Happy New Years from Brooklyn!

Diposting oleh fawaid on Rabu, 31 Desember 2008

I have been utterly remiss in my holiday well wishing. Please forgive me?Here's a hearty happy new years from both me and Joe Jr's (New York's most charmingly decorated greasy spoon). It's the great equalizer; always full [...]
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Last Chance......

Diposting oleh fawaid on Selasa, 30 Desember 2008

Ok - time is ticking away! 2008 is drawing to a close and so is my giveaway! I will post the winner January 1, 2009 so you have until Midnight New Years Eve to enter! (I'm sure you will be busy at midnight - tee hee he - so don't wait - Enter NOW! ) [...]
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Confession.....

Diposting oleh fawaid on Jumat, 26 Desember 2008

Confession #1 : Alright, I have a confession to make. As of about 10:30am this morning - 99% of my christmas decorations were boxed up and put away until next year.................and it feels so GOOD! I love to "de-clutter" [...]
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Merry Christmas!

Diposting oleh fawaid on Rabu, 24 Desember 2008

May your days be merry and bright and may your Christmas day be full of magic and all that you hope for and hold dear. See you after the Holiday! and don't forget about my apron giveaway here. [...]
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Elf yourself!

Diposting oleh fawaid on Selasa, 23 Desember 2008

Send your own ElfYourself eCardsI remember doing this last year but it seems they have "up'd" the fun this year! LOL!!! My kids get the biggest kick out of watching the dances we have created! Here's one of them. So ya'll [...]
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It's (almost) a wrap..

Diposting oleh fawaid on Senin, 22 Desember 2008

3 days to go and I've finally started wrapping the meager amount of presents I have to give out this year. (Mostly to my sister, the lucky lady!)I was always spellbound by Julie Andrews saying brown paper packages tied [...]
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Tea for Two

Diposting oleh fawaid on Minggu, 21 Desember 2008

After a brief spell of disappointment followed by a longer spell of the flu, Jim brought me some little corner store flowers to brighten my spirits. They were so sweet and goofy, the stems were nearly two feet long and they [...]
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DisplayLink Customer Doubles Up On LG USB Displays

Diposting oleh fawaid on Sabtu, 20 Desember 2008

"I heard of the LG USB Monitors by word-of-mouth. We provide two monitors per employee, as we are very well aware of the productivity increased that an additional monitor brings. We were very impressed in how easy it was to set up and get going. Also, [...]
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The Snowmen Sartorialist

Diposting oleh fawaid

After yesterday's snow, the Williamsburg snowmen were out full force last night.Diminutive but perfectly proportioned outside of Moon River Chattel.Down by the east river, hair was a bit more lustrous and beers were being [...]
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Peeking......

Diposting oleh fawaid on Jumat, 19 Desember 2008

Don't you love to see how other people live? I love to tour homes and the Holidays make it extra special too! If you stopped by my house here's a few things you might see. It's just a peek though.... ;) [...]
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Inclement weather

Diposting oleh fawaid

My annual mad closet toss to find my beloved bean boots has taken place this snowy afternoon with mixed results. I found both, together, which is rare, but they are still covered in muddy mystery sludge from the last time [...]
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I spy.......

Diposting oleh fawaid on Kamis, 18 Desember 2008

What do you spy?........................... L [...]
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Finally a bloom!

Diposting oleh fawaid on Rabu, 17 Desember 2008

After a botched first attempt at paperwhites (which in a well meaning gentleman bought me daffodil bulbs instead of paperwhites by mistake. So sweet!) I'm thrilled to have something in bloom chez moi.A few weeks ago I potted [...]
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Making Snow......

Diposting oleh fawaid

We had our first "big" snow of the season this past weekend. And when I say "big", it's not really that much, but significant for the area we live in and if it covers most of the grass the kids get pretty excited.What better [...]
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Blue Plate Special

Diposting oleh fawaid on Selasa, 16 Desember 2008

Okay, okay! No more posting about blue and white china after today, I promise. After a round of flea markets this weekend, my pile of collected china could no longer be ignored as it threatened to topple at any minute.But [...]
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Headcase

Diposting oleh fawaid on Senin, 15 Desember 2008

A few weeks back I found these little printed bowties at my friend Frances' darling new store, Franny and Roey. Why oh why did I not buy them to make headbands?*Note to Frances, find more bowti [...]
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Apron Giveaway...........I want to know!

Diposting oleh fawaid

Let's wrap up 2008 with a giveaway! It's the same apron that is available in my Apron DIY kits but this one is already sewn up for you!How do you win???? It's easy! Simply post a comment about what you'd like to see from [...]
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Holiday yumminess....

Diposting oleh fawaid on Minggu, 14 Desember 2008

I always appreciate getting a new recipe to spice up the hum drum of what I make day to day - year to year. But even better is when the recipe has been tried out and I know it's a good one. So, I'm passing this one along [...]
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Christmas cards

Diposting oleh fawaid on Sabtu, 13 Desember 2008

After seeing my mom's cute hand painted Christmas card I caught the bug to make some myself.Unfortunately, I didn't quite inherit her painterly skills. I did, however, inherit her gusto when it comes to projects, so I gathered [...]
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Family Portrait cards

Diposting oleh fawaid on Jumat, 12 Desember 2008

My mom painted this charming beyond belief family Christmas card as a teenager.She has the best illustration style of anyone I know, it's never over thought or over worked, just sweet, childlike and goofy.That's her on the [...]
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Dynadock is Universal, Easy to Support

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DisplayLink today received another customer testimonial, this time highlighting the benefits of the Toshiba Dynadock universal docking station. We just had to share:“The University buys the computers and peripherals indirectly from Toshiba. We have different [...]
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Gift ideas

Diposting oleh fawaid

I think most everyone is being a bit more "frugal" with their gift buying this year. It's a great year to stretch the Holiday Budget and create something handcrafted!The You Can Make This site, which sells my ebooks, also [...]
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Happy Customer Cites Easy Set Up

Diposting oleh fawaid on Kamis, 11 Desember 2008

“DisplayLink technology has not only solved my immediate issues but is shaping my new business, too! Our newly-hired head of finance requested to have at least two monitors plugged into his laptop computer. He had previously worked on multiple monitors, [...]
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A Holiday Read

Diposting oleh fawaid

The book for Book Club this month was Christmas Jars and I just have to say it's a must read for the Holiday Season! It's a short, fast, entertaining, feel good book that can easily be finished in an afternoon. You'll want [...]
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O Tannenbaum

Diposting oleh fawaid

The tree is up, the lights are on. I kid you not, I slept on the living room floor the very first night it was up.**Full disclosure- Yes, my parents were in town and thus in my bed, but regardless, I was very excited about [...]
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