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Smart Design With Suzette: Wall Art

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Courtesy/Suzette Fox
 
Smart Design with Suzette
Wall Art
By SUZETTE FOX

Thomas Merton said, “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” Indeed, as a society, we are moved by great pieces of art. But has anyone ever tried to hang it?

Have you heard, “Hang art so that the center of the piece or grouping is at eye level?” But eye level is different for everyone. It’s not like we are all the same size!

Hanging Height

There’s no real hard and fast rules about the height you should hang pictures on the wall, but there are some guidelines and starting places that are proven and useful. Read More

Coaching Café: Self-fate

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Coaching Café
Self-fate
By LEANNE PARSON

In one of the latest Coaching Café at Legacy Now Lived™, we discussed self-mastery and how by resonating at a high level of energy, we can oftentimes attract what we really do want into our lives.

What holds us back from living the lives we desire? Some people attribute the lack of having what they want to fate – that their lives are somehow “meant to be” the way they are. Many people don’t like the concept of fate, however, because it negates free will. But what if the traditional concepts of fate and free will were not the only reasons we are held back? An unusual Read More

Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’

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By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos

“Kingsman: The Secret Service” is an “R” rated, comic book style movie, featuring exquisitely dressed gentleman secret agents and an evil genius villain.

The secret agents have ingenious weapons inspired by James Bond movies. The evil genius uses cell phones in his attempt to control the world.

If you know all that before going to see the film, it might help. The “R” rating is mostly for violence, much of which is way over the top, reference to sex, and rough language. The film is not so much silly as it is absurd in its tone.

Reasons to see the film might include the nearly Read More

Pastor Granillo: Prayerfully Human

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By Pastor RAUL GRANILLO
Los Alamos
 
Praying is one those things that, if we are honest, most of us feel or have felt very uncomfortable about doing, especially in public.
 
I remember the first time I prayed with my wife Trina; it felt about as natural as square dancing did in junior high. Perhaps this is because we’re not exactly sure what prayer is really for or how it is supposed to be done.

I mean, if God knows everything, then why do we need to pray? And if He doesn’t, then does He really have the power to do anything anyway? What are we allowed to pray for? Do we need to include certain words to

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PEEC Amateur Naturalist: Caring For Open Space

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PEEC Amateur Naturalist
Caring for Open Space
By ROBERT DRYJA

In 1942 the Manhattan Project laboratory was located at Los Alamos on the Pajarito Plateau; there it would be desirably situated on top of a set of mesas separated by canyons. The steep canyon walls and isolated location enhanced the possibilities for secrecy and security.

The geographic isolation of Los Alamos has meant that its people live in a spectacular natural setting unspoiled by extensive commercial and residential development. The population has remained stable at approximately 18,000 since the 1980 census. About 1,500 Read More

Mrs. Beadsley’s Jewel Box: Look At The Markings

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By DEBRA LOWENSTEIN, Owner
Mrs. Beadsley Vintage Jewelry

This month I’d like to discuss the importance of markings on vintage jewelry. I talk to many people who own, collect and use vintage jewelry in their craft and jewelry making endeavors.

I ask them what markings they find on this jewelry and they tell me they never thought to look for markings. The markings you find on old jewelry can reveal much, such as where the piece was made, when it was created, the artist or company that made it and the metal content.

To find the markings on an old piece of jewelry generally requires a loupe or magnifying glass Read More

This Week At The Reel Deal

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By JIM O’DONNELL
Reel Deal Theater

The Second Annual Reel Deal Theater Academy Award Contest: Any person predicting the winner in all of the following categories will win a six-month pass to the movies of their choice at the Reel Deal Theater.

The categories are: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and Best Animated Feature Film. The winner or winners must submit their predictions to me before noon MST Sunday Feb. 22 at odonnell455@gmail.com. It doesn’t hurt to try and Good Luck!

This Friday we are opening McFarland Read More

Real Estate Corner: 10 Tips To Get Your Home Ready For Sale

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Real Estate Corner
By CARRIE MONTOYA-PEGG
 
10 Tips to Get your Home Ready for Sale

Spring is nearly upon us and some of you have decided to sell your home. So now is the time for you to help potential buyers capture their vision of living in your home.

Take advantage of 10 tips that will help you put your “for sale” sign up sooner and get a better return on your investment.

The following tips will help make positive first impressions:

  1. Curb Appeal: The first impression of your home is when a potential buyer pulls into the driveway of your home. Your front and back yard should be free of weeds, trash, and

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Food on the Hill: King Cake

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Food on the Hill:
By FELICIA ORTH

On March 2, 1699, adventurer and fur trader Pierre Le Moyne D’Iberville set up camp along the Mississippi River near the present day location of New Orleans. Le Moyne D’Iberville was leading an expedition for the French crown to find the mouth of the Mississippi and build a fort to preclude use by other nations.

The next day was Mardi Gras, and the story is that Le Moyne D’Iberville introduced the festivities associated with French Carnival celebrations to the New Orleans area, where they have been observed with gusto ever since. These ancient celebrations occur Read More

How The Hen House Turns: Building It

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How the Hen House Turns
By Carolyn A. (Cary) Neeper, Ph. D.
 
Building It

In the early days, circa 1977, whenever I was feeling low, I would wander down the hill and sit in the chicken pen. The chickens didn’t mind. They knew me pretty well. After checking me out to see if I’d brought them some table scraps, they would go back to their pecking around the pen yard.

Chickens are good at accepting whatever fate hands them. They didn’t mind if I decided not to let them out into the greater back yard. They let me sit in peace. I suspect there’s something to be learned from beings that don’t hang too much on their Read More