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“Martini Talks” Show with Frank Valderrama, “Quick Passport” Services
“Martini Talks” Show with Lyn Jenkins, Author of the “Izzy & Zoey” children’s book series
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“Martini Talks” Show with Jesse Carter, Carter Career Transitional Services
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“Martini Talks” Show with Aric Gray, Special Ops, Vet…”Saving Lives in Afghanistan”
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“Martini Talks” Show with Dr. Patel, ReNew Laser & Skin
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“Martini Talks” with Father Andrew Ellison, St. Catherine’s of Sienna Episcopal Church
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“Martini Talks” with Father Andrew
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“Martini Talks” Show with Babette Crowder, Mental Health Awareness
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“Martini Talks” with Troy Espenlaub
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“Martini Talks” with Stacy Peake
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“Martini Talks” Show with Larry White JR., Porchlight Group EXP
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Living the Sweet Life: “If you’re happy and you know it do something sweet!” October 2021
Hey my Sweet Lifers! How are you? Are you happy? I know, there’s always a lot going on and what kind of question is it to ask someone “Are you happy,” anyway? Happiness is a fundamental part of living a sweet life and the way to achieving it might be simpler than you think. ...
The Globetrotter: The Luxury Traveler October 2021
Who is the luxury traveler? In my conversations with families over the years, planing experiences and balancing budgets for vacationing; the subject of luxury always comes up. Many people think that luxury travel means expensive travel, this is not necessarily so. What does luxury mean for you? For many it means paying a premium...
Lessons from the Sweet Life Garden
Hey my Sweet Lifers! There are many lessons about life taught daily in a garden. One of the more poignant lessons for me has been watching and waiting and observing just how things work with God and faithfulness in His timing. l marvel at the harmony amongst vegetables and flowers and insects that live...
The Globetrotter: Travel Trends “The Nomadic Lifestyle”
Hey there! I bet everyone is just like me thinking about their next adventure. It seems I have as much fun in the planning of a vacation for either my own family or yours as I do actually doing the vacation or getting texts and pictures from ya’ll showing me what fun you are...
Alisa Murray “The Sweet Scoop” (Positive Thinking Lifestyle) How to live Your Sweet Life!
Hey there my Sweet Lifer’s! The Sweet Scoop is a monthly one on one with me taking you through what I have been doing behind the scenes and giving you my opinion, advice, thank you’s to viewers and of course “Sweet Vibes!” We are going to be talking about how to be sweet both...
Alisa Murray’s 2021 Book Club/13 Amazing Books to read (What I am reading in 2021)
My 2021 Book Club is essentially what I am reading this year. So often I get asked what are you reading and every year I try to mix up what I call “brain candy” with lots of business stuff. There’s also that stack of gardening, cooking, decorating, and psychology magazines that I find myself...
EASY DIY Pumpkin/Fall Floral Decor with Alisa Murray and Micheal Segura
Hey Sweet Lifers! I am with my dearest friend Micheal Segura who is a decorator and designer at Craftex. He has been throwing sprays and making ribbons turn into beautiful bows for years and together we show you how to make a simple pumpkin table craft for fall. His floral arrangements are simply to...
How to make a door wreath using last year sprays in new ways! /Fall Door decor Part 2
Hey there Sweet Lifers! I am showing you how to take a plain grapevine wreath and make a fall decor for your front door. The entrance to your home should give some clues as to what it’s like to live there and in this episode I show you how to make a wreath and...
Easy Fall DECOR! Making a Fall Door Garland on a budget
In this episode Alisa shows you how to make a designer looking doorscape using easy and budget friendly items. Shows full creation and installation tips on the how to’s of fall home decor. This is part one of her Fall Decor and more series. Want access to all of my columns and lifestyle tips?https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/wVRcgMV/sweetlife...
Sweet Life Kitchen / Fast SNACK TREAT/ How to Make Crisp Pumpkin TREATS!
Hey Sweet Lifers! Here’s a FAST SNACK that you can make with the children. It’s the ever favorite crispy treat molded into balls and transformed to cute pumpkins for fall!You’ll need:5 cups of cereal4 tubs of whipped marshmallowsbutterfood coloringgreen pipeable icingrollo candieswax paper What you’ll do:combine the cereal into the mellow mixture add in...
Sweet Life Kitchen/ Making Chocolate Martini’s with Santa Claus!(How to make a chocolate martini)
Hey there my Sweet Lifers! Well Santa stopped by as I am one of his HEAD Elves and had some christmas cookies and we made a chocolate martini before stepping into our “Martini Talk!” Here’s how to make a chocolate martini real fast!You’ll need:Martini GlassesIceYour favorite VodkaYour favorite Chocolate liquor ( I always use...
How to make Pickled Avocados/Fast easy way to not let your avocados not go to waste!
Hey Sweet Lifers! I have discovered a fast easy fix to those avocados that always seem to ripen before I can use them. In this episode I show you how to pickle them so they will last a little longer. Want access to all of my columns and lifestyle tips?https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/wVRcgMV/sweetlifewebsite: http:/www.alisamurray.com 713-598-2207alisamurray@yahoo.com...
Alisa Murray’s Sweet Life Kitchen: How to make Peach and Raspberry Jalapeno Jam
In this episode Alisa shows you how to make a absolutely scrumptious peach, raspberry and jalapeño jam. Taking fruits from harvest to preservation is as important as growing them yourself! You’ll seee how easy not is to make a jam that can be used on brie, bread, crackers, and as a sauce over chicken...
Alisa Murray’s Sweet Life Kitchen Learn how to Water bath Can your Tomatoes!
In this episode Alisa shows you how to can properly tomatoes using the water bath preserving method. She takes you through the steps from sterilizing the jars and lids and seals to blanching and peeling and then shows you hot to make those tomatoes last through the fall. Want access to all of my...
How to make a Chocolate Buttermilk Pie
Chocolate LOVERS rejoice! Here’s how to make a buttermilk fudge pie!There really isn’t anything better in life is it? This easy recipe will have you enjoying pie in a few hours. My family loves it with fresh whipping cream infused with either vanilla, almond or my magnolia syrup! You will need:3 eggs2 cups of...
How to save your herbs and enjoy all year long/ Gardening Tips/Freezing Herbs for fall recipes!
Hey Sweet Lifers! I show you how to save the herb garden and freeze them so you have for fall recipes! It’s easy and less expensive than trying to find herbs once their season is over. We gather from the garden what’s left and preserve them in olive oil cubes for soups, sauces and...
Alisa Murray’s “Sweet Tea Talks with Auntie A” conversations about life with Lillian
Hey Sweet Lifers! For many years I have been the artist for so many families and those children come to see me when they are born and all throughout their childhood’s. I become a part of their family as they do mine and we spend a lot of time together doing things that are...
Aristotle’s 12 Virtues: Ambition
This year marks my 15th anniversary writing my column Living the Sweet Life. This year also marks my 50th. As a way of reflection and remembrance this year’s Sweet Life will be a continuous study of Aristotle’s 12 virtues and how they are applied to my life. Enjoy! Ambition is defined as “a...
The 12 Days of Detox
Yes, you read that title correctly! In the most outlandish time for feasting each year I began to think about what a detox would look like…especially during the holidays. With that in mind I discovered that it’s really 12 days and it’s not scary at all and even may perhaps start off the new...
Floriography
There’s lots of reasons we send flowers, usually for a celebration of a holiday or season and in all cases when someone dies. Flowers signify a gesture of caring and thoughtfulness but did you know each flower has historical heritage tracing back specific meanings for both the sender and the receiver? During the reign...
The Therapy Journal
Have you ever kept a diary? I remember getting those cute little one’s that had a lock and key back through my teen years. I would actually use mine to make lists and goals for myself and sometimes jot down stuff that I did not want to forget. In college I had to keep...
Top 10 Things to do in September
In the Garden it’s time to plant fall tomatoes, peppers, cabbage, kale and lettuce varieties. Mulch and till in manure to ensure a nutrient rich soil that will feed the plants as we go onto the cooler months. Refurbish around the pool with new annuals like petunias that like it a little cooler mixed...
When was the last time you dropped HIM a line?
That was a question that I asked myself recently. By “Him” I mean GOD of course, and my reasons were many. Most of us who are Christians are trained and taught to pray and for the most part...
Turquoise Grill in Sugarland, Texas
If there’s ever been a place that from the moment you walk in you feel like you’ve been there before and there’s a sense of “home” then Turquoise Grill located at Sugar Land Town Square Plaza, 16019 City Walk, Sugar Land, TX is the place. I remember several years ago walking in...
Zoëtry Villa Rolandi, Isla Mujeres, Mexico
When booking luxury travel, there are several attributes that catapult the 5 stars of fine properties apart .Yes it’s their service and impeccable attention to detail that takes a property experience from a 4 to a 5+, but its also most often exclusivity by the way of seclusion, fine dining and opportunities...
Going Green
You and I are nature. We are not some separate entity detached from it. We are in this world to make a positive impact and it is when we loose our consecutiveness to nature that we essentially loose ourselves and our purpose. I wrote earlier this year about the last of the white rhino...
“The Lifestyle” with Alisa Murray
Have you noticed how different a text or email is from an actual call or face to face conversation? Lately I have been especially keen to pay attention and try to add a nuance or three so that my communication is not misread or worse still misinterpreted! I am always cheerful when I meet...
Top Ten Things to do in May!
Top 10 Things to do in the month of May Go to your local garden center or online and purchase some Mexican olive trees, avocados and oranges. Now is the time to get new trees planted and don’t forget to prune the herbs and freeze them in ice cube trays for use later. If...
Fresh Finds – Bring on the Sunshine!
If your like me, the guest potty is the perfect opportunity to shine as a host. I love to add pressed hand towels that reflect the season coupled with homemade hand soap. It’s a nice touch with a little vase of freshly picked flowers from my garden, to show your guests that you care...
The Lifestyle “An Authentic Life”
How’s your Facebook lately? Been checking in on your Instagram? Has it just been my feeds or have you also realized that all those sites are starting to blend together and much of what is on there is nothing more than a place for our friends and family to show off? There are...
Expressing Gratefulness
Lent comes each year and I spend those weeks, as so many of us do, fasting from some things that I like coupled with reflecting on my life; contemplating what I can improve both spiritually and physically. After all of that time in a reflective state, my mind looks joyfully towards a time to...
#love
Who do you love? When you think about your life do you have a clear understanding of the role that love plays for you? I know that I do. Love is the theme of this month’s issue and me and my Valentine are your cover. Inside that story is a tale of a great...
“Martini Talks” Show with Damon Matthews
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“Martini Talks” Show with Aric Gray, “Stop the Bleed”
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“Martini Talks” Show with Fred Stawitz, Author of “Don’t Run Naked Through the Office!”
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“Martini Talks” Show with Prophet Griffin
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“Martini Talks” Show with Ken Murray, Author of “On Parr”
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“Martini Talks” Show with David Levine
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“Martini Talks” Show with Eric Arredondo
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“Martini Talks” with Ralph Stierli
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“Martini Talks” with Micheal Chung
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“Martini Talks” with Hunter Smith
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“Martini Talks” with Stacey Wales
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“Martini Talks” with Col (Ret.) Joe Frankie III
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