i seriously can’t believe i’m even old enough to have a daughter getting married… but I DO!!! she’s almost 21, her and her fiancé are both graduating college in May and are planning to marry in June. they seem so young. but, i was 20 when i got married, and we’re still married… happily. thankfully. we are excited for them…
this weekend involved many things. some really sad, that i don’t want to go into right now. and some happy. it was our turn to host our dinner group. there are 4 of us couples and we rotate houses. we try for once a month but realistically it ends up being quarterly by the time our schedules all line up.…
it’s late and i’m tired. besides a few short breaks, i’ve been sitting at this computer all day long. but i’m on a roll and figure i might as well finish it off with a blog post! be your own light inspired self portrait i’m currently in the middle of a 4 week ecourse, Be Your Own Light, created by…
from decorating inspiration to yummy healthy eating ideas, pinterest seems to have it all! the challenge is- not just spending all that time perusing the beautiful pics, but actually putting ideas into ACTION. this week, i’m promising myself to either make this beet sandwich or delicious looking salad. Bright Bedding | Beautiful Beet Sandwich | Vintage Mint Bathroom Colorful Crocheting …
hello december!!! are you feeling it yet? since i really haven’t done much in the holiday way yet, i thought i’d show you these snowman cupcakes i made for my youngest daughter’s class a few years ago. at that time we lived in an area that you could still take homemade goodies to school. obviously they were a big hit. what…
i made it here to shenzhen, china safe & sound. i’m looking forward to a productive week in the factory developing our 2013 allen designs winter line. as usual the travel time was long and tedious. about 16 hours total flight time + a little over an hour by bus. penguin heads for soap spitters coming here a few times…
until a few days ago i had never made nor had pumpkin pancakes. i didn’t realize what i was missing! i found this recipe from annie’s eats -and it is delish. (her recipe didn’t call for allspice but i didn’t have the ground ginger or cloves. not really sure if allspice covers those but it sounded good.) i doubled the recipe…
i was inspired by my last post about the fall cupcakes i made a few years ago. wanting to see what they’d look like a little more… um, less blue. i wrangled my oldest into helping me, since she is a much better baker than i. bake it pretty cupcake liners she found this recipe from mini baker for the pumpkin…
i’m getting the baking itch with the cozy weather moving in. these acorn cupcakes are something i made a few years ago. i’ve been perusing pinterest for inspiration for this years treats. i think i’m going to go with a pumpkin theme. have you tried this combo yet? peanuts & candy corn
seriously, i can’t tell you how many tomatoes a day i’ve been eating. garden tomatoes are like NO OTHER. out of the varieties i planted, the black krim is by far my favorite. fresh mozzarella, garden tomatoes, and pesto w/greek yogurt= delish & healthy! since divorcing diet pepsi, pellegrino (and coffee of course!) is my new fave. how about you? any…
obviously… NOT blogging. although, i’ve been catching my breath and am thinking about starting back up again. in the meantime, i’ve been harvesting my basil plants. eating lots ice cream cones with the family. playing indoor soccer to make up for all those ice cream cones! along with a few family bike rides. writing my turning 40 list. making homemade…
so a few weeks ago we had a few friends over for dinner. we try to get together with these two couples about every other month, rotating houses. this time it was my turn. let me just say, the two other gals are AMAZING cooks. i’m not so much. i try. really hard. i’ve slacked in the past, but this…
we finally had a sunshiny day here in the portland area! in celebration, my mom and i took a little walk around the neighborhood with our cameras. my husband and i celebrated our 19 yr. wedding anniversary a few days ago. 19 years, oh my!!! AND we still love each other. (well, most of the time anyways) we tried out…
my friend reenie of peculiar ambitions gifted us some beautiful eggs from her farm the other day. these little guys were even standing on their heads they were so excited! the fabulous egg cups are by artist alison palmer. i’d love to visit connecticut and take one of her workshops someday! i’ve had an obsession with ceramics for as long…
i’m having a bit of a love/hate relationship with pinterest right now. my love of it- awesome ideas like Pure Sugar’s SOUR GRAPES. these are the easiest thing EVER. a box of lime jello, washed WET grapes, toss in a plastic bag to coat them and viola- you’re the hit of the party! a pretty, fairly healthy and simple snack…
st. patrick’s day is already almost here! these cute & funky st. patrick’s day cupcake toppers are ones that i previously designed for a party. i’ve included the free downloads for them at the bottom of this post. i haven’t quite gotten around to this years yet… not sure if it’s going to happen. do you have any big plans/traditions…
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