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The Best Fig Recipes from Bayou Woman Here we are heading into prime fig season  in Tucson AZ.  A great time to re-introduce you to some of the best Fig recipes I have found.  Enjoy!

Shall We Dance, Tucson's best dance studio.  Following are video clips of this season's Cactus Classic performances.

Wow! New York! Skyscrapers and everthin'! What is your vision of New York City?  From the deepest depths to the highest of heights.

Phylicia The Elephant Day 1 Hello, my name is Phylicia. Today, is my 10th birthday and my Dad just gave me this diary as a present. He said that I should write something in it every day. Anything that I am thinking about or anything that I discover about the world around me. He also told me it would help me learn how to write better. Gee, thanks Dad! Why does he always have to turn everything into a school lesson? I will start by writing about who I am, how I came to be 10 years old, and living in this place. I was born 10 years ago to my Mom and Dad in a wildlife preserve in India in the state of Kerala, the most literate state in India, according to an International survey Dad just showed me. Dad also explained to me that he read in National Geographic magazine that our sanctuary is known as one of the "ten paradises of the world." We are Indian Elephants, belonging to the Asian Elephant family. We are not the same as African elephants. We are not as tall as African elepha...

A life - Reboot I found this in my inbox, recently.  Sent from my dearest.  I am not sure if I am ready for this, but I feel like I am getting closer as the distance in time from my last traditional, professional job grows longer each day. How much of this story resonates with you?  Please share here.

Sending and Receiving Messages - The Universe Responds Last week, on Good Friday, I was busy preparing some traditional Italian Easter foods  - to share with friends, but mostly just to amuse myself.  I had donned an appropriate apron from my collection, pulled out my Italian family handed-down recipes, all my baking supplies and tools were arrayed around the kitchen.  My fave Motown tunes were playing, and I was in the baking groove. Once my Ricotta Cheese Easter Pie was poured into my "Lasagna Pan" (Italians always refer to their go-to rectangular pan as the "Lasagna Pan."), I decided it looked so good that I would take a pic and share it with all my family and friends and tag it as my Happy Easter message.  I posted my photo to Facebook, Instagram and finally my email.  I popped my pie into the oven to bake for an one hour.  I was in a cheery mood. Within minutes, one of my cousins in Florida, with whom I Facebook often but rarely speak to over t...