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Have you ever bought Girl Scout Cookies?

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Have you ever bought Girl Scout Cookies? For me it’s been a while. I can’t even remember the last time. I know my daughter bought them last year from a co-worker. I always enjoyed the mint ones.

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Skill #1: Goal Setting
Girl Scouts learn how to set goals and create a plan to reach them, enabling amazing experiences for themselves and their troops all year long, while helping others too.

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Skill #2: Decision Making
Girl Scouts learn to make decisions on their own and as a team, whether it’s how to run and promote their cookie sale, interact with customers, or spend their earnings.

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Skill #3: Money Management
Girl Scouts learn to expand their money smarts while running their own cookie business and create a budget to fund the experiences they want to share as a troop.

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Skill #4: People Skills
Girl Scouts find their voice and build confidence through customer interactions, developing valuable skills that will help them succeed in school, in business, and in life.

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Skill #5: Business Ethics
Girl Scouts learn to act ethically—lessons that will stay with them for a lifetime of leadership and success.

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Apple Crisp.

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Apple Crisp.

When it comes to fall, one of the most traditional and favorite recipes is apple crisp. It’s just the most perfect dessert for this time of year. Crisp apples with a crumbly oat topping is just so easy to make and will definitely satisfy your sweet tooth.

Ingredients
  • 3 tart apples cored, peeled and sliced
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 tbsp butter melted
  • 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 3 tbsp milk
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/8 tsp allspice
  • 1/8 tsp salt
Topping
  • 3/4 cup rolled oats
  • 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 tsp baking powder
  • 1 stick butter softened and cut into small pieces
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • whipped cream, ice cream or caramel sauce for serving
Instructions
  • Preheat oven to 375º. Layer apple slices in the bottom of an 8×8-inch baking dish coated with nonstick cooking spray. In a medium bowl, mix milk, lemon juice, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, brown sugar, flour and butter. Pour mixture overtop apples and mix.
  • Mix flour, rolled oats, baking powder, salt, ground cinnamon and brown sugar in a large bowl. Add butter pieces and mix until it resembles small crumbs. Sprinkle overtop apples and toss to coat.  Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream and top with caramel sauce.

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Pumpkin Torte.

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Pumpkin Torte.

This pumpkin torte is rich and creamy, with beautiful orange hues, making it ideal for fall celebrations.

Ingredients
  • 1-2/3 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • CREAM CHEESE FILLING:
  • 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • PUMPKIN FILLING:
  • 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
  • 1/2 cup cold water
  • 1 can (30 ounces) pumpkin pie filling
  • 1 can (5-1/2 ounces) evaporated milk
  • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • TOPPING:
  • 1 carton (12 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
Directions
    1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, combine the crumbs, sugar and butter. Press onto the bottom of an ungreased 13×9-in. baking dish; set aside. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Pour over crust. Bake until center is almost set, 25-30 minutes.
  1. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand for 1 minute. In a large saucepan, combine pie filling and evaporated milk. Bring to a boil. Add gelatin; stir until dissolved. Whisk a small amount of hot mixture into the eggs. Return all to the pan, whisking constantly.
  2. Cook and stir over low heat until mixture is thickened and coats the back of a spoon. Cool for 10 minutes. Spread over cream cheese layer. Spread whipped topping over top. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
    Pumpkin Torte Recipe Variations 
    • Use a shortbread cookie crust: Swap the traditional graham cracker crust for a crumbly shortbread cookie crust to impart buttery flavors into this torte.
    • Swap the pumpkin: In the fall you can use a variety of seasonal squashes or root vegetables. Consider substituting the pumpkin for sweet potato or butternut squash.
    • Top with sauce: Drizzle chocolate over this pumpkin torte for a more decadent dessert.

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Easy Listening.

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Easy Listening. Easy listening is a popular music genre and radio format that was most popular during the 1950s to the 1970s. It is related to middle-of-the-road music and encompasses  recordings of  hit songs, non-rock vocals and  covers of selected popular rock songs.

Easy listening music is often confused with lounge music, but while it was popular in some of the same venues it was meant to be listened to for enjoyment rather than as background sound.

Let’s play what I call easy listening. All genres have it. So play your favorites. Below are a few of mine.

 

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Fry a Spanish Egg.

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Fry a Spanish Egg.

I’ll take my eggs in just about any way, shape, or form, but a fried egg has long been my favorite. Fried eggs are almost foolproof to make and can turn just about anything into a hearty meal, from a pile of sautéed gr

How to Cook a Fried Egg, Spanish-Style

To prepare a Spanish fried egg, pour about 1/4-inch of olive oil into a small, heavy skillet. Heat it over medium-high heat until it’s extremely hot (but not smoking). Crack 1 egg into a ramekin or mug. When the oil is hot, carefully slip the egg in and reduce the heat to medium-low. Then spoon some of the oil over the egg as it cooks. Remove the egg with a slotted spoon after no more than 1 1/2 minutes (when the white puffs and becomes crispy and golden-brown around the edges, and when the yolk still jiggles). Serve sprinkled with a bit of flaky salt and freshly ground black pepper

 

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Easy Mexican Casserole.

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Easy Mexican Casserole.

Ingredients


1 pound ground beef

2 tablespoons taco seasoning

1 can chili Beans

1 can Rotel

1 can crushed tomatoes 15 oz

12-16 corn tortillas cut into quarters

1 cup sour cream

2 cups  shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions
  • Brown meat in large skillet. Drain.
  • Add taco seasoning, beans, diced tomatoes, and crushed tomato to the skillet.
  • Spray 13×9 casserole dish. Place a layer of tortillas on the bottom.
  • Pour half of the meat mixture over the tortillas. Spread with half the tortillas and sprinkle with half the cheese. Place another layer of tortillas on top. Pour the remainder of the meat mixture over the tortillas, spread the sour cream over the top and sprinkle with the rest of the cheese.
  • Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until cheese is nice and bubbly.
  • Serve with tortilla chips and a salad. Enjoy!

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Impossible Buttermilk Pie.

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Impossible Buttermilk Pie

What’s impossible about this buttermilk pie: that it forms its own crust, or that it tastes as delicious as it does? Turns out, neither! Make this amazing impossible buttermilk pie for a dessert that has to be tasted to be believed.

  • 3 eggs
  • 1 C. buttermilk
  • 1/3 C. butter (melted)
  • 1 t. vanilla
  • 1 1/3 C. sugar
  • 3/4 C. biscuit mix
  • Pinch of ground nutmeg
  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Place eggs in prepared pie plate and whisk thoroughly.
  2. Add buttermilk, melted butter, and vanilla.
  3. Whisk thoroughly.
  4. Add sugar, biscuit baking mix, and nutmeg.
  5. Whisk thoroughly.
  6. Scrape down the sides. Bake 35 to 40 minutes until lightly browned. Let cool before slicing.

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Grilled Chicken Tenders.

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Grilled Chicken Tenders.

You’ll only need a few simple ingredients to make this recipe. The exact measurements are included in the recipe card below. Here’s an overview of what you’ll need.

Serve them with a salad for the ultimate easy meal. A few  favorite salads to serve with them are homemade coleslawcreamy cucumber saladbroccoli salad, and cherry tomato salad (as shown in the photo on this page).

Ingredients
Marinade:


2 tablespoons olive oil – extra-virgin

Chicken:

  • 1 pound raw chicken tenders – 8-12 pieces, depending on their size
Instructions
  • Preheat your grill to medium-high.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, honey, hot sauce, and kosher salt.
  • Brush the mixture on both sides of the chicken pieces.
  • Grill the tenders until cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Their internal temperature should reach 165ºF. Serve immediately.

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One-Pot Pasta.

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One-Pot Pasta.

Start with one pot and a jumble of ingredients. Drizzle in the liquids and let it all simmer into an amazing collection of flavors. That’s the joy of one-pot pasta recipes!

What’s so Great About One-Pot Pasta Dishes?
  • No pre-boiling or draining. The pasta cooks in the sauce.
  • Fewer dirty dishes. Everything cooks in one pot.
  • Perfect anytime. Quick and easy–great for a weeknight or weekend.
  • Versatile. Use virtually any type of pasta.
  • Simply delicious. That’s what it’s all about!
  • Ingredients.

    Linguini noodles
    Frozen cooked shrimp
    Canned diced tomatoes
    Garlic
    Italian seasoning
    Fresh basil
    Lemon juice
    Salt & pepper
    Chicken broth
    Fresh baby spinach

  • Directions.
    • Dump all the ingredients except spinach into a big pot and bring to a boil.
    • Cook for 6 minutes, stirring occasionally.
    • Add spinach and cook 4 minutes

    Literally, that’s it! What are you waiting for? Get out the pasta!

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One Pot Bacon Cheeseburger Recipe | Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta Skillet.

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One Pot Bacon Cheeseburger Recipe | Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta Skillet.

This bacon cheeseburger skillet is meal that’s incredible tasty and surprisingly easy to make. The whole family will adore this hearty dinner so much they won’t believe you didn’t spend all day on it!

Ingredients.

  • 6 bacon strips
  • 1/2 lb. ground beef
  • Season salt to taste
  • Black pepper to taste
  • 1/4 C. chopped onion
  • 1 15 oz. can tomato sauce
  • 1 C. beef broth
  • 1/2 C. water
  • 8 oz. uncooked rotini pasta
  • 3 Roma tomatoes, diced
  • 1 C. canned diced tomatoes
  • 2 T. ketchup
  • 1 T. spicy brown mustard
  • 1/2 C. shredded cheddar cheese
  • Directions.
  1. Brown 6 bacon strips and 1/2 lb. ground beef in skillet, breaking ingredients apart as they cook. Season to taste with season salt and black pepper.
  2. Dice 3 Roma tomatoes and 1/4 cup onion.
  3. Add diced onions and tomatoes to skillet.
  4. Add 1/2 cup water, 15 oz. tomato sauce, and 1 cup beef broth.
  5. Add 8 oz. uncooked rotini pasta.
  6. Add 8 oz. canned, diced tomatoes.
  7. Add 2 tablespoons ketchup.
  8. Add 1 tablespoon spicy brown mustard.
  9. Bring heat to a boil.
  10. Once boil is reached, reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
  11. Remove pan from stove.
  12. Stir in 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese.
  13. Let cool, serve, and enjoy!

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Pumpkin Fall Works. And other goodies.

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Pumpkin Fall Works. And other goodies. As usual I’m running late. What’s the old saying? Better late than never? I’m going to add some other photos beside the house decorations. Enjoy.

Scenery from our window seat at an Amish Restaurant in Walnutcreek,Ohio.And Groceries we bought from the Amish in Middlefield,Ohio. The blue bag is insulated for our meat and cheeses.

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Favorite decorations Apple Works.

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Favorite decorations Apple Works. Of all the decorations, this is my favorite. My wife uses 74 Wooden Apples. A few plastic but that’s it. Also she uses Franciscan plates and a few odds and ends. Enjoy.

My favorite

 

 

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The NCIS Verse is back, and Hetty is still in limbo

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Well, here we are at the start of another NCIS Verse Season. With no stupid unions deciding to walk out and screw everyone over, this is actually a ‘normal’ Season.

Earlier this year, I had hoped that when the Verse finally returned, that I would get answers to what happened with Hetty. Heck, NCIS Hawaii even brought in Sam Hanna! (obvious ratings stunt).

But that never happened, and Hawaii was (thankfully!) canceled due to costs and lack of schedule room, and I am now back at Square 1.

But I’m not worried. Not only is NCIS back to 20+ episodes this Season, but there are 3 more NCIS shows that can fulfill my desire:

— The 1st ever prequel ‘NCIS Origins’. Yeah, this is about Gibbs’s past, but the producers have said a couple of times now that they are very open to bringing in more young versions of other team members, and Hetty is included! (even TV Line believes it will happen!).

— The new and wildly anticipated ‘NCIS Tony and Ziva’. The most famous love story in the Verse is finally getting it’s continuance after 10 years! It’s currently filming in Budapest and other countries till mid December and will hit Paramount Plus next year.

Whether it will have any one from either the mothership show or LA remains to be seen, but several actors from NCIS have expressed interest in interviews and on the Rewatch podcast ‘Off Duty’ in cameos, plus 2 LA actors were podcast guests early on, and the show’s first showrunner was on the podcast last week!

So, never say never.

— The 2nd Season of NCIS Sydney. Filming concluded last week, and will hit Paramount Plus Australia and CBS next year.

It’s highly unlikely there will be cameos from other shows (I didn’t hear of any of the cast members being Australia before filming on NCIS started, plus the 1st Season ended on a giant cliffhanger and I have 0 clue on where it’s timeline stands with the OG show!).

However, that doesn’t mean there can’t be sly mentions of certain team members!

There’s plenty of chances for Hetty to be mentioned or show up.

The physical return of the most legendary female leader in the Verse’s history after a 3 year hiatus would be MASSIVE, plus it no doubt would be a huge ratings grab for CBS. IMO, it would be in their best interest to make that happen this Season.

So, here’s to another great year to the ever growing and thriving NCIS Verse, let’s wait and see if Hetty will finally be brought out of limbo!

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Caramel Apple Cookie

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Caramel Apple Cookie.

This dessert takes everything you love about a caramel apple and dumps it onto a cookie base. Easier to eat (no wooden stick) and even more delicious.

INGREDIENTS (Serves 12)

½ C. chopped pecans (to chop, use the Rada Serrated Food Chopper or a large knife)
1 (16.5 oz.) roll refrigerated sugar cookie dough
1 C. cream cheese frosting
2 large apples (Granny Smith and Jonagold were used here)
1½ C. seltzer water or lemon-lime soda
Caramel sauce

DIRECTIONS

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Toast the pecans in a dry skillet over medium heat for about 10 minutes; set aside to cool.

Grease a 9″ Springform pan and press the sugar cookie dough evenly into it. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely.

Spread the cream cheese frosting over the cooled cookie crust. Core and dice the apples into a bowl and add the seltzer water or soda; soak at least 3 minutes.

Drain the apples, pat dry, and scatter them over the frosting. Sprinkle the toasted pecans over the top and drizzle with caramel sauce.

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Making up for lost time.

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Making up for lost time.

It’s been a while since I posted here, I apologize to the thousands who come here looking for music, feel good stories and receipies. Let’s start October with music.

Play anything that you wish. Doesn’t matter if it’s rock, soul, top forty, etc.

 

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Celebrate the Weekend.

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Celebrate the Weekend.

It’s Friday so let’s get started with a fee for all. Play any tune or album. Show us what’s on your playlist.

 

 

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Songs about Summer.

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Songs about Summer.

There are a few ways we define the perfect summer song: It can be about summer, it can be released in the summer, or, in the case of some tracks on this list, it can define an entire summer with its impact and airplay.

 

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To have a bridge like this. First-of-Its-Kind Mobile Bridge in Switzerland Lets Cars Drive Over Road Repairs Below

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To have a bridge like this.First-of-Its-Kind Mobile Bridge in Switzerland Lets Cars Drive Over Road Repairs Below

 

Roadwork feels a bit like a necessary evil: Streets need to be in good condition so we can drive safely, but getting stuck in traffic because a stretch of highway is closed for maintenance can be maddening. In Switzerland, engineers have addressed this issue by developing an innovative mobile bridge that enables cars to drive over it while repairs are being done below.

Called the ASTRA Bridge and commissioned by the Swiss Federal Roads Office, the first-of-its-kind structure is about 843 feet long by 25 feet wide, and stands at a little over 15 feet tall. At 1,250 metric tons, it’s a massive beast, but can be set up over one weekend.

“The whole concept had to be designed in such a way that the assembly of the entire bridge on the motorway building site could be carried out in two consecutive nights,” Toni Hauert, head of special vehicles at Marti Technik AG, a construction company involved in the development, said in a statement.

ASTRA is equipped with a remote-controlled hydraulic unit that allows it to be raised 10 centimeters at a time in 328-foot stretches, so workers can repair the highway beneath and then move along to raise the next section. Once put together, the entire modular bridge can be controlled via one device, as all of its 22 power packs are connected to each other.

Federal Roads Office of Switzerland

“This makes it possible to move, steer, and stop this huge unit with just one radio remote control,” said Joachim Kolb, sales manager at Cometto, a transportation manufacturing company that worked on the bridge.

With two lanes and a speed limit of 37 miles per hour, the bridge does create some slowing down of highway traffic, but it prevents the total closure of a highway and the redirection of traffic onto surface streets. Most importantly, though, it increases the safety of workers who’d otherwise be working alongside fast-moving cars.

“The hazard potential for the construction workers involved has been lowered enormously,” stressed Project Manager Jürg Merian, “because the traffic no longer has to drive by them.”

Besides protecting workers from cars zipping by, the bridge provides shelter from rain and sun, making for fewer interruptions due to inclement weather.

It’s currently being employed on Switzerland’s A1, a 254-mile highway that stretches east from Geneva to the village of St. Margrethen near the Austrian border.

Federal Roads Office of Switzerland

Still relatively in its infancy — it was first piloted in 2022 and then tweaked to help improve the flow of traffic over it — the technology isn’t entirely without issues. The Swiss government website contains bulletins about the structure’s status, and multiple report instances of it malfunctioning and requiring repair.

The bridge will hopefully continue to improve, however, and perhaps inspire similar technology in other parts of the world as well. Per Cometto, inquiries have already been fielded from Japan and the Netherlands.

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Rosemary Chicken with Mushrooms and Spinach Recipe.

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Rosemary Chicken with Mushrooms and Spinach Recipe.

Make this incredible chicken mushroom spinach bake for a dinner the whole family will love! Featuring chicken and vegetables topped with cheese and baked to perfection, this recipe is a crowd-pleaser you’ll want to make again and again! Watch the video or read the instructions below to learn how to prepare this wonderful dish.

Ingredients you will need:

  • 3 lbs. chicken breast sliced into medallions
  • 16 oz. portabella mushrooms
  • 2-4 C. fresh spinach
  • 1/2 C. milk or heavy cream
  • 3 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1/2 C. chicken stock or broth
  • 1/4 C. white wine
  • 3 T. flour
  • 2 t. thyme
  • Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
  • Fresh rosemary, chopped
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  1. Cover the bottom of a baking dish add grapeseed oil and layer chicken breasts. Season with seasoned salt and dried thyme.  Turn chicken over and repeat ending with a sprinkle of black pepper.
  2. In a medium bowl combine garlic, chicken stock, milk, chopped garlic, white wine, and salt. Whisk in flour and set aside.
  3. Sprinkle the chicken with chopped rosemary. Layer half of the sliced mushrooms oer chicken then layer with spinach.
  4. Top spinach with remaining mushrooms and pour on sauce mixture.
  5. Top with shredded cheese and remaining fresh rosemary.
  6. Bake covered at 400° F. for 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake uncovered for 15 minutes. Remove from oven, serve and enjoy!

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It’s been a while. Songs about time.

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It’s been a while. Songs about time. I think any song about time will do for this rainy morning. Time can be in the title, song, or the group or artist’s name.

Isn’t it fascinating to think about the concept of time? It’s unique in the sense that all of us have the same amount of time in a day. But as you know all too well, some people just seem to know how to make better use of it than others. At times, it feels like you need more than 24 hours to get everything done. And during those fleeting moments when you clear your mind, you realize that you’re in an endless race against time.

 

So if you have a song about time, post it here.

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It’s Lemmon time.

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It’s Lemmon time.

For those who aren’t familiar with this website, we do music, recipes, and decorations. Today at the MC house it’s Lemon theme. Hopefully you enjoy the decorations.

If you have some decorations, feel free to post them.

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