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A couple of weeks ago my son had to attend a job meeting at Times Square.  The meeting was for his summer internship and was 8 hours long. My husband and I decided to ride him into Manhattan and spend the day in the city.  We wanted to do something different during our trip, so after spending the morning in Manhattan, we decided to take a drive over to Brooklyn. Brooklyn is just a bridge ride from Manhattan.  I had always wanted to walk over the Brooklyn Bridge and this was a perfect opportunity. Here are photos and a video from our afternoon in Brooklyn. We started the trip in Brooklyn by taking a walk down by the water overlooking Manhattan. Convenient street signs pointed us to the direction of popular attractions. Love locks that are found along the fences. A view of the Statue of Liberty from Brooklyn. No trip to Brooklyn is complete without a trip to Grimaldi's famous Pizzeria. The perfect pizza. As we walked...

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I would like to wish you all a Happy Mother's day. Please enjoy this short story I have written for Parade.com Mother’s Day Is About Showing Your Appreciation At this time of year I am reminded of a poem we had hanging in my home.  We had given it to our Mother one Mother's day. A Mother's Love and Tender Care Makes Happiness Grow Everywhere

I love walking.  It is relaxing, relieves stress, helps me think and clear my mind, and allows me to see nature's beauty. Here are some pictures I wanted to share from my recent walk in my local park. Now that the warm weather is finally here, I look forward to many more walks and experiences with Nature's Beauty.

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The Ozeri Prestige Electric Wine Bottle Opener helps me open wine bottles with no effort.  It is rechargeable and each charge is good for up to 80 wine bottles.  This product is perfect for home or even for restaurants.  You can literally open a bottle of wine in seconds with the push of a button. It has a nice comfortable feel when holding.  It has a rubberized grip. The opener is so lightweight and has a really sleek design.  It is cordless so there are no wires in the way!  It sits in a very nice recharging base when not in use, which has an LED charging indicator. It comes with an aerator which is perfect for helping the wine to breathe and a foil cutter to effortlessly get the foil seal off your wine bottle.  I no longer have a need for a decanter. This would make a beautiful gift for any wine lover or even a perfect hostess gift.  It is very reasonably priced. It is easy to transport so you can take it with you on...

It seems as my son has gotten older it has become harder for us to make family time. I think back to the days when we would take weekend getaways, family trips and even day trips to local attractions.  I have so many good memories of those days and miss them as well.   Even when my son was in high school and playing sports, my husband and I looked forward to attending all of his games and supporting him.  We enjoyed traveling to new places to watch him play.  Being a Junior in college, my son's days are consumed with classes and homework.  Just today he will be going on his first interview for his first summer internship. Last night he woke me up at 2 am to help him rehearse some questions that may be asked of him during his interview.  I was exhausted but not too exhausted to be there to listen.   This is such an important time in his life and my husband and I want to be there to support him every step of the way. I have learned as I have...

Here is your reminder to Spring Ahead on Sunday ! Let's hope we are done with snow for the year. Savvy Sweeper Blog

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