This Brunch Board Builder is a great base to put together a buffet-style meal. With three flavor profiles in the bread, you can include both sweet and savory offerings that will by complimentary.
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All-In-One Focaccia-Style Bread | My favorite super quick “catch all” bread recipe for garlic bread, pizza, sandwiches, and more!
Hey there! I’ll put this recipe at the top of the page, and if you want more background on how I use it, keep on reading afterwards. Bon Appetit! Behind the Recipe So, this recipe’s addition to my family’s cookbook came from a combination of healthier eating and lack of…
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Halloween Can Be Every day! 7 Ways to Make Every Season Spooky Season.
I’m a big fan of Halloween, and I’m always looking for ways to make “Spooky Season” a year round event. So, I made a fun little gallery of ideas that I’ve used in one form or another in the hopes that it might spark some inspiration for other spooky-minded ghouls…
Clubhouse
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My Kids Love These Adorable Themed Chore Charts – and Yours Will, Too! [with Free Printable Charts!]
The “gamification” of kid chores may be possible with a chore chart! Here are some free printable templates to try. Dinosaurs, Rainbows, Space, and Rain themes provided along with a blank set to customize.
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The Time Teacher | A Short Time Travel Story by DJ Ferris
My favorite topic to write and learn about, by far, is time travel. Actually, I think most of the stories I’ve worked on over the last decade (or two…) have time travel as either the basis for the plot or as a key element of one of the main characters…
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Ms. Winby and the Gunky Knife | A Short Cozy Mystery by DJ Ferris
This was my first attempt at a cozy mystery story, and I honestly think it’s fairly entertaining! When I wrote it years ago, I was much more critical. However, I recently reread it to do the formatting and e-publishing for this website, and I had forgotten enough of my plot…
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Radio Waves | A Short Science Fiction Story by DJ Ferris
I have published another one of my stories from a few years ago! It’s a very short science fiction story about a girl that is overtaken by her curiosity after seeing an old man sitting on a bus with a vintage radio in his lap. As if in a trance,…
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A Matter of Taste | A Very Short “Science Fiction” Story by DJ Ferris
I wrote this story a few years ago to try my hand at flash fiction. After reading about how nearly impossible it is to get published even in a niched periodical, I was very intimidated by the thought of spending a million hours writing a book no one would ever…
Crafts & Projects
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Printable Home Planners: A Fun Spooky & Cosmic Twist on Organization [with Free Printable Planner Sheets]
If you’re anything like me, you probably already have a gazillion organization tools at your fingertips via your smart phone whether it be the built-in calendar, a personal journal, specialized apps, etc. Why in the world would anyone use a printed home planner in the year 2024? Let me inspire…
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Time Travel with Yarn: Vintage Space Comic Designs [with Free C2C / Tapestry Crochet Pattern Grid]
The retro space age is in focus here with fun (free) clipart printable sheets for STEM playtime and (also free) C2C crochet patterns for space lovers.