I had no idea that we have to process beets or sugar cane to get sugar. That's news to me. By shell4life — On Aug 26, 2012 @healthy4life – I hate the flavor of artificial sweetener! I have bought sugar free desserts at the grocery store by accident before, but as soon as...
roses, or Santa Claus. I wanted to try to move away from those themes, but I swear the YADA stencil crawled onto my desktop and looking in an old magazine for a couple of words it happened to be a February issue hence: Love Transforms. ...
Mary demanded what she wanted. She expected everyone to do her bidding. She was surprised when clothing merchants sent her bills. The line between purchase and donation was fuzzy. Mary looked for donors to buy her gowns and hats, rewarding them with political favors. When she...
Feeling daunted is a way of life for me, no doubt. But sometimes I remember that “something is better than nothing” and I feel better about things. For example, with Project PUT, I like to say, “Every little PUT counts.” This means, if you pick up just one piece of trash, you...
They’re just parts of me, undeniable but not all-consuming. And I want you to know what it’s like to live with them. I want you to know that I routinely deal with questions like “Where’s your dog? You should have a dog!” and “They let you work here?” and my personal ...
We don’t buy much meat but on occasion we just want to tuck in. This was that occasion on a trip round Brixton Village on a Friday with few places to spare – even though early. We have reviewed this restaurant before and on this occasion went inside out of the clamour of the hallw...
They also had the nicest coco-mango scented shampoo, conditioner and bath gel. I wanted to eat it. (I didn’t.) You can alsobuy it on Amazon. Now, all of that said, there are a few reasons this might not end up beingyour‘best hotel room’ ever, the first of which I mentioned...
Go ahead and see the latest horror movie without me; at least you’ll save money by not having to buy me a ticket. Keep the machete; I’m running through fields of daisies. And the only man with a golden arm that I’ll acknowledge is whoever wins the Cy Young Award next baseball ...
I gave her arm a friendly pat as I turned to leave. “Just tell him that,” I insisted. “He'll understand.I am sure!”. Oh, what a smile can do! Although I have never seen that young man again, I shall never forget the lesson he taught me that morning.From that day on, I...
The Bristol Old City quarter is one of the best places to soak up Bristol’s history as a thriving port. Ships from all over the world would arrive laden with wines, rum and sugar to be unloaded on the quayside. Peek through the doors of the elegant buildings of Corn Street and you’...