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Italian Language Basics: The Alphabet

(Note: This post was written by Laurel Regan and originally published in a separate blog called “Insalata di Alfabeto”, which was later merged with Alphabet Salad.)

Let’s start at the very beginning
a very good place to start!
When you read, you begin with A, B, C…

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30DOC, Day 30

The first six months of 2012 have been, in a word… ok, two… truly remarkable.

This year, so far… [continue reading…]

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30DOC, Day 29

Almost there!

30 Days of Creativity
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30DOC, Day 28

I have a thing for notebooks, blank books, journals, and so on. There’s something so wonderful and tantalizing about all those pristine pages waiting to be filled! I think there’s a part of me that will always love them, but now that [continue reading…]

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Happy 20th Birthday, Spidercat!

My little love. Happy 20th Birthday, Spidercat!
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30DOC, Day 27

You know, it’s a good thing June is coming to an end, and with it, my 30 Days of Creativity project. I am running out of steam! Hopefully not running out of creativity entirely, but definitely fading out where it concerns bits of red wax. [continue reading…]

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30DOC, Day 26

How convenient! Today is my friend Heather’s birthday, which works out rather nicely for me considering today’s 30 Days of Creativity prompt. This one’s for you, Heather (even though I know how you feel about trash crafts)! [continue reading…]

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30DOC, Day 25

When you’re working with a medium that happens to be entirely red, it can be rather challenging to respond to an inspirational prompt that focuses on a specific colour – such as orange, for example… or maybe yellow. [continue reading…]

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30DOC, Day 24

You know, sometimes things just don’t work out the way you’d pictured or planned. For example, today’s 30 Days of Creativity project. Whether the wax was too sticky, or my fingers too fumbly, I don’t know… [continue reading…]

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30DOC, Day 23

Only one more week left in this year’s 30 Days of Creativity challenge.

The clock is indeed ticking. [continue reading…]

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Featured Post on Here Women Talk

(Note: This post was written by Laurel Regan and originally published in a separate blog called “Insalata di Alfabeto”, which was later merged with Alphabet Salad.)

Many thanks to Here Women Talk for featuring my Insalata di Alfabeto post Italian Pronunciation: You say potato, I say patata on [continue reading…]

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30DOC, Day 22

Our area is crazy with birds – some with gorgeous songs, others that make rather odd sounds, all of them loud! I’m not complaining (remind me of that next time I’m woken at 4:00 a.m. with their morning calls!), because [continue reading…]

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The joy of Italian meals

(Note: This post was written by Laurel Regan and originally published in a separate blog called “Insalata di Alfabeto”, which was later merged with Alphabet Salad.)

My husband and I love watching an Italian cooking show called Lidia’s Italy. Even if we’ve just finished eating our own dinner, the delectable food she’s preparing never fails to make our stomachs growl and mouths water! After watching the program [continue reading…]

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30DOC, Day 21

Today’s 30 Days of Creativity project is yet another item of clothing (I told you I’d have a whole wardrobe soon!). Just to keep things timely, I decided to make it a tribute to my upcoming trek to BlogHer ’12 (I’m counting the days!). [continue reading…]

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30DOC, Day 20

Today’s 30 Days of Creativity project matches fairly well, I think, with my “trousers” project from Day 4. If I keep going long enough, I’ll have a whole wardrobe… a tiny, all red, waxy wardrobe… [continue reading…]

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30DOC, Day 19

This morning, had you happened to find yourself with extra time on your hands and decided to google the phrase mini babybel wax sculpture (as one might do in a moment of sheer boredom), guess what you would have seen? [continue reading…]

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30DOC, Day 18

A few weeks ago we were enjoying a barbecue at the home of some friends, and at the end of the meal a huge bowl of the most delicious fresh fruit salad was served. Included in the salad were big, juicy chunks of fresh pineapple, [continue reading…]

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