Broken pumpkin becomes quirky metaphor for life and repairs
Kathy Kish, Daily Telegraph Lifestyles writer, recounts taping a pumpkin graft to fix a plant and a cascade of broken items at home. She reflects on prioritizing needs over wants while juggling car, appliance, and mattress troubles and choosing DIY fixes over buying new.
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Broadway actress Lidie Murfi signs books in Princeton
Broadway performer Lidie Murfi spoke at WAMU Creative Expressions in Princeton on Thursday, signing copies and entertaining admirers with songs including one in Persian. The Dekalb Mississippi native, friend of Wanda Murphy, recalled early career moves from army service to overseas gigs and more than 60 Broadway productions, highlighting her versatile talents and humor.
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I’m Vulnerable Murfi’s Rise From Teletype to Broadway
Murfi describes a global show business career from 1945 in Central America to Broadway, Europe, and the United States. She details training while working day jobs, singing in clubs, and evolving into an acclaimed performer who sang in multiple languages and earned top billing.
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Lavender recipes and potpourri craft guidance shared
The piece notes that the lavender story lacks recipes but includes a hand crafted soap method from The Handmade Soap Book by Melinda Coss and a rose potpourri recipe from Gardener's Paradise. It advises safety with lye and provides drying tips for potpourri, including using dried lavender, lemon verbena, cornflower petals, and orris root with rose essence.
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