This is the weekend of the Herndon Festival in Herndon, Virginia. Despite some weather challenges on Thursday and Friday, beautiful weather is expected for the rest of the weekend. Get out and enjoy the music, entertainment, rides, food and more! For more information about the festival, go to my
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05/30/2009
We have all walked by those beautiful container gardens at the local plant and garden center. Not only are they usually in pretty (not spectacular) containers, but they have such stunning visual variety that we often instantly covet them for our own decks or patios. What makes them special is th
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05/29/2009
One of the the things that I do for myself (and my mental health) is stick with my Book Club. This particular Book Club started with a couple of very young Moms in my old neighborhood in 1995. Over the years, some of us have moved, others have quit, new faces have joined and last year we declar
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05/28/2009
The following information was provided to me by Joe Lederman of the Mesothelioma Cancer Center. I am happy to provide this information to the public in an effort to provide information about the risks associated with mishandling of asbestos.When searching for a new home or apartment, there are ma
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05/28/2009
I am the mother of a college student, a high school student and a middle school student. I have told them (at least my two oldest) that they have to have a full-time summer jobs (Interestingly enough, their definition of full time and mine, differ greatly. I have been discussing with them, ad n
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05/27/2009
Social Media has changed the way people receive information. Instead of getting information through newspapers, and even nightly news, many young people today get their information on line. Lee Woodruff and her children (wife and children of injured reporter Bob Wodruff) recognize this and have
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05/25/2009
One of my favorite local events is the annual Herndon Festival in Herndon, Virginia. This year the festival runs from Thursday, May 28th at 6:00 pm through Sunday, May 31st at 6:00 pm. If you have never had an opportunity to go to the festival, you are in for a real treat. This is a community f
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05/23/2009
Lakefront Living...and a New Price! 5 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths New Price: $985,000 Built 1991 This semi-custom CP1 contemporary home on Lake Newport is a vacation home in the middle of your everyday life! Centrally located in Reston, Virginia, North Point section,
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05/21/2009
My good friend, Kim Casson, is a wonderful interior designer. She is also a talented business woman, having run her own design firm Salmon-Casson, Ltd. in Northern Virginia for the past 20 years. She recently announced the opening of a a new concept in design studios. SCL Studio will provide co
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05/21/2009
Slowly, one of my favorite magazines has become Oprah Winfrey's O magazine. I am a little bit of a magazine junkie, so the title of 'favorite' changes constantly, but for now O magazine is at the top of the list. One of the reasons that I like it so much is the wide variety of topics it covers.
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05/19/2009
