Tag: family
group name: collectingstuff
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September 16, 2008 01:11 PM EDT --
I posted a story awhile back on how to make junk into good stuff. Some people go for name brands, some for bargains, I go for free mostly or things that cost a little bit of what they are . . . more
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August 14, 2007 06:07 PM EDT --
Friends and devoted readers may recall that I once published several writing exercises related to vintage photographs that had come into my possession through years of collecting rare books and prints. . . . more
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June 06, 2007 03:23 PM EDT --
I read an article about somebody's way of decorating and thought I would share some of my ideas. Let me start by saying I have down-sized since I now have a one bedroom apartment, but I did manage . . . more
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May 19, 2007 09:39 PM EDT --
Prologue…..
Narrator:It . . . more
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July 18, 2007 07:30 PM EDT --
According to the news tonight, one in five kids is overweight. That’s up from one in twenty, some twenty years ago. So, the junk food industry, fearing government regulation, is self . . . more
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October 10, 2007 02:05 PM EDT --
In August our family had an auction of the contents of my Mom's house. One of my favorite treasures that I found in her house, my childhood home, was this wooden recipe box.
Her name, . . . more
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November 16, 2007 09:57 AM EST --
The holidays shouldn’t send you over the edge. We need to grab hold of them and make the adventure easy, breezy, and fun. For the next few weeks, I’ll be offering how to put . . . more
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May 19, 2007 06:47 PM EDT --
Many of you know about my dad and him having Alzheimer's. When he was diagnosed, we debated getting him a pet for company. We got him and my mom a small dog. It was the best thing we could . . . more
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August 26, 2008 06:42 PM EDT --
Someone had died. I could tell the moment the elevator door opened on P11. Down in the corner of the parking ramp the dumpsters were overflowing days before they were due to be emptied. . . . more
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June 10, 2007 04:08 PM EDT --
So, are you a packrat and love to keep everything that comes into your office or home?
or are you a neat freak and read the mail and newspaper and immediately throw it away or any other items that come . . . more
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June 15, 2007 09:54 AM EDT --
What is your favorite household chore?
I hate cleaning anything but mine is the bathroom. I totally love cleaning the bathrooms.
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November 01, 2007 03:47 PM EDT --
Hi Gatherers,
I wanted to share a story about my first Christmas memories with you. I'm also very excited to announce that Gather has . . . more
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February 19, 2008 07:22 PM EST --
I was 13 years old when my Dad got orders for Neu Ulm, Germany. He left a couple of months before we did. It was the end of August when our orders came, allowing us to be qualifiied for house, school, . . . more
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November 29, 2007 10:11 AM EST --
The Christmas tree was popularized in England in the nineteenth century, by Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's consort. Having grown up in Germany where there is a strong tradition of decorating trees, . . . more
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April 24, 2007 10:04 AM EDT --
Whenever somebody asks me about touring Washington, D.C., my stock response is: “Do it! Everything’s free!”
That’s a bit of an overstatement, of course, but not by a lot. . . . more
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June 19, 2007 11:22 AM EDT --
Only great minds can read this
This is weird, but interesting!
fi yuo cna raed tihs , yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too
Cna yuo raed tihs ? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can. . . . more
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June 27, 2007 04:54 PM EDT --
do your children get immunized in their youth for school?
I have heard that there are some religions that do not belive in immunization and can be exempt from doing so.
My question to you:
DO YOU HAVE . . . more
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December 13, 2007 06:34 AM EST --
The green glass ball was the size of a very large grapefruit. It was an odd, sort of warm shade of green with hints of gold and surprisingly heavy, which implies a certain robust quality that may help . . . more
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May 31, 2007 10:41 AM EDT --
I belong to a website that is called Netwinner. You play a game and win points to cash in for gift cards similar to Gather. You can earn gift cards to Walmart, Target, Barnes and Noble, Victoria's . . . more
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September 19, 2007 08:33 AM EDT --
My son begged me for a Webkinz. I had no idea what they were but since they were so darn cute, I just couldn't resist. Plus I just LOVE spoililng that boy!!!
Well, you get your pet and you can . . . more
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