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Non-Piggy Bank for Wise Savers

If you aren’t much for cliches or the expected decorating themes, you may love the option of a non-piggy piggy bank for your child’s room. Check out this white owl from Z Gallerie ($12.99). You’d never even guess it was a coin bank, and it’s [...]

Find: Value Menu Salad Shortcuts

Until this summer, I had only thought of value-menu side salads as an alternative to fries or something that more disciplined people might order instead of a burger. But when my mother-in-law waltzed in to a grandkids’ swim party with pizzas and a big sack of salads, she showed me that these individual salads, [...]

Find: Great Lotion for Summer Legs

It is customary for manufacturers to discontinue a cosmetic shortly after I recognize my complete dependence upon it. Therefore, this find was not shared last summer for fear it would immediately disappear from drugstore shelves. Happily, it’s ba-ack:  Lubriderm Advanced Therapy Moisturizer with Sunscreen. This is great [...]

Find: Removable Hooks Make Space Anywhere

Don’t throw away the hooks you used to support wreaths, garlands and lights! Reuse them. They are packaged with additional adhesive backings so you can give them a second life providing useful storage in all sorts of hidden spots. Here’s a repeat of a Find [...]

Find: Gift for Grandma

There are bound to be a lot of Bible-totin’, Bible-quotin’ grandmas here in the buckle of the Bible belt.  If you’ve exhausted all the usual grandma gift options like fuzzy socks, body powder, and throws,  take a look at these books from the Old Country [...]

Find: Tiger & Houndstooth Christmas T-Shirts

Take a look at these fun holiday T-shirts and sweatshirts (obviously the cell-phone photo does not do them justice). Tiger Santa looks tailor-made for all the girls who just want a National Championship for Christmas. Of course, crimson remains the timeless Christmas color. If you want [...]

Discover a Great Collection of Unique Toys at McWane

Are you still looking for the perfect gift for your child, a niece/nephew or friend? Look no further and discover the McWane Science Center’s gift shop.   McWane offers gifts similar to the learning games offered at Snoozy’s or Learning Express but additional items that [...]

Find: Gift for the Barbie/Mad Men Fan

Here’s a find you might not stumble across: Limited Edition Barbie Fashion Prints. Maybe I’m drawn to these because I would love one for my own closet, but these just seem like the perfect gift and keepsake for a prissy girl. Even as she grows [...]

Find: Shop for Uncommon Accessories

Outside of a classic strand of pearls, most of us want our accessories to be as unique as the rest of our outfit (we hope).   Charm on Second, a shop on 2nd Avenue North,is like trolling through your worldly aunt’s jewelry box for a piece [...]

Find: Cute Ornament for Your Texting Tween

If your kid leaves the table with a muffled “BRB” and you have to keep reminding her that there is a word – “because” – that preceded “CUZ”, here is your ornament for her this year. Norton’s Florist has all kinds of cute text message [...]