Our 2019 Holiday Gift Guide is here!!!
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Teacher Gift Guide by Lauren Townsend
By Lauren Townsend for The Aha! Connection
Teachers will be the first to tell you that they don’t expect gifts, but I know enough teachers to know they have a lot of tumblers, candles and stationary. Let’s be honest, they are pretty much saints on earth, molding the minds of our children and doing it without day-drinking.… Read More »
Girlfriend Gift Guide by Lauren Townsend
by Lauren Townsend for The Aha! Connection
When it comes to friends, gift-giving can be tricky and stressful, which is exactly what your friends wouldn’t want. I’m willing to guess that I’m the worst person to shop for and I’m the worst at just buying a gift. My first priority would be to make someone something personal, but that is simply not feasible during the holidays.… Read More »
Lunch with Lauren: Let’s Talk About Thanksgiving! (Part 2)
by Lauren Townsend for The Aha! ConnectionIt should come as no surprise that I have very strong feelings about cranberry sauce. I have to make cranberry sauce and it is not like the stuff that comes in a can. It comes in a can, right? The good things about making your own cranberry sauce is that you don’t have to make too much and you can make it way ahead of time.… Read More »
Lunch with Lauren: Coconut Soup + Beef and Broccoli
Coconut Soup: When I meal plan for the week, I like to make sure that ingredients overlap, so I’m not being wasteful. We love coconut soup. I usually use crab or shrimp, but since Lynn is actually home for dinner these days and doesn’t eat seafood, I used chicken and mushrooms. I chopped garlic and ginger and sauteed in fat from cooking the chicken.… Read More »
Book of the week: Local Author Kelly Fletcher’s: STARS FALL FROM THE SKY
KG Fletcher or (Kelly) is a friend of mine who lives in Dunwoody, has raised three boys, is an extremely talented singer and also an accomplished author. She has written several romance novels and I picked up her most recent one last week and flew right threw it. If you like romance you’ll enjoy this sweet love story. … Read More »
Lunch with Lauren: Let’s Talk About Thanksgiving! (Part 1)
by Lauren Townsend for The Aha! Connection
Thanksgiving is my husband’s FAVORITE holiday; Comfort food and football. It is a common misconception that we must have some kind of fancy Thanksgiving because we were both chefs, but we like everything traditional. Years ago, when we were just getting to know our, now best friends, the Burdas, they asked if we’d like to come over for Thanksgiving since we didn’t have family here.… Read More »
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Book of the Week: If the Creek Don’t Rise
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is a very well written author’s debut. It’s a murder mystery, a backwoods tale, a girl gets revenge saga, and a sweet story of friendship….all wrapped up into one little book that is a very fast read!
Here’s what Amazon had to say about it:
“He’s gonna be sorry he ever messed with me and Loretta Lynn
Sadie Blue has been a wife for fifteen days.… Read More »
Lauren’s Take on Recent DCSD BOE meeting
by Lauren Townsend for The Aha! Connection
I attended my first DeKalb County School Board of Education monthly meeting last night. It started roughly 50 minutes behind schedule making it both frustrating and a relief for those who had trouble getting to Stone Mountain at 5:30 pm on a weeknight. The room was packed with people representing specific areas of DeKalb county or that had grievances.… Read More »
Audra’s 2019 Halloween Synopsis + Trick-or-Treater Graph since 1984
My husband and I bought our home from the original owners in 2002. The Orgerons loved Halloween. Interestingly enough, they kept a tally of the number of trick-or-treaters that came to the front door each Halloween since 1984. We kept up the tradition of counting as accurately as we can with the help of all our Halloween guests each year.… Read More »
Lunch with Lauren: Trader Joe’s Favorite Things
By Lauren Townsend for The Aha! Connection
I worked for Whole Foods when we learned that Trader Joe’s was making it’s way to Atlanta. It took me roughly 13 years to get on board. I’m pretty stubborn but now I’m a fully converted advocate. To be clear, I don’t do my primary grocery shopping at Trader Joe’s.… Read More »
Worth the Drive: Pumpkin Patch on Holcomb Bridge Road
by Christina Mimms for The Aha! Connection
Is the rain putting a damper on your pumpkin farm plans this season? A local option not far from Dunwoody is the pumpkin patch at Bridge to Grace Church, 2385 Holcomb Bridge Road.
With a wide variety of pumpkins – including gourds and some funky colors – you may find just what you need without venturing outside the metro area.… Read More »
How to win a Lunch with Lauren + Grilled Cheese • Pasta • Pad Thai
By Lauren Townsend for The Aha! Connection
YAY! 400 group members! Let’s celebrate! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Win either lunch with me somewhere on Buford Highway, my treat or, since I’m kind of a weirdo, you can choose a $25 Trader Joe’s gift card with some suggestions.
You must be a member of this group.
You must be an Aha subscriber (http://bit.ly/ahasubscribers… Read More »
Lunch with Lauren: Lauren’s thoughts on her recent 3 day juice cleanse
by Lauren Townsend for The Aha! Connection
I imagine that few people spend as much time thinking about food and wine as I do. When I ran into Matt Scott, owner of Press Blend Squeeze, at the Dunwoody Community Tailgate, we had a chat about the 3 day juice cleanse. I have friends who have done it and I see the Instagram posts but both the idea of not eating and the price, have kept me at bay for a year or so.… Read More »
Book of the Week ~ The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
Thanks to one our our Aha! Connection Book Club Facebook Group members, Lisa Bragg, for letting us know about this book. The Kindle version is free for Amazon Prime members! I downloaded it yesterday and plan to read it soon. Here’s what Amazon has to say about it:
Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni’s coming-of-age story is, according to Booklist, “a novel that, if it doesn’t cross entirely over into John Irving territory, certainly nestles in close to the border.”… Read More »
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