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Book review: No One Can Pronounce My Name

No One Can Pronounce My Name Author: Rakesh Satyal The loveliest of novels, No One Can Pronounce My Name wafts in and out of book bound lives like a fragile dream as it dances with its characters in their pursuit beyond loneliness and fear of the unknown. Such a novel appears seldom, as the reader falls into its delightful nest, each chirp of characters a delight. Satyal’s characters are filled with the ability to fail and still love, to endure and still love, to seek and still love, to ... continue reading...

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Book review: The Crooked House

The Crooked House Author: Christobel Kent Creepy, incestuous atmosphere spun to perfection, skewed characters that run true, a crooked house that seals the deal, and a bent horizon thrust Kent’s characters into a plot so thick and gooey that this novel stalks each reader with a brilliance that terrifies. Brutal, somewhat gothic, narrowly noir, and with tendrils of Du Maurier and Bronte, The Crooked House, deserted on a bleak muddy estuary peripheral to the main village, allows secrets to ... continue reading...

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Favorite Holiday Gifts for Under $10

Tis the season for gift buying. But if you are like most of us, buying gifts is equal parts exciting and stressful. You worry about what to buy and how to stay under budget. To help, we have picked out our favorite holiday gifts for under $10. Studies have shown that the person who gives the gift judges the gift much more than the person who receives it. Let's face it, we all like to get gifts regardless of who we are, so don't get nervous about it! That said, meaningful gifts ... continue reading...

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Don’t Stress – Over the Dress, the Dinner, or the Guests!

I have been reading several low-stress dinner party articles and I felt something missing….you know, that “oh I’ve read that before” and yet… I am a Stressee. I stress over chocolate milk. I stress over what to wear. I sit awake at night planning meals. Yes, I am a Type A Stress Machine. So I HAVE to make certain plans when I make breakfast, much less a dinner party. Here are 12 tips for The Stress People like me! 1. Don’t plan an expensive tip roast or salmon mousse dinner. Plan ... continue reading...

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CLEM SAYS IT IS HOWLOWEEN

Charlie and Spike’s Wag Swag Harness It’s a DIVA/ MANDOG fashionable and comfy dog harness (with change up fronts – how cool is that?) Dog fashion is a debatable topic in that we all want our dogs to be comfortable and yet we want to “dress them up” too! The perfect solution – the Charlie and Spike new Wag Swag dog harness with Velcro on fronts so that you can change up the same harness with lots of different looks – they even offer a safety front with orange Our interchangeable fashion ... continue reading...