easy as stir, rise, bake! Recently we've been seeing ads on TV for a new bread mix 'now on your grocer's shelves'. The ads looked very intriguing. So...we bought one! And we got a very nice box - with a packet of active dry yeast, a packet containing 1 tablespoon of sugar and, last but… Continue reading easy bread
Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.” _Charles William Eliot My library contains art books, gardening books, several herbals, and a variety of cookbooks. There's also a collection containing a couple dozen novels that I love to read over… Continue reading books
There are only two kinds of people on earth today Two kinds of people, no more I say. Not the rich and the poor, for to know a man's wealth You must first know the state of his conscience and health, Not the happy and sad, for in life's passing years, Each has his laughter… Continue reading happy November
Back in the day - before anyone ever heard of OCD - people like me were called per·snick·e·ty adjective pər-ˈsni-kə-tē : giving a lot of attention to details that are minor or not important. I like that! It's uncommon. One of my personal goals is to - be uncommon! Mostly I believe I have succeeded. Frankly, it's… Continue reading contentment cottage
"As rosemary is to the spirit, so lavender is to the soul." _Anonymous “Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pair of shoes made. Or a garden planted. Something your hand touched some way… Continue reading lavender for the soul
“Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence and nothing too much.” _ Ralph Waldo Emerson Took a long walk over the last couple of years. Well...at least that's how I'm looking at it. Almost… Continue reading took a walk
Burlesque Beauty 15 x 36 Textile Collage Newly added to fabric-art gallery this elegantly attired beauty is all sparkle and sheen. Why she donned her fabulous feathered hat with a sequined negligee is anybody's guess. M' lady's prerogative we suspect. Burlesque has never really gone out of style, you know. Designed and constructed by Richard Lebsock, the… Continue reading burlesque beauty
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