Kristin Belz

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Board Games for the Not Bored
Dec 27, 2011
It’s been somehow reassuring this holiday season to discover that not all the classic old board games have been completely converted to digital zeroes and ones. In fact, flat old boxes filled...
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Grains – and slabs – of salt
Dec 26, 2011
Salt of the earth. Take it with a grain of salt. Salt is, in our language as well as our daily culinary intake, the ultimate basic. Indeed, it’s even a basic ingredient in our bodies – we all...
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Keeping Time – and Resolutions – for 2012
Dec 24, 2011
The year comes along with a slew of hopes, resolutions…and the need for a new calendar. While there is always the lovely Microsoft Outlook calendar to be found on the computer screen, that...
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Hummingbirds Keep Away the Humbugs
Dec 23, 2011
The winter scene outside may be bleak, but sometimes a bit of life appears. Birds are a big help, and not all of them have flown south. Bird feeders are a way to entice those who are still in...
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Living, Breathing Ornaments
Dec 20, 2011
Christmas tree ornaments are intended to inspire and delight – and indeed, the usual red balls, white snowflakes and angels, golden bells and twinkling lights do add sparkle and color to a...
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Prints Charming is in the House
Dec 19, 2011
Holidays from work and school are welcome, but sometimes they can wear out that welcome. What to do when the are kids home from school and Aunt Myrtle and Uncle Lenny, in from Minnesota, are...
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Don’t Panic – Get Panettone
Dec 18, 2011
American and English holiday fruitcakes are subject to as much derision as Rodney Dangerfield, but their Italian cousin, Panettone, is another story. The Italian raisin and citrus studded...
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Tales of Two Charleses
Dec 18, 2011
What would Christmas be without Ebenezer Scrooge and Charlie Brown? Of course there are lots of other traditional characters populating our imaginations this time of year (including reindeer from...
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A Range of Needs and Stoves
Dec 13, 2011
Appliances don’t necessarily elicit envy or lust, but Smeg cooktops aren’t just appliances. The Italian-designed Piano line of ranges and stovetops is as expressive and exuberant as a 1950s...
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Clean Home, Green Home
Dec 11, 2011
It’s not exactly exciting, but house cleaning is a key ingredient to having a gracious, healthy and beautiful home. Luckily, we’ve come a long way from the era when the average adult woman would...
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