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My Ten Favorite National Parks

I have an addiction - to National Parks.  All of them.  I love them.  Cannons, forts, rivers, rocks, battlements, mountain, old houses, wooden markers: all of them.   I am lucky enough to live in a country that has such an extensi...

Limoncello di Capri

Limoncello is an Italian lemon liqueur that originated in Southern Italy. The liqueur derives its flavor from the peels, rather than the juice of the fruit, resulting in a pleasant, sweet, lemony taste. Limoncello gained popularity more than a centu...

Tangerine - Spring's Hottest Color

Tangerine is by far this year's juiciest color. Learn how to accessorize using this happy color as a bold fashion statement. Find out who looks best wearing tangerine and which colors to best match this delightfully delicious color with. Shop for t...

Circus Museum in Sarasota

The Ringling Brothers Circus used to winter in Sarasota, Florida. John and Mable Ringling built a mansion here. The Ringling mansion, Art Museum, Circus Museum and a beautiful Rose Garden, all on a 66 acre estate, were left to the State of Florida on...

Zazzle 101 ... How to make a profit on Zazzle

Zazzle is one of the Print-on-demand companies out there that allows people to design & sell their own creations. I love Zazzle's ease of use, friendly staff, and the fact that I can make money on my art. I've put together this comprehe...

What to Do With Your Old Soda Cans

What can you do with your used soda cans? pop cans? beer cans? What are your choices? Think your have two options: trash it or recycle it? I assure you, there are many more options than that. People worldwide are using aluminum cans in creative and a...

ASL For Everyone

I have been interested in sign language my whole life. I am far from fluent in American Sign Language (ASL), but I have always known the basics. When I was pregnant with my daughter I looked at research discussing the benefit of teaching sign languag...

Longitude - John Harrison's chronometers

Longitude is a measure of position vital for navigation. In the eighteenth century there was no way to measure it and ships were being lost at sea. Parliament passed an Act setting a prize for anyone who could solve the problem. The problem was solv...

Cleaning Clutter The Feng Shui Way

Some people may groan at the fact that when seasons change, cleaning time arrives again (myself included), but it does you a world of good in all aspects of your life. When we clear out the clutter from our daily lives, we are in fact saying to the...

Madeira - a fortified wine

Madeira is a fortified wine named after the Portugese Island where it is made. It has a unique production process which involves heating the wine to give it a distinct flavour. Less well known than Port or Sherry, the other fortified wines, madeira...

How Can I Get A Purple Star? 

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know But Were Afraid To Ask

The Purple Star Program!

Some things are worth the wait. That includes the new Purple Star program. Giant Squids, please meet your newest perk. Anyone who hopes to be a Giant one day soon, meet your latest reason to roll up your sleeves and keep trying.

Purple Star Lenses 

Nurturing Imagination

When my boys turned 7 and 4, a dear friend gave them each one of the best gifts they’ve ever received.  They were capes, homemade capes made from a silky king-sized bed sheet she had picked up at a yard sale. Perfect props to help them us...

Tutankhamun - Egyptian Pharaoh

King Tutankhamun I am totally facinated by Ancient Egypt, that´s why I decided to make a Lens on one of the most famous Egyptians that ever lived TUTANKHAMUN I searched for his burial place & of course his magnificent Treasure!! What I found, Im sha...

Who Got Purple Stars? 

Purple Star Recipients

Purple stars have been the topic of much chit chat for a little while now. And, now they are a reality and the lenses featured here are proof. In the modules of this lens you're going to find the recipients of Squidoo's Purple Stars. These lenses ar...