Author Archive
Posted on April 28, 2009 - by Amanda
Gardening
With the economy a bit down and people looking to pinch pennies wherever they can, vegetable gardens are enjoying a day in the sun. It seems that anyone with a bit of space is planting food to help with the grocery bills. With this in mind we offer a few tips to help you avoid [...]
Posted on April 24, 2009 - by Amanda
Be Kind Rewind
A Guest Review from Ms Amy Brueggemann Be Kind, Rewind (2008) A movie about the magic that is the movies… Rating: PG-13 Genre: Comedy/Drama The gist: Mike (Mos Def) works for Mr. Fletcher (Danny Glover) at the Be Kind Rewind movie rental store – where you can rent a VHS for one day, for one [...]
Posted on April 7, 2009 - by Amanda
Start Your Week Off Right
Start your week off right; humor edition. If you are not already familiar with CakeWrecks you need to run over there right now. Who knew that food could be so very, very hilarious? We know that the grammar and spelling are terrible, but since that is really the point, please check out the Lolcats and [...]
Posted on April 2, 2009 - by Amanda
Caribbean Black Beans
This proved to be a delightful meal for a vegan friend. It also works as an inexpensive and filling meal even if you’re usually carnivorous.
Posted on March 31, 2009 - by Amanda
Witty Abbreviations
Comical abbreviations were a fad that began in Boston, 1838, and moved to New York and New Orleans the following year. Some of the abbreviations were straight forward:
Posted on March 26, 2009 - by Amanda
Hosting Overnight Guests
So, you’ve invited guests to stay overnight at your home … now what? How to make them feel comfortable and welcome? It’s really quite simple: put yourself in their shoes. Simply think of things that would put you at ease – things that would make you feel at home – and then get it done. Follow these guidelines and you’ll be the Queen Hostess in no time!
Posted on March 17, 2009 - by Amanda
Amoretti Designs
One of the things we try to do here at The Complete Woman, is remind our readers that their are choices beyond those offered by TeeVee, the shopping mall, and pop culture. We extol the virtues of such out-of-the-way concepts as letting your hair go gray, reading, and being polite.
Posted on March 16, 2009 - by Amanda
Start Your Week Off Right
This week we bring you a short set of links related to words and books. First up is a website dedicated to saving the words. A much more interesting cause than saving whales or trees or spotted owls. Check them out. Next is a related cause, The Society for the Preservation of Beautiful English. we [...]
Posted on March 11, 2009 - by Amanda
Organizing The Home Office
Marcus Aurelius once penned, “The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious”
Posted on March 10, 2009 - by Amanda
How to Drink Red Wines
Our series of articles on how to drink wine was really just for the purpose of getting to this one. Red wines are what it is all about. White and pink wines have their place, and we will introduce you briefly to sparkling and ice wines but red is the ultimate and the heart of the wine drinking experience.
