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Happy fall, y’all

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I am totally embracing the slight chill in the air, after last week’s 86 degrees. I have a Halloween tablecloth on my table. There are Halloween towels hanging on the bar of the oven. And best of all, I have started to cook all my favorite colder weather comfort food.  First up, Bacon-Scallion Mashed Potatoes. They remind me of the loaded potatoes you get at Applebees, but are so easy I actually prefer to stay home.  You start with 3 lbs of golden potatoes, cut into quarters and 6 minced garlic cloves in a pot. Cover them in water, and...

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Everything about Brazil is big

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Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival is big. São Paulo’s skyline is big. The swimwear might be microscopic, but the golden beaches are big. The towering Iguaçu Falls, the iconic Maracanã football stadium, the epic wetlands of the Pantanal, the flavours in a steaming bowl of feijoada, the sand dunes sweeping Lençóis Maranhenses, the candy colours that plaster Salvador’s colonial-era streets, the sheer size of the Amazon, the length of the marathon bus trips between cities… all big. This giant country covers half the South American continent and gives travellers a to-do list that’s almost as massive. No idea where to start?...

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Everything about Brazil is big

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Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival is big. São Paulo’s skyline is big. The swimwear might be microscopic, but the golden beaches are big. The towering Iguaçu Falls, the iconic Maracanã football stadium, the epic wetlands of the Pantanal, the flavours in a steaming bowl of feijoada, the sand dunes sweeping Lençóis Maranhenses, the candy colours that plaster Salvador’s colonial-era streets, the sheer size of the Amazon, the length of the marathon bus trips between cities… all big. This giant country covers half the South American continent and gives travellers a to-do list that’s almost as massive. No idea where to start?...

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Kroger Matchups 10/09 – 10/15

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Buy 5, Save $5; Mix & Match in Multiples of 5Almond Breeze Almondmilk, 64 oz - $2.99 Final Price: $1.99 wyb 5 items Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, 16 oz - $3.99 Final Price: $2.99 wyb 5 items Ben & Jerry's Pint Slices, 3 ct - $3.99 Final Price: $1.99 wyb 5 items Birds Eye Protein Blends or Ricers, 10 - 12.7 oz - $2.79 Final Price: $1.79 wyb 5 items Birds Eye Vegetables, 9.5 - 16 oz - $2.79 Final Price: $1.79 wyb 5 items Bounty Paper Towels, 6 dbl rolls - $9.99$1/1 Bounty Paper Towel Product, exp. 10/12/19...

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Gloriously Over The Door Hanging Mirror

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The seconds ticked by without her even so much as blinking, but finally her hand slipped from the door and she retreated into the room. After hanging the Do Not . “Not just at present,” she insisted, drawing back slightly as if to close the door. . just glimpse a shingle hanging above a doorway at the far end of the street. When I reached the door at the top of the stairs I looked for a knob, but there . Inside was a massive fourposter bed, with long, filmy curtains hanging down on . The knock on the back door had...

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