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My Heroes have always been Cowgirls
During kindergarten, my teacher asked what we’d like to be when we grew up. My answer, “either a cowgirl or a princess” and truth be told, I’m probably still stuck somewhere in that dilemma. Of course,...
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Green Washing & Washing Greens
The grocery store on our corner is part of a national chain yet the cloth banner that beats in the breeze makes claims of local produce inside. I believe they do have local produce but I have little...
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My Love Affair with Alex
The deep confession is that it’s really a three-way. I was introduced to him by my husband who heard about him from one of his female friends. She was pretty adamant that he’d be right for us and DH...
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Bugged about the Bug
I confess that I’m not all that bugged about bugs. Now granted, I rarely visit Starbucks and when I do, it’s never been for a creamy, pink, Strawberry, calorie laden concoction but the outcry from...
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Tammy’s Top Ten (t3 report) Tips for Less Food Waste
It’s not a problem in my home with three growing boys but when it does happen, it’s typically around food items like a tub of sour cream – purchased as an ingredient for one recipe yet afterwards, left...
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Independents Week
Sure. You’re thinking I can’t spell and perhaps that does happen on occasion but not today. This 4th of July week is not only symbolic of our nation’s freedom but it’s a time for all Americans to...
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Pay Back
I swear. The hardest thing I’ve ever done is try to be a good parent. There’s no book and I probably wouldn’t have read it if there was. I began with great ideals and have flexed into a more adaptive...
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The Ocean Knows
I want to tell you the ocean knows this, that life in its jewel boxes is endless as the sand, impossible to count, pure, and among the blood-colored grapes time has made the petal hard and shiny, made...
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Light at Longwood
“My aim is to express, through the medium of ‘light’, simple fleeting moments of clarity, experiences of connection with the world.” - Bruce Munro Back in 1905, the industrialist Pierre du Pont...
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Tammy’s Top Ten (t3 report) Holiday Decorating Ideas
The irony is that I’m not doing it this year. We’re busy. We’re traveling. And I don’t want to arrive home after Christmas only to have to pack away decorations that I didn’t get to appreciate. But I...
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Tammy’s Top Ten (t3 report) Food Quotes
Food and words and words and food. It shouldn’t surprise anyone that it’s a combination I prefer. Maslow coined food as one of the most basic human needs. Yet when do words come into his famous...
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Nature Nurture
The Japanese use the phrase, Shinrin-yoku. Translated literally, it means “forest bathing” which is the idea that spending time in nature is a healthy practice. Glancing back over my past 12 months, my...
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Made in the Shade
I was late dashing out for my morning walk today. That’s a bit of a problem given our summer temps and it also dictates my walking path. I choose shade. Our neighborhood has a well traveled 1800 step...
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Bringing the Outside In
Do you think of the arrival of spring as an inhale or an exhale? That was the question posed to our yoga class today as we looked out over the Yampa river from the studio. I love looking at the running...
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In our high stress, fast-paced world, getting a good night’s rest becomes increasingly more difficult every year. If there’s one room in a home that needs to be stress-free, it’s the bedroom. Good...
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