From my column at the Washington Times Communities WASHINGTON DC, December 21, 2012- If you haven’t done it all for Christmas yet, don’t fret. There’s still time to for that perfect gift or the perfect touch for your holiday party. All of the links that follow lead to tutorials or pictures of easy crafts and inspiration […]
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aPACOlypto 12-21-12 (and his friend the kitty)
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Paco’s prepared… Related articles New Moon December 2012: Gateway to 12.21.12 – Anna Chapman (returningtohouse.wordpress.com) 12/12/12 (glimpsesbymelanie.wordpress.com)
The Versatile Blogger Award
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Thank you to Created ˜Create.it for awarding me the Versatile Blogger Award! This is my first award and I am elated to feel part of the blogging community. The rules for accepting this award are: Display the award certificate on your website. Announce your win with a post and include a link to whoever presented […]
December
07
Decorating With DIY Sunburst Mirrors
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Decorating with DIY Sunburst Mirrors (Photo via) One of the most common types of home decor wall mirrors are sunburst mirrors. There are lots of designer sunburst mirrors, but DIY sunburst mirrors shine the most on the internet. And the reason for that is because theyíre fun to create! In this post we will go […]
Georgetown Library Book Sale: My Haul
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Washington DC, November 19, 2012- Last saturday my mom and I went to the Georgetown Library book sale. We went early, but it was still pretty crowded and most of the good books were gone. However, i think I did pretty well, considering I spent $84 total, and two of the books were $55 (one […]
Review: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite
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From my column at the Washington Times Communities WASHINGTON DC, November 16, 2012- After waiting for a month to get my back-ordered Kindle Paperwhite and using it every day for two weeks, I can honestly say that this is Amazon’s best Kindle yet. I read a lot. From fiction, to magazines, to biographies, I love to […]
The Shoes at the High Heel Race
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Last week, DC hosted its 26th annual High Heel Race. Here are some pictures of- what else? the shoes: Related articles Go Girl! DC’s High Heel Race (lasesana.wordpress.com) Why I don’t wear high heels (or spend hours on my make-up) (projectjenny.wordpress.com) High Heels Are Not an Everyday Shoe (everydayhealth.com) Weekend Observations: Will this Addiction Ever […]
October
31
5-Minute Spanish Class #015: Present Tense of Regular Verbs
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Regular verbs All Spanish verbs in the infinitive end in -ar, -er, or -ir. To conjugate, drop the ending and add: -ar Yo -o Tú -as Usted/ él/ ella -a Nosotros/ as -oamos Ustedes/ ellos/ ellas -an Hablar, to speak Yo hablo Tú hablas Usted habla Nosotras hablamos Ellos hablan -er Yo -o Tú -es Usted/ él/ ella -e […]
October
30
5-Minute Spanish Class #014: The Family
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The Family: la familia el esposo husband la esposa wife el hijo son la hija daughter el hermano brother la hermana sister el padre father la madre mother el abuelo grandfather La abuela grandmother la tía aunt el tío uncle el sobrino nephew la sobrina niece la prima cousin el primo cousin la cuñada sister-in-law […]
We Thought We Were Spared Sandy’s Wrath…
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Apparently not. Last night, as Hurricane Sandy passed DC and we went to bed, I gave a sigh of relief that nothing had happened to our old house and that we were all safe. I had heard a rip and a crash around 10 pm, but I thought it had been part of an old […]
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