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Scratch Baking For A Bavarian Breakfast

We Bavarians have two breakfasts. The first one happens when we get up, around 5:00 or 6:00 in the morning: coffee and pastry. The second breakfast is much more important - and much more "Bavarian", too: a pint of "Weissbier" (wheat beer), 2 or mor...

The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection

The original complete collection of Sherlock Holmes is comprised of four novels and 56 short stories penned by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In my view, Sherlock Holmes was the best detective that ever existed in contemporary literature. As a kid, I was t...

Al Capone

Al Capone ruled Chicago's underworld of crime during the 1920s. His gang controlled the city's gambling, prostitution, and illegal liquor activities. After defeating several murder charges, Capone was convicted of income tax evasion and spent eight y...

Homeless In America

This photo essay is about the homeless in America. Once you've seen these black and white images of homeless people, from the documentary photographer, Tom Stone, you'll never forget them. Look into the eyes of your brothers and sisters in the...

Windswept Driftwood Art

The bones of trees endlessly fascinate beachcombers, having been washed over the moments of time and passing into one moment to the next not worrying about tomorrow. Driftwood has timeless appeal. Envision the beauty of driftwood art.

How to draw hair in pencil

I hear from artists all the time that they hate drawing hair. I love drawing hair and fur, and making it look realistic. So I thought I'd share how I draw realistic human hair or animal fur in pencil. I think that just a little advice will be en...

Simple Recipes

I like to cook, but like to keep it simple. I try for easier on the wallet and the waistline, while also looking for great flavor. For more you can visit me at Easy Cheap Recipes.

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Vegetable Garden

There are more reasons to-day than ever before why the owner of a small place should have his, or her, own vegetable garden. The days of home weaving, home cheese-making, home meat-packing, are gone. With a thousand and one other things that used to...

Top 10 Best Green Gift Ideas 2010

Looking for the best Eco-friendly gift ideas? You've come to the right place! The desire to "go green" has impacted the way people shop for everything from clothing, to food, to cars, to pet products, even gifts. We have scoured the green scene, to r...

The Story of A Vietnam Veteran

This is a story I hesitate to tell but feel inspired to do so. It is the story of my father. He was born in Pennsylvania in March of 1942. This put him at the right age to be drafted during the Vietnam War. So, in 1968 he had to put college on hold a...

WEIRD WORDS

The English language is full of weird words that are oddly amusing and even a tad confusing at times. This loopy lens is dedicated to creating an awareness of old, obscure, and perhaps outlandish words that are really quite tame&nb...

National Chocolate Day

Please raise your hand if you are a "Chocoholic"! I see a huge number of hands out there. You are obviously ready for National Chocolate Day, and a Chocolate Affair to remember! It is not my intention to discourage you from chocolate. Instead I choo...

Rendezvous Days At Minnesota's Grand Portage National Monument

Each year on the first full weekend of August, National Park Service staff and hundreds of volunteers re-create a fun and very authentic Voyageur Rendezvous at the historic North West Company fur trade depot at northern Minnesota's Grand Portage...

Woodstock Music Festival 1969

Woodstock 1969 The 60's was (were) a turbulent decade. The assassination of JFK kept us fixated on the TV for days and gave us an insecurity that other decades had not felt before. Those of us growing into our own during the 60's were also very...

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How to Throw a Man Shower

Feeling a little left out? She's getting all the attention? There's a new trend, and it's geared just for you. "Man Showers," are the latest rage for guys to celebrate a special event with friends and family. A time for some male bonding, with all t...

It Hurts: Losing a Pet to Cancer

Gillis was a young female Doberman dog that I adopted from an animal shelter hours before she was scheduled to be euthanized. She lived with us for four years and I visualized many more happy years to come, but it was not to be. One day, during the...

Megan Fox Tattoos

So the hottest chick alive LOVES tattoos! I guess we do too. She's so sexy! And tatted up like no other. Take a look at all her sexified tats

Heritage Heirloom Cutting Boards

Meet Bob, the Cutting Board King. Bob is his name, Butcher Block Boards are his Game. It started out innocently enough; my husband found himself with too much time on his hands after medical retirement, so I encouraged him to finally pursue his dream...

Sarah Albom

Skiing fascinates me. I am amazed at how graceful athletes can appear when zipping down the slopes, or flying through the air. I watched my 9 year old daughter Sarah in silent wonderment. Over the past few years we have become a snowsports family. W...

How to Legally Add Copyrighted Pictures to Squidoo Lenses

Learn how to legally use famous, copyrighted pictures and art on websites and Squidoo Lenses! No more worries about searching for royalty free photos to make your lenses look top notch. Whether you're looking for nature photos, celebrities, movi...

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How to Start a Publishing Company

How to start a publishing company: I started my own small press publishing company. Here on this lens you will find out what I did and how you can do it too.

Visiting a Covered Bridge

I find covered bridges to be a fascinating part of the American past, but I had not read much on their history till my recent visit to Sandy Springs Covered Bridge. A few of the interesting facts I picked up on this trip include: covered bridges dat...

Tipi the Tipigal is Susie Lehto

I like to look at tipi pictures when I am away from mine, so I hope you enjoy the images. I lived in a Sioux style tipi for the better part of a year, a week or a weekend isn't long enough. Temperatures of 20 degrees in North Dakota in the United Sta...

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