grandma’s pot-holders
Over the week of Thanksgiving, my sisters and I drove down to Portland and visited our relatives (on my dad’s side). While we were there, my grandmother gave each of us a fabric pot-holder she had...
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Years ago, I saw a Martha idea I loved: making granola for your loved ones and putting them in cute jars. Simple, yes, but also edible! Unless it’s fruitcake, I love giving/getting food gifts, because...
View Articlegift idea: homemade apple cider granola
Years ago, I saw a Martha idea I loved: making granola for your loved ones and putting them in cute jars. Simple, yes, but also edible! Unless it’s fruitcake, I love giving/getting food gifts, because...
View Articleholiday entertainment: host a pie contest
This chocolate fudge pie won third place in our family’s Thanksgiving pie contest! Yummers! If you like butter, heavy cream, and whipping cream, then this is the pie for you! 1st and 2nd prizes went...
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Click on any picture to link to that recipe in Serves 4| Hands-On Time: 10m | Total Time: 15mOnly 5 ingredients! Serves 6| Hands-On Time: 25m | Total Time: 25m Serves 4| Hands-On Time: 10m | Total...
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If you didn’t know cats smile, they do, and here’s proof! I was messing around with the black/white settings on my camera, and got some lovely pictures of The Boy. So proud and dignified…except for...
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around the town: awesome bumper sticker Hubby and I spotted this hilarious bumper sticker outside Blazing Bagels. When I stopped to snap a picture of it, someone walked up to the truck. “Is this your...
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bookworm: what do you mean you haven’t seen…? Somebody I know published a book! It’s called What Do You Mean You Haven’t Seen…? I’ll let the multi-talented author, K.C. Brown, tell you a little bit...
View Articlewhat my hubby cooked last week
Roast Turkey and Cheddar Roll-Ups with Tomato, Cantaloupe, and Mint Salad The recipe calls for beef in the roll-ups, but we subbed with herbed turkey, which was just as delicious. The mint came from...
View ArticleDIY photobooth and my very favorite people
My sister Karen, my dad, and my sister Jody (the bottom pic is quite possibly my favorite pic of my dad ever); Jody, her boyfriend Josh, and her best friend Caileigh For my sister’s wonderful...
View Articledon’t need no baggage, you just get on board
I come from a family of train-chasers. My dad, grandpa, and sister Amy can tell you what train is coming down the track just by hearing the horn. We spent vacations parked alongside train tracks and...
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