It was the name that drew me in, not the topic. The director of religious education at our church had made arrangements – as a teen topic (confirmation students get a choice of these to go to) – for a survivor of adult stem cell transplantation to come speak to the kids. The target audience… Continue reading Adult Stem Cell Research
This task probably ranks right up there with bathing suit shopping for women. Finding a new pair of jeans. I use to find a pair I loved and when a new pair was needed, head back to said location to buy a new pair. I suddenly found that jeans change over time. I had to… Continue reading Jean Shopping
My 17 year old son knows to not get between me and the TV when the Mountaineers are on TV. What he is slowly coming to realize is that any good college football game is a good reason to let Mom use the living room TV and to let her be. I was just screaming… Continue reading College Football
Yes, it finally feels like fall in upstate NY. So this weekend, I am going to watch my beloved Mountaineers play football – what else is a November weekend for. I am also going to spend some time menu planning. I try to menu plan all year round. It doesn’t work but the winter sports… Continue reading A Great Fall Weekend
The November background technique for The Latest Trends in Mixed Media is to make backgrounds using colors from magazines. Several years ago, I gave up subscribing to magazines. I was going to read at the library, have less waste/recycling. The environmentalist in me wanted to get rid of it all. Well, that didn’t last… Continue reading November Background Technique
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