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admin on March 24th, 2010

I am a horrible procrastinator. I received my Census in the mail last week and it’s still sitting on my kitchen counter in the “unread” pile. Yes, I will get to it… hopefully, before someone comes knocking on my door. I found out today why it’s so important that you take ten minutes and mail [...]

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admin on October 30th, 2009

Art and gardening combine at the annual Sculpture in the Garden exhibition at the North Carolina Botanical Garden. Twenty-four local artists contributed their three-dimensional art and sculptures to the garden and you can check out their work for yourself now through November 15. Find out more about Sculpture in the Garden here. (http://ncbg.unc.edu/pages/29/#sculpture) Have you [...]

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admin on September 28th, 2009

Would you like to get away but don’t think you have the time? How does horseback riding, canoeing, shopping or perhaps a dip in a hot tub sound to you? You can do all of this in one weekend trip by driving to Gatlinburg, Tenn., which is closer than you may think. Amid the splendor [...]

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admin on September 28th, 2009

Who needs a birthday excuse for chocolate cake? A new recipe for this old favorite is always a good reason for breaking out the kitchen utensils. Tastespotting.com is loaded with chocolate cake recipes; a quick search showed more than 300 recipes just for chocolate cake. One recipe that sounds wonderful comes from Visions of Sugar [...]

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