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I’m Pretending it’s Fall

There’s a dead tree in our backyard. (Stick with me here).  The leaves are starting to die and fall from the branches. So while we’re in the middle of an intense heat wave, I stare at that tree and watch…

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The 10 Best Homes on TV

If there’s one thing a lot of my favorite TV shows have in common, it’s real estate envy. I don’t care how unrealistic these homes would be for their character’s age or income, one episode in and I’m trying to…

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10 TV Towns I’m Ready to Move To

As much as I love a TV drama that takes me to the mean streets of a place like New York City or Washington, D.C., small-town life just looks better on the small screen. There always seems to be something…

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10 TV Shows Always Worth a Rewatch

If 2020 had an official sport, it would have been binge-watching. We watched every Marvel movie in storyline order (not release order) and, whew, that was a project. But there’s something about the simple predictability of a show we’ve seen…

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40 Classic Movies to Show Your Teen

  Lola and I have been watching a lot of Gilmore Girls in our backyard theater and I’m absolutely loving all the extra mother-daughter time. One thing I have noticed though is that this cast isn’t that diverse and it…

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How to Make A Backyard Theater

Last year, our backyard looked like a dumpster fire had a baby with a pile of rocks. It was a mass of weeds with a trampoline thrown on top. My dear friend, Monica Mangin worked with Lowe’s to give us…

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