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Last Month's Learning
by Marcy Lytle
Every month I learn and I share. I hope you do that as well, with the circle of people around you. Sharing, telling, encouraging…it’s all part of good living.
We stopped in a British bakery and found the best store bought cookies ever! You can find them on line, too. Seriously delicious! They’re called Hobnob’s – have you tried them?
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We have a new fast food restaurant near us called Pollo Campero – do you have one near you? It’s fast food empanadas – and they’re tasty!
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Next time you make nachos at home, try some sturdy potato chips as the base instead of tortilla chips! We recently had pulled pork nachos at a restaurant like this, and they were delish!
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We recently learned that Andrew Jackson’s main slave was buried next to Jackson, and that he outlived Jackson and became the first tour guide once the Hermitage opened for visitors! So interesting…
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​Have you ever heard of Thomas Dorsey? Apparently, he’s the father of gospel music! If you knew that, I’m impressed…
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Did you know that the pews in the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville are original? How cool is that?
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Sometimes, you can find the cutest things in the dollar spot at Target, like these woven totes! Five bucks, and you’ve got yourself the most fun carryall to take with you in the car and on trips or just out shopping.
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I saw in a store a cute way to display rings – in case you have a bunch! Look at this book, open with rolled back pages, and rings arrayed throughout – so cute!
I saw these hashbrown sticks in the freezer at the store and tried them – they’re easy and a great addition to any meal – and so yummy! The kids will like them, too!
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Erin McDermott Jewelry – she has sales all the time – and her stuff is the cutest for the spring season. I got these blue pieces and these stretchy bracelets I wear a lot!
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I’m adding fake flowers again in with the real ones, in my pots, because of drought conditions. I never thought I’d do such a thing, but it works and it’s pretty.
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I saw on Instagram an idea of how to put on a bracelet that’s hard to fasten because it keeps slipping off. Just add a hair tie to your wrist to keep the bracelet in place, fasten it underneath, and remove the hair tie! I tried it and it works!
Did you know that the 27X27 scarf is in this spring? They’re bigger and they’re more versatile, and so fun (until it gets hot…)
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Michaels has the cutest pudgy pens up front as you walk towards the register. I bought a couple packs and keep them on my desk to use, and give as gifts, too! Aren’t they so cute?
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A couple lemons sliced, a few springs of rosemary, a tablespoon in vanilla, in a simmer pot on the stove makes for a clean smell for spring in your kitchen!
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Black Bag. It’s a methodical slow thriller, but intense. We wondered what “black bag” means – look it up – I think I knew that but now I remember it.
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We recently stayed in a room at a resort that had a “pet in the room” door hanger. I had never seen that before. Have you?