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Vintage Thingy Thursday
For today’s Vintage Thingy Thursday I decided to show you some of the string art my husband made when he was a teen. Although, I dunno. Is late 1970s/early 1980s considered “vintage”? Or is that just “retro”? Or do they mean the same thing? When we moved into this house with the knotty-pine walls in the downstairs family room, I…
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Roasted Cauliflower
This is a recipe I read about in a magazine a few weeks ago. (I wish I could remember what magazine it was. Does it sound familiar to you?) The article explained how roasting the cauliflower at a high temperature would bring out the natural sugars and caramelize them… and that even people who don’t ordinarily like cauliflower would eat…
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My Missionary Vase
Isn’t this a pretty vase? Or is it rightly called an urn, since it has the arms on it? I’m not really sure… but it’s the perfect size for long-stemmed roses, so that’s what I use it for when my husband brings me a wrapped bouquet. In 1996 I was awarded District Missionary President of the Year for the Kansas…
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Gracious Hospital-i-Tea Blog-a-Thon
Oooh! I found another blog theme I want to participate in! LaTeaDah at Gracious Hospitality is hosting a tea-themed meme with a different topic each week through May. I missed the first week, but she said it was okay to join late… and the theme of the second week is right down my alley, so I’m going to jump in…
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A Tray of Cookies
Here’s the tray of cookies and candy the girls and I made to serve at Bible study on Wednesday night. We don’t usually make a huge to-do over holidays… for example I don’t seem to take the time to put up special decorations or host parties… but we do enjoy making special treats for special occasions, just for a little…
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Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
I had cereal and fruit, and oh yeah, eggs! for breakfast this morning. I really did! Okay, so they were cookies. Aren’t oats a cereal? And raisins are fruit! And I know the recipe called for 2 eggs! (We just won’t mention all the sugar… or the white chocolate chips.) My daughter made Oatmeal Raisin Cookies for Bible study last…
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Beulah’s Sugar Cookies
This is a family favorite going back to my childhood. My mother got the recipe from my aunt’s mother-in-law, Beulah, and she made them often when I was growing up. It makes a huge batch. If you don’t want to bake it all at once, you can form the dough into logs to freeze. Then when you’re ready to bake,…
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Banana Nut Bread
The girls and I have decided to make goody boxes to give out at Christmas time to Daddy’s co-workers and other friends. My oldest daughter loves to bake… and loves to share what she bakes, so I decided this would be a good project for us for the holidays. We plan to wrap boxes with lift-off lids and line them…
