January, 2012
Art at Your Fingertips
DIY nail decorating When it comes to painting my nails, I am really – let’s be honest – lazy. I once read a magazine article about Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen where one of the twins [...]
A Cactus for the Holidays
This winter plant is an annual burst of color I love poinsettias, but let me advocate for a different holiday plant – one you won’t throw out when the season is over, and is available in [...]
My Son, The Deep Thinker
Choosing the right time to arm the offspring My nine-year-old son wrote out his Christmas list in October. I shouldn’t have been surprised at what landed at the top. A BB gun. It was like a [...]
Get Ready to Party
Easy Appetizers Make You Look Like a Genius In cooking as in few other arenas, necessity is the mother of invention. My necessary invention came about when Brinda Lisano needed finger food for a Auburn University [...]
When You’re Hot, You’re Hot
Rena called and said, “I can look in the mirror and watch myself gain weight!” Her body seemed out of control, and sometimes, so did her mind. She woke up repeatedly every night with night sweats [...]
A BETTER YOU FOR 2012
The trick to mastering that New Year’s resolution Dreading that annual vow to give up your favorite vice for the New Year? Uncertain which empty promise to make in your ever-failing attempts to start the year [...]
The Simple Lesson: Becky Benton and Helping Others
Becky Benton and Helping Others Every Monday afternoon, Becky Benton’s mother went visiting. They called it visiting shut-ins in those days, and her mother took it on as her duty in the town of Opp, Alabama, [...]
December / January 2012
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The Upper Crust
Great pecan