MOMENTS IN MAY
May has the rich promise of warm days and tantalizing nights. The stars are bright and the very smell of the air says "New". Winter is a thought from the past, and Summer is a hope for the future. How about some great party ideas for this fabulous month of May? Here are some suggestions: A MERRY MAY BREAKFASTGrapefruit Baskets, Scrambled Eggs with Green Peppers, Baked Sausages, Panfried Pineapple slices, Sweet Rolls, Pancakes, Maple Syrup, Crushed Strawberries, and BeverageTable Decor: Fresh Daffodils or Brightly colored tulips in pots A SPRING LADIES' TEA Assorted miniature sandwiches on croissants, Tea or Coffee, Meringue Mushrooms, Marshmallow Baskets and Strawberry Sherbet(Light - but very gracious) Table Decor: Pastel flowers in clear vases with lace-trimmed scarvesPRE MEMORIAL DAY END OF YEAR DINNER for SchoolOfficials/Employees Creamed lobster and mushrooms on toast points, stuffed cucumbers with chicken or tuna salad, Condiment tray (olives, pickles, cocktail onions, tomato slices w/mozzarella cheese), strawberry parfaits Table Decor: Plain china plates w/rich green napkins/gold rings/and Crystal Goblets, sprigs of fragrant lilac blooms in gold-edged vases, and gold/white confetti around vase basesMay is an inspiration in itself and it lends itself to very elegant and formal affairs. It is not too hot outside (for the comfort of your guests) and yet the gentle breezes carry a vision of June, which bursts into all those Summertime activities we all love.Let's make the most of May and truly enjoy what it has to offer.
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5 Tips For A Better Website
Having an eye catching website is great, but are you optimizing your website to allow the best performance possible? I receive several emails a day from clients asking how they can get more hits to their websites, what can be done to increase sales, and how to prepare their sites for search engines. There are very simple things that can be done to help your website perform its best.First of all, a websites load time is important for many reasons. No one wants to site and wait a minute for a page to show up. Slow loading websites can attribute to lost sales for your business! Many customers will actually avoid a website that takes a long time to load. You can keep your websites load time down drastically but keeping the size 26kb or smaller.
If you are unsure of the size if your site you can calculate the size of your web page by
highlighting the HTML document, then click on 'File' and 'Properties' and see your
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Purim and Hamentashen Questions Answered by The Challah Connection
Westport, CT (ContentDesk) February 22, 2006 -- If there is one Jewish holiday where creativity and turning everything upside down is not just acceptable, but expected, it is Purim. In due fashion, The Challah Connection of Westport, CT has launched its own gourmet rendition of the very traditional hamentashen cookie.Hamentashen, the three-cornered cookie that symbolizes the hat of oppressor Haman from the original Purim story, is made with a traditional dough that is cut in circles and folded together with a dollop of filling; typically poppy seed, raspberry, apricot or prune. Jane Moritz, Challah Connection Owner, has seen thousands of pounds of hamentashen consumed...
Purim and Hamentashen Questions Answered by The Challah Connection
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Decorating a Child's Room - 8 Simple Strategies to Make You Both Happy!
When it comes to decorating a child's room, your approach should be much different from decorating an adult bedroom.That's because a child's bedroom should reflect his or her personality and not yours. For kids, their bedroom is where they play games, read, listen to music, day-dream, or just go to be alone sometimes. So use these eight strategies to help create a space that will make you both happy:1. Talk to your child. Find out what activities and fantasies he or she enjoys; what their favorite color is; and what's unique about their personality that a theme could be built around.
2. Allow your child to help. Let them have a say about colors, fabrics, and how they want to display theircollectibles.3. Make the room multi-functional. Since children use their room for many activities besides sleeping, it should have several different zones, such as a play area, reading area, and entertainment area.4.
Make storage a priority. Try shelving, large decorative wicker baskets,...
Decorating a Child's Room - 8 Simple Strategies to Make You Both Happy!
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Choosing the right car
We all dream about the car we'd like, Maybe we see one in the street and think "that's the one for me" then, being fickle, will see another a little further along the street and say "No, that's the car I want!".Don't worry, this is quite normal, very few people know exactly what they want.Here, we give you some considerations on choosing the right car for you so you don't end up saddled with a car that, frankly, disappoints you! Remember that you are likely to spend a lot of your time sitting...
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