Email From Happy Customer This week I received a very nice email from Sherry in Georgia who had purchased two Dining Stones as gifts for her parents.  Her dad, Elwood, likes his food warm during the meal and usually it would get cold by the time he finished eating.  Sherry hoped that a Dining Stone[.....]

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Steve’s Floribean Chicken Chili I enjoy visiting the Epicurious website for recipes and feeling a part of the foodie community.  This chicken chili recipe comes from Steve Delaney of West Chester, Pennsylvania, and he says, “My recipe reflects the Caribbean influences in the foods of Miami, where I lived for many years.” For fun, I[.....]

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What happens when I place an order from the Dining Stones website? 1) An email confirmation is sent to the customer who details the order.  This email acts as the invoice and should be kept on file. hi Orders are processed within a few days after the credit card settlement report is confirmed by our[.....]

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Looking back on a summer of flower box gardening.

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I am so excited to share with you that I recently placed an ad in the October issue of Everyday with Rachael Ray magazine. It will be available in stores September 15th, and I plan to purchase a number of copies.  I promise to leave enough on the shelf for potential customers of Dining Stones!

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There is nothing better than fresh garden vegetables!  I love shopping at the produce stand on the corner of the parking lot at the gas station in our small town.  The greenhouse just down my road built the little stand to expand their business to the highway and they grow the best veggies.  I will stop in regularly[.....]

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Success in business

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Paula Deen, please visit my blog!

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Grilling in the summer, chicken and corn on the cob

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Christmas is a nostalgic time so I will take this opportunity to share the excitement from this past year and how this venture of the creation of Dining Stones™ played out. Last Christmas I received a book, The Secret by Rhonda Byrne. I enjoyed every word and started using the concepts.  Just a couple weeks[.....]

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