There are certain things that each family feels traditional to their holiday celebrations and a lot of them involve traditional dishes served at family meals. One of the most popular desserts served at Easter dinners in the United States is the lemon pie. Of course, the most traditional style would be a lemon meringue pie, […]

Before I started helping friends plan weddings, I had never given much through to where one got their hands on hundreds of folding chairs or tables. When I have planned events in the past, I have used venues that were able to provide such items. However, I have started to plan a lot of weddings […]

My title might seem silly, but I was thinking about this last night. I use Tide to wash my clothes at home. For way over a year I have been using Tide’s Rose & Violet scent, as well as the matching dryer sheets. I have become used to the way my clothes smell and I […]

The television networks would have you believe that the only reason they are currently running so many reality TV shows is that they needed filler material when the Writer’s Guild went on strike. Whatever. The real reason is because it is inexpensive and quick to produce and it makes a LOT of money. People in […]

We have all heard about poor Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin and his death from a stingray wound. It happens, though not often. When you go down to the shore near my house around stingray season, you can often walk among the stingrays in the dusky light. As long as you stay in the shallow water […]

Do you love online contests? I do. When I was growing up, entering a sweepstakes or other contest meant mailing in a postcard of contest forum. Now that we have the internet, you can find tons of great contests that you can enter free and instantly.
BreakTheVault.com specializes in fun online contests that anyone can enter, […]

A Tampa area church over in Temple Terrace has an interesting character on tap to speak at their revival next week. It is none other than the now infamous Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
For any of you who have wisely decided to stop turning on the television to watch the news coverage, Wright has been Barack Obama’s […]

I like going on vacation, but I also notice that I enjoy it a whole lot more if I don’t have a whole lot to worry about while I am away from the house. If I am going to be out driving far from home, perhaps pulling a caravan or setting up camp in the […]

I’m not Irish, not do I pretend to be on days like today. Nonetheless, I have a fair amount of appreciation for Irish culture, especially since a lot of the music and dance traveled with immigrants in the 1800s and landed in West Virginia, where it took root and morphed into Appalachian tradition.
I did not […]

As much as I like shopping online, there are a few things that really need to be seen in person before you decide to buy. I think jewelry is one of those things. It’s really hard to get a true feel for how a piece is going to look on you if you are merely […]