Dining alone is often amusing. I particularly like it when the waiter sets the table for two and then stands gazing at the door for ages. Finally, he comes over and asks in a whisper something like : ‘Is madam…
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February 15, 2015 Skin and Body
There are a few good deals on manufactured skin care products if you look for them, but the best deals of all are found right in your own home. If you are buying products, generally the cheapest really are the…
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February 11, 2015 Skin and Body
Eczema management has two phases: managing to get rid of active eczema, and managing to keep eczema at bay. Active patches of eczema are best managed with prescription drugs such as corticosteroid creams to treat the inflammation. In my experience…
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The benefits of shoe (and boot) repair are many, and include financial, health, environmental, and society benefits. In these difficult financial times, it makes increasingly good sense to buy good shoes and repair them when necessary. Repairs that can be…
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First of all, not all women do buy shoes that hurt their feet. Not all women are obsessed with shoes or buy dozens (hundreds?) of pairs of shoes. Women are not all the same, and not all women are willing…
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A clothing consignment store is simply a store in which people sell their clothes on consignment. Consignment means they are paid only for the clothes the store can sell, and receive about 50% of the selling price (more or less,…
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July 10, 2014 Friends and Peers
The best way I’ve found to develop a network of single friends is to get out and do things, to join groups, and to take part in activities that interest you. I’m a member of a theatre group, for example,…
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There are thousands of anti-aging products for eyes on the market, and some cost a fortune, with no guarantee that they will work. The best and simplest anti-aging products for eyes, however, are incredibly cheap and have been found to…
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I am in the process of writing my family history, and I am trying to make it as compelling as I can. For me what makes a family history compelling is just as much the ‘history’ part as the ‘family’…
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