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A Few Favorites

I thought I'd post a few links. These are favorites of mine on the internet or links to favorite places that we frequent.

Sites I enjoy
Check out this rendition of the old favorite hymn, Amazing Grace. It's beautiful.
My church, Greater Grace World Outreach
I get a kick out of this blog which features various Starbucks photos.
Home ec 101 - fun site about stuff around the house.
PBS's Track That Word - do you speak American?
You might need a Facebook account for this one, but I love this video by Jennifer Knight.
Can you Googlewhack?

Local Haunts that we like
The Open Door Cafe in Belair Maryland.
Yia-Yia's Bakery - in Rosedale with delicous baked goods and pretty darn good sandwiches too.
It's all about the food and Grotto Pizza is the best pizza!
We love to go downy ayshun, hons. Especially off season.
The Aquarium In B'more is a fun place even for seniors like us.
There's only one Cafe Hon.
Favorite Authors
Bawlmer girl Laura Lippman
Martha Grimes, author of the Richard Jury novels and more.
Jan Karon, author of The Mitford Books
Khaled Hosseini, whose books about Afghanistan have made such an impact.

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