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There's a Word for That: Snack Time Edition
Guess what Hibiscus plants and S’mores have in common? No really, guess. Marshmallows. What? Oh, yes! Of course, I will explain, in 200 words or less. You see, in one of my recent posts, I misspelled the word marshmallow. After being corrected by my friend Janet, I went to fix it, and got to wondering why it’s spelled “mallow” instead of “mellow”. Although the legend varies, the rough basics of it is that there was a dessert made from the root of a marsh mallow plant that was fluffy, and that when the plant root was replaced by a man-made syrup as an ingredient, the dessert also morphed into today’s sugar-on-sugar puffy treat, the marshmallow. Another version of the story claims that the confection we know as a marshmallow resembles the flower of the … Read entire article »
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Winner of Arkansas Women's Show Passes
Congratulations Janet! You won the pair of weekend passes for the Arkansas Women’s show! Winner was determined by the random number generator at random.org. … Read entire article »
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Short Hair, Big Bellies, and Metal Teeth
The original intent of this post was to show my friends who didn’t know me back when I had short hair what a not good idea it is for me to have short hair. But then, I learned at WordCamp that one of the best ways to promote your blog is to post embarrassing pictures of yourself. (Ok, maybe I made that part up.) Anyhow, here are some pictures of some of the old “MEs” that … Read entire article »
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Arkansas Women's Show: Win It!
The 2010 Arkansas Women’s Show will be June 12-13 at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock. Gather up all your girlfriends for a weekend of shopping, food, entertainment, information, and fun! The event features a cooking show with celebrity chef Paula Deen on Saturday and a performance by American Idol finalist Mandisa on Sunday. Themed areas include the Home and Garden Pavillion sponsored by Champion Windows, Health and Wellness Lane sponsored by Baptist Health, Fashion Avenue sponsored by Dillards, Culinary Court, and The Marketplace. A sampling of other cool goings-on include (click here for complete schedule): Sat. 1pm: Jones New York “How to Wear It” Fashion Show Sat. 2pm: “Clear the Clutter. Change Your Life” workshop Sat. 3pm: Self Defense for Women Sun. 1pm: Container Garden seminar Sun. 2pm: Beauty Buzz seminar Ongoing: Health Screenings from … Read entire article »
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Who put the MOM in MOMcation?
These MOMs did: And this one too: I’ve said it over and over, and just in case you didn’t hear, MOMcation 2010 could not have happened without the planning committee. These moms put in countless hours with no compensation, except for the rather pitiful snacks I supplied at our meetings. They each applied their own special talents to MOMcation to make it special. Valerie was the chief “getter of prizes”. She wrangled more cool prizes and swag than any one person on any project I’ve ever seen. She also organized the jewelry making, deal finding, and cooking I workshops. V is for Versatility and V is for Valerie! Nicole championed the t-shirts and the wine, showed off her charm at an early morning television promotion, and was “the woman behind the curtain” during the … Read entire article »
MOMcation 2010 Wrap-up
MOMcation 2010 wrapped a week ago. So, I’ve had a whole week to ruminate and reflect. If you want it in a nutshell, MOMcation turned out as close to how I had imagined it as possible. Minus the tornadoes. But then, it’s really fitting that Mother Nature would come and show off her skills, talent, and personality at MOMcation too. It was, after all, a retreat for every MOM. The longer version, for those of you who like details and pictures, starts with the fact that 18 wonderful women showed up to Heifer Ranch, near Perryville Arkansas. Some of them had friends in tow, and some of them didn’t know a soul. We had young mothers and grandmothers, working moms and stay at homes, single, married, and things in between. The … Read entire article »
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