http://cremes.meags.net "There are always flowers for those who want to see them." Henry Matisse Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:23:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I saw an advertisement in my latest Real Simple magazine for Starbucks. Lately, they've been spending a LOT of money in their marketing department, trying to stop the trend of bad sales. [Like here, and here.] They are even going as far to create non-branded locations like this one. Anyways, ... http://cremes.meags.net/2009/08/the-ubiquitous-bucks/ NOTE: I wrote this about a year ago, and found it saved in my drafts. It's a pretty good post, so I'm sharing it with you now! I hope you all have enjoyed the previous two installments of "What's For Dinner?"! I may make these a more regular feature later on, ... http://cremes.meags.net/2009/08/whats-for-dinner-part-3/ By now, I assume that most people have removed me from their feed readers, so I'm probably talking to air. That's ok. I'm not all that interesting, but I feel like I should blog, so I am. Occasionally, I have stuff to say. Today I took my doggie, Suzi, to the ... http://cremes.meags.net/2009/08/comeback-of-un-epic-proportions/ A note from Nancy Leigh DeMoss about Carrie Prejean (contender for Miss USA). Prejean's Story Points to Deeper Issues in Evangelical World http://cremes.meags.net/2009/05/how-i-feel-but-said-succinctly/ I bet if blogs had feelings, that's how mine would feel. It's been many months since my last post. And it's definitely not that I don't have lots swimming in my head, it's just that the time to formulate a post is not there. For example, I'd love to discuss ... http://cremes.meags.net/2009/05/ignored/ I promise that I won't bring this up any more. But I love this book. Most of the time, I'll warrant, those tiny gift books that are 200 pages or less (this one is 160) are usually a waste of money and time. But I guarantee if you purchase this one ... http://cremes.meags.net/2009/01/i-woof-you/ Read: I Have Seen the Enemy, and She is FABULOUS: How to Read Women’s Magazines Without Feeling Awful About Yourself Sometimes I think I'm immune to self-loathing, and I have conquered a fair bit of it due to my awesome husband who constantly reminds me that he thinks I'm a babe. ... http://cremes.meags.net/2009/01/well-said/ This morning I was putting cream and sugar in my coffee, and I looked at the fat-free label on the cream bottle. Then I wondered, how can cream be fat free? It's CREAM for crying out loud. http://cremes.meags.net/2009/01/ramblings/ So we're settled into the new house! We still have boxes to unpack but we are getting closer to being completely settled in every day. Of course, we've been living here for the past month or more, and we still have junk to do, but that is mostly because with ... http://cremes.meags.net/2009/01/house-warming/ SPT Believing God - Beth Moore PBS The Time Traveler’s Wife - Audrey Niffenegger BOR A Lion Among Men - Gregory Maguire PBS Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas - Ace Collins BOR The Purpose of Christmas - Rick Warren GFT Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett [audio] PBS Don’t Go To The Cosmetics ... http://cremes.meags.net/2009/01/should-auld-acquaintence-be-forgot/