Browsing All Posts published on »November, 2010«

Fibromyalgia research links 2010

November 26, 2010 by

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I am a fibromyalgia sufferer who relies on alternative and complementary medicine, rather than pharmaceuticals.  This is because I have multiple food, chemical and drug allergies and decided years ago that suffering through side effects was not for me. I keep watch on all the research that’s done every year and when treatment options don’t… [Read more…]

Three Cranberry Coffee Cake Recipes

November 24, 2010 by

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Cranberry sauce is a traditional part of American and Canadian Thanksgiving celebrations. Americans consume some 400 million pounds of cranberries each year, 20 percent of that during Thanksgiving week! The cranberry is a Native American wetland fruit which grows on trailing vines like a strawberry. The vines thrive on the special combination of soils and… [Read more…]

Simple Pleasures: Homemade Cards

November 23, 2010 by

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A form of Christmas card began in England when young boys practiced their writing skills by creating Christmas greetings for their parents, but it is Sir Henry Cole, the first director of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, who is credited with commissioning artist John Calcott Horsley to create the first real Christmas card. The sending… [Read more…]

Love Dream Musica

November 21, 2010 by

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New Video – Love Dream Musica – リラクゼーション音楽 Marcome Marcome’s world of ambient New Age music has a special quality that draws me. Her energy speaks of inner strength and optimism. This latest video remix offers a unique mix of serene sound and kinetic, electronic images. Find out more about Marcome, her philosophy, her music… [Read more…]

Two Canadian Pumpkin Soups

November 16, 2010 by

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The frost is still to come but  it’s cold outside and the daylight ends early. When days are short and nights are long I usually think about cooking comfort food. This post contains recipes for two pumpkin soups that my friends and I enjoyed at Canadian Thanksgiving dinner and I hope my readers will try them… [Read more…]

Give Thanks: Roasted Tomato Soup

November 13, 2010 by

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This is the time of the year making soup  is my thing. While favored for making sauces, pastes, ketchup and for canning, traditional romas or classic romas were never really sought after for their flavor to be eaten whole or with salads and sandwiches. This has changed over the years as more flavorful, and sweeter… [Read more…]

PTSD Flashbacks and Forgetfulness

November 13, 2010 by

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It seemed like I was running and trying to play catch-up in every aspect of my life both online and off-line this October. As All Hallow’s Eve was approaching I was so stressed out I realized I was forgetting and increasing number of simple things like where I had placed my keys, and what I… [Read more…]

Benefiting from private journal blogging

November 9, 2010 by

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I have written down my observations and responses to events in my life in diaries since I was 8 years old.  Keeping a private personal growth journal is therapeutic process that helps me keep in close touch with my inner brat.   ;)   But sharing every detail of my personal life with the whole world online… [Read more…]