: The L.A. Times

I just like to share the beauty

Back to School: Meal Planning
Source: Momentum Resources

It's an older article, but I got hooked because it's close to what I talked about in my last article (about meal planning and using leftovers to save money):

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