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Graceful Aging at Sixty
Age came on like gangbusters after successfully staving it off into my early fifties. Now I'm trying out new looks, new lifestyle changes and better health habits. Join me in my quest.
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Hungarian Pysanky: The Art of Egg Decorating
Eastern European egg designs are beautifully intricate and making them is a lovely way to celebrate Easter. Hungarians have their own style of pysanky, the traditional art of decorating the humble egg.
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9 Best British Female Detective Shows
Celebrating strong female lead characters in enthralling British crime TV shows, including "Prime Suspect," "Agatha Christie's Marple," and "Happy Valley."
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Intriguing British TV Detectives to Investigate Tonight
Start your investigation of the best British detective crime TV shows, such as “Inspector Lewis,” “Endeavour Morse,” “Inspector George Gently,” and more.
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Kalocsa Hungarian Folkloric Embroidery
Of the numerous regional styles of Hungarian embroidery, the one from Kalocsa seems to have captured everyone's heart. It is light, bright, and cheerful.
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Bright And Bold Hungarian Embroidery
Hungary is famous for its embroidery, for the sheer exuberance of its color and style. Discover what makes this craft popular with collectors, some history and how to make some projects of your own.
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Making Sea Glass Jewelry From Your Beach Walk Finds
It is easy to turn your sea glass bits into stunning jewelry with very just a few findings and how-to instructions.
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Silver Fox Hair Styles for Medium Texture, Wavy Hair
I have gray hair and I want to update my style. Here's a collection of beautiful silver hairstyles I found for all face shapes.
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Old Fashioned Chicken Dishes Tonight!
Nothing beats the good old fashioned recipes for comfort food, and many of them are main dish chicken dinners. Start out with Chicken and Broccoli? Or pick from nine other choices for tonight.
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Mint Tea, A Friendly Beverage with Health Benefits
From pure herbal concoctions to mint infused green teas, there are many ways to enjoy the healthful benefits of the mint plant.
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Goulash and Church Cookbook Secrets
Food choices tell you a lot about a culture and social change. Ethnic recipes are collected, and the favorites show changes in times and tastes throughout the years.
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Hungarian Braided Coffee Cake
Continuing to bring a little of my Grandmother's Hungarian baking to your kitchen. This braided coffee cake is a little more advanced,. Try it for breakfast or on a holiday table. It has raisins.
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Hungarian Coffee Cake for an Old-Fashioned Kaffee Klatsch
My grandmother loved to bake, and as a young wife I remember getting together with friends for old-fashioned coffee klatches with a cup of coffee and a sweet morsel. What happened to those?
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Online Marketing, What Can You Learn?
I had been blogging for years, but I knew next to nothing about online SEO, marketing, or what it takes to sell online. Here are some important lessons.
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Frozen Olaf's "Back To School" For Boys
Little boys love the popular Disney film 'Frozen' and sending off your toddler each day with a cheerful smiling snowman might just the right way to start their day.
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Just What the Doctor Ordered, Exercise Over Fifty
Exercise is one of those most important things you can do for your health. so how to follow the doctor's orders to make sure I am getting proper exercise?
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Pure Light Pravana Shampoo Brings out Silver Lights, Starring Your Hair
One of the best tips for silver locks is to use a gentle, yellow-canceling shampoo that keeps the beauty of your gray hair. Pravana is one of the best for you to try.
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The Best Christmas Gingerbread Cookie Is Moravian Spice
Moravian spice cookies are a gingery molasses rolled cookie, like your favorite gingerbread, but rolled thinner and a little richer in flavor. Decorate with royal icing.
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Soaking Aches and Troubles Away In Your Own Hot Tub
The best investment I ever made was to get a home spa. The way it relieves sore muscles and arthritic pain makes it a real health benefit.
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The Hobbit Movie Is Unexpectedly Good
Review of Peter Jackson's film of Tolkiens' Hobbit. It was going to be a difficult task to please the demanding LOTR fans, and this is why I think it was unexpectedly good.
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The Best Fragrance Oils for the Home
Home fragrance makes a huge difference in the atmosphere of our rooms. The instant you smell an inviting aroma your spirit is lifted. I want to share some of the best scents from The Body Shop brand.
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Ten World Famous Paintings To Love
My personal favorite. Are they on your list of ten best world famous paintings?
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Calla Lilies for an Elegant Winter Wedding Theme
Dreaming of an elegant wedding? Wishing to coordinate everything with a huge visual impact? One of the most beautiful, popular, and year-wide available blooms is the singular Calla lily.
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Flattering Summer Fashion for Women Over 50
Does your wardrobe need an update? Do you want to look great in your clothes? Try these trends in casual summer outfits best suited for women over 50.
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Unique Soup Tureen Photos and Facts (Plus Four Soup Recipes)
The amazing array of unique soup tureens displayed here gives a taste of what is available for setting a lovely holiday table. Four soul-warming traditional soup recipes are included.
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What I Think of the Fivefinger Barefoot Shoes, Now
I purchased, and liked, my Vibram brand Barefoot shoes. Here is my assessment and some info on the shoes, if you are considering a pair for yourself.
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The Romantic Irish Claddagh, Gift For an Irish Girl
The lore of the Irish Claddagh symbol showcasing the symbol of friendship, loyalty , and love.
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Hungary's Famous (and Easy!) Chicken Paprikash
Make authentic Hungarian Paprikas and delight your friend and family. The underestimated cuisine that is world class deliciousness has a number of key recipes. This is one of the finest.
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Wish Upon A Purple Star
A little history, and what can be learned and applied about the Squidoo ideas of excellence.
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How Did I Live Without A Leaf Vacuum?
I love trees and my yard has lots of them. But when autumn comes, all that leaf litter needs something besides me to do the clean-up job. I have an opinion on which leaf vacuum is best.
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What's For Brunch? My Best Blueberry Blintz
Blintzes, a funny word for a fabulous dish. It is special enough for company and easy enough to treat your family regularly to this satisfying dish. Make with any fruit, but blueberries are best, IMO.
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Sophisticated Coastal Kitchens With Beach House Charm
Add a bit of Coastal beachside fun to the kitchen. If you own a beach house this decor is a given, but it can add a fun and relaxing look to any region.
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A Festival Of Japanese Dolls
Celebrate the beauty of this traditional craft, and find out more about the celebration of Hina Matsuri, the Girls Day Festival, when a grand display made of special dolls.
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Beach House Dining Room Decor
Have an idea for creating some coastal comfort in your dining area? Let the styles of the U.S coastal regions inspire you to make an inviting setting for your family and guests.
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A Holiday for Favorite Fragrances
National Fragrance Day is a chance to celebrate our obsession with beautiful scents. Learn a bit more about your favorite perfumes and aromas.
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National Motivation and Inspiration Day
There is a day just to get us inspired and motivated, and yes, it falls on January 2nd.
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Garden Photographer Extraordinaire
One of the best of today's plant and garden photographers. Pick up some tips on how to make artful photos from a master.
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A Joyful Cup of Christmas Tea
Take a few moments to savor a cup of tea and some Christmas thoughts.
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Beach House Colors Are A Visual Vacation All Year
My favorite color schemes are the restful, yet cheerful colors and the whimsy of the beach houses I've rented. It makes me feel calm and happy no matter what the weather or season.
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Cultivating Thankfulness With 5 Kernels Of Corn
Thanksgiving story to encourage thoughts of gratefulness and start a holiday custom of gratefulness in your own family. Build gratefulness with a countdown of blessings.
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Canadian Humor For South Of The Border
Know of Red Green, that wacky Canadian Handyman show? No, well take a gander at some funny clips, quips, and duct tape accessories.
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How To Write Thank You Notes People Will Love
Is it a lost art to write thank you notes expressing appreciation? If so, this is our chance to right that oversight in the modern day loss of the graciousness of this social grace.
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Botanical Art, Capturing the Beauty of Nature
Art and science marry in the botanical illustrations and paintings that depict the details of real life plants.
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A Thing of Beauty Is A Joy Forever
How important is something "beautiful" to you? Whether art, a fragrance, or the time taken to paint your nails, there is something within all of us that responds to the need for beauty.
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Cutest Christmas Teddy Bears To Love
Don't you just love Teddy bears? Learn about them and their special day... Get some gift ideas, make a cute craft ornament, and view darling illustrations while you are at it.
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Starring Your Favorite Spice Cookies
Spice it up and use star cookie cutters to make the best Christmas delights for family and friends. Decorated, they bring holiday cheer and well as traditional flavors of molasses, ginger, and spice.
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Anti-aging Moroccan Argan Oil
Not just a fad, Argan oil is one of nature's finest oils for skin and hair care. Learn of its features. Try it in it's purest form.
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Arabian Nights Wedding Theme
Try this exotic wedding theme for a Middle Eastern or Indian reception.
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The Beauty Of Beach Glass, Sea Frosted Gemstones
Collecting sea glass has always been a fun pastime of beach vacations, so when did it become a gemstone and highly prized by jewelry makers?
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Belly Dancing, A Fun Fitness Workout
If you want a low impact, relaxing and fun way to work out your whole body (but especially those abs), has anyone ever told you the benefits of a belly dance workout?
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What Is Your Boogie Man?
What are you scared of? Exploring the fact that we all have fears and must deal with them... and the myths that surround that attempt to understand and explain "things that go bump in the night"
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Last Minute Little Gifts
Looking for little stocking stuffers or cute, unique gifts for a special occasion? Here is a gathering of ideas and some idea sparks to get you thinking about quick last minute gifts to look for.
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Tales of the Arabian Nights Inspires Art
The romances of the East woven together over time have enthralled generations. Here is a glimpse into the story about the stories and some of the art they have inspired.
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Potluck Party Idea: Have a Middle Eastern Hafla
Have the Arabian Nights version of a potluck party. Serve wonderful Middle Eastern flavors in easy to serve finger foods and buffet items. Dress up the venue with a few simple rugs and screens. Voila!
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Belly Dance Goes to the Movies
Belly Dance used to be the highlight of movies of adventure and action. Time to revisit the exciting dance scenes of yesteryear.
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Middle Eastern Bellydance Art
Orientalism brought the world of the Middle East into the prim parlors of Victorians and Edwardians of the West.
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Instruments of Bellydance Music
The instruments of Middle Eastern music deliver the unique sounds and driving beats of this world music. Learn about them, from ancient to modern times.
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World Music For Belly Dancers
Belly dancing is not just for Egyptian style music. There are many new and fusion sounds that create an exciting beat for hip drops and shimmies.
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Belly Dance: Ethnic Expression, Exciting Exercise
There are all types of bellydance, which has ancient roots in folk dances of the Middle East.
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You Can Belly Dance!
It isn't hard, you don't need lots of equipment, and it is a fun way to get exercise...what are you waiting for?
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Make Your Own Bellydance Costume
It isn't hard- you can make your own authentic style bellydance costume with very few sewing skills.
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Middle Eastern Tribal Tattoos
Follow the fascinating history of Middle Eastern facial and body tattoos. Found mainly among the Algerian and Moroccan nomadic Berber tribes, although no longer common, the symbols remain in crafts.
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Costumes for Sinuous Bellydancers
There are many types of belly dance costumes, which are for your style?
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The Silver Fox: Stunning Gray Hair Styles
So many women fight the appearance of gray hair. Why not embrace this stunning look and make the most of it?
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Columbus, Ohio Promises You a Rose Garden
A wonderful, world renowned rose garden is in Columbus, Ohio. I visited the Whetstone Park of Roses throughout my life. I hope you will enjoy it in photos, and someday visit.
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Beyond Egypt, Mummies of the World
Mummies have mystified us for thousands of years. The preservation of the dead, whether by natural means or with painstaking processes reveal their secrets to those who will look.
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Franz Liszt And Romantic Mania
Hungary's premier composer lived an incredibly romantic life during the Romantic Age. Hungarian Rhapsody? Lisztmania? It's all recounted in this short biography of the man and his music.
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Decorative Hungarian Folk Art Painting
Hungarian folk painting covers walls and household items with the same intensive detail and color used in their embroideries. A decorative art tradition of brightly colored daily surfaces resulted.
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How to Save Money on Wedding Flowers for the Month of Your Nuptials
Have you wondered which flowers are available during the month of your wedding? Check out these lists of flowers that I've categorized for you to find what's fresh, fits your color scheme, and how to make it all work together on your special day.
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Ilona's Favorite Chocolate Desserts
Everyone seems to love chocolate desserts, including me. That is why I put together my family's favorites: the best dessert recipes, tested through the years and found to be delicious.
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My Best Ever Christmas Cookie Recipes
All my family favorites packed into this one page. Guaranteed delicious, I have baked them since I was a young wife and mother more than thirty years ago. Christmas cookies must be special-these are!
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Trabeculectomy, One Surgery For Glaucoma
After increasing eye pressure and some vision loss, failed laser surgery to control my glaucoma, I have a surgical procedure done. This is the story of my "Trab" surgery.
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7 Great Places to Hike in Ohio
Hiking enthusiasts will love Ohio. Varied terrain, beautiful parks, and preserves with trails of varying challenge. See seven of those, scattered in different areas of the state. But Sasquatch?
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3 Delicious Cupcake Recipes
Cute cupcakes which I found on my rounds through Columbus, Ohio
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Give Me Hershey Chocolate Kisses
Love those drops of pure chocolate delight? I do, and looked into their history and the iconic style and shape of a milk chocolate treat. Oatmeal blossom recipe included for an extra special treat.
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The Beauty of Peacock Feathers
What fascinates people about these unique feathers? What symbolism has attached to the peacock, in history and art?
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Conservatory Garden Wedding Makes Light of the Weather
I wasn't the only one who thought my daughter's wedding was picture perfect. By choosing a botanical conservatory as her venue she was able to have both a garden wedding and one indoors.
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Visit a Butterfly Paradise Within Franklin Park Conservatory
The Franklin Park Conservatory in Columbus, Ohio becomes a butterfly paradise every spring and summer. All year, the Chihuly glass art is displayed amongst the tropical plants.
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Vampire Evolution
Vampires have been evolving right under our very noses. Who began the change from the embodiment of our worst nightmares to Soap opera heroes? Who do you blame? Which vamps do you love?
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Famous Hungarian Food
I know you're familiar with Italian and French food, but did you know that Hungary has one of the finest of world cuisines? Explore some of the great flavors and creations, delight your palate.
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Ancient Moon Month Names
Curious about the lunar month names of different cultures? A collection of various names for each month and bits of interesting trivia.
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Hungarian Fairies
There are many tales of faerie folk, but the Hungarians have their own unique ideas ... which is the basis for the name well known in that country: Ilona.
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Grandma Moses: Secrets of Success
This is the story of a successful American icon: Grandma Moses. Analysis of the artist's character traits which can make anyone a winner, able to accomplish their dreams.
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How to Enter and Win an Art Contest
When I was a kid I won prizes and an exhibition at the local art gallery. It was a big deal to me. Entering an art contest might do the same for you.
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Visit Ohio's Beautiful Public Gardens
Ohio has many beautiful gardens to visit, so if you are planning a trip and wish to discover more of the state, here is a cornucopia of public gardens that are worth visiting.
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Ilona's Garden, on the Web Since 1998
Here is some background on my garden writing and my garden website in particular. I hope you come visit it for lots of garden wisdom and information.