Here’s where you can count on me (and on occasion, my daughter and granddaughters) for a quick pick-me-up post from one of my 12 categories, penned in honor of us girls and that letter of the alphabet we’ve all laid claim to, G. Stop by for a recipe or two every Friday, just in time for your weekend fixings. My goal is to gladden your heart and add some glisten to your life.

Monthly Archives: November 2011

photo-of-the-day

Posted on November 30, 2011 by MaryJane

Boston (Busting a Gut in Boston)

Posted on November 30, 2011 by MaryJane

Aly traveled recently to the lovely city of Boston. Boston is home to an abundance of national treasures, major events in U.S. history and architecture that will leave you drooling. From the beautiful brick buildings, stunning steeples, the historic Faneuil Hall, scenic Boston Harbor, legendary Harvard Square, and shop-filled Newberry Street, is there anything better than Boston in the fall?

Take it from here, Aly!!!!!

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Creating a Business

Posted on November 30, 2011 by MaryJane

For those of you who couldn’t attend either of The Creative Connection Events in Minneapolis/St. Paul, below is my keynote speech from 2010. Amy Butler was also a keynote speaker that first year. And Ree Drummond was on stage during lunch for a question/answer session. This year’s keynote was Christina Ferrare, chef on Oprah’s OWN.

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photo-of-the-day

Posted on November 29, 2011 by MaryJane

en masse

Posted on November 29, 2011 by MaryJane

The mere mention of mass-transit traveling has the uncanny power to elicit less-than-mannerly behavior. Groans, growls, and eye rolling are the reactions you get when …

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photo-of-the-day

Posted on November 28, 2011 by MaryJane

Duck or Duct Tape?

Posted on November 28, 2011 by MaryJane

Duct tape is like the force.
It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together.
-Carl Zwanzig

Ladies, do you know where your roll of duct tape is? That would be ROLLS, plural, for me because …

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photo-of-the-day

Posted on November 27, 2011 by MaryJane

different kind of legal system

Posted on November 27, 2011 by MaryJane

“It is said that in the Baemba tribe of South Africa, when a person acts irresponsibly or unjustly, he is placed in the center of the village, alone and unfettered. All work ceases, and every man, woman and child in the village gathers in a large circle around the accused individual. Then each person in the tribe …

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photo-of-the-day

Posted on November 26, 2011 by MaryJane

Monthly Archives: November 2011

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