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Category: Food for Thought

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Staying Active

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Lanie Fioretti

The Nutrition Source from the Harvard School of Public Health has a new article with some good guidelines on how much exercise we need, what exercise intensity we need, etc.  To view the article, click here. Here’s my little aside! There’s lots of activity that is not involve a designated exercise program, that works well. …

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Chihuly Exhibit

Posted on May 13, 2012May 21, 2012 by Lanie Fioretti

What a great weekend to go to the Dallas Arboretum for the Chihuly exhibit.  We got there when it opened on Sat. and it was a little drizzly and cool, so there were very few people.  We couldn’t have planned a better time to go.  Chihuly is such a master of glass and the exhibit…

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The End of Spring on the Ranch

Posted on May 4, 2012August 22, 2016 by Lanie Fioretti

  We’re saying goodbye to spring at the ranch.  The Indian Blanket replaced the Blue Bonnets and Stork’s Bill.  They have just been gorgeous.   This is an update from John and Dyna at Owl Creek Ceramics: We have just received our first shipment of baskets from Africa!  We are so excited!  I’m crazy about…

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Owl Creek Ceramics and Dallas Arboretum

Posted on May 2, 2012May 6, 2012 by Lanie Fioretti

Owl Creek Ceramics’ Spring Open House is this Saturday!! (from Dyna and John) Our second Spring open house will be this Saturday May 5th from 9-5 pm. We’ll have refreshments and tons of lovely gifts and special pieces.  10% off all in stock items during our open house. Just because you may have come to…

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Herbs and Spice and Everything Nice

Posted on April 23, 2012August 18, 2016 by Lanie Fioretti

When I look around my kitchen and do a quick inventory, I realize how many herbs and spices I have.  It’s almost embarrassing!  I mean there’s an entire cart (like an Elfa cart) in my pantry with nothing but spices.  And that’s not all, there’s more near my stove.  If the spice trade ever came…

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