Do you enjoy learning new things daily? If you’ve read my blog, you know I like to share intriguing facts and stories.While these interesting items are intriguing, they have nothing to do with my real estate business, helping people like you buy and sell homes in Silicon Valley, Calif. and beyond
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02/09/2024
Who doesn't enjoy receiving a greeting card in the mail? (Or even in an e-mail.) Whether for a birthday, anniversary, a get-well wish or "just because" a card lets the recipient know the sender cares. Why not spread the joy to friends on February 7th and celebrate National Send a Card to a Frien
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02/08/2024
Please join the Living Room Coffee Craft in Campbell, Calif., for monthly Sessions, a Free Music Night for the community at 7 pm on Wed., January 31st. Once a month, The Living Room Coffee Craft hosts "Sessions", a time to celebrate local music and spoken word artists along with coffee fans and
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01/31/2024
Winnie the Pooh Day on January 18 is an opportunity to enjoy one of my favorite storybook characters, Winnie-the-Pooh, the lovable "bear of little brain" created by British author A.A. Milne.Winnie the Pooh Day was established to celebrate the birth of Pooh's creator Allan Alexander Milne on Janu
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01/18/2024
Please join the Living Room Coffee Craft in Campbell, Calif., for monthly Sessions, a Free Music Night for the community at 7p on Wed., December 27th from 7pm to 9pm. Once a month The Living Room Coffee Craft hosts Sessions, a time to celebrate local music and spoken word artists along with coff
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12/27/2023
For moist, delicious turkey, I suggest first brining it for at least 24 hours. To speed up cooking time, nothing beats an oven bag.Here are the USDA recommendations for how long to cook an unstuffed whole turkey using an oven bag. You can look up or ask any food-related question at http://www.ask
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12/25/2023
Some of you know my husband Steve has many health challenges. Sadly he ended up in the ER five days ago with a near-catastrophic event, resulting in first being brought back to life by a wonderful angel of a nurse named Darrell who was big and strong enough to do five minutes of CPR on Steve to
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12/25/2023
December 21 is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day and longest night of the year. After Dec. 21, the days start getting longer and nights begin getting shorter. Many cultures celebrate and acknowledge the Winter Solstice with festivals and rites to welcome the start of winter. Also known as hi
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12/21/2023
Who else remembers that plaintive "Hard Candy Christmas" song by Dolly Parton?As a child, my favorite hard candy was a butterscotch. Besides butterscotch, who could forget the many LifeSaver flavor treats? I also loved Wild Cherry, the Mixed Fruit collection and Butter Rum.It was amazing to disco
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12/20/2023
What do The Nutcracker, Piltdown Man and Chicago Bears have in common?All share an important newsworthy anniversary on December 18th. Read on to learn more about these and other interesting tales that occurred in history on Dec. 18th. 1892– Premiere performance of The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich T
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12/18/2023