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The Mice Cube: A Civilized Solution to the Problem of Mice

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:49:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nollequeen - Several years ago, my husband and I moved into a 250 year old house which had a mouse problem. Prior to our marriage, I had lived in apartment on the edge of a wetland/swamp. It was a beautiful place with a big picture window overlooking...

Eat Like Everyone Else (Only Better)

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:05:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nollequeen - Three years ago, I found out I was pregnant for the first time. Because I was 39, it was termed a “geriatric” pregnancy. I started to feel funny right away. At work the following day, I suddenly felt incredibly shaky as if I had drunk 10 cups...

Waive Your Napkin High for Chef Mickey's

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 20:42:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nollequeen - Chef Mickey’s, a character buffet restaurant located in Disney’s Contemporary Hotel’s Grand Canyon concourse, just looks like fun. With the monorail passing overhead as well as a big colorful statute of Mickey in a Chef’s hat and a roomful of folks...

Disneys Contemporary : Newly Renovated and Contemporary Once Again

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 14:57:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nollequeen - I just returned from a 4 day, 3 night stay at Disney’s Contemporary and I can not wait to go back. Newly renovated this year (and not completely finished) it actually looks contemporary in a modern 21st Century way. We had booked two adjoining...

Waterford Castle - The Most Romantic Place In Ireland

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 22:55:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nollequeen - In planning for our honeymoon, I read numerous travel books. Several of them mentioned that Waterford Castle in Waterford, Ireland was considered to be one of the most romantic spots on earth. Hearing that, I was determined that we would spend at least...

The Big E: Maple Cotton Candy & A Baked Potato As Big As Your Head

Sat, 30 Apr 2005 18:20:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nollequeen - It’s not that I’m wishing away the summer, it’s just that I can’t wait for the Fall and The Big E. The Big E. is short for The Eastern State’s Exposition, North America’s sixth largest fair (or so they say) and a New...

In the Koran, the first thing God said to Muhammad was "Read."

Thu, 17 Feb 2005 19:56:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nollequeen - I bought myself a children’s book today. “The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq” called to me at the bookstore. It only took a few minutes for me to read it and look at the pictures. It isn’t something that I’m going to be...

Ina Does Paris

Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:59:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nollequeen - I’m not really a big fan of French cooking, or at least I didn’t think so. I am however, a big fan of Ina Garten, The Barefoot Contessa. I have her three other cookbooks (The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook; Parties; and Barefoot Contessa Family...

Out on a Leash? Or Out of Her Mind?

Fri, 13 Aug 2004 13:09:59 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author nollequeen - Shirley MacLaine has had quite a life. I eagerly read her first book, “Don’t Fall Off The Mountain” when I was 9 or 10 in the early 70’s. Hiking in Bhutan, she barely escaped capture as she was chased through the Himalayas by...

What Are All These Kissings Worth, If Thou Kiss Not Me?

Sun, 18 Apr 2004 22:36:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nollequeen - It’s true. I knew he was the one the minute I saw him. He was the most handsome man I had ever seen. Looking back on it, it reminds me of that song from Cinderella, “Do I love you because you are beautiful? Or are you beautiful because I love...

Sacred Book Club Paraphernalia: Notes In the Margin

Tue, 23 Mar 2004 11:30:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nollequeen - Holly brought them to our last book club meeting as a gift and passed them out to all of us. “The Reading Group Journal: Notes in the Margin” may appear to be a simple spiral bound hard covered book but it is in fact Sacred Book Club...

I'm Just A Barefoot Contessa Wannabee

Mon, 16 Feb 2004 17:35:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nollequeen - My hero worship of Ina Garten began with her first book, “The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook.” As I stated in a recent review, entitled “I Wanna Be Ina Garten,” h
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I Wanna Be Ina Garten

Fri, 16 Jan 2004 19:01:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nollequeen - In writing this review, I've had to face the reality that I am finally middle-aged. A decade ago, my life-style fantasy was to be one of the kids in the J. Crew catalog. I wanted to be one of the beautiful people, living what appeared to be a life of...

Give Me My Father's Body

Tue, 6 Jan 2004 00:28:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nollequeen - I have not read anything as tragic or compelling as the life story of Minik the “New York Eskimo” in a long time. I was introduced to his story more than ten years ago in a used book store in Massachusetts and haven’t been able to get it out...

Spike Heels Come in Handy When It Is Necessary To Break Glass

Sun, 28 Dec 2003 16:20:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nollequeen - If it can be said that a book can really shape your life, than that book (or books) for me was the Nancy Drew Series. My mother got me started with a few of the original ones from her childhood (the prewar blue and orange ones, where Nancy played with...

A Public Defender Doll. Can You Imagine Anything More Fun Than That?

Sun, 6 Oct 2002 00:09:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nollequeen - Don't let the door hit you on the way out, Barbie. There’s a new doll in town, Ashley, the attorney. Ashley isn’t just an attorney; she’s a public defender. She looks like an intelligent and responsible Barbie. She wears a tweed suit with...

Look Out Norm, Martha Does This Old House

Sat, 5 Oct 2002 14:43:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nollequeen - Martha Stewart’s “New Old House” is a large coffee table book about her restoration/renovation of an 1838 Federal style farmhouse in Westport, Connecticut. It’s loaded with stunning photographs documenting the work from beginning to end...

Over the Hills and Far Away: The Truth About Teletubbies

Fri, 20 Sep 2002 21:29:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nollequeen - “Here Come The Teletubbies” is the classic Teletubby video. Having watched them all, many times, or as the Tubbies say, “again, again,” I have to say this one is my hands down favorite.

Before I had a little kid of my own, I was pretty sure...

Gumby Dismembered: A Danger To Himself & Others

Tue, 23 Jul 2002 10:12:52 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author nollequeen - Who doesn't love Gumby? He's friendly, optimistic, loyal, and green.

I was completely excited to discover that my old pal Gumby was now available as a baby board book. I couldn't find it in the store, so I ordered it on line from Barnes and Noble...

Ole Golly! A Sequel to Harriet the Spy

Thu, 16 May 2002 22:08:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nollequeen - A new “Harriet the Spy” book, I couldn’t believe it. Even the cover art looked familiar, almost as if Louise Fitzhugh had drawn it herself (the classic 1960’s and 70’s artwork, not that new fangled movie version stuff). I snatched it up immediately and...

I Do Pleade Not Guiltye - Transcripts of the Salem Witch Trials

Thu, 14 Mar 2002 13:33:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nollequeen - “The Lord knows I have not hurt them: I am an innocent person...you do not know my heart.”

“You would do well if you are guilty to confess and give Glory to God”

“I am as clear as the child unborn.”

“If you...

Lots and Lots of Dots and Blue Water - Thoughts on Sept.11th

Thu, 20 Sep 2001 19:35:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nollequeen - I was so excited to hear that Annie Dillard had written a new book that I went right out and bought it in hardcover. It’s not something I do very often. Her first book, “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,” is one of my all time favorites. I must have...

Pasta is Good, Potatoes are Bad, Or, All Carbs Are Not Created Equal

Mon, 23 Jul 2001 14:34:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nollequeen - The Good Carb Cookbook believes that eating the “right” carbohydrates can help you lose weight, keep your blood sugar on an even keel and improve your cardiovascular functioning. The “Right” carbs are those that are low on the glycemic index. Listen up,...

The Ghostly Baby Incident At Our House This Morning

Mon, 25 Jun 2001 12:03:09 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author nollequeen - This morning after hubby went in to check on baby, he returned to bed and we were excited to hear our little six and a half month old over our baby monitor say "Daddy." He continued to say it quite clearly and then said, "Mommy, mommy, mommy."

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Liam Neeson and Enya Cross the Bridge of Hope

Mon, 18 Jun 2001 16:23:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nollequeen - In November of 1998, three months after the bombing in Omagh, in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, I read a quote in a newspaper by someone (I don’t remember what paper or even who was quoted) who said that one of the most beautiful, sad and...