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Author Archives: Daisy B
A D-Core Pillow Can Save Your Neck
I’d never heard of a D-Core pillow until several years ago I visited the emergency room with an intolerable headache. I had never before suffered anything like this pain, which was so severe it nearly made me nauseous. After lots … Continue reading
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Joseph Joseph Index Advance Cutting Boards (MOMA Approved)
I love to cook. I love to cook almost anything, in fact, so much so that we can’t eat the leftovers fast enough. As a practical matter, what that means is that I spend a lot of time chopping things … Continue reading
Posted in Gifts for Women, Kitchen
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IPad With Keyboard … Is It Still a Tablet?
I know, I know – a tablet is a portable computer without a keyboard. If you wanted a laptop, say the skeptics, why didn’t you just buy a laptop? Well, because I didn’t want another laptop. I wanted an iPad … Continue reading
Posted in Gadgets, Gifts for Anyone, Office
Tagged cylindrical case, easel stand, gadget, games, ipad, keyboard, magazines, portable computer, sized case, skeptics
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Fresh Apple Cider, Hot Cider, Mulled Cider … Yum!
Apple cider is the price we pay, such as it is, for the mountains of perfect apples in the produce section. The apples that may not be so good to look at can be pressed into the extremely fresh apple cider … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Kitchen
Tagged apple a day, apple cider, apple juice, apples, cider apple, eating apples, hot cider, mountains, mulled cider, polyphenols
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Ten Most “Luxurious” Things About Halloween
I’ve thought for a long time that “the holidays” are what helps us North Americans (and others in the Northern Hemisphere) fight back against Seasonal Affective Disorder – the holiday lights keep us from getting depressed after the summer sunshine is … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Household
Tagged art form, genre, halloween, holiday lights, holidays, horror, loud noise, northern hemisphere, seasonal affective disorder, summer sunshine
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Soehnle Scale Brings Precision to the Kitchen
What’s more frustrating that not being able to find the right measuring spoon right away? You give up, and either eyeball half of the one twice as big, or use one too small and have to dump it in and … Continue reading
Posted in Appliances, Food, Gadgets, Gifts for Women
Tagged analog, eyeball, measuring cups, mid twentieth century, multiple times, no worries, pancake, soehnle digital scale, spoon, spoons
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Moroccan Oil, Argan Oil … Whatever
I have been fortunate for most of my life to have super-shiny hair without much effort. I use few chemicals; most of them are gentle. I condition regularly. As a teenager I went through a phase of real eggs, from … Continue reading
Posted in Gifts for Women, Grooming
Tagged chickens, few chemicals, free hair, hair products, kernels, middle age, moroccan, moroccanoil, plant oil, product brands
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The Cuisinart Stick Blender Will Blend In Place and Rinse Right Off
The Cuisinart Stick Blender looks nothing like traditional blender that sits on the counter and makes milkshakes and margaritas, but it mostly does the same job. It is better in many respects. It takes up much less counter space, it … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Kitchen
Tagged anticipation, batches, butternut squash soup, chunks, cold weather, creamy consistency, delicious winter, drudgery, margaritas, pots
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The Rain Shower Head Pours Water the Way Nature Intended
In Costa Rica last year, we got lucky when we learned a friend of a friend had a high-rise luxury condo that was sitting empty the week we were there. It was fabulous in every way: a breathtaking view of … Continue reading
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Tagged rain shower head
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