Cleaning products are great for getting rid of dirt, mold and so forth, but they can be toxic to your skin, eyes and sinuses. All-natural, homemade cleaning products are eco-friendly and better for your health. Vinegar Use on toilet bowl rings, soup scum, hard water stains, stove and counter tops, floors and as fabric softener Long has vinegar been the household item touted as a …
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Shannon Fitzpatrick - February 25, 2015
Spring is never coming – I’m convinced. I’ll wake up one morning and it will be summer. So, I’ve decided to hunker down and stay in until that day comes. A good movie, some yummy grub and a glass of wine (or two) will be the routine until that mercury starts to rise. Here are my top three picks for a movie night, in. Cheers! …
Continue readingGreat Year For Provence Rosé in 2013
Gurvinder Bhatia - February 23, 2015
There are ample good reasons why the southern French region of Provence is not just a popular holiday destination, but a region whose real estate is a hot commodity with Paris socialites and the Brangelinas of the world. An abundance of sun, luscious countrysides, fields of lavender and golden sunflowers, olive trees, stone-walled country estates, azure blue‒sky seashores, beaches filled with beautiful people … what’s …
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News reports on the 2014 European olive oil harvest (the fruits of which are hitting the shelves now…maybe) are not good. “A Harvest to Forget,” and “Worst Year in Recent History,” are just a few of the doom and gloom headlines circulating. At a dinner with Farbrizio Nencioni of Agricola San Felice (where I had the pleasure of tasting some of his exceptional Tuscan wines), …
Continue reading5 Ways to be More Productive in Your Everyday Life
Shannon Fitzpatrick - February 18, 2015
Today’s world demands a lot. Work and family responsibilities can easily overwhelm us. As a single, working mom with three young children, I am a poster-girl for the over-scheduled and over-stressed. As a consequence, my daily productivity can be drastically affected by a constant need (self-imposed) to multi task. I have learned, mostly the hard way, that trying to fit too much into a day …
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My daughter Madison was fortunate enough to be able to travel to Europe with her school in March of this year and since her return has been dreaming of Ladurée macarons. Since that fateful day we have been on the hunt for the perfect macaron, pronounced mah-kah-ROHN and not to be confused with macaroons. My investigation showing that this confusion happens all the time as …
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