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Nope! I told Fred, after hanging out here for awhile, I decided to go do what I know and LOVE...CANDY! As of Friday, I have my new business license and today, I kicked off to my friends on Facebook. I am BIG BEAR CANDY CO! Homemade/handmade brittle. More good stuff to come soon! Hubby...

We had taken steps to be prepared in case hubby's job went away (thanks to NAFTA). Not entirely unexpectedly, my job was eliminated last week. I saw it coming, so we weren't shocked. Weird as it sounds, the company could not have done it with any more dignity. It's still very strange. I've...

It is not fun being home alone during a tornado warning! Especially when they name your street specifically on the news!! Thank goodness the saferoom was big enough for both dogs and me. Now that it has passed and there was no damage, the sun is out and it is a beautiful day. :thumb:

AT&T has a very cool advertising campaign using their phones and hands painted to represent different countries. http://www.funzug.com/index.php/creativity/the-creative-att-advertisements.html

Thinking of making this instead of candy this year. Too bad I don't drink Tequila!! :wink: 1 cup sugar 1 tsp. baking powder 1 cup water 1 tsp. salt 1 cup brown sugar Lemon juice 4 large eggs Nuts 1 bottle tequila 2 cups dried fruit Sample the tequila to check quality. Take a large...

Yet another hobby...A dreary day is made much warmer and happier by making Christmas candy. I LOVE making homemade nut brittle for my family and friends every year!! Everything about it is fun. The science of candy making, the gift giving and the requests for their favorite flavor: peanut...

Hi all! My church is having a Christmas cantata and I am going to ask them if I can do a banner for them. Please remember I have never done this before and I realize COMPLETELY that it isn't as easy as cutting out some letters and slapping them on a banner. (Well, it is for those of you who...

Hi everyone! I am definitely enjoying reading the posts on this site! Some funny stuff and LOTS to learn from! I have posted some pictures of an on Speedball text book that belonged to my grandfather. Priceless to me and interesting to many of you, I hope. They are on the thread called Hi...

Hi all! I am not even qualified to call myself a newbie. Maybe a single-celled organism in this food chain. :notworthy: Grandpa was a sign painter way back in the '70s and taught me some hand lettering. It has always been something I enjoyed doing. I have no experience, only a cutter, some...