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The Food Show Experience

I'm off to The Food Show tomorrow. I'm looking forward to it very much because food is one of my favorite things. Thirteen Things About The Food Show 1. See, Taste, Buy: The Food Show is a bit like Christmas, a birthday and a giant dinner party rolled into one. 2. I...

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Feelin’ Blue

Blue is my favorite color, and since I returned our foster dog to the SPCA today, I'm definitely feeling blue. I figured I'd go entirely blue for this week's Thursday Thirteen Thirteen Blue Things 1. Blue Suede Shoes - a rock 'n roll number first recorded by Carl...

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A Load of Hot Air

The subject of farts came up in our house this week. If you have children, especially boys, they probably think this topic is hysterical. Grown up boys are just as bad, and they put the blame on everyone else in the room. Not even the dog is safe. I thought - why not?...

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Taming Toddlers During Road Trips with Kathleen Dienne

This week, I have a special guest--Kathleen Dienne, one of my fellow Carina Press authors. When I asked her to do a guest post, she volunteered to do a Thursday Thirteen. I think road trips with children sound quite interesting... :grin: Don't forget to check out...

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Things That Are Green

Today I was pondering this week's Thursday Thirteen. The first word that came to my mind was green. A perfect topic, I decided, and I started my list. Thirteen Things That Are Green 1. Emeralds - much prettier than diamonds in my opinion. 2. Limes - perfect for...

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A Wealth of History on the Thames

I’ve read a lot of non-fiction books about England and England history recently. Thames: The Biography by Peter Ackroyd inspired my topic for Thursday Thirteen this week. Thirteen Facts and Interesting Tidbits About the Thames River 1. The Thames is the longest river...

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Kiwi Fruit: It’s More Than a Pavlova Topping

I watched a documentary about kiwi fruit this week and immediately thought it would make a great topic for a Thursday Thirteen. Thirteen Things About Kiwi fruit. 1. The Kiwi fruit originally came from China and was named the Chinese Gooseberry. 2. It was grown...

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The Big Cheese

Last week my topic for Thursday Thirteen was wine. Since wine and cheese go so nicely together it, therefore, makes sense for me to talk about cheese this week. Thirteen Types of Cheese 1. Cheddar 2. Cream cheese 3. Cottage cheese 4. Stilton 5. Camembert 6. Brie 7....

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Men Are Like Wine….

I was having a glass of wine a few nights ago and decided wine would make a great topic for a Thursday Thirteen. So, here goes… Thirteen Interesting Facts About Wine 1. The Irish believe fairies are extremely fond of good wine. They have come to this conclusion...

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