How to make the best cup of coffee

June 22, 2026
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☕ I love me a good cup of coffee! But what do the experts say about what the best cup of coffee entails? I did some research. Now, let me go on record and say I do not follow these directions entirely or even mostly. But they're good to know, because hey, one day? I just might take it a bit more...
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The gift of love

January 12, 2012
Curly Girl Designs We're just past the gift-giving season and for some of us, it's a big relief.Maybe this year we felt like we couldn't give as much.Or...
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The spy who flew in from the cold

January 11, 2012
I told you I had another story, and here it is.Tallahassee was and still is a very small town, but somehow, my best stories involve things that happened around flights I...
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One thing you can fake. In fact, you SHOULD fake it.

January 10, 2012
What if you sat down for coffee with a girlfriend and she started the conversation by telling you that she'd identified 16 universal principles for happiness and...
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The cost of safety

January 10, 2012
A beautiful scarlet bird in a cage. We'll never see a flash of scarlet across a blue sky. Or perched on a branch.This bird's safe.But at what cost?Have you chosen safety...
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CONTEST * WIN A COPY OF THE DIVA DOCTRINE

January 9, 2012
Got wisdom to share?And for sharing it, want to win a copy of The Diva Doctrine: 16 Universal Principles Every Woman Needs to Know? by Patricia V. Davis, rockin' author...
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Drinking, the Pope & John Le Carre

January 9, 2012
Like most people who have been around a long time ---actually, who have been around, period -- I have a few stories, tales to tell, things that happened a long time...
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CONTEST COMING!*

January 9, 2012
A really great author of a well-regarded book offering words of wisdom to empower women -- young, old and in between-- has given me a great idea for a contest.... and...
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The peace of Buddhism

January 8, 2012
Sheltered by a forest of huge, old redwoods, the Land of Medicine Buddha held me in its calm embrace. I arrived at dusk by way of a narrow winding road with barely...
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Shelter from any storm

January 7, 2012
Curly Girl DesignsIt seems so obvious, doesn't it?And yet, how often do we mess it up?Or take it for granted?A good friend gave me a plaque this year that...
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Sharpen your colored pencils

January 6, 2012
Sharpen the colored pencils,it's time to get to work,to draw your 2012 life with decisive lines,in bright hues,andwith a firm...
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