July 31st, 2012

Okay, I’ll admit it: one of my greatest joys in life is seeing people doing something they love and using their talents. While hanging out online the other day, I stumbled across this amazing video created by some truly talented teens from Cypress Ranch High School in Cypress, TX. The high-energy pop song was written [...]

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July 26th, 2012

Have you ever been present when someone who LOVES something beyond measure does that something for the first time? Like, oh, a 2-year-old who has loved trains since he could grab a toy train and push it across the floor. Who rarely sits still but will sit through an entire episode of Thomas and Friends. [...]

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I love mysteries and historical fiction so The Face of a Stranger, the first William Monk novel by Anne Perry, was an excellent read for me. Monk is a police detective in Victorian London who suffers a severe case of amnesia after an accident. He goes back to work, pretending to be fine, and attempts [...]

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July 2nd, 2012

I’ve been a Game of Thrones fan for several years now…more a fan of the books than the TV show but I’ve enjoyed seeing the story come to life. Found these wonderfully detailed crocheted dolls of Khal Drogo and Daenerys Targaryen from Deadcraft.com (available for sale, too!). Simply amazing. She’s also designed dolls for Jon [...]

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