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TAOLB hosts Downton Abbey at Moviehouse & Eatery
From the desk of Lauren Palmer So last Spring when I learned of the Downton Abbey movie that would be released this fall, I reached out to my friends at Moviehouse & Eatery and asked if they would allow me to host a screening. Being as wonderful as they are, they...
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Eco Friendly Pool Cleaning with Pool Scouts
From the desk of Lauren Palmer Good Morning McKinney! Back in the spring, I introduced you to Pool Scouts, the local pool servicing company dedicated to putting the P back into your pools, Professionalism! You also read about Pool Scouts in the May magazine which you...
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Featured Speaker at McKinney Mad Hatters
From the desk of Lauren Palmer Hello McKinney! For those of you who didn't see in either of our magazines from 2019, Yours Truly will be the featured speaker at the McKinney Mad Hatters Tea Party on June 12, and I want you to join us! I will be giving a talk on...
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Stock the Cabana with Stein Mart
From the desk of Lauren Palmer Good morning McKinney! I know all of you saw the beautiful cabana our Home Editor, Ashley Pate, designed for the May magazine using gorgeous indoor/outdoor items from Stein Mart. Today I want to walk you through the exact items we fell...
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Parisian Picnic
From the desk of Lauren Palmer Friends, last weekend I had tickets to the pop-up event We Ate Well Food Tours hosted with our very own A Taste of Paris, and y'all, this was one of the most fun events I have done in forever! It was super simple and low key which...
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Spring at Wild Birds Unlimited
From the desk of Lauren Palmer Good morning, McKinney! Friends, today we are living beautifully by ensuring the sweet, feathery songbirds that live in our trees are properly cared for this summer, and Wild Birds Unlimited is helping us do this. Remember last fall when...
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KENDRA SCOTT GIVEAWAY!!!!
From the desk of Lauren Palmer Beauties! Did you see my Facebook post? Everyone who purchases a printed subscription to TAOLB magazine for only $29...(yes, the price dropped because the March magazine is completely sold out!) by the end of today--let's say 5 PM--gets...
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Southwest Ranch
From the desk of Lauren Palmer Good morning, McKinney! Friends, my heart is bursting a little bit this morning because today I am introducing you to a business and its owner that I absolutely love. In fact, genetically my DNA is half his, my children call him Popi,...
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Meet Jill Hartsell
From the desk of Lauren Palmer Good morning, McKinney! Today I want to introduce my dearest friend, and favorite realtor, Jill Hartsell-leader of the Jill Hartsell Group at Keller Williams McKinney. Jill and I met 12 years ago, when Brian found a German Shepherd in...
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Holy Trinity McKinney
From the desk of Lauren Palmer Good morning McKinney! With Easter approaching in just a few short weeks, (April 21 to be exact) I wanted to take a moment to introduce you to a new Anglican church in McKinney, Holy Trinity McKinney—who is hosting their first-ever...
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