Monthly Archives: September 2010

The Final Results of How To Prepare For A Garage Sale Without Losing Your Mind Or Your Husband: Part IV

Posted on September 29, 2010 by GJD

Our garage sale Saturday wasn’t my first time to the rodeo, but there’s always room for a new trick. Two hours before we officially opened, a woman with bright yellow uncombed hair spilling over her Harry Potter glasses appeared and … Continue reading →

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How To Prepare For A Garage Sale Without Losing Your Mind Or Your Husband: Part III

Posted on September 25, 2010 by GJD

With two days left before our garage sale, my husband and I were tripping over boxes of cookbooks and the collection of sun faces I’d decided to purge.  The man who wanted me to get rid of anything and everything balked … Continue reading →

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Picking An Apple: A Blog Dog Weighs In… Peter Walsh Design by Peter Walsh, plus… How To Prepare For A Garage Sale Without Losing Your Mind Or Your Husband: Part II.

Posted on September 22, 2010 by GJD

Look at me; combining two articles in one. Efficient or crazy?  When you’re looking down the home stretch at a garage sale on Saturday, and you’re still at first base on Wednesday, I call it efficient.  When you’re up at 4 … Continue reading →

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How To Prepare For A Garage Sale Without Losing Your Mind Or Your Husband: Part I.

Posted on September 20, 2010 by GJD

Before I was married, my annual garage sale was a social event.   On Friday night, I’d invite friends, relatives, and neighbors to a preview party, supply a ten foot sub-sandwich and libations, award door prizes (one year it was my … Continue reading →

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What’s In A Dream? or… Watch Out Dennis Quaid.

Posted on September 16, 2010 by GJD

I always thought this painting—The Scream—was a Van Gogh. I was wrong. It’s Edvard Munch; but guess what? His work was strongly influenced by Van Gogh (yes, I did a little research).  When I woke up this morning, the image … Continue reading →

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Picking An Apple: A Blog Dog Weighs In… Chef Chloe by Chloe Coscarelli

Posted on September 14, 2010 by GJD

Lately I think about food a lot. Maybe it’s because I joined Weight Watchers and am recording everything from a carrot stick to figuring out how many points garlic naan is worth at my favorite Indian restaurant.

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A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Tuesday

Posted on September 7, 2010 by GJD

My husband can smell wind in the air two days away.  He can tell you if it’s a northerly or southerly route and how many mph it will be.  He can tell you hour by hour the exact time it … Continue reading →

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When Worlds Collide: My Double Life

Posted on September 5, 2010 by GJD

Sometimes I wake in the middle of the night and slide out of bed trying not to bump anything that might wake the dog or my husband.

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