
Saturday, February 27, 2010
I love Curry!

Tuesday, February 23, 2010
No Nets!
No nets! Yesterday I looked out of our living room window as I was pulling open the shades and I saw that the nets around the Hank Haney Driving Range were being removed. YEA! These nets and poles were obstructing our view of the Dallas skyline. I'm looking forward to when the poles come down too. But, we do not know what will be built in this space. We hope whatever is built there that it won't completely obstruct our beautiful view of the Dallas skyline.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Bob's Sad Watch
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Giving up High Fructose Corn Syrup

I am a "sugaraholic"! I admit it. But, I have decided to try to give up at least the High Fructose Corn Syrup. My husband so thoughtfully emailed me this article he read on the Huffington Post -- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mercola/sugar-may-be-bad-but-this_b_463655.html?ref=email_share and now I feel I must try to give up eating everything with the High Fructose Corn Syrup in it. Since I enjoy baking, I usually have my own cookies in the freezer and I don't buy store-bought cookies very often. But, this High Fructose Corn Syrup is in nearly EVERYTHING! It will be hard to avoid it! I decided to look at some of the packaging of cans, boxes and bottles in my refrigerator and pantry. This High Fructose Corn Syrup is in the salad dressing I like, the crackers I like to eat with my soup, and in the only boxed cereal I like (I prefer oatmeal and thank goodness, that High Fructose Corn Syrup is NOT in my oatmeal!). And the High Fructose Corn Syrup is NOT in my chocolate!! YEA! Well, maybe I can do this since I can still eat my chocolate!
Monday, February 15, 2010
Bead for Life Jewelry
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Dallas Today - Feb. 11, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Valentine Cookies
Cookbooks with Wonderful Memories
Monday, February 8, 2010
Homemade Beads!!
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Bead for Life

Beadforlife creates sustainable opportunities for women to lift their families out of extreme poverty by connecting people worldwide in a circle of exchange that enriches everyone.
These women beaders and tailors are primarily impoverished women who are hardworking, intelligent, and strong in their desire to improve their lives. They make gorgeous handcrafted paper beads from recycled paper and turn them into necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. Because the beaders use recycled, colorful paper, the beads help prevent environmental degradation. What was trash becomes beauty, money, food, and hope.
This organization takes donations, so I am going to donate my time to make anyone who wants a necklace, bracelet and earrings from these Ugandan paper beads and who is willing to pay me for the materials only. I will charge you $15 for each necklace and I will donate $10 IN YOUR NAME to BeadforLife. If you would like a bracelet, I will charge you $20 for each bracelet that I make and I will donate $15 to BeadforLife. For every pair of earrings that I make, I will charge you $8 and I will donate $5 to BeadforLife. You do not have to select these designs. If you want to tell me how you want your necklace, bracelet or earrings, I will be willing to make it how you want them. I cannot, however, determine the color, shape or pattern of the beads.
Donations to BeadforLife go directly towards eradicating poverty in Uganda. 93 cents of every dollar is invested in community development work fighting extreme poverty, including projects in health care, vocational training for out-of-school youth, affordable housing, and entrepreneurial skills development. BeadforLife is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (tax ID: 20-1683139). Donations are tax deductible.
If you want more information on BeadforLife, you can visit their website at www.beadforlife.org
Give me your order now and let's help these women who want to help themselves.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
New Artwork Added to Moody Gallery of Art
Enjoy!
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Tacos, Gelato & Cannolis, Oh My!



Can you recall some of the first times you tried a certain food? I can. I was eating some gelato today and it reminded me of the first time I ate it. Bob and I were visiting in Florida and we went to Downtown Disney in Orlando. He introduced me to gelato and from then on, I was hooked! It is so creamy, cold and wonderful tasting!! There is a gelato store in West Village where I live now and it is really hard for me not to just walk over there every day to get some. I also remember the first time I ate tacos. My ex-husband, David and I were skiing in Vail, CO in the early 70's. Everyone sits outside to eat lunch, even though it is cold. But, after skiing the slopes, you actually feel warm when you sit down to eat outside. We ordered these tacos and they were the best food I had every eaten. Again, I was hooked! And then there are the cannolis. Bob and I went to Boston in October 2002. I won some tickets to fly anywhere that Southwest flies, so we chose to go to Boston. I had never been there. I have a cousin who lives near Boston and a brother who lives in Groton, MA. I wanted to visit them and I wanted to see the changing of the colors of the leaves, but we were too early that year and we didn't see much. We took a walking tour of the Freedom Trail in downtown Boston, even though it was in the 50's and drizzly. We walked on our own, at our own pace. There was a bakery with cannolis in the window. I had never had cannolis, so Bob talked me into going inside to eat one. Oh, boy! They were so delicious!
Bob and I love to eat out and we could be good food critics. We watch these shows on TV too of food critics like Guy Fieri from the "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" on Food Network. He goes around to unique restaurants all across America and eats wonderful dishes. Bob and I are kind of picky eaters though, and I'm sure we wouldn't try some of those dishes, such as octopus or snake stew. But, I still think it would be fun to travel around the U.S. and try some different places to eat. When we travel we do seek out the local hang outs to eat. We've encountered some good ones and some bad ones. But, this gives us something to talk about and remember.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Getting Geared Up for Valentine's Day
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