I got an early Birthday present. Remember my Frog Princess post? Well, this photo caught the eye of an amazing artist: A fabulous artist named Gaby Merediz emailed me and asked me if it would be OK if she did a watercolor of that picture. Are you kidding me? It was more than all right. …
I realize the title of my post is sort of an oxymoron since I’ve redecorated my blog into a winter wonderland, but work with me. As we bid adieu to the month of November, I wanted to share the last vestiges of fall photos I snapped willy nilly: It’s been a quirky fall, with summer-like…
Did you all have a nice long weekend? (sorry to my Canadian friends who did their whole Thanksgiving shindig back in October). I managed to decorate my blog for the holidays, but my fall decor is still steadfastly on my front porch. Usually I switch out the decor over Thanksgiving weekend, but I’m still nursing…
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and long weekend. Princess Nagger is happy that she still has one more day of her long weekend before going back to school tomorrow. Although she’s miffed at me for scheduling our semi-annual teeth cleaning for this morning. Apparently I had a lot of nerve doing so…
I love pasta. It’s one of my downfalls. I’ve always been anti-whole grain pasta. Sure, it’s supposed to be better for you, but do I really have to sacrifice good taste for healthy? I’ve tried various different whole grain pastas and hated them. Until now. I discovered Barilla pastas within the last year or so,…
Happy Cyber Monday! As you frantically work towards filling those Christmas lists with some great Cyber Monday deals today, why don’t you join the fun and meet some new bloggers? Meet Me Monday Blog Hop With: and The awesome Jessica over at Inspiring You 2 $ave has asked me to co-host her fun Meet Me…
FIRST THANKSGIVING ~~By Margaret Hillert~~ If I had been a Pilgrim child Among the fields and forests wild Where deer and turkey used to roam, A cabin would have been my home With fireplace and earthen floor And bearskins hanging at the door. I would have gathered berries bright For candles fragrantly alight, And dug…
