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Headline: flower thief caught in the act! part 2
Poor rabbits have been blamed for the crime despite repeatedly appeal their innocence to the flower guard Tigger. Since then there are no rabbit’s footprints at our back yard even dear huband left some dandelions just for them. They may hold a grudge against the tarnish of their......Read More

Posted on: 2009-08-08 22:02:12 | Rating:

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It is all because of that darn rabbit part 1
After days of raining in my Nevada desert home, our bare yard starts spouting so many various of weeds almost infest the whole yard. Dear husband spends all day weeding but only clear a small area then he plants some flowers. Before we go out......Read More

Posted on: 2009-06-08 00:00:19 | Rating:

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Am I really boring?
DH (Dear husband) came back from work on a Saturday. He seems to anticipate my wrath (I hate him work on Saturday) and cook up a perfect plan to make me happy but backfired! He bought me a box of CD/DVD sleeve, but in COLORS! He was so sweet and told me he found this box of sleeve in COLORS as......Read More

Posted on: 2009-06-06 20:54:52 | Rating:

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Veggie Yuba Roll è”¬èœè…çš®æ²
Basically this is a spring roll, but instead of using rice flour spring roll sheets, I use yuba. yuba (wiki) is a paper-thin, yellow tofu sheet. Some call it “tofu skin.” I like to use yuba to make spring rolls because it is so low in carbs and adds some......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-29 22:34:58 | Rating:

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Meatless Lionâ€™s Head (High Protein) ç´ ç…åé
This is a dish my mother used to make all the time even now. Lion’s Head is a giant meatball about the size of my fist. Each time my mother only made three of them and stewed them in Napa cabbage with soy sauce and a hint of sugar. It should be very soft and juicy without breaking......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-29 02:26:55 | Rating:

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Where did all the honeybees go?
Honeybee disappearances have hit the news since last year, bringing more awareness to this issue. There were no dead bees found, and they just abandoned their hive, never to return to their queen bee and their young. What could prompt this action by millions of bees? Colony collapse......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-25 23:52:14 | Rating:

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â€œBe the Change You Want to See in the Worldâ€
Once during a casual conversation, my friend Patricia and I found out that we both shared a passion about our planet Earth, but sometimes just felt so powerless in what we can do to make this world better. I received this book entitled “Be the Change You Want to See in the......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-21 00:50:10 | Rating:

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Daikon, Sweet Rice Cake è˜¿è””ç³•ï¼Œç´…è±†å¹´ç³•
Ever since I was a little girl, my mother would start to prepare Daikon and Sweet Rice cakes days before Chinese New Year. Friends, our family and our neighbors loved to receive these as gifts because they symbolized and brought good luck. She would buy short grain white rice and sweet......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-20 00:59:40 | Rating:

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Boddhi Cat Tigger è©æå–µ
I can’t believe Tigger is almost 13 years old. David’s colleague needed to give away 4 kittens. We went to his home to play with the kittens. There were 3 boys and 1 girl. Almost instantly this little fur ball took our hearts. She was the smallest from her litter, and her......Read More

Posted on: 2008-02-14 01:48:26 | Rating:

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Auspicious Food for Chinese New Year å¹´èœ
I have been away for a while due to preparing a proper Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner. Friends ask me why I bother since I live in US and it’s only me and my husband together for New Year’s Eve. It is the family tradition that I don’t want to forego. I still remember......Read More