Congratulations RocketMoms: Session 3

24websurf 

1st & 2nd Class of RocketMoms Grad!

Daredevil Debbie Lawler

Do you remember Daredevil Debbie? When I was a young child, Daredevil Debbie was everywhere! She was on TV, in comic books and she was REAL! Daredevil Debbie was based on upon real life daredevil Debbie Lawler. A female version of Evel Knievel, Deb...

The Beauty of Fall

Even here in the deep south the winds are changing. It is now September of 2009 and the nights are beginning to get cooler. Even the days have changed to a much more brisk wind than last week when we were splashing in the pool. It looks like Summer...

Georgia on My Mind

I was born and raised in Georgia, USA. I have never known any other way of life than "Southern". If you come to Georgia for a vacation or just for sightseeing, you'll need a car. It's a big state and the sometimes very long distance between cities o...

a_willow 

1st Class of RocketMoms Grad!

Brand New Life and Fashion Style - Moxie Girlz

As we all know, girls love to play with dolls! And if those dolls are cool, fashionable and beautiful, many little girls want to be just like their dolls! After a stunning success with Bratz fashion dolls, MGA Entertainment had to step back after a...

Directory of Crafts from Reused Items

This directory holds links to pages which are collections of crafts from reused household items. For each holiday and season, there is a separate page with collection of easy and cheap crafts. These pages are intended for parents as a craft project...

Masters of Pretend Play

We didn't have many toys around when I was a kid. Specially a kid being raised in socialist country like Yugoslavia was in '70s and '80s. We had few toys and our games were simple... Simple but so fun! We could turn everything into an exciting game....

BarbRad 

My Top Ten Most Refered to Cookbooks

I married in 1964, which means I've been cooking for almost 50 years. My first real cookbook is the Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook you see in the picture. It's the third printing of the Revised Edition. I got it for a wedding present. It was...

The 80's Were Our Parenting Years

Our Parenting Years Were Our Best Years Many people get married, plan to have children, have them, and enjoy them. Some of us learned that becoming parents isn't a sure thing. We married in 1964. By 1980, God had not yet blessed us with children. S...

My Dollhouse Full of Memories

My Cousin Edna Knew Me Better Than I Knew Myself She was my father's mother's first cousin, and she was more like a grandmother on my father's side, since his mother lived far away in Oklahoma and I only had two visits with her during my life. It w...

boutiqueshops 

My Favorite Toy Is My Computer!

My Computer Makes Work, Home and Life Easier & More Fun! Being born in 1957, I grew up with the usual toys of my generation. The dolls, the tea sets and coloring books. I loved coloring! But a funny thing happened on the long road to today ~ compute...

Dawn Dish Washing Liquid Is Great

I've been using Dawn Dish Washing Liquid for years because I'm convinced it's just the best dish soap available. In all the years (don't ask) that I've been washing dishes, I've tried lots of different brands of dish washing soap. Being a frugal hom...

My Famous Buttermilk Pie!

Every year, I make Buttermilk Pie at Thanksgiving at my family's request. Usually, I have to make several! (inserting my best Paula Deen impression here...) Now, I thought just everyone knew what a buttermilk pie is, honey! Who knew the rest of the...

Brookelorren 

Christmas Cards on Zazzle

Since the holidays are just around the corner, you may want to start thinking about Christmas cards. Christmas cards are a tradition for many. You can buy them in many places, including the drug store, grocery stores, or in catalogs. Christmas cards...

Cabbage Patch Kids

Cabbage Patch Kids have been around for more than 25 years, which is hard to believe. I remember as a kid how moms would fight over these Kids, and some children were very disappointed when they were sold out of dolls that year. The first Kids came o...

Little House on the Prairie, A Classic Childhood Series

The Little House on the Prairie television show ran from 1974 to 1983. When I was a kid, I remember reading the books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. They were originally published in 1935, but when the T.V. show ran, they were very popular. People even dre...

capriliz 

2nd Class of RocketMoms Grad!

Tie Dye Kits, Tips, and Techniques

Feeling creative or just looking for a craft to do with the kids? Try tie dying! And now you can get a tie dye kit that includes a variety of colors so you don't have to purchase each color separately. Very simple and fun. Imagine having your own in...

Butternut Squash Soup Recipe

Enjoy the fresh bounty of your own garden or the harvest of your local farmers this fall. Now is the time of the year to enjoy all the delicious varieties of squash, apples, and pumpkins. One way to make use of squash, especially butternut squash, i...

GI Joe: Action Figures and Toys Still in Demand!

Now is the time to add to or build up your G.I. Joe collection. You can choose from action figures, all terrain vehicles, and collector sets. Do you prefer the 12 inch or the 3 3/4 inch figures? If you are looking for figures from the newest movie r...

clouda9 

2nd Class of RocketMoms Grad!

1940's Pin-Up Girls

These girls were more then just a poster tacked up on a wall - to eye amorously or provocatively - they are what kept our WWII GI's goin', they are what dreams were made of, they were discovered and shined! Long before Twitter, Facebook, or the frenzy...

Barbie And Me!

No better way to celebrate my 100th lens then with My Favorite Toy of all time...Barbie! When I was a little girl Barbie practically went everywhere with me! She was always dressed to the nines with that cute little flippy-doodle hair-do and those t...

Scrapbooker's Christmas Dream Shop

Plan ahead this Christmas to scrapbook your memories to keep and share. It does not have to be anything overly elaborate, especially if you keep it simple silly (KISS)! The trick to easy scrapbooking, especially during the holidays, is to keep your...

crosscreations 

Thomas the Tank Engine Brio Trains

Kids of All Ages LOVE Thomas & Friends Thomas the Tank Engine has stood the test of time in favorite toys and stories for young children. Brio Trains have now been wildly popular for decades. Over 50 years ago, a reverend told his son stories a...

Top 10 Gifts for St. Louis Cardinal Baseball Fans

St. Louis is a baseball town.  Fans LOVE Cardinal Gifts!   St. Louis Cardinal fans have intense pride and loyalty in their team, an awesome new stadium, and NINE World Series titles! Albert Pujols is THE best player in the game. Chris C...

iRobots are Household Helpers: Meet Roomba

Greetings earthlings! My name is Roomba and I come from the planet iRobot. Meet the homehelper robots, introduced by Roomba.  Forget the Jetsons, for that was just a silly TV show. But did you ever wish you had a robot maid like the Jetsons d...

Dkprincess6 

2nd Class of RocketMoms Grad!

The Game Of Life

This game was my favorite when I was growing up. I'm not really sure why, but I think it may have been because I'm quite the daydreamer. It was always fun to pretend to get a different job, get married, have kids, retire, and all the other things tha...

What Color Is Your Tree?

Every Christmas, when it's time to decorate the tree, we end up with a different color scheme. It's always random, and depends on which two colors of lights I pull out first. This was something I started after I got married. Don't know why really. I...

The Architecture Of Frank Lloyd Wright

When I was going to school to become a Vet Tech, I had to take a few Liberal Arts Courses in order to get my degree. One of the courses I took was a Modern Art Class. The only thing I really liked out of the whole course, was the stuff on Frank Lloyd...

ElleDeeEsse 

Mosaics

I have long had a fascination with the art of creating beautiful images from small coloured tiles and bits of broken china. When executed well the end results are simply stunning. Photo used under a Creative Commons licence from maureencrosbie

Top 10 Ways With Cheese

I confess right here, right now, a love of cheese. There are very few cheeses on this earth that I do not like although I also confess that there are still many that I have not tried. For a food which is really so simple it is simply astounding the m...

Whatever Happened To Knuckles

I love toys that will enthrall a child and her friends for hours. It may sound like a rehashed cliche, but sometimes I long for the simpler things of my childhood. The toys, games and activities that captivated us then were simpler, cheaper and kept...

GonnaFly 

Magnetic Dress Up Paper Dolls

Magnetic paper dolls open up a whole new world of creative play. I loved playing with paper dolls as a child. Many a happy hour was spent dressing the dolls and playing with them. All my dolls were made from card and their clothes were made from pape...

Tasmanian Tiger

The Tasmanian tiger is also known as the thylacine or Tasmanian wolf. It is not actually a member of the cat family (tiger) or the dog family (wolf) but is a type of marsupial - the female carries her young in a pouch. Its scientific name is Thylacin...

Blue Mountains NSW

Only about 100km (60 miles ) west of Sydney is the beautiful area of the Blue Mountains, NSW (New South Wales). It is accessible by road and rail. There are many walks in this area for exploring the magnificent views, waterfalls and bushland in the B...

happynutritionist 

The Black Dirt Region of Pine Island, NY

Last Saturday on a cool, fall-like September afternoon, my husband and I went out on one of our local day trips and ended up in the black dirt farming region of Pine Island, NY. Pine Island is a beautiful hamlet of Warwick, New York. This was only o...

My 1960's Transistor Radio

One of the most exciting gifts I received as a young girl was my first transistor radio. I was a child in the 1950's and '60's. It was during that time that transistor radios became widely available to the consumer. It was being developed earlier tha...

The Betsy Wetsy Doll

My first 9 years of life were lived in the 1950's, and it was during those years that Betsy Wetsy became a very special doll to many young girls like myself. Why? As the name implied, she actually wet her diaper! That may seem a bit silly thinking ba...

Heather426 

1st & 2nd Class of RocketMoms Grad!

Lilyana

My daughter had her first baby, Lilyana Giselle, and I am over the moon about it. This is a lens about Lily, as they call her, and the experience of becoming a grandmother. All posters available at AllPosters.com. Click on any image to purchase.

Blue Danube Dishes

I love Blue Danube China Dishes. My Grandmother had this China pattern, and as soon as I found out I was getting married, I registered for the same pattern. Blue is my favorite color, especially cobalt blue, and the blue and white pattern on plates j...

My Costumography

I love Halloween! and Mardi Gras! and Masquerade Balls! and Costume Parties! Any excuse to put on something I would never wear in "real life"...and that is the key. It allows a fantasy life for a little while and you can play it any way you choose. I...

hlkljgk 

1st & 2nd Class of RocketMoms Grad!

Photo Crafts

So now that you have all sorts of great photos from your Photography Projects, what are you going to do with them? Well, of course, there is sharing them online or printing them for friends and family, but what about something a bit different? Here a...

Pumpkin Recipes

Fall is my favorite time of year, and it just so happens my favorite fruits are ready for harvest in the fall: apples and pumpkins. Here, I'm going to introduce you to a variety of pumpkin recipes. I'm sure most have tried pumpkin pie, but did you kn...

Building Blocks

Wooden blocks were my favorite toy to play with for the longest time. Starting with the build-it-up-knock-'em-down game as a toddler and eventually moving on to elaborate cityscapes. I could sit for hours building the tallest towers and coolest castl...

JustBon-Crochet-Designs 

Chocolate and Peanut Butter

Chocolate and Peanut Butter, just the two words together bring a mouth watering moment for most people. Do you love Reese Peanut Butter Cups? How about Oreo Cookies? Then this is the ultimate recipe for you! Chocolate & Peanut Butter candies shaped...

1981: Best Selling Singles (UK)

The superstars, the one hit wonders and the fads that made up the music charts of 1981. Here are the year's Top 10 best selling singles in the UK. Especially dedicated to my British husband, as well as to my son who was born in 1981

Monopoly - A Childhood Game

One of my most vivid childhood memories is of sitting around the family dining table and playing Monopoly with my older brothers and sister. It was usually in the dead of winter, when it was much too cold to go outside, that our mother gathered us to...

KarateKatGraphics 

1st Class of RocketMoms Grad!

Main-Dish Potato Gratin

A potato gratin memory: I'm sitting with my husband and in-laws in a charming, relaxed restaurant in Paris's Latin Quarter. With understated pride, our server lays out classic dishes: two hearty stews (pot au feu, boeuf bourguignon), steak frites, a...

Top 10 Board Books

Hands down, books are my absolute favorite thing to give new babies and their parents. There's something so special and intimate about passing along books you read, in some cases millions of times, to your own kids when they were babies. Little ones...

Rat-A-Tat-Cat

About 6 years ago my husband's coworker told him about a game her kids were obsessed with. Best of all, she enjoyed it as much as they did. We put it on our family Christmas list and had soon started our own long-term love affair with Gamewright's R...

kimmanleyort 

Our Favorite Nuts and Bolts Recipe

Nuts and Bolts - Chex Mix - Party Mix - Whatever you call it, this is our favorite recipe! In our family, we have a nuts and bolts recipe that was handed down by my mother-in-law. It has turned into a family tradition that we make several times over...

Visions of Italy

After two trips to Italy in the past three years, it is officially my favorite country! This page will outline the beginnings of a project that will evolve into a book and prints available online. Inspired by a beautiful book called Italian Dreams a...

Jumping Rope

My Challenge: To make a page about my favorite toy from childhood. After some reflection, I realized that when I was a child I spent a lot of my time skating or being outdoors. We were lucky enough to live on a cul-dec-sac with a school across the s...

LakeMom 

1st & 2nd Class of RocketMoms Grad!

Jillian Michaels Master Your Metabolism

"Master Your Metabolism is a simple three-phase plan that amps up your weight-loss hormones and kicks those fat-storing hormones to the curb." I have never been a big fan of the fad diets. Actually whatever we are eating is our diet. Diet is not a b...

No-Sew Poncho

You've seen them on the runway and you want one of your own - a Poncho. I have a way to make a poncho for every mood or day of the week - and it's easy! There is no sewing involved! There is no need for perfection! It is a perfect arts & craft projec...

Ten Things I Love About Digital Scrapbooking

I guess I have always loved to scrapbook. One of my first scrapbooks was a project for English class in 9th grade. Recently I have discovered digital scrap booking - I think I am in love! There are so many things I can do with digital scrap booking t...

lakern26 

Disney's A Christmas Carol Train Tour

With the holiday season approaching, theaters across the country are preparing for the upcoming release of Disney's A Christmas Carol. This animated remake of Charles Dickens' unforgettable holiday classic will be presented in 3D and is due to premie...

Choose Your Own Adventure Book Series

I loved the 80's! As a child of that decade, I remember some things pretty well . . . like the thrill of getting a Cabbage Patch doll for Christmas, the adrenaline rush of playing Pac-Man with my sister, and the frustration of trying to do that darn...

Homemade Pumpkin Cake

With the season of autumn nearly upon us, it is time once again to set up the fall decorations, pull out those warmer clothes, and just enjoy the beauty of the season. For many people, this also means preparing for the holidays, and what better way t...

LeanneChesser 

Fun Fall Sensory Recipes for Kids

With school starting up again for the fall, I wanted to do a lens on fall sensory activities, since I taught Kindergarten kids with special needs for a lot of my teaching years (we did a lot of sensory play). So, that's what you'll find here...

Random Acts of Kindness Day

Random Acts of Kindness Day is an unofficial holiday; it's more like an awareness day, or a celebration, or an observance. However, it's celebrated globally. And various events take place, mostly through local organizations, events and effort...

Word Puzzles & Games for Word Nerds

Well, as you can tell from the title, I'm a word nerd. That's because I love word puzzles and tons more stuff about words. I'm also a "Rocket Mom" (you'll see the connection in a second). Rocket Moms is a gathering of the s...

LindaBee 

Little Girl's Bicycle - My Favorite Childhood Toy

Growing up in the early 1950's in a small, rural, southern town was difficult. I didn't have many toys that were not hand made and never really wanted much more. There was one toy, however, that I wanted very much. My friends and cousins all s...

The Noticer | Andy Andrews Books

The Noticer by Andy Andrews is the latest literary choice of St. Aidan's Ladies Book Group. It is a new story of common wisdom from the bestselling author of The Traveler's Gift. We have thoroughly enjoyed reading and discussing this latest masterpi...

Scrimshaw Art

Scrimshaw is one of the first American crafts, originated during the United States' earliest years by sailors on whaling ships. While waiting for the cry "Thar she blows!" crew members occupied their minds and hands with scrimshaw, scribing designs o...

luvmyludwig 

2nd Class of RocketMoms Grad!

Georgia Bulldog Christmas Stockings

During my search for the perfect Christmas stockings for my family I found several beautiful Georgia Bulldog Christmas Stockings and fell in love with them. Do you know a Dawg fan? Does your family love the Georgia Bulldogs? If so, you have come to...

Scrunchies Are The Perfect Hair Accessory

Scrunchies Are The Perfect Hair Accessory The 1980's was the decade of hair, BIG HAIR. So what decade would be more prefect for the creation of the Scrunchie than the 80's? In a decade full of bad perms, teased bangs, and mullets, comes a practical a...

Rocketmomsography 2

Rocketmoms is coming to an end, so let the party begin. This lens is to showcase the lenses I did during Rocketmoms this session. I am very proud of what I have accomplished this session, so I'd like to share it.

Macs 

Kong Dog Toys

Hi everyone! My name is Thor; and that's me in the picture asleep with my favorite teddy bear. My 2-leggers snapped this picture when I first came to live with them (I was 3 weeks old at the time). I'm almost 4 months old now but I'm sti...

Apple Brown Betty

Some of my fondest childhood memories are of my Grandma and I in the kitchen of her house, preparing her scrumptious Apple Brown Betty. I remember spending what seemed like hours peeling, coring and slicing apples. She didn't believe in using th...

Homemade Bath Salts

I find there's nothing more relaxing than a long soak in the tub after an extremely difficult day. Include some luxurious bath salts to the water and turn your bathtub into your own personal spa! Bath salts help relax tired muscles, soften the s...

Makita 

Service Learning

I have always had a strong desire to help. As a teacher, I looked for avenues by which my students could 'give back' to their communities in ways that were tied to our studies. Every year, my students and I participated in a world-wide effort envisio...

My Creative Endeavors

I enjoy many outlets of expression. Baking. Cake Decorating. Reading. Writing. Scrapbooking. Blogging. Biological Illustration. Gardening. Genealogy. Sewing. Quilting. Traveling. Volunteering. Crocheting. I hope to add Knitting, Rosemaling and Scandi...

Must Haves for Mommies

With so much advertising today, there are many products that are sold to parents that I feel are unnecessary and thereby a waste of money... a baby wipe warmer, for example. I mean, really?! Everyone of course will have their opinions about the thing...

mainmom7501 

One Touch Can Opener

The One Touch Can Opener is in my opinion one of the best things they have come out with in a long time. I have trouble gripping and turning at the same time. I just love the fact that you just put the can opener on top of any can push the button and...

Crafty Ways To Recycle

Help save the planet by crafting with stuff that has already been used. Reuse plastic bags, puzzle pieces, old clothes and there are many many more. By recycling in crafts you can save money and the planet Earth at the same time. Crayons can be melt...

Cheesy Meatloaf Burgers

My Cheesy Meatloaf Burgers is just my meatloaf recipe patted out into burgers due to the fact my oven quit working on me, so now I only have a toaster oven. It is hard to make a meatloaf for a family of 4 or more in a toaster oven. I wanted meatloaf...

marsha32 

Nickel and Dimed--Book Review

Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich Full title is Nickel and Dimed On (Not) Getting By in America ISBN 0-8050-6389-7 Published by Owl Books.

Meatball Subs

Yum Yum! Meatball subs are all that and more. I'm including the recipe for the meatball subs as well as the recipe for the meatballs. Enjoy :)

Blankets for Christmas

This is another personal lens for me. I have made myself a goal of making all my children and grandchildren blankets for Christmas, with most of them being quilts. This lens will be ongoing as I complete each blanket. How many do I need to make yo...

Mickie_G 

2nd Class of RocketMoms Grad!

How to Create Custom Lampshades

I had a plain white lampshade that was me begging to decorate it. So I complied and did so using a very old Webster's Dictionary . What a perfect idea for someone who loves books and reading. And it was a challenge: How was I going to go about Decora...

Tracing Paper - My Favorite "Toy"

Give a child some tracing paper, a pencil, crayons and a comic book and they will be occupied for hours! When I was in my single digit years I traced Archie, Brenda Starr, Snoopy and Wonder Woman. Remember them? That tracing paper made me think I w...

10 Essential Kitchen Tools

Want to know which kitchen tools I find essential (as in must own them!)? Well here is a list of 10 must haves that I could not live without! Now, you need more than just these gadgets and nun-such for a well-equipped kitchen, but I think that thes...

mysticmama 

1st Class of RocketMoms Grad!

Funny Kittens

This is Scrapper the crabby Kitten. We adopted him from the Humane Society when he was 8 weeks old and he is a very funny kitten. He is a ball of energy, but he is also a very verbal kitten and he complains all the time. He also always looks cranky,...

Collecting Hot Wheels

Collecting Hot Wheels is a fun hobby for people of all ages. There is just something about these cool little cars that gives you a little thrill, especially when you find your dream car and can actually afford to buy it. I guess growing up the only...

10 Best Things About Minnesota

Minnesota is the land of 10,000 lakes, though actually there is more than 15,000 bodies of water (including ponds, streams, rivers, etc...) and 11,842 lakes that are 10 acres in size or more. As you can guess, all this water makes Minnesota a very m...

oztoo 

The Wonderful World of Scrapbooking!

About a year ago I was going through all our family pictures and I realized just how many pictures we had taken since the birth of our first son over six years ago. A lot! All of our baby pictures were thrown together in shoe boxes and most of those...

Numi Flowering Tea

Why not try Numi flowering tea? A truly magical and fascinating experience for anyone who loves tea. Since their humble beginning in 1999, Numi has become a trendsetter. Flowering tea is not a new idea. It has been used in China for hundreds of yea...

5 reasons Ghostbusters is the best 80's movie ever!

There are a lot of great 80's movies: Princess Bride, The Karate Kid, Dirty Dancing, Gremlins, Top Gun, Back to the Future and the list goes on and on. My number 1 pick as the best 80's movie ever is the Ghostbusters. What's not to love with four guy...

sandyspider 

2nd Class of RocketMoms Grad!

Plastic Army Men

When I was a little girl I shared ownership with my brother of brown and green plastic army men. But not only did we have the army men with their guns and the various poses, we had the full artillery of tanks, machine guns, and army trucks. Though h...

Free Crochet Toy Pattern

Aside from maybe a mouse, the biggest thing that I have crocheted is an afghan. This throw blanket was fun to make even though it wasn't perfect. It started out with stitches too tight and towards the end, it was too loose. But it was the first time...

House on the Rock

I love great architecture. I have followed the work of Frank Lloyd Wright and have been to some of the buildings that he had design. He was ahead of his time. But I often wondered why Wright would design many buildings with uncomfortably low ceilings...

seashell2 

1st & 2nd Class of RocketMoms Grad!

Fun with Paper Dolls

Paper dolls take me way back to when I was about 6 or 7 years old. I remember how excited I was to receive a book with these beautiful paper dolls. The dolls themselves where actually made of a light cardboard that you could make stand up with these...

Creative Thank You Cards

Thank you cards are cards that we all can use and should be using on a regular basis. I have designed many creative thank you cards for everyday and special occasions. Sometimes we need a simple thank you card to express our thoughts and feelings. Ot...

Christmas Coffee Mugs

If you are looking for a specific design or style of a Christmas coffee mug you've come to the right place. Unique and creative Christmas designs accent wonderful coffee mugs. Coffee mugs make wonderful gifts on there own or filled with delights...

shajo 

2nd Class of RocketMoms Grad!

Crayons and Coloring Books

I love to color! Crayons and coloring books are a fun way to pass a little time or several hours. The best thing about coloring in a coloring book is you don't have to know how to draw. You can make your own piece of art using the template provided a...

Natural Bridge Virginia

If you are traveling on Interstate 81 through the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia then you won't want to miss the beautiful little town of Natural Bridge. Here you will find the Natural Bridge, a 20 story rock formation carved out of the scenic Virg...

Thuja Green Giant Arborvitae Tree

We planted Thuja Green Giants along our driveway for a natural border in the fall of 2006. We have been extremely pleased with these hardy trees that have taken off like crazy since we planted them when they were only 12 inches high. I would highly...

shannonpatricia 

Gone With The Wind, My Favorite Novel

Gone With The Wind is a romantic drama. It is set in Jonesboro and Atlanta Georgia during the American Civil War and Reconstruction. It follows the life of Scarlett O'Hara, the daughter of an Irish immigrant plantation owner. Like Scarlett I was...

Easter, My Favorite Holiday

Easter is my favorite holiday that we celebrate. As a Christian I believe Easter is the Holiest day of the year. Because of Jesus' death and Resurrection we all have the opportunity for erternal salvation. You can't get much Hollier that this. This i...

Halloween Recipes for Kids

Halloween 1989 we had just moved to Anchorage Alaska. I didn't know the neighborhood, so instead of letting the kids trick-or-treat, we had our own halloween party. We made a ghost cake, had worm punch, and grape eyeballs. That was one of the most fu...

SherryHolderHunt 

Recipes: Hunt for Breads

Nothing smells better than bread baking in the oven. Some of the bread recipes on this lens are very, very old and have been in my family for at least five generations. When my Great-great Grandmother made them, she did not have a refrigerator of sel...

Spirograph a Favorite

One Christmas, I received a Kenner Spirograph drawing toy along with a multi-colored pen. The Spirograph is one of my most favorite toys from my youth. The Spirograph set was introduced about 1967, I'm guessing I was about 7 or 8 years old when I rec...

Muscle Cars of the 1960s Era

In today's world, we are trying to find ways to conserve energy and are looking for more miles per gallon for our vehicles. But during the sixties, the highway system grew, gasoline was plentiful, and the people wanted power and speed. In many small...

StaciJansma 

Little Tikes Party Kitchen

Every kid plays with a kitchen from time to time - do you remember what you fed your babies or did you read a story to your babies? When my daughter was born I wanted the best for her. She was born 6 weeks early as a preemie but has been a strong-sp...

Bears, Monkeys and Birds - "oh my"!

Interesting Zoo History. See where the Zoo started and look at now what the Zoo has grown to be... 2009 Skyfari opens. Construction continues on the Madagascar exhibit. 2008 Berniece Grewcock Butterfly and Insect Pavilion opens. Construction on a M...

A Kid's Scrapbook - Collection of their FIRSTs

Just think about... Their first Valentine's, St. Patty's, Easter, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and of course, FIRST BIRTHDAY!! And for most babies... First ultrasound, First day born, First bath, First finger and f...

strayspay 

Best Music Decade 1980: Remembering the '80s

Remember the '80s? It was a great decade but the songs and music were the shooting stars. It is sometimes easier to remember the music than it is the events. People ask "What were you doing when you heard that President Kennedy was assassinated?" or...

Nissan Cube Product Review

If keywords were how we defined our car search, our primary would have been affordability and gas mileage. Slightly less in priority, my husband wanted cruise control and I wanted storage space. We were thinking of a Ford Focus car but when we got to...

Healthy Wholesome Harvest Soup

My favorite all time recipe is for Healthy Wholesome Harvest Soup. The recipe is so easy and good. My husband loves it and it is just as good as a leftover. Healthy Wholesome Harvest Soup 1 lb Ground Meat 98% Lean 1 can Chicken bouillon 1 small pac...

Stazjia 

Meccano - One of My Favourite Toys

I was a relatively sweet looking little girl, according to my relatives and even the old photographs seem to confirm this. The truth was, though, I was a real tomboy inside. I didn't like dolls and never had any idea of what to do with the stupid thi...

Quick and Easy Blueberry Cake

This is one of my favourite cake recipes because I can mix it up in about 15 minutes from getting out and measuring the ingredients right through to putting the cake in the oven. I am a very impatient person and love quick and easy recipes, particula...

Cooking for Christmas

Cooking for Christmas can be a terrible chore or it can be fun. I think it all depends on your frame of mind and doing as much as possible in advance. I don't like last minute rushes on Christmas Day. There are so many recipes I use only at this tim...

Sylvestermouse 

My Favorite Toy ~ Barbie

When my first Rocket Moms Challenge was to write about my favorite toy, my ideas were quite varied. I considered my cell phone, my computer, my sewing machine and even my husband. Any of these would qualify for my current favorite toy, but I kept co...

Make Quick & Easy Glass Ornaments with Bath Salts

Since I am always looking for a quick and easy craft or gift idea, I know others must be searching too. This is really so easy that you will laugh, but they make great Christmas decorations, gifts, air fresheners, or even decoration for the gift box...

A Time for Thanks Giving

As I considered what I would write when given an assignment to write a lens about a holiday, I thought why not write a lens about what we do, or should do, on all holidays. We should always give thanks for whatever we believe worthy of celebration....

theraggededge 

Levi Roots' Reggae Reggae Sauce

Levi Roots took the UK by storm when he appeared on the popular TV program, Dragon's Den, in January 2007. Despite making a slight hash of his pitch, he secured a deal of £50,000 in return for 40% of his business. The rest, you could say, i...

My Child is Obsessed with Lego!

I had Lego when I was a kid. All I made was houses. In fact, it was the same house over and over again. I had some basic blocks, a door, a few windows and two base-plates (one for the foundation and one for the roof). I got bored with it pretty quick...

St David's Day

St David's Day is the national festival day of Wales It is celebrated on March 1st all over Wales and by ex-pats the world over. It is a little like St Patrick's Day but not quite so green, drunken or rowdy! St David or Dewi Sant, is the patron sai...

Treasures-By-Brenda 

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Our Port Days in St. Petersburg, Russia

We've just returned from a Holland America Sandinavia and Russia cruise on the MS Rotterdam. Rested and back to normal, I am trying to put together some sort of record of our amazing experiences. My family and friends have been asking, "What...

Melissa And Doug See And Spell

Melissa and Doug's See and Spell will help your child learn to spell! Your child simply places the wooden letters in the correct place to complete a word on two-sided wooden board. See and Spell contains twenty pictures of three and four letter w...

The Titanic Memorial Cruise

THE TITANIC MEMORIAL CRUISE ~~ An exciting opportunity for Titanic and cruise enthusiasts to journey back in time to the early 1900s. On April 8 of 2012 Miles Morgan Travel is recreating the itinterary of the Titanic exactly as it was planned, 100 ye...

TrinaSonnenberg 

I am a Rocket Mom

I am a Rocket Mom of two boys; one grown and one at home. My oldest son is almost 20 and my youngest is going to be 12. I'll tell you what... having an eight year gap between my kids was not the smartest thing I ever did. For one thing, being pregna...

My Visions, by Trina L.C. Sonnenberg

I am creating a vision board to manifest my destiny the way I see it. If I want things I must see myself as already having them. The best way to do that is to create a visual reference to them. By looking at these images, I have a reference to guide...

Toys of Yesterday and Today

I didn't have a lot of toys while growing up, since money was tight, but I did have toys that I dearly loved and I did, play with Barbie Dolls. This camper was one of my prized possessions. I didn't go camping as a child, but my Barbie did. Barbie wo...

ulla_hennig 

LEGO In the Past and Today

Do you remember? When I was a kid, there were bricks, a sort of green board to put them on, windows, doors and parts for the roof. And what you did was to build houses, small ones, big ones, but still it was houses. I liked to play with Lego, because...

Michelangelo's David

Asked to write a lens about my favorite decade I did not chose the 70ies of the 20th century with their wild music and their free life. I did not chose anytime during the 20th century. You must know I am crazy about history, and I am fascinated by ar...

I love swiffer

Do you love to dust? I used to hate it. There was always this dusty duster, which you had to shake in order to get the dust off with the effect that the dust went straight into my face or straight onto the object again which I had dusted a few minute...

whitemoss 

Grasmere Apple and Blackberry Crumble

This is a recipe for the fall, using apples and blackberries for a great dessert. A crumble is always a favorite, served hot with cream , custard or ice cream. This has a twist- we call it "Grasmere " apple and blackberry crumble, because it...

Playing Cards- a Toy for Life

As a child in England in the 1950s, my choice of toys was very limited. Post war the country had many problems, and producing new and exciting toys for children was not a priority. For girls there were dolls. For boys there were toy soldiers, train...

Top 10 Lakes in the Lake District

The Lake District , in North West England,is one of the most beautiful places in the world. The 19th Century poets, most notably William Wordsworth, Coleridge and de Quincey were inspired by them. Artists , including Constable and Ruskin, have painted...

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RocketMoms HQ

RocketMoms is an invite-only gathering of the smartest women on the web, working together to make Squidoo lenses and a whole lot more. Here is a sneak peek at just a few of the lenses they're busy creating. RocketMoms are committed to raising t...