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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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gift 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...

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gift 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...

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holiday 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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dinners for a week

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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the boy, again

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...

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what 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...

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DIY 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...

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don’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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