Best $7.99 we ever spent. We’re careful with our money, but when the chance to sign up for Hallmark +
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Just spent 5 days with our daughter’s family in Montreat, NC.; on our drive home agreeing what an amazing time
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Anything more American than Mexican food? Anywhere more fun than South of the Border? Their billboards more ‘entertaining’ than the
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The American Experiment turns 249 this year, but doesn’t look a day over 230. We’re just a year from our
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The only thing better than your own garden, a neighbor with a garden. Fresh, ripe tomatoes without all the farming
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Hell: Opening for the headliner. Doug Martsch was ‘dancing in the flames’ when he opened for Modest Mouse last Sunday
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He was an early Sunday riser, and I’d get a call shortly after BATN published. He always had a favorable
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We recently added a screened porch on the front of our house. The good news: It’s where we now spend
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Summer arrives earlier here. And stays longer. Which is why the recent shows and articles featuring: “Memorial Day weekend, the
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Memorial Day commemorations come in many forms. The most obvious, and most appropriate, graveside remembrances. My Dad, whose WW2 service
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