Reflections…it’s that time of year. Actually, I am writing this on day one of 2022. My way of reflection on New Year’s Eve 2021 was to go through photos. My kids tease me about how many I take but they do like them. Reflection…I LIKE taking photos of family, places, our home and food. The kids may fuss a little…
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Making these chocolate covered spoons is full of fun! My daughters and grandaughters got together to make these fun spoons on evening on a school night. It was fun and did not take a long time to make. When you have school aged kids, that is important. easy to make gifts Need an activity for a teen group? Fun time with…
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It was so much fun to be part of this Christmas Dough Bowl Challenge 2021! My dough bowl is an treasure from China. Dough for breads. They didn’t taste like our yeast breads. Most were not baked. This is a glimpse of bread or buns served at the local market where a group of us went for dinner each week….
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Do you use your Advent pyrimids? It was the year to use the three with natural wood. The dining room is both rustic and elegant. Rustic because we live in a 220 year old farmhouse. Elegant because we inherited a stunning dining room set of reproduction Italian Renaissance. Usually our dining room is graced with traditional Old World elegance. Carved…
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This is the first week of Advent. It concludes Christmas Eve. Have you started decorating? Me? Barely. Have you started shopping? A little. Week recap Honestly, I am behind. We usually decorate Friday after Thanksgiving. Instead, after putting away Thanksgiving decorations and dishes with the help of Rob and Jess, we just relaxed. Even the little boys helped by…
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