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There are times in everyone's life that everything should go by smoothly without problems. One of the special and most meaningful is preparing for our children's weddings. Rarely do we escape those little problems that seem to pop up out of the blue to cause us a few little heart aches. There are those that seem to weather any eventually and make the evening unfold like a Cinderella story.

If you live long enough things get repeated, and sometimes even the bad news goes away and then comes back as good news.For example, when I first got into the fitness and exercise business the message was, “You gotta feel the burn or it doesn’t work” or “Work harder until you feel the pain.”

The “holiday season” may fall in December, but between graduations, weddings, Fathers Day and the like, you’re hardly off the hook for gift giving this time of year. Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered, with a variety of ideas that all involve clever covers for recycled cans, bottles or jars.

The woman, Ramiro Penaherrera recalls, was from Texas. Probably in her 60s. He never asked her name. It was Memorial Day of last year, and Mr. Penaherrera a flower grower from Ecuador, was handing out roses two at a time one to place atop the headstones at Arlington National Cemetery, the other for visitors to take with them a reminder of loved ones lost.

The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center in Piggott hosted its 13th annual Celebration of Quilting on Saturday, May 19, with 83 quilt entries from all across Northeast Arkansas and Southeast Missouri.Event coordinator, museum staff member Johnna Redman, said of this year's event, "We had more different and new types of quilts than ever before, and we also had more quilt entries from the 1920's and 30's than we have ever had before."

Friends and fellow gardeners kept calling us at the beach last week to say how much rain we were getting back home. Some reported they had gotten four and five inches.Had me so excited, I couldnt wait to check the rain gauge when we returned. But Matt warned me as soon as he glanced in the bed of his truck Not that much looks like less than an inch and a half.

There are also several annuals and perennials in the list like the poppy spider flower and lantana that dont need deadheading Stake the taller perennials like rudbeckia and liatris to keep them standing tall.Some hot-weather plants like perennial butterfly weed dont like to be transplanted once they've settled into their sites; they'll allow transplanting from their original containers but don't try moving them later.

Linda Celestian paints thin layers of silk with natural dye, felts it and supports it with wire to sculpt fabric thats light and airy.Her ethereal silk sculpture, "The Ocean's Whisper to Me is a blur of vibrant blue floating in the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts.Celestian's sculpture a wooden dress and a flowing black tape ball gown share a common thread. They won the top awards at the GoggleWorks newest exhibit Vanity Fare which features art inspired by fashion.

The sun is shining birds are singing, butterflies are darting from colorful flower to colorful flower and children across the country are complaining about being bored. Eliminate this by taking advantage of the weather. Get the family outside and interact with nature.

What is common with hairdo of todays women and the hairdo of the stars like Sharmila Tagore, Asha Parekh, Mala Sinha and Babita during the The Bouffant. That style is back and is slowly making its way from the ramp to social gatherings and big family dos.Bouffant or the hairstyle of the 60s which was catapulted to fame by Jacqueline F Kennedy is now resurfacing on the fashion scene in India.

Cutting the ribbon for the Ocean City Theatre Company’s first official home base Friday morning, the theatre companys founder and Artistic Director Michael Hartman smiled as he talked about what it meant to open a spacious downtown office and large, wide-open studio areas for aspiring thespians and dancers to perform and fine-tune their talents.

Flowers, in all shapes and sizes, are blossoming in our homes and there’s surely something to suit every taste: from discreet sprigs, to colourful posies or overblown, hot house blooms.Alternatively, if you’re looking to create an impression, try one wall of wallpaper with a dramatic print to create a contemporary focus.Florals are a perennial favourite so it’s down to your personal interpretation to make the style look fresh-as-a-daisy.

La Maison Chic, known for its wide selection of paint, wallpapers, and designer fabrics, is offering its customers the opportunity to buy fabric on roll with up to 70 per cent off discount. The selection includes damasks and stripes in gold, cappuccino, duck egg blue, navy blue and baby pink fabrics perfect for childrens bedrooms or playroom, embroidered silk voile, and more, all at a not-to-be-repeated 70 per cent off. Stock is limited so shop early to avail of the selection while it lasts.

The death of President Abraham Lincoln's son William Willie Wallace Lincoln in February seemed to change his approach to the war.Lincoln now better able to relate to the thousands of parents who had already lost their sons in battle devoted all of his time to his goal of reestablishing the Union and the fight for freedom for all.

Eight-year-old Faith Barnett didn’t know Kendall Wiebe.But after 27-year-old Wiebe died due in a strange vehicle crash last Saturday at Crestview Shopping Centre, Barnett wanted to do something special.So the grade three student went to a flower store and wrote a hand-written message, which she laid with a bouquet outside the Portage Avenue hair salon where Wiebe was an employee when she was struck and killed by a runaway Jeep Liberty.

You’re standing at the top of a three-tiered podium, wearing a tri-colored tracksuit, holding a bouquet of flowers with one arm and waving to a deafening crowd of ecstatic people with the other.Finally the moment you’ve been waiting for: you bend at the waist and a thick ribbon attached to a bright, shiny medallion is placed around your neck.For most of us, this dream is confined to our inner-thoughts and the screens of our television sets. But for a select group of athletes, the hope of attaining Olympic gold is a dream that well within reach.So, what separates the enthusiasts from the elites? We at The Express looked no further than our own backyard to find out.

Dita Von Teese ditched her usual sexy corsets and tight dresses for a more ladylike look while out to lunch on April 7.

For Springfield mom Staci Hill, the spring and summer seasons mean spending time in the garden. Now that she has three kids Mollie and Annie,she uses that gardening time also to teach them earth-friendly lessons in a hands-on way by letting them help.

WHEN you are a practicing alchemist, as Sasha Duerr is, strangers will often ask you to demonstrate your powers by heating up a caldron in the yard. It’s a living, and Ms. Duerr is usually happy to give it a try. On a recent Monday afternoon, she had arranged to spark up three propane camp stoves and scavenge a few things to boil.

Flowers sing spring, but this season they're playing in a full orchestra. Often big and bold, they show up on everything area rugs, wall murals, curtains. Floral patterns dance across dinnerware, while toss pillows get the petals treatment.