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Christmas Memories

My mom had this little Christmas apron that she would pull out and wear at just that time of year.  It holds such fond memories for me.  She would wear it when company was coming over for holiday parties or the family was gathering.  It meant something was in the...

Preparations

Company is coming!  My parents are coming late tonight for a long weekend to celebrate my 25th birthday.  Whenever there are people coming to stay, I allow myself to purchase some flowers for the guest room.  (I’ll be honest, I’m not sure if it is more for...

Old Fashioned Whimsy

So, I’m 2 months behind, but I am finally catching up with Christmas thank you notes!  My mother instilled in her children the importance of writing thank yous, and I may not be timely about it, (I hereby make a resolution to change this ugly trait), but I...

Mush and other stuff

We started celebrating love day the eve of with a special treat of homemade caramel and apples.  This is quite the addicting snack, so you must limit yourself.  Tony and I got on a roll a couple years ago and my cholesterol went through the roof!    This morning I got...

Buy Local. Buy Fresh.

I have totally gone to all organic eggs now and I love it!  The difference is so obvious–I have found that organic eggs have a richer yolk, the egg stays more compact when you crack it, and the shell is harder.  Not to mention taste!  And how cool is milk in a...

Weekend bread making

I made bread this weekend and made a very important discovery.  Bread takes a long time to rise and so it is helpful to have other things to do while you wait.   Well, I decided to run errands and it took me longer than I expected.  So…when you leave bread too...