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2014
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Today is National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day! Nuts and Chocolate! Now we are talking! I love chocolate and any kinds of nuts. Did you know there are health benefits to eating bittersweet chocolate with almonds? Can we over medicate ourselves? I can with bittersweet chocolate! Alas...
11/07/2014
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Just like... can you hear me now... Let me ask you can you read this now? Is it that I am getting so old I can't read the tinny tiny font that some of us are sometimes using? Even I am at fault. If I don't make it a point to enlarge the font it comes out tiny after published. So I have to ver...
11/05/2014
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Today is National Donut Day.... well so is the first Friday in June so we will discuss this on that day. A theory says that Dutch settlers invented them in America. Then there is also 16 year old Hason Gregory and he claims to have invented them in 1847 while on a Lime-trading ship; who then taug...
11/04/2014
Thanksgiving Special -- Bring Home Someone Special for Thanksgiving. Friendswood Animal Control tries hard to get all their animals a forever home. If you are looking for a pet or your pet needs a sister or brother please consider adopting one from your local SPCA or your city's animal cont...
11/04/2014
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Today is National Sandwich Day! My friend Pat Mayberry of Southern Elegance Catering reminded me that today was National Sandwich Day! It is thought that the 4th Earl of Sandwich John Montagu was the designer of the sandwich. It is said that the Earl would spend so many hours at the gambli...
11/03/2014
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Morgan Falls Events Center is now open for business in Alvin Texas! Located at 2300 Koster Road, the property is a beautifully landscaped enchanted oasis to hold weddings or other celebrations. There property features many fountains, secluded cozy areas and a garden location for outdoor weddi...
11/02/2014
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TODAY IS NATIONAL DEVILED EGG DAY! Any family reunions, parties, office gatherings, or where anyone is to bring some thing to eat, someone will bring deviled eggs. The devil egg is one the easiest d'eouvre to cook and bring to any gathering. In researching this tasty treat is seems that the t...
11/02/2014
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My husband and I have been going to Laid Back Books which is a little book store in Alvin. The owner had taken over a old small home on a road with high traffic and turned it into a book store. We are big book readers and were so happy to finally have a book store in our little city. We recent...
11/01/2014
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I had a great Halloween Day this year. It started out on Friday a week ago, with my great grand children carving out their pumpkins. They really hate to have their hands dirty. But they enjoyed themselves immensely. Thursday past, most of the people at my job dressed up and we had a big pot...
10/31/2014