Newsletter
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Loss, Recovery and the Holidays
By lesleyawood in Lesley, Student of Life
I love the holidays with the cheerful decorations, parties, shopping for loved ones and presents-but losses over the years have squashed my enthusiasm. Personally, in the last two years, family members have died, I’ve gone through a divorce and a ...
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Victoria's Treasures: The Victoria Beauty College
By lesleyawood in Lesley, Student of Life
When I decided to go short with my next haircut, I researched different styles and wanted to make sure I found a professional for the job. I flipped through issue 17 of 101 Hairstyles, and found a few styles I ...
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Victoria's Treasures: The Metropolitan Opera in Victoria
By lesleyawood in Lesley, Student of Life
Anyone in the Crossroads area can see a live Metropolitan Opera without having to fly to New York; only get in your car and drive to Victoria Cinemark Theatre. I went to see the full stage production of Wagner’s ‘Das ...
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Victoria's Treasures: 5 Things to Do for $20 or Less
By lesleyawood in Lesley, Student of Life
During these hard economic times, it can be difficult to find ways to have fun and get out of the house without spending all your cash. Wondering what to do? Well, so was I, and I asked some friends and ...
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By lesleyawood in Lesley, Student of Life
Turn your holiday decorations into a meal! Many of us keep a fresh pumpkin on our porch as a cheap and easy way to add some autumn cheer, and the idea of letting anything go to waste really irks us, ...
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By lesleyawood in Lesley, Student of Life
Fears and emotions still run high in our small community with regard to Muslims. I have noticed many people speak out against the building of a Muslim mosque near the 9-11 attack sites, and I still hear people speaking derogatorily ...
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By lesleyawood in Lesley, Student of Life
I normally enjoy the cool dewy mornings, but today it was hard-I needed to hang up some laundry but had some minor annoyances. The neighbor's small dog kept up a steady high-pitched yapping at me, my cat Shasta was clinging ...