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Tons of Fun for Cat Who Fans

Sun, 26 Aug 2001 16:01:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author clicker - I just can't seem to get enough of Lillian Jackson Braun's "Cat Who' mystery series. I've read most of the 22 cozy mysteries in the series and have started a collection of the books so I can someday read them from in order from the beginning. In fact,...

Memory's Paradox

Wed, 15 Aug 2001 14:48:12 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author clicker - Life's little embarrassments--I met a woman and made a memory association so I could remember her name in the future. The next time I ran into her, I greeted her confidently. "Hello Mrs. Snow", I said in my friendliest Texas manner. My new...

Writers...Don't Miss This One

Sat, 11 Aug 2001 14:01:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author clicker - I hate horror books. I love Stephen King.

King is a writer's writer--a master storyteller, a writer with integrity. Why do I say he's a writer with integrity? "On Writing" exemplifies that attribute because it's written with honesty and...

Playtime Rhymes

Wed, 1 Aug 2001 12:06:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author clicker - I vaguely remember my mother singing and doing the hand actions to the "Itsy Bitsy Spider" when I was very, very young. I taught all five of my children the rhyme when they were small and now that I'm a grandmother, I pull out the familiar rhymes for...

Clueless but Cooking

Sat, 28 Jul 2001 12:12:08 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author clicker - I picked up this book because I was attracted to the title--Can You Take The Heat?. Being from Texas, I like hot, spicy foods and I thought that was what the book was about. I failed to notice the strange looking W font in the sub-title...

Like to Learn Cross-Stitch?

Sun, 22 Jul 2001 17:14:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author clicker - Cross stitching's such a popular craft that I'm finding a number of books on the subject. Just what I need--I have this quirk, you see. Whenever I'm learning something new, I assume that there's a how-to book on it somewhere that'll teach me everything...

White Collar Sweatshop

Mon, 16 Jul 2001 15:38:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author clicker - Corporate America is rejoicing. Productivity is higher than ever.

"White Collar Sweatshop" reveals the dirty little secret of why productivity is so high. Americans are overworked and they receive fewer rewards for their efforts than ever...

Don't Want To Work 24/7?

Thu, 12 Jul 2001 11:54:44 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author clicker - I was vaguely aware of a current trend but it didn't become clear until I scanned the "new books" shelf of the business section at my local bookstore. There were several new books all looking at how overworked people are today.

I've...

Rediscovering Birth

Thu, 5 Jul 2001 12:03:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author clicker - A grandmother again! I'm delighted. My oldest daughter just called me to say she's expecting a second child.

I heard somewhere that being a grandmother is a second chance at motherhood and I often think of this saying. I know that with...

The Cross Stitcher's Bible

Thu, 28 Jun 2001 16:25:08 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author clicker - I'm new to cross stitch, having taught myself by following the directions from the kits I've bought. In my mind the best way to learn a craft is to be taught by a mother, grandmother, neighbor or best friend. However, when loving teachers aren't...

Workaholics Will Love This

Fri, 22 Jun 2001 12:23:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author clicker - Oh no! Not another time management book.

In my 30 odd years of adulthood, I've probably owned, read and used every time management book to hit the best seller list and I'm still a candidate for a least organized award.

Or at least...

"Guts"-True Stories of Adventurous Novelist

Mon, 18 Jun 2001 12:26:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author clicker - What's it like to have a moose attack you and try to stomp you to death; to know that the small plane you're riding in is going down in the wilderness and you have no survival gear; or to be so hungry that you eat a squirrel and then make another stew of...

Nurturing Creativity Through Crafts

Sat, 9 Jun 2001 12:22:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author clicker - Crafting is a wonderful family activity. When I was an events coordinator for Michaels, a retail craft store, I taught the Kids Club classes on Saturday morning. I saw that while kids enjoyed a chance to work on crafts themselves, they spoke fondly...

For The Love Of Bears

Sat, 2 Jun 2001 13:53:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author clicker - This innate, visceral fear of bears lives somewhere inside all of us.............This Stone-Age fear will always exist, but we can control it with understanding. I hope to help in some small way to increase the understanding and tolerance, of people...

Simply Beautiful

Tue, 29 May 2001 18:56:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author clicker - Most of us know Shakers by their beautifully simple furniture. The book "The Shaker Garden--Beauty Through Utility" focuses attention on another reflection of the sect, their successful gardens.

The same elements seen in their furniture can be...

The Best First Video for Baby

Fri, 25 May 2001 16:24:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author clicker - My grandson loves this video. At sixteen months, he daily asks to watch it and it holds his attention far beyond any other video that he's ever seen. When we first bought it when he was eleven months old and he would sit and watch it from beginning to...

My Opinion?--A Best Buy in Rattles

Mon, 21 May 2001 15:27:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author clicker - With five children, all grown now, I've seen a lot of rattles in my life time. In my opinion, this is the best rattle I've found.

Pretty strong words I know but I have a lot of reasons for this opinion. Basically, it's because this rattle...

Hmm, Think I'll Give Guests Liquid Toxins

Fri, 18 May 2001 12:56:16 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author clicker - My oldest daughter and her husband, whom I live with, are very environmentally conscious. When I moved in with them I had to get accustomed to using this pitcher for filtered water.

Besides this pitcher they also have the Brita system that...

Clunk! Clunk! Ball Magic

Thu, 26 Apr 2001 22:47:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author clicker - My fifteen-month-old grandson loves balls and the Tomy Roll Around Tower is action and noise encompassed within the mesmerizing movement of balls.

My grandson loved to play with the tower whenever he visited a friend's house with a boy his...

Want Spill-Proof? Buy This Cup!

Mon, 16 Apr 2001 17:05:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author clicker - "Mom, would you please pour some water into Ben's cup?" my daughter said just the other day as we were driving back from a shopping trip.

"Don't use that cup. Use the one in the diaper bag," she added.

The cup in the diaper bag was a...

A Super Supreme Diaper

Sun, 8 Apr 2001 23:30:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author clicker - Huggies are my oldest daughter’s favorite diapers. As a live-in grandmother, this is the brand that I use most often for my 15-month old grandson.

Disposable diapers have certainly come a long way since I first began using them in the 70s...

Do You Need A Cadillac Carrier?

Tue, 27 Mar 2001 01:52:33 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author clicker - When my youngest daughter’s new baby was born, she had almost everything she needed except for a carrier. So when I went to help her with my grandson, she and I went shopping and she chose the Infantino Six-In-One Carrier among all the different brands...

Win A Million?Yeahhhhhh!

Sun, 31 Dec 2000 14:26:30 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author clicker - My family has a Christmas tradition of playing a new game each year during the downtime Christmas afternoon. Pressman’s “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” was the game we chose for Christmas 2000.

We found the game, based on the now hot tv...

Less Than The Best

Sat, 30 Dec 2000 23:59:02 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author clicker - I was delighted that the present I bought my 11-month old grandson this Christmas turned out to be his favorite gift of all the toys he received. However, I was disappointed in my choice of the Playskool Form Fitter and wish now that I had bought him...

A Grandma-Approved Gate

Fri, 17 Nov 2000 21:13:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author clicker - I hate to think what could happen to my precious grandbaby if it wasn't for the Evenflo Walkthrough Stair Gate.

Currently, I'm staying with my oldest daughter, her husband and my now 10-month-old grandson while they're stationed in North...