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WEALTH – OUR GOALS DETERMINE OUR FUTURE

HELP FOR SETTING GOALS The image above is the basic Guidelines for Setting Goals, which you can use to improve your life, improving your health, fitness, relationships, and finances. Goals should be specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timely. It is easy to write out your individual goals after discussing them with your partner, spouse or […]

Eat Black-Eyed Peas for Good Luck in the New Year

Eat Black-Eyed Peas on New Year’s Day or early in January, to ensure Good Luck ALL YEAR! . Black-eyed peas were first domesticated in West Africa and now are grown around the world. They were introduced into the Americas in the 17th century. It is a heat-loving plant, which survives drought, but cannot survive frost. […]

The Tradition of MARDI GRAS in New Orleans

More than thirty tribes of Mardi Gras Indians are festive highlights as they parade through their respective neighborhoods. They combine African dance with stylized and inventive Native American inspired costumes. The multi layered “Indian Suits”, decorated with beads, sequins and exotic feathers, can take a year to make and can weigh more than 100 pounds! Although most […]

ART – Furniture Inspired By Song: “Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again!”

On December 11, 1980, Ettore Sottsass organized a meeting with designer friends, and in 1981 they formed a design collaborative named MEMPHIS. The name was taken after the Bob Dylan song “Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again” which had been played repeatedly throughout the evening’s meeting. The Memphis Italian Design Group drew […]

“Morning After the Party!” – What to do  for a Hangover!

The classic Bloody Mary! If New Year’s Eve is the official “drinking holiday”, then January 1st is the official day for hangovers and hangover cures. The symptoms are usually a dry mouth, nausea, extreme fatigue, dizziness and a headache. For a hangover, most who have experienced one say to find a quiet environment and plan […]

ART & MUSIC – Ladies & Gentlemen, “THE BEATLES!”

ART / MUSIC:  THE BEATLES ARRIVE IN U.S.A. A While Back – The New York Public Library presented as an exhibition… “Ladies & Gentlemen, THE BEATLES!”    Entrance to the N.Y. Library exhibition.   In 1964, The Beatles arrived in the United States launching a revolution that changed the course of popular music. Their influence also dramatically […]

HAPPY ART – Winnie-the-Pooh Art by Illustrator E. H. Shepard (1924)

Winnie-the-Pooh, also called Pooh Bear and Pooh, is a fictional anthropomorphic teddy bear created by English author A. A. Milne and English illustrator E. H. Shepard. The first collection of stories about the character was the book Winnie-the-Pooh (1926), and this was followed by The House at Pooh Corner (1928). Milne also included a poem about the bear in the […]

MAMA G’S ITALIAN TOMATO SAUCE & RAVIOLI

MAMA G’S TOMATO SAUCE BY SUE GIAMBELLUCA   (THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS RECIPE HAS BEEN WRITTEN DOWN. USUALLY, IT IS MADE BY FAMILY MEMBERS, FROM MEMORY–A PINCH OF THIS, A PLAM FULL OF THAT!) The recipe is information that has been passed down through the generations, most recently from Judy Giambelluca, and Grandma […]