Blood orange-- personal favorite... Exquisit in its color and flavor... Who doesn't like oriental food?... Make a rose-colored moment. [pink for Breast Cancer Awareness] … [Read more...]
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Let a girl be a girl and still play ball, beat the boys at cards, win the long distance run, swim the extra lap-- lip gloss: Tutti Frutti, Bubble Gum, White Chocolate, Sweet Cherry, Vanilla Frosting, Red Velvet, Cotten Candy; Pretty Promise brand... A good sewing magazine packed full of ideas and educational sewing facts-- patterns included. [pink for … [Read more...]
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Preparing for Valentine's Day... This coaster stays on a buffet table for my hot cup of coffee when I need to grab it for use. It's near the D-shaped (Drew) tin of chocolates that I keep for baking or simply for snacking on once in a while... This is a Valentine's Day card from last year-- one that I got for my husband. I enjoy vintage holiday cards, mostly, … [Read more...]
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A nice cup of hot cocoa on a cold morning, spiced pecans to go along with it-- gives it a Mexican flare... October 1972 Joy of Cooking cookbook in immaculate condition-- "That which thy fathers have bequeathed to thee, earn it anew if thou wouldst possess it."-- Goethe Faust (says this on the inside front flap of the page)... charming as well as … [Read more...]
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Phalaenopsis Orchid, the Valentine's Day time of year for orchids indoors-- let's hope they last... Little sewing/craft corner away from the kitchen... Lovely shadow box filled with vintage toys-- plastic food, an old watch, vintage cutout, doll plates, and a 1957 miniature calendar-- a favorite thing... There's even suppose to be a ceiling light-- … [Read more...]
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Dried rose-- as lovely as one freshly picked... good Missouri wine... From Sainte Genevieve Winery-- apple, slightly sweet with a mulled wine recipe on the back of the bottle-- attractively neat as well as delicious. Have a small chunk of Parmesan with it, the straight wine, that is. I've actually never tried the recipe but I adore this brand of wine and fruit … [Read more...]
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Marilyn and Chanel No. 5... Dried flowers-- still bright purple from years back (2001?), what my sister carried in a wedding bouquet as bridesmaid, then gave to me-- Yeah, be surprised, Sis-- still got 'em (smile); safely kept from getting crushed... This hangs in my sewing and crafts corner (for my little girl, a mother-daughter moment)... A beloved … [Read more...]
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white Plumeria bloom "You can't go through life looking through rose-colored glasses."-- Have you heard that statement, ever? I've been thinking about it today, that old saying-- a lot-- the world is nuts, seems to be; people are splitting up more easily over prideful matters; loved ones are dying, many already gone; the economy is continually getting worse; there's … [Read more...]