Dec 17, 2008 -
same items, different combination.
Dress: H&M;
Tights: Betsey Johnson;
Hat, Gloves: Club Monaco;
Ring: Juicy Couture;
Scarf, Necklace: vintage;
Boots: Aldo
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Oct 16, 2007 -
Bonsai Baby Steps - Your First Tree
By Erik A. Olsen
Bonsai originated in China although it became popular when Buddhist monks took the art form to Japan where it became excessively popular. In Japanese, the name Bonsai translates to “tray gardening”, which is the growing and training of trees to create them in miniature form.
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May 28, 2009 -
May 28 05:24 PM US/Eastern
By ALEXANDRA OLSON
Associated Press Writer
Severed heads tossed in front of a car dealership. Bodies hurled off a bridge. Extortion threats against shop owners.
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Mar 22, 2009 -
Published on Sunday, March 22, 2009 by the Times Union (Albany, New York)
by Donna Liquori
A young Juanita Rarick found refuge at the Howe Library in Albany's South End during the Great Depression. There, the girl could escape the instability of the world outside.
"I'd sit there and read quite a bit, maybe a couple of hours," an 88-year-old Rarick told me last year when I wrote about the Howe.
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Jan 09, 2009 -
A hedgehog's heart beats 190 times a minute on average and
drops to only 20 beats per minute during hibernation.
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An average beaver can cut down two hundred trees a year.
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If the average man never trimmed his beard, it would grow to
nearly 30 feet long in his lifetime.
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Dec 18, 2008 -
I take a slightly off-beat approach to Christmas decor with whimsical and handmade notions, while avoiding going overboard. Many of our decorations are hand-me-down, vintage, handmade items from Etsy, nostalgic toys, and other notions I made sure to buy on sale after the holidays. The traditions of trimming the tree, baking cookies, and wrapping gifts for loved ones are really what makes it feel like Christmas for me.
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Dec 08, 2008 -
Jennifer Aniston says she doesn't get why people care about her life so much.
"I think it's ridiculous. There's just this insatiable need," she tells USA Today.
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Apr 20, 2008 -
I took some pictures this morning of my front and back yard and the flowers that are blooming. It's a gloomy day today, I wish it was sunnier so the colors would pop more. But, I can't control the weather, so this is what you get.
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Feb 02, 2008 -
It's getting to be that time of year again that we can actively start working in our gardens. Here are some tips of what you can do in the month of February!
Shrubs and trees
Deciduous shrubs and trees are still dormant enough to transplant this month, once the buds have begun to swell, it will be to late.
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Dec 29, 2007 -
Usher hasn't even been a dad for 3 months and he already thinks he is super dad. He admits that after the birth of his son he completely turned his life around becoming a family man.
He says, "I'm really like super dad.
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