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Today is a special day, indeed it is. Today is Dr. Seuss’ birthday, it ’tis, it ’tis. Carole Hears a Whoo (about a barn owl encounter) is written in honor of this auspicious occasion. I really didn’t need much arm-twisting or persuasion. So, sit back, take a load off and get ready to giggle and snort; for when Horton heard…
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Have I told you that we have barn owls living on our property in owl nesting boxes? In honor of these magnificent creatures, I decided to create an enchanting and beautiful tablescape with owl table decor. Using a collection of owls I already had, plus flowers from my yard, and a few broken tree limbs lying around the yard, the…
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Have you ever wondered what kinds of crafts you can make with toilet paper rolls? In fact, have you ever made toilet paper roll crafts? They’ve been around for many years and there are so many creative ones out there. There seems to be a resurgence of them in popularity right now, so I decided to create one for a…
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This is the story of the remarkable barn in the sky and a bonus – 42 types of owls with pictures of each! Who (whoo) knew there are 42 types of owls? Not me! Not until I starting researching owls for this post. In actuality, there are more than 200+ types of owls in the world, but more about that…
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[Updated on July 15, 2020] I know, I know! 42 Things in Your Living Room, Family Room, and/or Great Room is an exceedingly long title! But it didn’t seem right to create three separate lists for these three separate types of rooms because, well, they are so similar. So, if by chance you have all three of these rooms in…
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[Updated on July 7, 2020] Need a sweet, sticky, delicious, easy homemade barbecue sauce recipe for your summer grilling? This one has a surprise ingredient – a shot of booze! Has this ever happened to you? You defrost something that you want to slather with barbecue sauce, confident that you have barbecue sauce in your refrigerator or pantry, only to…
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