Valarie Budayr
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Merry Making Business
When all is dark it's time to make some magic. May you have a weekend of togetherness and creativity. See you Monday. Continue reading
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Swapped
Yesterday, my sweet son was curb diving and today his mother is telling of some truly divine swapping. Many of you may not know that I live in a very old Southern Plantation type house. With all of the oldness… Continue reading
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Drop,Dive,and Haul
Bleep,bleep,bleep,bleep (O boy dialing phone) "hey O, what's up?" "I'm calling both Nicks and their sisters. I need some help up the hill. It's curb trash week and every bodies cleaning out for the holidays. There is some awesome stuff for my… Continue reading
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Proclamations
Today is such an exciting day. First and foremost is the announcement that the E-magazine Rhythm of Home has launched it's first edition today. I'm so honored to be apart of this. Rhythm of Home is a creation of love… Continue reading
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Feast from the Middle Sea
Before we were even married my sweet man from Lebanon had to endure the traditional meal of Thanksgiving. I say endure because I had never cooked a Thanksgiving meal in my life. We were living in Switzerland and I had… Continue reading
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View from the Sofa
After all this there is only one place to go and that is the sofa. Today is a continuation of sharing time with family and friends as well as resting up at our cabin at Lake in the Sky, on top… Continue reading
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Postcard from Thanksgiving
With gratitude we wish peace in your place, joy in your heart, and may you have an abundant and blessed Thanksgiving. Happy Day of Thankfulness! From yesterday, acts of readiness and preparation for the big day, I proudly present the kitchen crew and homecoming… Continue reading
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How to Lasso a pumpkin
The lead story on the evening news was" No canned pumpkin on store shelves in Knoxville". So this is where I left you yesterday ……..Looking For Pumpkins,real ones. We conquered and divided, that girlfriend Ruth and I. She was going… Continue reading
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Found a writer now searching for Pumpkins
Greetings and Happy Monday to everyone! My writing retreat went wonderfullly and I got so much accomplished. I took part in a virtual writer's retreat with Donna Kozik ,"Write your book in a weekend" leader. Many of the participants were writing… Continue reading
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Write Off
Welcome to Friday,it's Joy Diet time. This week was about making connections. Throughout the course of this book Martha oftentimes catches me off guard with her innocent chapter titles. I know her premise is that by chapter nine, we are… Continue reading
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