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When Doing It Yourself Is No Longer the Best Choice

When Doing It Yourself Is No Longer the Best Choice First published on Sixty and Me My husband has always

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Home Patty Grasher

Welcome. I’m Patty Grasher, a guidebook author, radio host, and local book event organizer in Southwest Washington. This site brings

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Recreating a 1908 Vancouver Cookbook, One Chapter at a Time

I seem to have zero energy but I have started a tiny new project. When I first came to Vancouver

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My Journey to Write a Cozy Mystery

This is probably going to be very boring to 99.9 percent of the world. Maybe I should make that 99.99999

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Free Jigsaw Puzzles Online for all Ages

Free Jigsaw Puzzles Online Playing free jigsaw puzzles online offers a wealth of benefits, making it a valuable pastime for

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Detours & Side Trips

So I am bit more spasmodic with my daily as usual but continuing on.   Since I always have a good

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Everyone can give Encouragement

Subscribe to these notes  Today’s Sunshine: Encouragement to others is something everyone can give. Joel Osteen I found a new

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Just living is not enough

Subscribe to these notes  Today’s Sunshine: \”Just living is not enough … one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little

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Gift of Friendship

Subscribe to these notes  Today’s Sunshine: \”Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an

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Gift of Friendship

Subscribe to these notes  Today’s Sunshine: \”The greatest gift of life is friendship.\” Hubert H Humphrey The Greatest Gift In

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Start having positive results

Subscribe to these notes  Today’s Sunshine: \”Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you\’ll start having positive results.\” Willie

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Stay with your problem

Subscribe to these notes  Today’s Sunshine: \”It\’s not that I\’m so smart, it\’s just that I stay with problems longer.\”

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If you don\’t like where you are

Subscribe to these notes  Today’s Sunshine: \”If you don\’t like where you are MOVE you are not a tree.\” Just

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Good mood challenges

Subscribe to these notes  Today’s Sunshine: \”The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.\” Voltaire

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Look at the results

Subscribe to these notes  Today’s Sunshine: However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results. Winston Churchill Today is

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A slightly new direction for this blog

Subscribe to these notes  Today’s Sunshine: \”Aim for the sky, but move slowly, enjoying every step along the way.\” Chandra

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