A Place Like This

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  • Edibles

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    Winter Re-visits   I Love Jars and my new found recipes!!!!   Mimi’s in the Kitchen   Elderflower Sherbet Berry Sundae Incredible Gourmet Cooking

  • Treehouse

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  • Love of Learning

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  • About

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    Hi, My name is Valarie, momma to 3 lovely children-Zaina,Miriam, and Omar- and wife to my wonderful husband who doesn’t seem to mind a messy kitchen and tons of yarn and craft projects all over the house or my extremely large collection of books in several languages. Together we have built a life in the…

  • The Blackboard Blogger

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    While on our vacation I kept jotting down little musings in my book….for the blog.  I would take many more photos than needed all in hopes that they might make my final edit….. for the blog. My children would ask me if I loved my blogs more than them. Well of course not ….but I…

  • Parade of Books

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                In our school, every Friday we gather as a school and family community in something which is called "Family Gathering".  During Children's Book Festival Week we had all of our school and family members dress as their favorite book characters, carry a copy of the book, and join our Parade of Books.                    …

  • Children’s Book Festival

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    Hello again hello……my it's been a time since I've been here on the blog. It was the flu, and then birthdays and finally Children's Book Festival week. I was the chairperson this year and I want you to know that we had a spectacular time. Each day in our cafe we had a different book…

  • Obamiconme

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                                       Greetings…..I know you will want one for your very own. Click here. Even my blogging friends over at Belle and Boo got in "The Moment".                                           

  • Nadine’s Henna

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    Over the holidays the first of the 'big girls" got married. I've known Nadine since she was a very little girl. Like my husband she is Lebanese and so a big Lebanese wedding was in order. The night before the wedding the women throw a Henna Party. Here, the bride gets to eat, dance, and…

  • 2008 What a year !

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    It has been such an incredible year……..from fulfilling my dream of going to Iceland, acquiring LearnSweden, writing Jump Into A Book, cooking, knitting, gardening,and sharing a million incredible memories with my family, this has been an abundant year.                                                                                                                                        …