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Blog Talk Radio 

Moon, Moo and You!

Blog Talk Radio - Moon, Moo and You

Moon Moo and You is a Blog Talk radio show dedicated to the wisdom of all of us. Kate Loving Shenk and I discuss a wide variety of subjects from journaling to meditation practices to Squidoo, angels, article writing and mysterious other things. Moon,...

My 100th Lens! 

December 24, 2008

A Lifetime of Favorite Music

Welcome to my 100th Squidoo Lens! I have thought for weeks about this 100th lens -- what do I want to say on such a momentous occasion? I finally decided just to share my life with you - my love for our precious family and my love for music. As you...

The Tate Family 

How to Make Your Own Family Cookbook

My sister, Betty Tate DeLorme, presented our family with a family cookbook in 1983. She had patiently typed every word on a Royal Manual Typewriter. In this day we have computers, and creating your own family cookbook is much faster - and easier! Yo...

Sing-Along with the Tate Family

I think we started singing in the car to pass the time on long trips over to Georgia to visit relatives. How many times did we sing "99 bottles of beer on the wall" all the way down to one? Also, we moved often in those days and sometimes found ours...

Family Reunion - A Tate Lesson by Example - have fun!

The Tate Family Reunion started in 2000. We did not know each other well at that time. We were scattered all over the USA, and some folks we had not seen since childhood. A small group of us decided it needed to happen -- and it did! We began to plan...

Seniors On Line - The Tate Girls

Recently on another forum, Jaguar Julie asked to see a photo of the Tate girls! I decided a lens was in order. So here it is! We were a family of four children back in 1953. Each one of us four years apart. Our father did accounting, obviously plann...

Sing Along With Me 

Songs for Family Sing-Along

Does your family sing together? What songs are you teaching your children? It seems we have been singing since early childhood! We are not accomplished vocalists. We sing for the pure joy of singing! It is my hope that some of the songs on this lens...

Thanksgiving Songs- Sing for Joy!

I love music, especially during the holidays. Music adds an air of festivity to our celebrations and also to our anticipation of the holiday! Is there anything sweeter than a little pre-schooler singing Mr. Turkey, Mr. Turkey? So gather your recipes...

Halloween Songs

There is music for every holiday---and Halloween is no exception! Fall is a great time of year to spend some time learning new songs with your children! Sing on the way to school, activities, shopping. They may know more of these than you think they...

Crazy Funny Songs

Ok. I admit it! I love all kinds of music - from classical to country! But one of my favorite kinds of music is crazy, funny, off-the-wall songs! Sometimes I get one of these nutsy tunes running through my head and I seem to sing it all day long! W...

Sing-Along with the Tate Family

I think we started singing in the car to pass the time on long trips over to Georgia to visit relatives. How many times did we sing "99 bottles of beer on the wall" all the way down to one? Also, we moved often in those days and sometimes found ours...

The Wedding Series 

From the Mother of the Bride!!!

Wedding Music - Videos and Lyrics

Choosing your wedding music is one of your most important tasks as a bride. Do find music that is meaningful for you and your groom. In this lens, I am using music from our daughter's wedding last summer. She spent a great deal of time choosing exact...

Wedding Ideas

Every bride wants her wedding to be the most special wedding ever! When our daughter was taking the steps for planning a wedding, we searched and searched for unusual ideas -- and we found some good ones! Let this site be a starting point for your o...

Wedding Program - Make It Yourself!

A wedding program allows you to show the order of the ceremony, introduce the wedding party, thank guests for participating in your special day, and communicate any other information as needed. Your program also provides a warm welcome for your guest...

Fairy Godmother

Why Not Have Your Own Personal Fairy Godmother?

Health 

Facial tic or Hemifacial spasm?

Our daughter struggled with hemifacial spasm for almost ten years. She eventually underwent a successful microvascular decompression at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. Kathy is now spasm-free! Hooray! What joy to see that beautiful smil...

Legally Blind Golfer

When my husband was 42 years old, he was told he was legally blind. The doctors first thought the problem was retinitis pigmentosa. Later some doctors suggested macular degeneration. After many tests and many doctors, it is now determined that he has...

Legally Blind Blunders

Legally Blind is a scary diagnosis. But life can still be fun -- if you learn to laugh at yourself, situations, and with others. No, it's not funny. But you might as well laugh. This is a list of funny and not so funny things that have happened to my...

Kids With Special Needs

Over thirty years ago, Mary M. Wood, Ed.D. established Developmental Therapy - Developmental Teaching for educators and parents of children with emotional and behavioral disabilities, autism, Asperger's Syndrome, or other sensory-integrative disabili...

Legally Blind - Please Be Kind

Yes, it can be awkward. You suddenly realize that the person you have been introduced to cannot see you. How should you act? What should you say? My husband is legally blind. He does have a little vision. He is not "in the dark", but is unable to re...

My Master Mind Friends 

Charly Leetham

I am happy to introduce you to Charly Leetham. Charly is an expert in all things related to computers, the internet and internet marketing. She is also an excellent interviewer! Charly and I are in the same Master Mind group of 6 women. We meet via t...

Kate Loving Shenk

I first met Kate Loving Shenk at Pat O'Bryan's Portable Empire University. Since that time, she has become one of my dearest on-line friends. Though we have never met in person, we visit weekly via telephone as members of the same wonderful Master Mi...

The Way to Bliss Now

I met Laura Whitelaw as a member of Pat O'Bryan's Portable Empire University. I am so thankful for Laura. We have been members of the same wonderful Master Mind Group for over a year now. We are dear friends, co-workers in this internet world, learni...

Resume Writing Strategies Revealed

Laura Whitelaw has written the perfect guide for resume-writers! Laura is a certified resume strategist. She will teach you: How to select the resume format that's right for you How to sell yourself and your skills in a resume What sections need t...

People 

Barbara Stanwyck

The release of Robert Wagner's new autobiography brings Barbara Stanwyck back into the news. The internet and bookstores are buzzing with the story - Robert Wagner and his romantic relationship with Barbara Stanwyck, 23 years his senior and his co-st...

James Dillet Freeman

I was introduced to the work of James Dillet Freeman as a young wife and mother. I was reading Norman Vincent Peale's Positive Imaging - and in that book, Dr. Peale quoted "The Prayer for Protection", which I quickly memorized. Twenty years later, I...

Pat O'Bryan

Pat O'Bryan is a very successful author and internet marketer. He also directs the Portable Empire University and from time to time he offers workshops he calls Unseminars. From the reports I have read, I know I simply must get to one of those Unsemi...

Goal Setting 

How to Set Goals with Pictures

Set your goals and dreams in a different way! Using pictures from magazines and cut-out words, you can create a picture of your goal/dream. It's fun, it's easy, it's effective! You certainly need to give this technique a try -- make at least one page...

New Year - Goals or Resolutions?

Goal Setting is fun! I began setting goals and visualizing them accomplished after I read Positive Imaging by Norman Vincent Peale in 1982. I remember that one of my goals at that time was to become a grandma, live at the beach, and make my living wr...

One Week Marketing - My Review

As you read every word of this report, you will become convinced that you can also make money on line. This e-book package is written for every man - normal people like me and you. Picture yourself five years from now, enjoying the benefits of your o...

Beat the Blues

How do you beat the blues? There are some simple techniques that will change your mood. Were you aware of that fact? Here's how to lift your spirits on those days when you would rather pull the covers over your head and go right back to bed. We all e...

Ebook Downloads and How to Use Them

If your mailbox is like mine, it is filled with offers for free or not-so-free ebooks. Are you taking advantage of those? When you joined Squidoo, you were given a free ebook. Have you downloaded that? Printed it? Just in case you missed it, here it...

How to Write Your Personal History

Do you have a diary or a journal? One of the items I treasure most is my mom's diary -- from the year she met my dad. After they met, each page has only one word scrawled across it -- Happy. Every page. If you flipped through mom's diary, you would...

Travel Adventures 

Dolphin Swim in the Florida Keys

Actually I swam with the dolphins twice. My husband, daughter and I went for the first swim! It was as awesome as I expected. I talked about it so much that my friends and I decided to go back about 5 years later. The only place I would recommend for...

Dolphin Encounter with Captain Chad

When we arrived at Seabrook Island, SC, for a family weekend, our son announced that we were all in for a big surprise the next day! We were all told to be up, awake, alert and dressed by 7:30 a.m. Imagine our surprise when we discovered we were goi...

Carowinds Theme Park

Carowinds is an exciting theme park located on the North and South Carolina border - near Charlotte, North Carolina - in Fort Mill, South Carolina. Carowinds boasts 12 roller coasters, water rides, and cartoon characters. Come meet Dora the Explorer!...

Ireland - Vacation in Terryglass

Kathie e-mailed: "We loved Terryglass...small village...on the shores of Lough Dorg. Lovely, friendly, peaceful, pastoral. Here we are strolling to the pub. Wallace and I avoid cities/traffic when we are traveling. We like to explore the countryside,...

Seabrook Island, South Carolina

Seabrook island is located about 25 miles from Charleston, South Carolina. There is an abundance of protected wildlife at Seabrook. Watch the deer and the alligators. How many deer can you spot at sundown? Admire the many bird species. See foxes dar...

Christmas 

Santa Claus Songs

Santa always makes me smile! Ho!Ho!Ho! Laugh a little and sing a lot! Sing as if nobody's listening! Sing for the pure joy of singing! Have fun! These are Santa songs - some are very familiar! Have fun with them. Teach them to your children! The ly...

Christmas Linens

You can set a beautiful table this holiday season. Christmas linens and Christmas china and a lovely centerpiece create a festive setting for your family and friends. Select a theme -- Holly, Christmas trees, Angels, Christmas stockings - whatever...

Christmas Spode

Oh how beautiful to set a Christmas table with Spode dinnerware! It is fun to add a few pieces to your collection each year - and is a great gift for your favorite collector, too! Are you ready to set your beautiful table this year? The Christmas T...

Christmas Wish List

This is a collection of my favorite Christmas gift ideas of all price ranges. As I begin my Christmas shopping, I look for items that are really special. I hope this list is helpful to you as you make your list and check it twice! All items are list...

Johnny Mathis Christmas

Johnny Mathis' clear wonderful voice is perfect for Christmas tunes -- and there is plenty of Johnny Mathis Christmas music to choose from! Here's a quote about Johnny from his website, Johnny Mathis Official Website "The fourth of seven children,...

The Elf on the Shelf

Our grandchildren have totally enjoyed the Elf on the Shelf this year. They named their elf Gerald. It's been fun to hear the children, ages 5 and 6, talk about where they found Gerald each day. Our six year old introduced me to Gerald and warned me...

Extravagant Christmas Gifts

Do you value a gift by the cost? Love the lush and extravagant gifts? Do you measure friendships by how much someone spent on you this year or last? This is the place for you! This site is dedicated to those with unlimited credit cards, overflowing...

Christmas Directory of Lenses

Remember when we used to study that big Christmas catalog -- cutting out all the things we wanted for Christmas? Making lists, checking them twice? Now that we are adults, we still make plenty of lists at holiday time! It is my hope that this direct...

Free Christmas Gifts

Avoid the financial stress of the holidays and create meaningful and treasured gifts for your family and friends. Here are a few of my favorite ideas to get your creativity moving! A gift from the heart is always appreciated.

Book Reviews 

Angels in the ER - Inspiring True Stories from Emergency Room Doctor

Robert Lesslie, MD has written a captivating book about his experience in the Emergency Room, the patients, the staff and the life lessons he has learned there! His stories will make you laugh a little, weep a little, and keep turning pages until you...

Ten Year Journal

The Ten Year Journal is a simple tool for daily journaling. You can write 5 lines every day in less than ten minutes. Take ten minutes a day and record your life. I know you are busy. We are all busy- maybe too busy. But give yourself this gift! And...

Black Elk - Wise Sioux Medicine Man

When I was taking a course at Winthrop University in the 1980's, we were asked to read Black Elk: The Sacred Ways of a Lakota. I started reading it only because it was a requirement. I was quickly fascinated with the wisdom and the experiences of thi...

Positive Parenting with Thumbuddy

Remember when you were little? What did the grown-ups say to you? Do you remember any of those words? As a parent, I am sure you already know the value of positive sincere compliments and praise. Children thrive on those positive words. And we all w...

Zippers!! Lenses by Zip code 

Rock Hill, South Carolina

Rock Hill is a great city for a family! There are so many opportunities and activities for children here. After high school, Winthrop University and York Technical College allow additional education at an affordable price. When I first visited here...

Scottsboro, AL

When I was a college student, in the early 1960's, my parents moved to Scottsboro, AL. When I went home on Christmas break that year, we had to stop and ask directions to my house. It was a strange feeling. Although I only spent summers and holidays...

Recipes 

Sausage Bean Chowder

This chowder is wonderful on those cold winter nights! It's easy to make and serves a family of four easily. I always double the recipe and share with neighbors. Have a soup night drop in! Make 3-4 kinds of soups and chowders and invite the neighbor...

Congo Squares - A Tate Family Bar Cookie Tradition

In 1954, the Tate family lived in Pendleton, SC. I can almost smell the congos in the oven. We loved to gather round and "lick the bowl" while they baked! Mama always made congos for church picnics, long trips in the car to visit relatives, and of co...

Tailgating Recipes and Games

When school starts, the leaves start to fall, and the college students head back to their dorms, football season is here! It's the time of year to find new recipes and games for your friends and that special tailgating party! Food, friends, fun and f...

How to Scramble Eggs

Hello! Someone told me that you need to know how to scramble eggs! You are in the right place! Eggs-- one of the first things we learn to cook! Scrambling eggs is fast, it's easy and it's filling. On our own for the first time, we search for quick a...

Toys, Toys, Toys! 

I am a grandma; can you tell?

Yo-Yos and Hula Hoops - fun with the oldest toys on earth!

In the Phillippines, yo-yo translates as "come back". Some people believe that the yo-yo was created to be used as a weapon. That theory is not true. Pedro Flores, who was originally from the Phillippines, started selling the toy in the United States...

Dogs - Toys, Books and Movies

Children seem to love all animals naturally-- dogs, cats, horses, rabbits -- but especially dogs. Dogs and puppies! They love to read about them, play with them, chase and be chased by them, play with pretend models, sleep with soft fluffy ones or re...

Trains, trains, trains! Fun for all!

Do you remember your first train set? I certainly do. Mine was a wind-up Mickey Mouse train. It was a gift from Santa. We moved that year to Clemson, SC, and somehow the train got lost. I can remember being so upset that my dad drove me back to Ware...

Horses - Books and Toys for Children

We begin our love of horses with a rocking horse. Isn't a rocking horse one of the first toys we buy for our children? Humans and horses have enjoyed each other for centuries. So it is natural when our little ones want to play with stuffed horses, re...

Toys and Books from Grandma

And why Grandma JJ's favorites? My grandchildren call me Joan-Joan -- and we love to read and play with toys. You will also notice that there are very few electronic toys. We try to focus on toys that require physical action and imagination. If your...

South Carolina towns 

Pendleton, SC

Pendleton, SC is a small town in Anderson County, SC. The town was founded in 1790 and is the largest historic area in the entire United States. The town boasts lovely historic homes and plantations, a town square around a village green, and one of t...

York, SC - Small town America

York is the County Seat of York County, SC. Take a little walk in downtown York and you hear music. You really do! A charming old/new city, the town is filled with history ---and with family friendships that also go back for years and years. Beautif...

Richburg, SC

The Greater Richburg Association is a group of concerned citizens whose membership consists of the industries, local businesses, and individuals from the surrounding community. As a private, non-profit organization, the major goal of the GRA is to im...

Wagener, South Carolina

Wagener, South Carolina, is a small town near the capital city of South Carolina - Columbia, SC. Wagener is in Aiken County. We lived in Wagener for 5 years in the 1970's. We had a delightful time and made wonderful friendships there. I attached thi...

Seabrook Island, South Carolina

Seabrook island is located about 25 miles from Charleston, South Carolina. There is an abundance of protected wildlife at Seabrook. Watch the deer and the alligators. How many deer can you spot at sundown? Admire the many bird species. See foxes dar...

My Twitterstreams 

What is your favorite romantic movie?

What movie would you like to watch with your sweetie on Valentines Day? Dirty Dancing? The Notebook? Titanic? Gone With the Wind? Ghost? Pretty Woman? Sleepless in Seattle? Share your favorite romantic movie. And please, let's keep it clean. No porn...

The Shack - Is it Fact or Fiction?

The Shack is an amazing, even shocking, picture of God - told by a man who has lost a child. Mackenzie Allen Phillips meets God in the shack where his child was murdered. The book is very thought-provoking. It is my personal belief that God is Love...

What is your favorite inspirational quote?

Do you have favorite quotes that you depend upon in a crisis, special quotes that motivate you to move forward, quotes that you are teaching your children? One of my favorite quotes is If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it,...

Squidoo 

Squidkin

My sister and I are having such fun Squidoo-ing! Her Squidoo name is Ohme. Every day we talk on the telephone and e-mail about all the excitement at Squidoo. We tell each other when we visit a great lens! We talk about new modules and new things we h...

My Favorite Squidoo Lenses

This is a selfish lens. I just want to create a place to put all the lenses that I seem to search for all the time. Thank you for joining me! I know I have some really super ones on my list! Note that I did not create these lenses. These are my favo...

Squidoo To-Do Lists

I am by nature a list-maker. I make lists of everything! As I started learning about Squidoo and making lenses, I started making lists. Return often. As I learn and grow in Squidoo land, I am sure my lists will change also. Join me on this fantastic...

Squidoo with Grandma!

Can senior citizens learn to use Squidoo? Of course! As a group I will admit that we are -generally speaking- a technically challenged group. I am still learning how to use my mobile telephone and have not even started to learn to text. But I love th...

Life Lessons on Squidoo

Almost every good thing I know about life, I practice on Squidoo, don't you? Squidoo is a community. It's a great place to make friends, learn about life, and practice good citizenship. Learning Squidoo is like practicing our life lessons, being bett...

Music and Musicians 

Mac Frampton - Amazing Pianist

Mac Frampton was a member of my class at Erskine College in Due West, SC, in 1962. In those days, we would sit in awe as he played piano for our chapel services. We all knew that one day he would be very famous for his amazing talent. And of course,...

Engelbert Humperdinck

The romantic music of Engelbert Humperdinck constantly drifted through our little apartment in the late 1960's. I had two 8 track tapes of his songs and played them over and over as I cared for our new baby boy. That was over forty years ago and now...

Easter Songs and Springtime Songs

Sing a song of joy! Winter is past, spring is here. Springtime brings the Easter season - a time of renewal, a time of celebration. Easter is a wonderful time for new beginnings! Teach some of these songs to your children - do you remember any other...

Saint Patrick's Day Songs

Saint Patrick's Day celebrations and parades occur all over the world, it seems. In the United States, Savannah Georgia boasts the largest celebration. Will you wear green on Saint Patrick's Day? What does Saint Patrick's Day mean to you? Were your...

Johnny Mathis Christmas

Johnny Mathis' clear wonderful voice is perfect for Christmas tunes -- and there is plenty of Johnny Mathis Christmas music to choose from! Here's a quote about Johnny from his website, Johnny Mathis Official Website "The fourth of seven children,...

Humor 

Legally Blind Blunders

Legally Blind is a scary diagnosis. But life can still be fun -- if you learn to laugh at yourself, situations, and with others. No, it's not funny. But you might as well laugh. This is a list of funny and not so funny things that have happened to my...

Charlie Rymer - Golf hits and giggles!

Charlie Rymer has been a golf announcer at ESPN since 1998. His wit and humor adds delight to each golf event. He was a member of the PGA Tour in 1995, 1996 and 1997. His best finish was at the Shell Houston Open in 1995 where he finished in third pl...

Lewis Grizzard

Some years before Lewis became famous, my sister, Betty, who lives in Georgia Bulldog country, used to send us copies of his newspaper column. We loved those little columns and continued to follow his career from the very beginning! Later, we bought...

I'm the Mom!

I am a Mom. And a Grandmother. And very proud and thankful for both roles. Perhaps when my life is done, no other work I do on this earth will matter as much! I am so proud of my children and my grandchildren - and oh, how well I remember those cra...

Erma Bombeck

Erma Bombeck was a delightfully funny writer, who identified with all of us who were trying to raise our families in the late 60's and early 70's. We were the wives and moms trying to figure out exactly what women's liberation meant. Liberated from w...

Golf - My husband's passion - a big part of our lives! 

Peter Oosterhuis

In September 2008, Peter Oosterhuis was the guest speaker at the Adams Cup Golf Tournament dinner. The Adams Cup is a 17 year old local golf event held annually. Using the Ryder Cup format, the tournament is played between Spring Lake Golf Club and R...

Legally Blind Golfer

When my husband was 42 years old, he was told he was legally blind. The doctors first thought the problem was retinitis pigmentosa. Later some doctors suggested macular degeneration. After many tests and many doctors, it is now determined that he has...

Charlie Rymer - Golf hits and giggles!

Charlie Rymer has been a golf announcer at ESPN since 1998. His wit and humor adds delight to each golf event. He was a member of the PGA Tour in 1995, 1996 and 1997. His best finish was at the Shell Houston Open in 1995 where he finished in third pl...

Rock and Roll Fun! 

1950's Rock and Roll Hits!

I was born in 1944--the most perfect time in history to be born, I think! Life was simple in those days, WWII was over, things were settling down. By 1958, when the "bubble gum" music hit the airwaves, I was in my early teens! And oh, what a wonderfu...

Shaggin' in South Carolina

In 1984, The Shag became the official South Carolina State Dance. There is even a SC Shaggers Hall of Fame. The Shag originated on the coast of South Carolina and is still the most popular dance in the state. I remember learning to shag at home in t...

Directories 

Christmas Directory of Lenses

Remember when we used to study that big Christmas catalog -- cutting out all the things we wanted for Christmas? Making lists, checking them twice? Now that we are adults, we still make plenty of lists at holiday time! It is my hope that this direct...

Thanksgiving Directory

Holidays bring out the best creativity in lensmasters. This purpose of this directory is to showcase your Thanksgiving lenses, and to make it easier for us to find "exactly" the information we are searching for to create a perfect Thanksgiving. Enjo...

Virtual Musical Concerts

I love music - naturally, I have created a number of musical lenses. This is a directory of my music lenses interspersed with some of my favorite music. I hope you will visit these music lenses when you need a musical lift. Music does effect our moo...

South Carolina Towns and Cities

South Carolina is a small state in the southeastern part of the United States. Our population numbers over 4,321,249. From the mountains to the coast, South Carolina is dotted with small towns filled with friendly, happy people. Our weather is almos...

My Recent Favorite Lenses 

Alcoholics Anonymous And Recovery - Squidoo Stories

As I researched Alcoholics Anonymous for this lens, I was constantly reminded of the phrase "each one, teach one" phrase. Bill W and Dr. Bob Smith each followed their own Divine Guidance in creating Alcoholics Anonymous in 1935. In the years since th...

Positive Parenting with Thumbuddy

Remember when you were little? What did the grown-ups say to you? Do you remember any of those words? As a parent, I am sure you already know the value of positive sincere compliments and praise. Children thrive on those positive words. And we all w...

Minnie Remembers

I was working at a nursing home back in the 1970s. Nursing Home Week arrived with a special movie for the staff called Minnie Remembers. A few years later, I memorized and presented the movie's poem in a speech class, and then our daughter also memo...