Review: In the Bag by Kate Klise

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Title: In the Bag Author: Kate Klise Genre/Pages: Fiction/320 Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Publish Date: May 1, 2012 Rating: 3 bookmarks Source: courtesy of the publisher Natalie’s 1-Sentence Synopsis: An accidental jostle aboard a Paris-bound flight and a baggage claim mixup lead to romance for single mom Daisy Sprinkle and her 18-year-old daughter Coco. Over the last 18 years, Chicago chef Daisy [...]

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Three Days, Two Tanks of Gas

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Did you ever have one of those weekends just crammed full of activities?  For those with children, that’s probably a rhetorical question. On Friday, I headed out to Kutztown, PA to Renningers Antique Extravaganza–think acres of tents, tables, and fields, piled with all types of vintage treasures.  I scored some great stuff for my Etsy [...]

‘Cache’ Me If You Can

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A few years ago I read about Geocaching, an outdoor treasure hunt that goes on around the world.  The caches are hidden literally all around us and we need only log onto the website and create a free account to start the adventure. Over the weekend, I took my 5-year-old nephew hunting with me up [...]

A Bright Idea: An old lamp gets a new look

Not much to look at right now--just years of grime in need of a Magic Eraser and some Mr. Clean.

I’ve been on the prowl for a desk lamp and came across just the thing at a recent estate sale.  Estate sales, auctions, and flea markets are great places to find vintage treasures.  I go with an eye on buying merchandise for my Etsy shop but more often than not end up with goodies for [...]