Lisa

  • Recent Reads – July 2015

    Abigail Adams: A Life – Woody Holton I recently finished a biography of Abigail Adams by Woody Holton. While it isn’t the most comprehensive biography of our second First Lady, it is still an interesting read. Abigail was a prolific writer, which has allowed us such detail into her life 200 years after her death….

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  • Summer TV

    I’m not a big “trendy” TV watcher. No Bachelor / Bachelorette or Dancing with the Stars on my DVR. Add to that the fact that most shows take a summer hiatus, and I’m constantly surfing through my 600+ channel line-up with nothing to watch. But I do have a few shows that I can’t miss…

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  • Catching up

    1. I had a major allergy attack last week, so I’ve been exhausted. But I continue to forget to take my allergy medicine. 2. Purrburger is on the mend. I’ve discovered that I can mix her cherry-flavored syrup with wet food and some cat food broth (a random sample we found in a thing of…

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  • Life with a hypochondriac cat

    So Purrburger isn’t a true hypochondriac, but she is rather sickly. In the first three months we had her, she had a double ear infection and a bout of worms. Because of this, we decided to buy Burger a health insurance policy at Banfield. She was due for a rabies shot and her bi-annual checkup,…

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  • Moonlight on the Mountain

    I think I mentioned that Mac and I are members of our local zoo. Thursday night, the zoo hosted a fundraiser called Moonlight on the Mountain. A bunch of local restaurants and breweries set up sample tents around the zoo campus, and this event was mercifully 21 and over only. No kids at the zoo…

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  • Influenster L’Oreal Ultimate Straight VoxBox

    I recently received the L’Oreal Ultimate Straight VoxBox from Influenster. While I received this product for free, all opinions are my own. L’Oreal was kind enough to send me FOUR full-sized products for testing (which I will be taking with us on vacation). The pack included shampoo, pre-conditioner, conditioner, and straight perfecting balm. You use…

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