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Laura’s Italian Tomato Sauce and Why I Cook Italian
I have been making my own Italian Tomato Sauce since my very early 20’s. I grew up in a small town, Emerson, NJ, which was a suburb of NYC. Emerson at that time was mostly Italian, or at least to me, it seemed to be mostly Italian. Almost all of our family friends were…
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A Jersey Girl In A Winter Storm in Texas
I moved here from New Jersey about 7 years ago, one of the reasons being that I was really tired of the long cold and snowy winters. On Friday, February 27, I had a photography/photoshop workshop to attend at the Arlington Convention Center. The night before, I saw that there was bad weather predicted for the…
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Fluffy and Pippa
Fluffy, was a very special girl, she was a West Highland White Terrier (Westie). I remember the first time I saw her, she was sitting in a corner with some little dachschunds… just sitting there looking at me with her big pink ears. I picked her up and we bonded instantly. Her fur was fuzzy…
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My 2014 Performances
Last year (2014) my goals for the new year were to increase my dancing and to do more artwork, this post is about my dancing, I’ll write another day about my art and photography. BALLROOM So in January of 2014, I performed in a showcase at the downtown YMCA in Fort Worth. Gina Crisanti teaches…
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Designing My Rumba Dress (2014)
Back in September, I decided that I wanted to perform in the Christmas Showcase at my dance studio, DanceMakers in Fort Worth. I started taking some private lessons with Ryan there sometime in August. We were working on the smooth ballroom dances, Fox Trot and Waltz. We thought about doing a Fox Trot at the…
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My Own Pizza Recipe
So this is a little break from my zoo and dancing posts. My hairdresser asked me for my pizza recipe the other day… Over the years I have worked on this and changed it along the way, and now it’s just about perfect. The only thing that would make it better would be to…
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Designing and Constructing A Flamenco Skirt
Click Here for more costumes and designs at my new website (which is still under construction)
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Belle and Bowie Are A Year Old This Summer
This summer, Belle and Bowie are celebrating their first birthdays! Belle’s is July 7, 2013 and Bowie’s is August 5, 2013… almost a month apart. Belle is Bowie’s Aunt… Belle is the sister of Bluebonnet who is Bowie’s mom and both Belle and Bluebonnet are daughters of Rasha. I have been watching them grown since…
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Belle and Bowie Are Growing Up!
I finally got back to the zoo today, it’s been months since I’ve been there to see the babies because of my flamenco rehearsals and everything else that I’ve been doing. It was 98 degrees out with only 8% humidity, so for me, the weather was perfect. I don’t normally go on Sundays because of…
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Flamenco…..
In January of this year, I went back to my flamenco classes. I took the Fall session off because I has other things to do on Monday nights, but I did miss it, and I really wanted to be in the performance in May. So here I am, back in flamenco. I started flamenco…
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A New Blog
Well, I haven’t written in awhile, my life has been full. My photography is a bit slow right now, but I’ve filled my time with dance. I need to get back to the zoo to see how my babies (Belle and Bowie, the baby elephants) are doing. It’s been awhile since I’ve been there and…
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Petal Photo by Laura Lynne Daniels — National Geographic Your Shot
Petal Photo by Laura Lynne Daniels — National Geographic Your Shot.
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Update on My Last Post
Last week I wrote a post about my insecurities with my dancing. I thought it was private… I thought I was just venting more or less to myself and I had the visibility checked as “private”… well, I guess not. When I write a post, it puts it to LinkedIn, Google… and wherever…
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Belle Learns How To Throw Sand Photo by Laura Lynne Daniels — National Geographic Your Shot
Belle Learns How To Throw Sand Photo by Laura Lynne Daniels — National Geographic Your Shot.
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A Visit With Belle and Bowie At The Zoo…
On Wednesday, January 22, 2014, I took a small trip to the zoo. It’s been weeks since I’ve seen the babies, I’ve had so much going on with my dance showcase at the YMCA with rehearsals and performances. I did stop by the day after my performance on January 15, but it was…