Flashes of Brilliance

Children are precious. It’s up to us, the adults, to keep them safe. Consider entering into one of these contracts with your child. They are published here – For your …

The Plaza Cafe in Santa Fe, New Mexico uses their broken plates to decorate their walls. Simply Brilliant! (FYI… The food’s great too!)

A little blond girl appeared at the Pearly Gates seeking admission. The gate-keeper knelt down and said, “You’ve got to pass a hard test before you can get into paradise. …

 By Mary Claire Ekstrom Well, the failure started when we found a Pin-That-Shall-Not-Be-Named on Pinterest. It took us to a blog that raved that this was THE method to remove mold. …

Big, Chunky Pieces of Ice… With Lemon! Enjoy!

When Ron Sturgeon, Linda Allen, and their three beloved Cavalier King Charles Spaniels moved into their new home, the first thing the dogs did was run around, checking out the …

I have no trick here. I took everything out and had little piles of different categories. Then organized, and stuck each category in one-by-one. It worked! Now, it feels good …

By Mary Claire Ekstrom Ingredients Coffee Scrub ½ cup ground coffee ¼ cup sugar ¼ cup coconut oil ⅛ cup almond oil 1 tbsp. salt Directions Mix together with hands. …

Organizing drawers seems useless and time-consuming, I’ll admit. After all, not many visitors go scrounging through drawers, but if your drawers are as cluttered as ours were, it’s easy to …

By Mary Claire Ekstrom Cake and Pie Drawer For all your cake and pie pans to be on one place. Great spot to keep those cumbersome pie servers. Accessories Drawer …