My Story
I've loved to create, and write since the second grade. I started writing corny poems and stories as soon as I could put words to a page. You can check out some of my favorite things, and favorite sites all together on this lens.
I spent many years in the corporate world, and now I am taking the time to get back in touch with my creative side. I am enjoying the process and I hope that you enjoy what you see here. Blogging is my passion, but Squidoo is my addiction.
I think blogging and Squidooing go very well together. I think of my Squidoo lenses as blog posts on steroids. I enjoy taking a subject I've blogged about and expanding it into a Squidoo lens.
A Few Of My Favorite Things:
I'm a professional blogger. I have three blogs for b5media. I'm the editor of Mother Earth's Garden, a blog about nature and gardening. I'm also a co-editor at Robust Cooking, and She Knows Parties.
I also have a couple personal blogs. I have my own home and garden blog The Home and Garden Cafe, where I share home decorating tips, recipes, gardening tricks, and gadgets.
I love to plan parties, for all ages. I have a party planning blog called The Kid's Birthday Fun Review. I have a series of lenses on party planning, check out a few of them below. I'm hoping to add a series of party lenses on food, decorations, activities, cakes, and more!
I love reality TV, especially Big Brother (check out my Big Brother lens listed below), and American Idol. I also enjoy going to see movies (I have a collection of movie lenses) on opening weekend is another favorite, especially family, or children's movies, since it's usually a family outing. Check out Kid's Movie News, to find out the latest on your favorite children's movies.
I have a hard time focusing on one thing (can you tell?), and I love to write, and blog about a variety of things. You can check out all of my blog feeds below. Please stop by and say hi.
I have a short attention span for one subject. I think another name for it is adult ADD. I think that's why I enjoy blogging and Squidooing so much. I can write about whatever I'm in the mood to right that moment. If it doens't fit in a blog post, it'll make a great Squidoo lens:)
Citizen Squid Mentoring Program: Groups Mentor
I am the new Groups Mentor for the brand new Squidoo Mentoring program. Soooo... If you have a question about running a group, starting a group, joining a group...anything group related, drop me a line, or leave me a quick note in the guest book of t...-
Groups Mentor
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What makes Squidoo different than other help-you-build-it websites? One feature is groups. Groups are, well, groups of lenses that have something in common. Want to get all the computer lenses together? Or the football lenses? Or the lenses about v...
I Got My Angel Wings!
I recently found out I have the honor of being a Squid Angel. If you have a favorite lens you'd like to have blessed drop me a line. I'd love to check it out. My Best Cookies Ever Lens Won Lens Of The Day!
On March 17th 2008, The Best Cookies Ever was bestowed the Lens of The Day Award. It's truly an honor to receive this recognition. I feel so blessed to have one of my lenses chosen when there are so many awesome lensmasters (and lenses) out there.-
The Best Cookies Ever
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One thing you can get a jump on for any occasion, or holiday is baking. Bake your cookies now, and throw them in the freezer. You'll be ready to pull them out at the last minute dress them up, or throw on some last minute decorations. Your friends an...
The Best Of Mother Earth's Garden
Here are some of my favorite Mother Earth's Garden posts. Vote for your favorite, I love to get feedback from my readers.
Bird Seed Ornaments
Don%u2019t forget about your feathered friends thi more...1 point
Making Minted Sugar
During the summer we have mint all over one of our more...1 point
What Is Bee Colony Collapse Disorder? How Does It Affect You
Bee Colony Collapse Disorder is a phenomenon that more...0 points
My Top 10 Favorite Herbs, Their Uses and a Recipe Part 1
I love herbs, they%u2019re so versatile, you can u more...0 points
My Top 10 Favorite Herbs, Their Uses and a Recipe, part 2
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Make A Seed Card
These little cards make great get well, Christmas, more...0 points
Starting Your Own Seeds
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Great Container Combinations
I love gardening in containers, so this is a fun o more...0 points
Animals and Nature
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10 Great Activities To Do With Your Dog
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All dogs are better behaved when they are involved in activities to exercise both their minds and their bodies. A bored dog is often a mischievous, or destructive dog. Dogs love to please us. They don’t call them mans best friend for no re...
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What Do You Know About Penguins?
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With the DVD release of Happy Feet, and Surfs Up penguins are cool again. I wanted to take this opportunity to share some information about penguins with you. They are very interesting creatures, and we should all learn a little more about them. Ther...
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How To Grow and Use Lavender
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Lavender is a fairly easy plant to grow. It's many uses make it one of the most popular herbs to grow in backyard gardens, and containers. Lavender is the little herb that could. It can do anything. Lavender has anti bacterial properties, so it's gr...
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The Virtual Garden
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Do you get spring fever as soon as the seed catalogs arrive in early January? I do. Gardening is a very therapeutic and relaxing hobby. What a great feeling when you are connected to the earth. It is so calming to watch all the beautiful plants emerg...
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Top 10 AKC Dog Breeds: How Do They Stack Up?
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The labs are still on top. But this year a new breed nudged it's gentle head onto the AKC Top 10 list. The lovable bulldog sneaks into the number 10 spot, rising 2 from number twelve last year. Knocking off the Schnauzer who was number ten in 2006. ...
Squidilicious News!
I found out in the fall of 2007 I'm in the Giant Squid Top 100 club! This is a project I worked hard to achieve, so when I received the email telling me I'd made the cut there was dancing and screaming at my house!My son and the dogs all thought we were having a wonderful party. My husband just looked at me like I was crazy.
But I am honored to be a Giant Squid, and I will try my best to continue to create great, fun lenses!
In The Top 100
The Best Cookies Ever spent over 180 days on the Top 100 List at Squidoo, and The Top Animated Children's Movies of 2007 has been on the Top 100 List for over 150 days.Woot, Woot!
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Top Animated Children's Movies of 2007
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These are the top animated children's movies at the box office in 2007. What movie was number one at the end of the year? The ratings are based on box office draw, moviegoer reviews, and a little bit of personal opinion thrown in just for fun. Many o...
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The Best Cookies Ever
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One thing you can get a jump on for any occasion, or holiday is baking. Bake your cookies now, and throw them in the freezer. You'll be ready to pull them out at the last minute dress them up, or throw on some last minute decorations. Your friends an...
The Kid's Birthday Fun Review Blog
Like I said above, I love to blog. Kid's Birthday Fun is a blog all about children's parties, games, cakes, and activities. Let us help plan your next party, and more.
Here are the latest entries.
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byI Love Birthday Parties!
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Birthday Party Central
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Planning a children's birthday party doesn't have to be difficult. Start with a plan, and build from there. A couple months before the party plan a theme and the party location. Purchase your party supplies about a month ahead of time to make sure y...
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Plan A Cat Themed Birthday Party
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Are you planning a cat, or kitten themed birthday party? If you need to find all the supplies, get game ideas, plan some fun birthday activities, you've come to the right place. I love the new Glamour Cats party theme, it's soooooo cute! This lens...
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Plan A Dog Themed Birthday Party
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Are you planning a Dog, or Pink Poodle themed birthday party? If you need to find all the supplies, get game ideas, plan some fun birthday activities, you've come to the right place. This lens has everything you need to plan a great Dog Themed Birth...
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Plan A High School Musical Birthday Party
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Are you planning a High School Musical birthday party? If you need to find all the supplies, get game ideas, plan some fun birthday activities, you've come to the right place. This lens has everything you need to plan a great High School Musical Birt...
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Plan Your Own Rock Star Birthday Party
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Pretend you're a rock star for your next birthday party. Guitar Hero, and Rock Band are both game favorites right now. Why not carry that theme through to your birthday? Activities are easy to plan, just hook up your favorite gaming system to either...
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Plan A John Deere Tractor Birthday Party
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Are you planning a John Deere, or tractor birthday party? If you need to find all the supplies, get game ideas, plan some fun birthday activities, you've come to the right place. This lens has everything you need to plan a great John Deere Tractor Bi...
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Plan a Tinker Bell Birthday Party
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Are you planning a Tinker Bell birthday party? If you need to find all the supplies, get game ideas, plan some fun birthday activities, you've come to the right place. This lens has everything you need to plan a great Tinker Bell Birthday Party for y...
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Plan An American Idol Birthday Party
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Your child and their friends can all be an American Idol at their next birthday party. I put together some American Idol birthday party ideas, to help you plan if you have an Idol fan at your house. American Idol Party Supplies are easy to find, and...
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Plan A Pokemon Birthday Party
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Is your child a big fan of Pokemon? Why not plan a fun Pokemon birthday? Here are resources, ideas, activities and games to make your next Pokemon birthday party tons of fun.
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Plan A Transformers Birthday Party
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Are you planning a Transformer's birthday party? If you need to find all the supplies, get game ideas, plan some fun birthday activities, you've come to the right place. This lens has everything you need to plan a great Transformers Birth...
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Plan A Unicorn Birthday Party
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Unicorns are wonderful mystical creatures, every child loves. Why not plan a Unicorn party for your child's next big birthday bash? You can purchase the pictured Stuff Your Own Unicorn Diva at our E-Bay Store- by clicking here.
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Plan A Race Car Birthday Party
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Looking for ideas for your next birthday party? If you're planning a race car party check out the special themes and ideas below. We have Matchbox, NASCAR, Cars Movie, party supplies, decorations and ideas. This lens has everything you need to plan a...
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Plan A Fairy Birthday Party
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Are you planning a Fairy birthday party? If you need to find all the supplies, get game ideas, plan some fun birthday activities, you've come to the right place. This lens has everything you need to plan a great Fairy Birthday Party for y...
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Plan a TMNT Birthday Party
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Are you planning a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle birthday party? If you need to find all the supplies, get game ideas, plan some fun birthday activities, you've come to the right place. This lens has everything you need to plan a great TMNT...
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Plan A Strawberry Shortcake Birthday Party
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Strawberry Shortcake was a favorite of mine growing up, and now she's back and better than ever. Are you planning a Strawberry Shortcake birthday party? If you need to find all the supplies, get game ideas, plan some fun birthday activiti...
I Love Children's Movies~ The Kid's Movie News Blog
I think it's because I'm a kid at heart!
Find out the latest news on your favorite children's movies at the Kid's Movie News blog.
Here are the latest entries:
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byMy Movie and TV Lenses
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Fun With Madagascar Escape 2 Africa
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The gang from Madagascar's back, Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo. This time they're escaping from Madagascar, only to land in the wilderness of Africa, where Alex meets some of his relatives. Check out the tr...
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Top Animated Children's Movies of 2007
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These are the top animated children's movies at the box office in 2007. What movie was number one at the end of the year? The ratings are based on box office draw, moviegoer reviews, and a little bit of personal opinion thrown in just for fun. Many o...
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Are You Ready For Big Brother 10?
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I am. I hate to say it, but I love Big Brother! I've watched Big Brother since the ill fated first season, when the houseguests were threatening to walk out. It's confirmed! Big Brother 10 will premiere on Sunday night July 13th at 9pm ET/PT. Big Br...
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The Hottest Children's Animated Movies Premiering in 2008
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We'll take a look at the children's animated movies premiering in 2008. There are some big films coming out this year from Dreamworks, and Universal to Disney, and Pixar. The movies haven't been ranked yet, the box office dollars are still adding up...
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Top 10 Julia Roberts Movies
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This lens started as a top romantic comedy lens. Then it became a Julia Roberts top romantic comedy lens. There were other Julia Movies I love that were do not fall under the romantic comedy genre. So....it became The Top 10 Julia R...
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Bee Movie
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Fresh out of college, Barry B. Benson (voiced by Jerry Seinfeld) can't imagine spending the rest of his life in the hive making honey. He decides to explore the world outside the hive. Against all the hive rules he meets, and speaks to Vanessa (voic...
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Alvin and the Chipmunks Movie
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Alvin and The Chipmunks premiered December 14th, Alvin and the gang are back in a full length feature film. Based on the 1980's cartoon series Alvin and The Chipmunks, a trio of mischievous little chipmunks wreaks havoc on the life of David Seville (...
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Top 5 Reese Witherspoon Movies
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Reese Witherspoon was born, Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon on March 22, 1976, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Reese began modeling at the age of 7, and at the age of 14 landed her first major role in A Man on the Moon. She put her acting career on h...
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Are You Ready For Disney's Camp Rock?
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I can't wait to check out the Disney Channel's new movie Camp Rock. The movie stars the Jonas Brothers, Alyson Stoner, and Demi Lovato. The Camp Rock plot centers around a young girl who desperately longs to go to a summer rock camp, but can't affor...
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Top 10 Jennifer Aniston Movies
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Jennifer Aniston was born on February 11th, 1969, in Sherman Oaks, California. When Jennifer was nine years old her family moved to New York City, where her mom and dad divorced. Jennifer began formal acting training in high school where...
It's Just Business
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Affiliate Marketing for Writers and Bloggers: A Beginner's Guide
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My first impression of affiliate marketing was that it was a tangled web that I would never be able to comprehend. Once I started digging into it however, I found that affiliate marketing is not as complicated as it seems. Basically you make money by...
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Wordpress vs Blogger
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Wordpress vs Blogger Which side of the blogging table are you on? Do you prefer Wordpress or Blogger? Which is better in your opinion? I'm a Wordpress fan myself, but when I started I had all Blogger blogs. Both have their pros and cons. I'll presen...
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Work At Home Tips And Tricks
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I know there are tons of places out there offering work from home advice and information. I have been in the work at home market for a couple years. I've explored several different opportunities and aspects of working from home. Some seemed interesti...
More on Parties
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How To Plan a Girl's Night In
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Plan a girl's night in for you, and your friends. Check out these ideas, products, and activities to help you plan your girls night, bridal shower, or bachelorette party. There are also appetizer and beverage recipes to help complete your party. You...
She Knows Parties
She Knows Parties has everything you need to know to plan your next get together, or party. From special occasions, birthdays, holiday parties, to graduations, and bachelorette parties.
Check out our latest party tips:
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byOn The Home Front
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Create a Relaxing Health Spa Atmosphere in Your Own Home
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Would you like to experience the relaxing feeling of a spa getaway from the comfort of your own home? A health spa vacation can be relaxing, reduce stress, and it's great for your inner spirit. It can also be very costly, and when the weekend is over...
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Do you get spring fever as soon as the seed catalogs arrive in early January? I do. Gardening is a very therapeutic and relaxing hobby. What a great feeling when you are connected to the earth. It is so calming to watch all the beautiful plants emerg...
My Favorite Authors
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Do You Love Janet Evanovich? Have You Heard of Stephanie Plum?
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Janet Evanovich grew up in New Jersey, just like my favorite heroin Stephanie Plum. She now resides in New Hampshire with her family. She is the recipient of numerous awards for her writing including: The Silver Dagger Award, Quill Award for Mystery-...
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Mary Pope Osborne
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My son loves the Magic Tree House books. We have most of the series in our library. He loves to curl up on the couch and read them together. I used to read them to him, then he read half and I read half. Now he does most of the reading, and I get to...
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Dr. Seuss
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Theodor Seuss Geisel better known as Dr. Seuss captured children's imagination with his rhyming text and funny creatures. His books encourage children to read with fun stories about fictional people, in made up worlds, like the Who's down in Who-vil...
Squid Who Featured Lenses
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Joaquin Phoenix
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Joaquin Phoenix was born in October 1974. His most famous roles include Johnny Cash in Walk the Line, Commodus in Gladiator, and Jack Morrison in Ladder 49. He was born Joaquin Rafael Bottom, in Puerto Rico, the middle child in a family of five. Act...
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Jennifer Aniston
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Jennifer Aniston was born on February 11th, 1969, in Sherman Oaks, California. When Jennifer was nine years old her family moved to New York City, where her mom and dad divorced.
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Julia Roberts
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Julia Roberts has one Academy Award under her belt for the film Erin Brokovich. She also won a Golden Globe for her role in Pretty Woman, and a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in Steel Magnolias. Julia Roberts Upcoming Films: Julia's last movi...
Squid Who Fictional Characters
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Santa Clause
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Whether you call him Santa Clause, Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas, Kris Kringle, Father Christmas, or any other of the hundreds of names for him, Santa is still the hero of millions of children in the world.
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Stephanie Plum
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If you don't know already, I'm a huge fan of Janet Evanovich, and her writing, especially Stephanie Plum. I buy every book she writes the second it hits the stands. My favorite Evanovich books is the Plum series. I started reading t...
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Tinker Bell
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I've put together a Tinker Bell tribute, with everything Tinker Bell. I'm a big fan of Peter Pan and Tinker Bell. She's my favorite little fairy. Whether you enjoy Tinker Bell videos, photos, dolls, movies, or you're planning a Tinker Bell birthday p...
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Santa Clause
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Whether you call him Santa Clause, Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas, Kris Kringle, Father Christmas, or any other of the hundreds of names for him, Santa is still the hero of millions of children in the world.
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The Easter Bunny
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The Easter Bunny is loved by billions of children around the world. He's also known in some places as Peter Cottontail. The Easter Bunny is the symbol of Spring and new beginnings. I created this lens about the Easter Bunny to be a light and fluffy...
Have You Seen This Child?
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Missing Children in Ohio
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Amanda Berry disappeared from Cleveland, Ohio on April 21, 2003. Amanda was last seen walking home from her job at Burger King at W. 110th and Lorain in Cleveland, Ohio on April 21, 2003. She has not been seen or heard from since. Amanda is believed...
My Groups
These are my groups, if you have a lens that fits in either group, please join us!-
Top 10 Lists Headquarters
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Top 10 Lists At Squidoo I love top 10 lists. I love creating them, and I love reading other peoples top tens. If you have a top 10 list feel free to add it to the group. Looking for a specific top ten but don't see it here? Leave a note in the guest...
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Fun For Kids Headquarters
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Have a lens that children would love? This is the group for you! A group of kid friendly lenses for you to enjoy with your children. Kids love Squidoo! This is a place they can browse safely without the fear of running into a bad site. Thank you...
The Home and Garden Cafe Blog
My own personal home and garden blog. I love to discuss home decor, outdoor spaces, gardening, landscaping, recipes, gadgets and more.
Check out the latest from The Home and Garden Cafe:
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byWhere You Can Visit Me
Linette's My Space Page(I'm Linettewrites here)
My Blog Log Profile Page](I'm Barkely here)
My Technorati Favorites
Gather -Keep informed on Gather.com! Content ranges from politics to cooking, and we earn Gather Points or cash for using the site! It's an excellent place for networking, and you can share some of your Squidoo lenses in your profile, or write an article, post a photo, and lin
The Big Brother Blog
I have a blog to tie in with my Big Brother TV Season lens here at Squidoo
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byI Love to Take Photographs
To use on my lenses and blogs. Here are some of my favorite recent shots.
I Blog About Being A Squidoo Lens Author
There is so much buzz and conversation surrounding Squidoo, I had to get involved.
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byI would love to hear from you, leave a short blurb to let me know who stopped by.
alteredkat wrote...
WOW!...I love your photos...beautiful pics and I enjoyed getting to know you better through this lens. 5*
Posted November 29, 2008
Aquavel wrote...
This is an awesome lensography and terrific group of lenses! Thanks for sharing so many things with all of us through your writing, art, etc. Your Christmas photos have put me in the holiday spirit!!! 5 stars!
Posted November 18, 2008
Aquavel wrote...
This is an awesome lensography and terrific group of lenses! Thanks for sharing so many things with all of us through your writing, art, etc. Your Christmas photos have put me in the holiday spirit!!! 5 stars!
Posted November 18, 2008
ElizabethJeanAllen wrote...
Wonderful list of lenses.
5* and lensroll to Busy Lizzy's Birds of Prey
Lizzy
Posted November 07, 2008
JaguarJulie wrote...
Ah, I was making my rounds today to say goodbye to those squid angels who lost their powers and I found your lens. Congrats on being a Squid Angel! Perhaps a plexo module for us mere mortals to add our lenses for you to check out? ;)
Posted October 28, 2008
My Favorite Camera! It Fits In My Pocket and Takes Great Photos
Canon Powershot A540My other favorite toy, which I just got for Christmas last year is the Canon PowerShot A540 6MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom
. I love this camera because it fits in my purse! I have it with me everywhere I go. I don't have to miss a shot because I didn't want to carry a big bulky camera along. It is easy to use, and takes beautiful pictures. Another thing I like about this camera is, it only needs two AA batteries to operate. It also doesn't eat batteries as fast as some of the digital cameras I had in the past. I highly recommend this camera to anyone. Creative Commons License
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