BigGirlBlue Buddy-Up 2009

Welcome to Michingan Wineries -- a work in fermation

Michigan -- one of America's great fruit belts -- more...1 point

Michigan -- one of America's great fruit belts -- has over 60 commercial wineries, with over 2,000 acres under wine-grape cultivation. It is hoped by the Michigan Grape and WIne Industry Council, to increase that to 10,000 acres by the year 2012.There are clusters of wineries (associations) which of...1 point

Top 10 Things to Do Unique to Western South Dakota

Get away from the maddening tourist attractions. G more...1 point

Get away from the maddening tourist attractions. Go for western adventure in and around the Black Hills of South Dakota, U.S.A.. Cowboys, Indians, Bikers, Paleontologists, and so much more. Learn what someone who came in from out of state, then resided in the Black Hills for about 10 years, thinks a...1 point

The Proper Way to Hang Toilet Paper

Many a marriage is infested by tiny differential d more...1 point

Many a marriage is infested by tiny differential details.Who will take out the garbage?Who sleeps on which side of the bed?Do you squeeze the toothpaste from the end or the middle of the tube?And very importantly, which way should the toilet paper hang from the roll? Against the wall or away from th...1 point

Bici Parker

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Heart Attack Mac & Cheese Recipes

Good for ya, Rib stickin', Heart Attack Mac & more...0 points

Good for ya, Rib stickin', Heart Attack Mac & Cheese.All right. I suppose that's not the best of titles, and it's not quite accurate since I haven't heard of anyone who has died from eating this deliciocious food. On the other hand, numerous folk have requested the recipe after eating it. Besides, i...0 points

Top 10 Ways to a Successful Garage Sale

Too much stuff laying about the house? Want to get more...0 points

Too much stuff laying about the house? Want to get rid of the old. Want to make some money on top of it?Try a garage sale, or yard sale.0 points

Bici's Hors d'oeuvres I - Simple-Dimple Chipped Beef Spread

A favorite at Christmas and Easter; although this more...0 points

A favorite at Christmas and Easter; although this is so tasty, it can be fixed any time of year for that special occasion with friends, co-workers, or at family gatherings.0 points

South Dakota, USA

Best known for 'the four faces,' aka Mount Rushmor more...0 points

Best known for 'the four faces,' aka Mount Rushmore, South Dakota is actually a very varied place -- varied land, varied animals, varied people.The very center of the United States (including Alaska and Hawaii), lies 21 miles north of Belle Fourche, in Butte County, South Dakota.Native South Dakotan...0 points

Cell Phone Phun

I come from the not-quite dinosaur age. I wasn't t more...0 points

I come from the not-quite dinosaur age. I wasn't there to hear Thomas call for his assistant to come to him. However, I do remember shared party lines and rotary dials and slim, pink 'princess' phones.I was in on the beginning of cell phones. It was a rough beginning.0 points

Two Cats Own Them

Adopting abandoned animals is a heart-ministry. Fr more...0 points

Adopting abandoned animals is a heart-ministry. From discovery to foster care to adopted home treds an interesting journey. Finding a loving home is the most essential part.This lens is about a brother and a sister cat, now about one year old. (This photo was taken shortly after they were rescued, w...0 points

Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy is a North American vine found in woods more...0 points

Poison Ivy is a North American vine found in woods and meadows. Skin exposure to the oil from this plant can have serious reactions for many people, including rashes and blisters.Burning the plant also sends oil into the air through the smoke and may affect people breathing it.0 points

12 Sandwiches for 12 Months

A sandwich is meat and/or vegetables placed betwee more...0 points

A sandwich is meat and/or vegetables placed between bread and eaten with the hands (i.e., without utencils). Summer picnics or winter firesides, there are a variety of sandwiches for each month of the year. Sandwiches may be hot or cold. They may take a few minutes to make or half an hour or more. T...0 points

Lighthouses of Michigan

There are 116 lighhouses boarding the state of Mic more...0 points

There are 116 lighhouses boarding the state of Michigan. It is no wonder that even at the Welcome Center on I-94 West, a light stands proudly, representing the state.Most of Michigan's lighthouses were built in the 1800's. Bulk transportation (pre-highways and cargo planes) was done by large ships.W...0 points

Fruit Appetizers

A healthy alternative to some of the heavier appet more...0 points

A healthy alternative to some of the heavier appetizers, is fruit. With the natural sugar within these foods, even the process of making the hors d'oeuvers is as simple as the fruit itself.0 points

iPod Touch Third Generation

With the recent drop in price, we visited all the more...0 points

With the recent drop in price, we visited all the Box Stores in our town to find the third generation iPod Touch. The good thing about Box Stores is that their products are generally cheaper than other places. The trouble with Box Stores is that they hire young people who don't know how to say, 'Let...0 points

Michigan Mushrooms

Mushrooms are in woods, everywhere. They never las more...0 points

Mushrooms are in woods, everywhere. They never last for long, only a few days, but their form and colors delight many a 'shroomer.What is okay to eat? What is poisonous? What is simply pretty to look at?Take a look downward on your next hike through the forest.0 points

Michigan Fall Foliage Tour

As the nights get longer and the temperatures get more...0 points

As the nights get longer and the temperatures get cooler, Autumn displays her deciduous leaves change from green to reds and oranges and yellows and finally browns. In forested Michigan, there are hundreds of opportunities to catch a dramatic fall foliage tour. Read on to discover how and why nature...0 points

2-Simple Chex Mix Recipes

This Chex Mix recipe has evolved over the years. I more...0 points

This Chex Mix recipe has evolved over the years. It is also referred to as Nuts and Bolts (for the Cherrioes and pretzel sticks).Easy to remember recipe, with 2 of most ingredients.Enjoy this tasty treat, or give it away to friends.0 points

Skillet Almond Cookie-Cake

While living out West, Madam X (name changed) gave more...0 points

While living out West, Madam X (name changed) gave away many of her cookie-cakes to friends. We received one each Christmas. She shared her recipe with several people I knew, but made them swear to never to share it with anyone else.When we were moving 2,000 miles away, I knew I'd no longer be a rec...0 points

The Secrets Of The Cheese Syndicate

Robert Montasio led an normal, average middle scho more...0 points

Robert Montasio led an normal, average middle school life, until his annoyning little sister Janine drank some mysterious liquid and began shrinking. To find a cure for her from an ancient cheese, Robert discovers that he, like his missing father before him, is part of a secret society, The Cheese S...0 points

First Cruise

In honor of our 30th wedding anniversary, we decid more...0 points

In honor of our 30th wedding anniversary, we decided to go on our first-ever cruise. We were nervous, scared, wondering how to pay for it, what we would see, how to decide on what shore trips, what we would do if we missed our ship in any port, would we take too much with us or not enough? -- well,...0 points

Top 10 Ways to Move with Kids

Moving is an emotional mix of happy and sad, excit more...0 points

Moving is an emotional mix of happy and sad, excited and depressed. Moving with children can be difficult as they leave their friends and home and school and familiar territory. It is also exciting to go someplace new.Most of all, it is important to keep your kids informed, so they can participate i...0 points

Top 10 Ways to a Successful Cruise

Whether for playing on a beach, kyaking near a gla more...0 points

Whether for playing on a beach, kyaking near a glacier, visiting a museum, castle or ruined Mayan city, or simply getting away from your normal work routine, choose your ship and activities according to why you are taking the trip.Research the cruise lines. Look into which cruise lines or individual...0 points

A Cabin Up North

Friends own a cabin on a lake in Leelanau County, more...0 points

Friends own a cabin on a lake in Leelanau County, Michigan -- the "pinky" of the Michigan Mitt. For the past three years, they have graciously allowed us to spend 3-5 days there each fall. It quickly has become the time we look forward to the rest of the 51 weeks of the year. A true time o...0 points

Ashtabula County: So Much to See and Do.

Ashtabula rests in the top most northeastern point more...1 point

Ashtabula rests in the top most northeastern point of Ohio, and with a population of 101,141, it still remains mostly country and farmland. Some of the cities include: Andover, Ashtabula, Conneaut, and Jefferson but no matter where you are, there is something entertaining and beautiful to see.There...1 point

Plastic Canvas Crafts

There is so much you can do with plastic canvas an more...0 points

There is so much you can do with plastic canvas and in this day in age, every little bit helps. If you can think it, you can probably do it. From jewelry boxes, to wreathes, to coat hanger covers, and everything in between. This lens will help you on your way. So let your imagination soar.0 points

Feeding Habits of Stinkpot Turtles

I collected 147 common musk turtles from Spring La more...0 points

I collected 147 common musk turtles from Spring Lake, San Marcos, Hays County, Texas between April 2008 and February 2009, to examine their dietary habits based on fecal analysis. I collected 70 female and 77 male turtles from lentic and lotic areas of the lake during spring, summer, fall and winter...0 points

Krista M

I'm a baby squid just now getting my account all s more...0 points

I'm a baby squid just now getting my account all set up. I like to write, and I have fun on the web, this seems like a good way to express myself and it compliments my (lack of ) participation in Book-in-a-Week quite nicely.The handsome devil in the picture with me is my husband. The most tolerant,...0 points

Foraging Behavior in Birds

There are many different types of avian foragers, more...0 points

There are many different types of avian foragers, each with its own individual genre of body plans and beak morphologies. These unique adaptations allow birds to specialize in their food choices and foraging niches. This helps to reduce competition between species (or types) and to ensure that speci...0 points

The Effect of Landscape Gradients on Vegetation Patterns

Ecosystem processes that are affected by landscape more...0 points

Ecosystem processes that are affected by landscape dynamics on broad scales are often studied in conjunction with climate change, habitat fragmentation, land-use change, and biodiversity (Turner et al., 1995). These landscape level estimates of ecosystem processes investigate such phenomenon as chan...0 points

Histoplasmosis

Histoplasmosis is a disease that can take many for more...0 points

Histoplasmosis is a disease that can take many forms, but most commonly attacks the reticuloendothelial system of a host. The two most common symptomatic forms of histoplasmosis are pulmonary histoplasmosis and disseminated histoplasmosis. Although Histoplasma capsulatum, the organism responsible fo...0 points

Rabies

Rabies is a disease of the central nervous system more...0 points

Rabies is a disease of the central nervous system that affects mammalian hosts and is generally transmitted through the saliva of an infected animal. Most cases of rabies in the U.S. occur in wildlife populations (92%) but rabies has also been reported in domestic dogs, cats, ungulates and humans (C...0 points

Fable Rewrite

I was asked to re-write the fable of The Tortoise more...0 points

I was asked to re-write the fable of The Tortoise and the Hare in 10 pages or less, at a kindergarten level. I was required to use the phrase 'slow and steady wins the race' and I was also asked to describe what the illustrations should look like. Below is my attempt.0 points

Macaroni & Cheese Recipes

Home cooking doesn't need to cost a lot to taste g more...1 point

Home cooking doesn't need to cost a lot to taste great. And it doesn't even need to be hard, either. This is one of my favorite macaroni & cheese recipes, which includes beef. Your whole family will enjoy this one1 point

Be a Standout Candidate for a Greek Fraternity/Sorority

If you are interested in joining a divine nine Gre more...1 point

If you are interested in joining a divine nine Greek Letter organization, this is the lens for you. These are tips on how to make yourself a standout candidate for one of the nine black greek letter organizations.1 point

Getting Started With Squidoo

Squidoo is the popular publishing platform and com more...0 points

Squidoo is the popular publishing platform and community that makes it easy for you to create 'lenses' online. Lenses are pages, kind of like flyers or signposts or overview articles, that gather everything you know about your topic of interest--and snap it all into focus. (You're looking at a lens...0 points

BigGirlBlue's Favorite Modules

One of the best things about Squidoo and building more...0 points

One of the best things about Squidoo and building lenses is being able to fill it with the modules of our choosing. What follows is a listing of my favorite modules and how I like to use them.The first is obviously, the intro. It's a good opportunity to grab the reader with the image and a short int...0 points

BigGirlBlue's Lens Dashboard

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Common Newbie Squidoo Mistakes

Making a Squidoo lens is easy. Making a good Squid more...0 points

Making a Squidoo lens is easy. Making a good Squidoo lens, well, that's another story. A lot of Squidoo newbies ask veterans to critique their lenses, and most of these lenses are not nearly as good as they could be. (There are exceptions!)Hopefully this lens will help new lensmasters avoid some of...0 points

"Making your First Lens" Mentor

EVERYBODY can Squidoo! You can too!It might take y more...0 points

EVERYBODY can Squidoo! You can too!It might take you an afternoon to 'get the hang of it', but that afternoon can be LOTS of fun.You don't need to be an expert in anything 'internet-y' to be able to build a beautiful, useful and successful Squidoo lens.Don't get overwhelmed, get busy! One step at a...0 points

An Introduction to Squidoo

Squidoo is a place that lets you build mini sites more...0 points

Squidoo is a place that lets you build mini sites for free. These mini sites are called "lenses," although I also like to think of them as web articles on steroids.Many people use Squidoo to write about their hobbies and passions. It's also a way to get the word out about something, such a...0 points

Basic HTML for Squidoo

You can use basic HTML in a few of the lens module more...0 points

You can use basic HTML in a few of the lens modules. Mostly used to create hyperlinks (they are the "live links" to other sites). Though there are also other uses for HTML. If you find yourself in need of quick tutorial on how to do it, here it is! Being able to grasp this skill (or adding...0 points

bdkz's Best Squidoo Tips

Welcome! I'm Bonnie, lensmaster bdkz. I'm a Giant more...0 points

Welcome! I'm Bonnie, lensmaster bdkz. I'm a Giant Squid Organizer and a Squid Angel. I have created over 400 lenses, been 'Lens of the Day' twice and have had 14 of my lens in the Top 100.I have been with Squidoo for over two years and I wanted to create a 'Squidoo Tips' lens to share what I have le...0 points

10 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Squidoo

It is a long time since I was a Squidoo Newbie but more...0 points

It is a long time since I was a Squidoo Newbie but I can still remember how it felt. Exciting and scary. Exciting because Squidoo gives you such a brilliant platform to create wonderful things. Scary because I really had no clue what I was doing.Now two years and over 200 lenses later it is just exc...0 points