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Fun Monday – Don’t leave home without it!

by Robin | Oct 28, 2007 | Favorite things, Fun Mondays, Personal, Photos

Karina, this week’s Fun Monday hostess, among other things wants "to see [our] security blankets….not the kind Linus carries around with him in the Charlie Brown cartoons, although, if you have one of those, by all means share it. What I want to see...

How to plan the near PERFECT 20th anniversary get-away

by Robin | Oct 25, 2007 | Advice, Antigua, Beach, Celebrations, Favorite things, Hermitage Bay, Marriage, Personal, Photos, Travel

1) Eighteen months BEFORE the 20th anniversary, the husband should casually say to the wife, "Hmmm, our 20th anniversary is coming up after this year, right? We need to do something special." a) You get extra points for saying...

Was this really necessary?

by Robin | Oct 23, 2007 | Harry Potter, Personal, Raves & Rants

This revelation, particularly after the fact, bothers me. Why sexualize a character in a children’s series, particularly when it has played no part in 4,224 pages? Somehow I feel manipulated… broad-sided…betrayed. For Rowling to...

Fun Monday – Tee Time

by Robin | Oct 21, 2007 | Fun Mondays, Personal, Photos

Willowtree is this week’s host for Fun Monday, and while that could leave you shivering in your shoes, he came up with a delightfully novel idea. Straight from the horse’s Aussie’s mouth blog: This week’s Fun Monday is being hosted by WT,...

Roseanne Roseannadanna (aka “A One-woman Freak Show”)

by Robin | Oct 19, 2007 | Antigua, Funny Stuff!, Hermitage Bay, Ouch!, Personal, Photos, Smiles

So, I had a wild hair…literally. More than "A" wild hair, apparently around 100,000 wild hairs. This is the before: (although, honestly, I liked the "look" much better with a do-rag).Last night was "THE" appointed night for...

Multi-tasking–Cooking, Cleaning, Blogging & More Questions

by Robin | Oct 18, 2007 | Family, Food and Drink, Personal, Photos, Random

1) Today is the monthly "Recipe Round-up" and I’m working on my inaugural post for that (you gotta like a meme that rolls around just once a month). Hosted by Motherhood Apologia, October’s theme is "Freezer Recipes". ...