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TAMING THE GREY HAIR THINGY!

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https://www.youtube.com Note: Please overlook font issues! I was saddened when I became allergic to hair  dye. I declared that I wouldn't stop coloring my hair  until I was 70 years old. Well, my wake up  call has  come!  It was a silly notion  anyhow! Situations that  happen when I am aging is not always under my control. You learn to work with it and avoid the stress! I have finally earned to embrace my grey hair. I must admit that the trend of  young ladies  flaunting grey hair amazed  me. I began  to feel silly.  Young ladies  were not intimidated  by grey.  Why should I be scared of looking old? The truth is any mature woman can look FOXY with grey hair. The trick I learned was, I must wear a dynamite hair cut and keep my natural grey hair healthy looking. Dull and yellow looking grey hair is a  No! No! I have tried several shampoos,  conditioners,  hair strengtheners,  and curl defining lotions.   I finally found

CUTE LITTLE MILO!

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MILO TAKING A NAP! I have procrastinated long enough. I lost my beloved Raja 2 years ago. She was a shepherd-mini pen mix. She lived for 20 years and she died from cancer. It was tough losing her because she was the smartest dog our family has ever owned. My husband was disabled and she helped him a lot. She grieved for weeks after he passed. She refused to go into his favorite room . IN MEMORY OF RAJA! I missed having a dog so much. I was blessed when I met an owner who had one Jackshund ( Dachshund/Jack Russell Terrier mix) left from his litter. https://www.dog-learn.com He was 3 months old and weighed ten pounds. This shy fellow, felt secure when my son held him.   It was amazing how my son and I liked the same name, Milo.  This little pooch is too lively for me. He insists that this senior lady play ball with him daily. Let's say he's made me leave my easy chair! MILO WITH HIS FAVORITE BALL! My son and I

LOOK MARVELOUS HEADBAND!

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https://www.ebay.com I have been collecting pretty scarves for several years.  I probably have over 20 scarves. I have filled up 3 scarf  holders. I like to wear with them with my solid colored  tops and dresses. I used to just wear them tied with a  simple knot in the front. Thanks to Pinterest and YouTube, I have learned several new ways to tie  the scarf around my  neck. I also saw a video on how to make economical head wraps  from t-shirts. I was blown away by this idea. The possibilities were  endless if I could  find plenty of colorful t-shirts. I did rush  to my local thrift store and  hunted in the binds for nice  colorful t-shirts similar the one shown below:   Most of the colorful t-shirts I found were for kids and  teens.  I was lucky and found t-shirts with stripes  and flowers. I made headbands from the kid's t-shirts. Large sized t-shirts were great for making head wraps.  I washed and conditioned  the t-shirts to soften  t

GREETING!

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VALENTINE DESSERTS 4 SWEETHEART #3

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https://www.amazon.com NOTE: PLEASE OVERLOOK THE FONT PROBLEMS BELOW! I just remembered that my quick truffles a recipe would be a good gift idea for my sweetheart.  I am in luck because my favorite store has a sale on chocolate this week. I started making truffles after the candy companies  started cutting back on the mini snack candy bars.  Suddenly,  the price increased, the bars got skinnier, and the quantity changed.   I was watching a cooking channel a few years  ago. One of the chefs was making truffles. She just mixed condensed milk and chocolate chips,  chilled the mixture, and rolled them into small  balls. Eureka!  I know I can do this!  This was the answer to my chocolate fix problem. I wouldn't buy the mini snack bars unless they were on sale. I started making truffles often. I got better with practice. I have tried using cream  cheese and powdered sugar mixed with the  chocolate. My family preferred the condensed  milk version. There was s

VALENTINE DESSERTS 4 YOUR SWEETHEART #2

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\ https://www.proflowers.com Note: Please overlook the font size issues;  unable to fix this! It is great when your sweetheart  loves chocolate as much as you do.  I love to  add fancy touches to my brownie recipes. I use brownie mixes because it saves me time. Apparently,  my family doesn't care whether my brownies are from scratch.   They just gobble up the whole pan of brownies in two  days.  I add cream cheese fillings to my brownies often. I never use plain water in my brownies. I enhance their flavor by using cold brewed coffee instead.  I even use whatever flavored  gourmet coffee I have left over in my coffee maker. Make your sweetheart feel special  this Valentine's Day, by adding chopped candy to your brownies. I have enjoyed adding chopped  Snickers, Rolo caramels, Heath toffee bar, peanut and almond flavor M & M's, Milky Way, Baby Ruth, Payday,  and Andes mints. Please try my son's new brownie  recipe.  I thought his brow

VALENTINE DESSERTS FOR YOUR SWEETHEART!

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Note: Please overlook the font differences in my blog. I've been unsuccessful in fixing this problem! I am a widow and really miss my husband, especially on   Valentine's Day. His request was always a large t-bone  steak, toss salad, and a chocolate dessert. After 6 years of widowhood, I have learned to enjoy Valentine's Day.  Sometimes I go out to eat with other widows on this  special day.  If all of my lady friends happen to be busy, I  have a backup plan! I have a steak dinner and dessert   in honor of my husband! Since I am a chocolate lover who loves  to experiment  with new chocolate concoctions! I was pondering what Valentine dessert could I treat myself  with this  year.  I had cans  of cherries  but was not  in the mood for cherry pie. I had tasted chocolate cherry coffee  and bagels.  I wondered was there such a thing as chocolate  cherry pie?  I looked online and sure enough, I saw  a recipe for  a chocolate cherry slab pie.  This