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Month: May 2014

Throwback Thursday: Armed Forces WeekDeployment Goodbye Kiss
May 15, 2014
Heather L
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Throwback Thursday: Armed Forces Week

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In honor of Armed Forces Week, I thought it would be fun to post a couple of pre and post-deployment pictures for Throwback Thursday. The goodbye kiss – before the tears were shed. This is one of the few pictures that I have from this pre-deployment time period due to a computer crash where the back-up failed to work properly. I was thankful that I at least had this one. The welcome home hug. Their arrival time kept getting pushed back until it ended up being rather dark when they arrived home. Not too many pics were taken due to…

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May 12, 2014
Heather L
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Book Review: Merlin’s Nightmare by Robert Treskillard

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Special thanks to BookLook for providing a review copy of this book. Merlin’s Nightmare Book Description: The third book in a new fantasy series that enters into the world of King Arthur, Lady of the Lake, the creation of Excalibur, and the rescue of King Arthur himself as it retells the story of Merlin. In book three of Robert Treskillard’s Merlin Spiral series, Merlin must find the missing, now eighteen-year-old Arthur before a shadowy pursuer catches him first. At the same time, Mórgana brings Merlin’s deepest fear to life and sets a horde of werewolves loose to destroy Britain. But…

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Toasted Buckwheat with Cinnamon ApplesToasted Buckwheat with Cinnamon Apples Recipe
May 8, 2014
Heather L
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Toasted Buckwheat with Cinnamon Apples

Posted in Gluten Free, and Homemaking

Because I want to add more variety in the gluten free whole grains we consume, I thought it would be fun to try out a few recipes with buckwheat. Buckwheat, contrary to how it sounds, is not a wheat product. In fact, it’s not even a grain. It’s actually a seed, but it can be used like a grain. It’s naturally gluten free. Buckwheat has been shown to lower bad cholesterol and raise good cholesterol. It has lots of great health-promoting properties, so it’s easy to see why I would want to add buckwheat to our diet. For this recipe,…

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