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What is OMAD and Why Am I Doing It?
WHAT IS OMAD? OMAD is an acronym that stands for One Meal A Day. It’s a type of Intermittent Fasting (IF) where you eat all your food for the day within a specific…
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Sweet Indulgence That Isn’t A Sin
SWEET INDULGENCE THAT ISN’T A SIN Sweet Indulgences are naughty, right? Let’s find out. Do you even know the meaning of the word Indulgence? According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary: an indulgence is the act…
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Eating Plants -Diet Journal – Down Two Pounds
EATING PLANTS – I LOST WEIGHT Eating plants, all animals, some of each. Which is best? I know, I know. <sigh> If you’ve been following me for any length of time at all,…
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Queen Elizabeth – My Pyrography Tribute
QUEEN ELIZABETH WAS AN ICONIC RULER Queen Elizabeth was an amazing monarch. Whether you admire her or not, there is no denying her rule was long and successful. I honestly don’t know as…
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Just Two Days Back on a Plant-Based Diet
Ok, so not even two days on a plant-based diet. More like by the end of the first day. Ugh. HERE’S THE STORY On Thursday, June 16th, 2022, I wrote the following journal…
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My Fave Fall 2022 Hair Trends
FALL 2022 HAIR TRENDS I’ve been dying my hair since I was thirteen years old. I was born a toe-head blonde. Do kids these days even know what that means? I was the…
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Why is Pumpkin Spice a Thing?
PUMPKIN SPICE, I’M A FAN! I don’t remember when I became aware of the popularity of Pumpkin Spice. I think it was probably long before social media was a thing. My sweet little…
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Supporting Other Artists Instead
I HAVE BEEN A PROFESSIONAL PYROGRAPHER FOR A LONG TIME If you’ve followed me for very long, you know that I’m not only a fiction author, but I’m also an artist. In fact,…
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About Brown Paper Coffee Company
ABOUT BROWN PAPER COFFEE COMPANY My passion for great coffee and pastries began with a Swedish mother who was an avid baker and loved a steaming cup of the fragrant brew. In 1997,…
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Welcome to my Closet Office
I’ve nicknamed this closet office my Cloffice. This is where I’m setting up a temporary work space until we move out onto our own acreage. Jeff and I moved from Forest Grove, Oregon…
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Halloween Candy Craziness
Americans Expected To Celebrate Halloween This Year Like Never Before! Halloween candy sales are expected to sky-rocket this year! According to this article in CStoreDecisions the trend is definitely way UP! Anticipated spending…
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About The Originally Scheduled Release Date for The Magical Legacy
Release Date Back Story After publishing The Golden Telescope on December 22nd, 2019, I decided I wanted to release at least one book in my Jack and the Magic Hat Maker series each…
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Friday, August 6th, 2021 – Interactive Tarot Card Reading
Here’s your interactive tarot reading for today. First – Close your eyes and relax. Focus on that space just above and between your eyes…your Third Eye. Inhale deeply, then exhale three times. Second…
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My New Obsession: Juliet Marillier Audio-Books
I just finished listening to Book Two in Juliet Marillier’s amazing Blackthorn & Grim audiobooks series: Tower of Thorns. Wow. Just wow. This series is captivating. I have to admit, her writing has…
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Pyrography Projects – In Progress: July 13, 2021
Current Pyrography Projects I pretty much always have several pyrography projects in progress at any given time. Unless these burnings are for a paying client, I take my time on pieces, working on…
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Friday, June 18, 2021 – Interactive Tarot Card Reading
Here’s Your Interactive Tarot Reading For Today First – Close your eyes and relax. Focus on that space just above and between your eyes…your Third Eye. Inhale deeply, then exhale three times. Second…
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Video Blast From the Past
Wow. As I’m building out this website I decided to search my computer for old content from my other psychic and tarot sites of the past. A text file came up with some…
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Plant-Based Keto – Is It Possible? Is It Healthy?
Plant-Based Keto sounds like a crazy idea, when you first consider it. Right? I mean, isn’t one of the biggest attractions to a keto diet the fact that you can eat all that…
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Sneak Peak: Meet Ross and Faith
COMING SUMMER 2021! Millions of years before Jack Mac Paidin was born, a rift existed between the forces of good and evil, foisting one energy against the other. Each side possessed its proponents…
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Mimi Kirk Interview for Eighty Percent Raw
MIMI KIRK INTERVIEW – FEBRUARY 23RD, 2010 “Eighty Percent Raw online magazine editor, Tracy Partridge-Johnson chats with 71 year young Mimi Kirk about her designation as PETA’s 2009 pick for America’s Sexiest Vegetarian…
