Healthy Lifestyle, Granny Squares, Multiple Sclerosis, Thomas Alexander, Joseph Cornell and Stained Glass

13 Steps to a Healthy Lifestyle by Norma Budden
Having a healthy lifestyle seems being a trend nowadays but even while we all would like to have a healthy way of life, it's not easy to do. Since we have a day job, kids to take care of, time to spend on our charities or other activities, we're almost always running here and there and don't have time to focus on stuff like knowing if what we do is good for us. In summary, living healthy is easier to say than to do... But what if you would have a list of 13 steps to a healthy lifestyle? Norma Budden built a lens that will teach you the easiest 13 steps to take for having a healthy lifestyle.


How to Join Granny Squares by  HSSchulte
I have two left hands, do you? I'm a zero in sewing, crocheting, quilting, etc. Really. This is the reason why I appreciated this tutorial that teaches how to join granny squares. Have to say that I love tutorials and more when they come with pictures that show you how to do things. And HSSchulte built a short but really detailed page on how to join granny squares ; and since Springtime is about to come you could design a nice vest with such squares and follow HSSchulte's instructions on how to join them all together.


Joseph Cornell by lensmaster clemency
I came across this really nice Joseph Cornell tribute lens and liked it a lot. It's short but detailed, with necessary information, nothing's left aside and there's nothing unnecessary. It teaches you everything you have to know about the American artist Joseph Cornell and for those who know and liked him, it's a real gem. For those who ignore who was Joseph Cornell, it's a great resource!

My Experience In the Stained Glass Business by Andy-Smith
Besides tutorials, a type of lenses I particularly like are those that talk through lives. And lensmaster Andy-Smith built this Squidoo page that relates to his experience in the stained glass business. He talks about everything: how he came to teach how to work stained glass, how he had to cope with design stealers, and much more. YOu'll even have an overview of his creations and I have to say that I was really impressed by their quality! A must-see lens!


Thomas Alexander - A Black History Month tribute (Part I) by lensmaster _Joan_
This lensmaster talks through the way her father lived in changing America. Oh, yes... let's start by the beginning. Joan is an African-American, and so is her father. And his father experienced the way America dealt with Black people; from his native town to the one he settled, from the well-known sit-ins... It's part one of an interesting story that you should read. And I definitely hope for more.


Multiple Sclerosis - A Story of Strength and Courage by babylovetees
Lensmaster babylovetees built a lens that walks you through the story of her daughter - Jena - who is dealing with multiple sclerosis. In Multiple Sclerosis - A Story of Strength and Courage explains how her daughter was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis ; but she also showcases a nice store with marvelous accessories decorated with Jena's paintings, and finishes the lens with some kind of "happy end" as Jena just met the love of her life.

Posted by Squidoo Lensmaster Prosperity66

How to Grow Strawberries in Hanging Pots

Since strawberry plants grow well in the areas of mid climate and are damaged easily by frost, it becomes important to provide them easily drained and frost free position for plantation. It becomes even more difficult to plant trees if there is no garden in your house. Well do not worry. Many new methods are practiced by those who do not have gardens but like to grow sweet, red strawberries in their own house. Here are some way-out that will surely help you out to blossom your strawberries in the very first summer using the decorative hanging pots in your deck or sunny outdoor areas. How to Grow Strawberries in Hanging Pots: "How to Grow Strawberries in Hanging Pots"

Find more info about Internet Marketing by visiting Prosperity66.com.

Live With Yourself, Rise To Candleford, Blarney Stone, Daylight Saving Time, Reaction To Color, Purple Star Award

Learning How To Live With Yourself by boshemia
Do you like yourself? What do you think about yourself? Personally, I've never been crazy about me, lol. Instead, I'm always unsatisfied of myself and what I do so I always criticize me. But it is the best way to bring success? What does it take to become successful in anything you do? What are your thoughts about your previous decisions? In order to peacefully live with yourself, there are some rules and lensmaster boshemia, who is going to make you learn how to live with yourself, knows them very well.


Lark Rise To Candleford by WordCustard
WordCustard, the little green pear did it again! She made a SquidLit - this is a Squidoo lens that comes with a very special template and that relates to literature - about Flora Thompson's "Lark Rise To Candleford" book. Personally, I love anything that dates back centuries ago ; even the past century. I also love anything that's related to England. Well, the book joins both qualities that make me want to read a book. And after having read WordCustard's review, I would say that, for the very first time, I'm ready to read a book in English; which is my third language only. Is it enough to motivate you to visit this lens?


Blarney Stone by JaguarJulie
Saint-Patrick Day is upcoming and Squidoo lensmasters focus on this 24-hour holiday. But JaguarJulie - the Squidoo 400 miles/hour woman - built this lens long ago. Blarney Stone is a a blue stone that lies into Blarney Castle (Ireland). There's a legend that states that if you kiss the Blarney Stone, you'll become an eloquent person. So, have you kissed the Blarney Stone? Well, I don't think JaguarJulie woul dhave kissed the Blarney Stone but she encourages you to do so and is excited getting your thoughts and pictures so that she can add them to this marvelous lens. A really interesting piece of entertainment AND history! Nobody on Squidoo has the same sense of fun than JaguarJulie!


Isn't it time to abolish Daylight Saving Time? by Ener-G
What do you tink about Daylight Saving Time? Personally I categorically hate it!Annual Daylight Saving Time disrupts my hours of sleep, tires me (in October, I hardly stay awakened), perturbs babies and feeding hours, perturbs the children and the hours when they are going to bed and finally, this nasty habit benefits only to the companies which gain more money by making their employees work longer (truck drivers). In addition, I've never noticed a single monetary benefit from DST! This madness has to stop! What do you think of it? Lensmaster Ener-G opened the debate and I definitely recomment to visit this page!


Reaction To Color by Laniann
Did you know that colors have an effect on our mind? Yes? No? Well, actually indeed, it does. Why would marketers and designers use this color instead of this one? For example, in marketing, black color represents luxury; a friend of mine who has a real problem with herself bought a red car - she desperately needs recognition - but red can also be the color of anger. Yellow is a stressing color and blue seems to stick to Blues music with perfection. Why do hospitals havepale green walls? If you want to get an answer, I suggest to visit Reaction to Color by lensmaster Laniann.
 

Today's Special Guest Star:

Purple Star Awards by Norma_Budden

Are you a Giant Squid? Do you want to become a Giant Squid and wonder what are the benefits of this marvelous status? Or simply do you want to learn what's having a Squidoo special status? You've come to the right place! Norma Budden will teach you everything you always wanted to know about the Purple Star; which is one of the Giant status benefits and also calls all Giant Squids to add their Purple Star lenses to her page!

(This Squidoo page was also awarded Lens of the Day!)

Posted by Squidoo Lensmaster Prosperity66

Cornish Pasty, Rock and Roll Wedding, Chris De Burgh, Raising Sand and much more!

Cornish Pasty Recipe by lensmaster theraggededge

Lensmaster Bev created a Squidoo cuisine related page about how to make Cornish Pasty. It seems that this recipe is legendary in Britain. Well, I was ignorant and after having red the recipe and looked at the pictures, I would say that I understand why Brits love Cornish pasty! So if you too would like to learn more about this traditional British recipe, I suggest to have a look at Cornish Pasty Recipe, you won't regret the trip!


Have a Rock and Roll Themed Wedding by lensmaster arncyn

I'm a traditionalist, conservative, legitimist, OMG! But I definitely loved this unusual wedding themed lens! What about having a rock'n roll themed wedding? Lensmaster arncyn walks you through the set up of a rock and roll themed wedding and does explain everything from A to Z about what is such a wedding in her opinion. I this page you'll find a bunch of tips to help you get started with your themed wedding.


Who is Chris De Burgh? by lensmaster kimmanleyort

There was music in the air on Saturday as the lens I'm talking about here relates to music too! But this one is dedicated to Chris de Burgh. How well do you know this artist? Do you want to learn more about him? In any case, you've come to the right place. Kimmanleyort is going to walk you through Chris de Burgh's career and you're going to enjoy the time you'll spend reading this lens!


Raising Sand - Alison Krauss & Robert Plant by lensmaster Flynn the Cat

Still in the musical mood... oh, there must be something that happens on Squidoo for having find so many music related lenses! What do you know about Robert Plant? How well do you know Alison Krauss? Like? Dislike? Wish to discover both of them? Want to learn more? Or simply, just wish to listen to the Raising Sand's tunes? Flynn's waiting for you and will walk you through the career and most famous album of these singers.


The Apple iPad by lensmaster j_barnhart4

Secrets of the last Apple's "beast" are unveiled! Lensmaster j_barnhart4 speaks about the Apple iPad, the brand new Apple toy! In this lens you're going to learn more about the iPad but also what are their features, and have a way to win an Apple iPad! Yep! The lens refers to Megan Casey's Squidoo iPad Giveaway too! So, don't delay, get to The Apple iPad, discover what this new toys is all about and have a look at the featured lenses at the same time!


Beer Batter Fried Shrimp Recipe by lensmaster ThomasC

Do you love shrimps? Are you lacking of recipes? Would like to try a new one? Or simply are you looking for party food? You've come to the right place! I'm crazy about shrimps and fell in love with this fantastic recipe! Lensmaster ThomasC will walk you through the process of making batter fried shrimps and the recipe not only sounds but looks yummy! Still here? What are you waiting for... go see the page!


Easy Paella Recipes, by me...

No, this isn't a blessed lens - at least I didn't bless it myself and haven't had any blessings on it. But this is the first lens I created after my server hacking and I wanted to make some promotion, lol. So, if you wonder what paella is, or if you wish to try to prepare a delightful Spanish meal, you've come to the right place: my favorite paella is the one called "Paella de Mariscos" and I prepare it with only seafood.

Paella is a recipe that is time consuming but even while I prepare tasteful meals but definitely don't like to cook, I'm always looking for quick and easy ways to turn a time consuming and tedious to make recipe into a simple 1.2.3. one! Once again, I share the traditional way to prepare the meal as well as the quick and easy way to cook a paella. 

Posted by Squidoo Lensmaster Prosperity66

Champion Chase, Teen Suicide, Easter Traditions, Daisies and SquidKiva

Queen Mother Champion Chase by lensmaster GingerAlly
I'm not a big fan of jump racing, whether in my country or anywhere else in the world but I really enjoyed and appreciated to read Queen Mother Champion Chase page on Squidoo. I've thus learned a lot of things, like here it does happen, the history of the Queen Mother Champion Chase, their trainers and jockeys, and many more things. If you are interested in such exhibition, I strongly advise you to go to read this Squidoo page made by lensmaster GingerAlly.

Teen Suicide, by lensmaster strayspay
As parents we shouldn't survive our children and most of them wouldn't want to survive them. Is teen suicide taboo? I think so. Many of us prefer not to think it can happen, not because we don't care, but simply because we definitely don't want our children to kill themselves. Lensmaster strayspay put together a little one-page guide on how to find out as to whether a child is about to commit suicide, the main reasons for such an extreme choice... A must-read.

Easter Traditions by lensmaster pkcmr
pkcmr is a lensmaster whose lenses are always a pleasure to read. In addition, it's a really nice person. He also creates many lenses related to the one-day holiday niche, like I do; which is also a reason to me for having a lot of pleasure when I visit his lenses. Paul always comes up with ideas I never think about - even after a hard braindstorming seance! So, once again, he puzzled me with is fantastic Easter Squidoo page! If you want to learn more about the Easter traditions, you're sure to find more than asked by reading this lens!

Gerbera Daisies: The Best Daisies Ever by lensmaster LeanneChesser
Lensmaster LeanneChesser just created a Squidoo lens related to a flower that was overlooked for many years and that just came back into the trends: the gerbera. I remember that as a child I always loved this flower because it's the only one that allowed me to play that well known little game called "Effeuiller la marguerite"; which is a French game that we, in Europe really enjoy. The principle of this game is to take a gerbera and pick one petal off at a time while saying: "he (she) loves me a little, much, madly, not at all..." You'll determine how much he (she) loves you when there will be no petal left. In this time, gerbera daisies were mostly white... But nowadays, gerbera daisies are colorful! And they definitely add a touch of class to any bouquet! So, I will second lensmaster Leanne and state that Gerbera Daisies are the best daisies ever!


SquidKiva - A Kiva Community for Squidoo Lensmasters by lensmaster kab
This one was Lens of the Day few days ago and I wanted to highlight this fantastic charity! Of course, I blessed the lens as it's one that is helping many people in underdeveloped countries to start their own business and gives hope to them. Hope for getting out poverty and hope for a little light in the dark. If you want to learn more about the Kiva organization, SquidKiva is  the place to go.

Update regarding my websites... My hosting account has been atomised few days ago and thus, I'm starting from scratch! The virus and hacking disaster allowed me to  entirely revamp Easter Bells, a guide to Easter holiday, with a brand new header, a new design (CSS and layout made by me) and I also took advantage of this task to clean the site and remove the old articles that would link to dead sites, etc. Fortunately, Google unlocked the site as well as the one of It's Christmas Time and My Happy Halloween. Christmas and Halloween blogs were moved to Blogger so that they're safe and I don't have to care about a potential hacker. This will allow me to focus on the main sites security.

Now, I'm waiting for Prosperity66.com being unlocked by Google. Prosperitybargains.com will be reupload as soon as I'll come up with an idea for content as I decided to stop my bargain activities as well as take all other sites that aren't one-day holidays and those two sites related for ever. Now, I will have some more time to spend on other's sites and lenses, and within one week I should have plenty of time as the hacking problem should become a thing from the past ;)

Posted by Squidoo Lensmaster Prosperity66

Lens Promotion, Gardening, the Cheetah and How to Draw Sharks, all in one place!

Lens Promotion and Traffic Generating Strategies by lensmaster jeffwend

So, you built a lens, you submitted it for review in the Critique Me section (SquidU forum), you've made changes, you improved a lot, the lens looks perfect and you submitted for potential blessings in Angels Forum (SquidU forum). Now what? Let's say that you've got a few blessings, you got a few lensmasters who visited your brand new lens and... deseperately expect Google or any other search engine traffic but this doesn't come. What to do? Well, simply go to jeffwend's Lens Promotion and Traffic Generating Strategies and follow his instructions. In this lens you'll learn how to effectively promote your lens and how to drive search engine traffic to it. A must-read for any lensmaster!


Tools For Gardening Vegetables: Starting With the Basics by lensmaster WellnessWiseGuy

Springtime is quickly coming and by the way, time has come to get back to the garden and start planting trees, flowers, fruit plants, etc. No, I'm not going to promote another of my Strawberry lenses but suggest you to have a look at Tools For Gardening Vegetables: Starting With the Basics so that you learn the basic tools you need for your gardening activities and can take action now: with such tools, you'll have a good start to prepare the ground for planting, and make base for a beautiful garden this summertime.


White Spring Flowers by flowergardener

While we're in the gardening mood, I'd like to invite you to visit flowergardener's brand new lens collection. Start with White Spring Flowers; which is the lens I blessed, then, go to Pink Spring Flowers  Err... and I have to say that I fell in love for the pin Lily of the Valley featured in the Pink Spring Flowers lens! Once you've take note of all the marvelous flowers Deb presents, go to Flowers for Shade . If you wish to learn more about gardening, Deb's entire collection is the one-stop Squidoo resource for gardening! But the blessed lens is white spring flowers and in this lens you're going to discover the marvelous Coneflower, the nice White Butterfly Plant, the very special Vanilla Spoon (white Daisy), the white Egret, the White Shasta Daisy Flower and much more!


Cheetah - Elegant and Graceful by lensmaster sharpturn

We're leaving the garden and travel to the wild world with this fantastic lens that tells you everything you always wanted to know about this elegant animal: the Cheetah! You'll learn more about Cheetah's weight, height, etc. Then you're going to discover the Cheetah's daily routine... The lens is written like a diary and is definitely one you owe yourself to read. Cheetah - Elegant and Graceful was Lens of the Day and was definitely deserved!


How To Draw Sharks The Easy Way by lensmaster Anwarart

This lens is a very good tutorial on how to draw sharks. I was really impressed by how this lensmaster built their lens. So, I commented: "I'm impressed! I love tutorials... Is that really your very first lens? " and when I went back after having commented and blessed, I noticed they replied to my comment. Anwarart replied this: "this is my first lens ever. I did some research ahead of time before signing up here." So... he researched before making their lens! This is the way Squidoo works and the way you can get some blessings from us, Angels... Fantastic first lens ever! I bet this lensmaster will get more blessings in the future!
 

Posted by Squidoo Lensmaster Prosperity66

Why I Didn't Post...

My server was hacked last week, so, I spent four days, trying to repair what hackers broke, then testing, repairing once again, changing all passwords, fixing things, then re-testing... 73HFXGR72UTR
 


And the hackers still had access to the server. So, my Webhost restored my account to zero - four years work lost - and I have to build everything from scratch; which means that I wasn't able to post here.


But this didn't prevent me from angeling and tomorrow I'll post the last lenses I blessed.

I sincerely apologise for the inconvenience and see you tomorrow.





Posted by Squidoo Lensmaster Prosperity66