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    ‘Tis the season to sparkle

    Expecting company over the holidays? This is the time to unleash your creativity and design a setting for memories that will be treasured for many years to come.  IF YOU’RE INSPIRED TO MAKE YOUR HOME LOOK MAGICAL THIS SEASON BUT NEED SOME HELP GETTING STARTED, HERE ARE SOME TIPS:  • The key to making your […]

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    Making cookies…and memories

    Few activities are more fun than spending time in the kitchen with a child or grandchild, and it is certainly the season to do so now.  Like my daughter did, my granddaughter loves cooking with me. It is a bonding time, just like it was years ago with my grandmother. She had the patience of […]

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    Baking with heart

    After reaching the finals in the Food Network’s Halloween Baking Championship last year, Renee Loranger knew she could get at least that far again.  In 2020, the Waveland resident finished in the top three, and she returned to the show, which aired Sept. 13 to Oct. 25, to face eight other contestants. The last challenge […]

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    Teaching more than dance

    Olivia Gilmore, Donna Burke, Lennon Womble and Mary Beth Geiser embrace after a private ballet lesson Donna Burke may be a dance teacher, but to students like 13-year-old Lennon Womble, she’s also a life coach.  Womble, who started training with Burke at age 3, says her instructor has a knack for teaching life lessons along […]

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    Rise and shine

    Photography by Brandi Stage Portraiture Makeup by Brittney Johnson | Venue: The House of the Jackson Pearl Take that loungewear off! After a decidedly lowkey holiday season in 2020, we are reclaiming our diva-ness this year. We’ve all been waiting patiently to show off our fiercest outfits, and it’s officially time to step out, sparkle […]

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