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Blending it Up

Real Feel

It was a running joke on our post-Christmas trip to Ohio that the “RealFeel” temperature on my phone was always at least 10 degrees less

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Holiday Traditions

After our trip to Bethabara last Friday, we enjoyed a weekend full of Christmas traditions at the Alley home. We have plenty of traditions in

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Gardening

A Thanksgiving Creation

Before I dive into the Christmas stuff (we are planning to get our tree this weekend), I wanted to share one thing from my Thanksgiving

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Gardening

The Fall Clean-Up

Two weeks ago, when my zinnias were still blooming gangbusters, I was dreading the coming cold and inevitable death in the garden. But then on

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Parenting

I Voted

We have had quite an election season here in North Carolina. You can’t turn on the TV without seeing an ad for Kay Hagan or

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Lunch with Friends

We freelancers might not like to admit it, but it’s the nature of the game to get down once in a while. When you finish

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