Category Archives: Everyday life

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Gardeners live longer!

Posted on 23. February 2009 by admin

Why don’t gardeners die, they just spade away? Because we have to see our plants grow to their full potential! We have to see the fruits and flowers of our labor, and that takes time and we’re very patient people. … Continue reading →

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Press release is ready to go!

Posted on 19. February 2009 by admin

Sarojni, thank you for helping me edit my press release for the Fruit Exchange! You can visit Sarojni at http://www.longbeachgreenguide.com/ Sarojni is doing some amazing networking through her website which features “green” companies that care about the environment and your … Continue reading →

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Time to write a press release

Posted on 17. February 2009 by admin

Today, while talking to my dear friend, Sarojni Mehta-Lissak, I remembered that my launch of Rancho Palos Verdes’ Fruit Exchange Group never had much fanfare. She recommended that I write a press release and give it to our two local … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day and Art

Posted on 13. February 2009 by admin

I have a special night planned for my husband on Valentine’s night, but it’s a secret, so I can’t divulge any more here. Suffice to say, it’s very Valentiney. There is a distinct possibility that I could write what I’ve … Continue reading →

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Birthdays and peas

Posted on 3. February 2009 by admin

Can we finally have peace now? Am I glad Barack Obama is President? Let me just say that the day after he took office, I broke down and cried real tears of joy reading about how he was closing Gitmo … Continue reading →

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Back home again. Happy New Year everyone!

Posted on 3. January 2009 by admin

It’s great to travel, but it’s also great to be home again, in my own bed. I stand corrected: Gabriella and Zach dolls do sing; you just have to push a button on the back of each doll. I have … Continue reading →

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While in Manhattan…

Posted on 31. December 2008 by admin

Here’s the spots we visited the past few days: La Mela Ristorante, 167 Mulberry St, NY 10013: Excellent Italian food. Try the penne in  vodka sauce. Coffee Shop Bar, 29 Union Square, NY 10003: banana cream pie quite good. Shanghai … Continue reading →

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Welcome to my blog! What did that word come from?

Posted on 22. December 2008 by admin

Does anybody know what the word “blog” comes from? I think of a blog as a public diary that most people don’t have time to read. I do not have hours to sit in front of my computer and type, … Continue reading →

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