Category: Blog Posts
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Netflix, family saga: Cigarette Girl
This story of the Cigarette Girl takes place in Indonesia in the 1960s. It gives an overview of the cigarette business at that time. It’s the story of Dasiyah, a woman, who is gifted in creating cigarette flavors. However, because she is a woman, she is pushed aside and told that just her presence, as…
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Cooking a spatchcock turkey – SUCCESS!
This year, for Thanksgiving, my brothers were in charge of cooking, They decided to do a spatchcock turkey. The turkey came out beautifully. There was a thermometer in the turkey. My brother bragged that he had it all under control. The thermometer was connected to an App on his phone, so he didn’t even have…
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Writing, the magic of your words…
For any of you who have children, you might have seen the movie, “Ella Enchanted.” Well, that story was written by Gail Carson Levine, who also wrote, “Writing Magic,” which I have been reading. I absolutely love this book. It’s amusing, fast paced and full of ideas and writing exercises to engage your mind on…
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A dream about Reindeer…
Lately, different animals have been coming in my life. First the donkey, then the ram, the cassowary and now the reindeer. For the reindeer, I have to be honest. I’ve been watching some Christmas movies, so that might be why the reindeer is in my subconscious. Yet, isn’t there a saying that if you see…
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Cassowary, “the most dangerous bird in the world…”
Yesterday, I was catching up on world news. I read about a sighting of the Cassowary on the coast of Australia. I’ve never heard of this bird. I was fascinated. The article said it is the most dangerous bird in the world. I wanted to understand why. Well, one look at the height of the…
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