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Opinion | Susan Knopf: COVID-19 still looms large

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Opinion | Susan Knopf: COVID-19 still looms large

  I’ve had my two Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines. I was vaccinated at the Summit County bus barn. I’m not sure why everybody asks me where I got my shots. In just a few weeks, 90% of adult Americans are expected to be eligible to get vaccines. I’m feeling like the veil of this pandemic is starting to lift. I got together with friends for two intimate dinner parties. I’m starting to feel normal again. Yet we are being warned by every public health official — local, state, national and international — to slow down. If we’re not careful, another more...


3 BEAUTIFUL SPRING DRESSES TO WEAR IN 2020 🌸🌼🌺 | FASHION OVER 40

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3 BEAUTIFUL SPRING DRESSES TO WEAR IN 2020 🌸🌼🌺 | FASHION OVER 40

Hey y'all! Spring into spring with these 3 beautiful floral maxi dresses! Don't let these weird times get to you- enjoy spring as if nothing happened! Appreciate the little things, be thankful for everything that seemed normal before this mess. I think this is a great lesson that we can learn here: being more appreciative of all the little things in the world that used to be so normal! 💖 So here are 3 beautiful spring dresses to spring into spring 2020! 1. Round Neck Flower Print Sleeveless Maxi Dress: I added a little ribbon-belt to this dress to enhance my...


Shucking a blue crab takes time and two hands

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Shucking a blue crab takes time and two hands

You sit there, picking out the little morsels of sweet lump crab between bits of shell and casing and time evaporates. Your fingers are caked in Old Bay — they’ll smell for a good day — and so there’s no chance you’ll reach for your phone to check something or idle over instagram. Instead, conversation ebbs and flows. A cicada’s buzz crescendoes, then abruptly disappears. Mosquitos nip at the ankles and elbows and beads of condensation drip down the side of your beer. It is hot and humid and the air swells thick around you — but you don’t much...


Q: What chocolate chip cookie recipe do you use?

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Q: What chocolate chip cookie recipe do you use?

A: The OG: the recipe on the back of the Nestle Tollhouse chocolate bag. However, I use the best ingredients I can find, like good butter (Plugra and Kerrygold are widely available and excellent) and Nielsen-Massey vanilla. They make a huge difference. Q: Looking for a baby girl bonnet that isn’t $75. Suggestions? A: Etsy to the rescue! These are a dead ringer for the Beaufort Bonnet Company ones I assume you’re referencing, and you can add a monogram. If you want something a little less frou-frou, these are precious and this floral is sweet (mini owned this exact style...


TV Store Online Has Your Next Level Halloween Costume!

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TV Store Online Has Your Next Level Halloween Costume!

Have you ever wanted to play the part of your favorite TV or movie character? It can be a lot of fun imagining yourself in these crazy, silly, or even bizarre situations our favorite characters get into. Unfortunately, we won’t get the chance to be that person in real life (other than in our dreams), but I did find a way to feel like your dreams are a little bit more of a reality. Thanks to TV Store Online, you can find a TON of cool gear from your favorite shows, movies, and more! TV Store Online sent me these...

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