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Archive for December, 2007

From the Editor: Welcome to Love & Lust (Jan/Feb 2008)

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I believe it was John Lennon who wrote “all you need is love”…..and while I agree in many ways that love is the answer to many things….I also find that lust is certainly an answer that can provide a little fun to the mix! That brings us very well to the first issue of […]

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New Year’s Resolutions and Getting Your Sexy Back!

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It’s that time of year where we reflect on what we’ve accomplished, setting goals or New Year’s resolutions that we resolve we really will stick with this year.  In addition to my endless writing goals for myself, I’ve resolved to get sexy again.  I don’t want to count calories, watch carbs, or count reps – […]

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It’s Not New Year’s Without Black-Eyed Peas

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Every culture has traditions, especially when it comes to “Luck” and the bringing in of a New Year. Being from the South, you would probably guess that our Southern Traditions includes food.
As long as I can remember, we’ve had black-eyed peas with ham on New Year’s Day. Even my father, who only ate […]

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Christmas Morning Breakfast

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I’ll admit that I didn’t grow up with these….but I have been making these for breakfast since my oldest daughter was born….this will be the 17th Christmas that Sausage Balls have been our “must-have” for Christmas Morning, I thought I’d share….
Ingredients:
1-pound ground sausage (you choose - mild or spicy (we like mild!)
3 cups Bisquick
4 cups […]

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Knowledge makes the best gift.

They always say that knowledge is power. So that means to give someone knowledge is to give them power… and, in my opinion, power is a pretty cool gift.

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Wrapping Up Your Shopping: At the Bookstore

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From the time I read about the adventures of Dick, Jane and Spot, I was in love. To me, there was nothing better than going to the bookstore, and looking for the newest Nancy Drew or Trixie Belden book. It was comforting to browse through books and imagine the adventures and far […]

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Bitter-sweet memories of my child

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Early every Saturday morning, when my daughter was little, she would come into my bedroom and climb under my blankets with me.  We would snooze, chat, kiss and cuddle until I thought it was time to get-up and start the day and then I would tickle her until she begged me to stop.  It was […]

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Upcoming Interview: Felicia Sullivan, author of The Sky Isn’t Visible from Here

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We love reading here at ATG, and we also love chatting with authors to hear more about their books, projects and general life. As part of our regular author interviews, we’d love to incorporate questions from our ATG readers and visitors - yes, we want you to get involved!
One of our future interviews will be […]

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Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise.

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Of the more than thirty-three million people in the world that are living with HIV, almost half of them are women - compared with forty-one percent in 1997. In many places of the world, the rates of infection in women is increasing much faster than men. In some cultures, young women […]

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From the Editor: Fresh! (our mid-issue update)

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It’s hard to believe that November has already morphed into December. It seems like just yesterday we were introducing our “Fresh!” new look to you. I’m (still) so excited about the changes we’ve been made…and am looking forward to our continued growth.
I want to share with you the All Things Girl mid-issue […]

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