Monthly Archives: December 2011

Indulge and Relax with Home Made Bath Products

On these cold evenings a soak in the tub can make all the difference.  I love to take a bath – soak, relax, read my book – perfection!  Many of the bath products contain petroleum products, ingredients I have no … Continue reading

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Making a Wreath From Wine Corks

Every time that I open a bottle of wine with a real cork – I place the cork in a drawer – saving to make something.  I finally thought that I had enough corks to make a wine cork-cork board … Continue reading

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Make a Snowman – No Snow Needed

It is mid December and there is no snow on the ground nor in the forecast – I guess we are getting a break since we had 10″ in October.  I wanted a snowman for the holiday decorations and since … Continue reading

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Acorn Squash Risotto Recipe – Worth The Time!

I love risotto!  When I was looking at what was around the kitchen this week and saw the acorn squash – I knew that I wanted to make something with it and it has been awhile since I have made … Continue reading

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Fun in NYC!

My mom flew in on Thursday and her flight was 30 minutes early – off to a good start.  We had dinner Thursday night at Stella’s favorite restaurant – Isabella’s and then did a little Christmas celebration. Friday it was … Continue reading

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The Ups and Downs Of The Week

This week has been filled with things that have never happened to me before, one of them that you have seen on TV, but would never think it would happen to you.  You never know what each day will bring.  … Continue reading

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Eyelet Ribbed Fingerless Knitted Gloves

I wanted to try another pair of fingerless gloves, ones that had a thumb gusset.  I found this pattern on ravelry.com, but it linked back to Crystal Palace Yarns.  This was another one that the directions were not well written … Continue reading

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Making a Wreath Out of Recyclable Trash

Some toilet paper manufacturers have finally gotten smart and taken the cardboard tube out, unfortunately I have not found that at my store with the brands that have post consumer paper.  What to do with the cardboard tubes.  When Stella … Continue reading

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Decorating the Christmas Tree

The holiday season is upon us – even though the stores would like it to start in September, for us it is December.  Stella was in a holiday concert last Friday night – the kids were great!  Stella is in … Continue reading

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Quinoa, Carrot and Zucchini Casserole

As I was looking for our new weekly recipe that would use carrots I remembered a talk I had attended a couple of years ago about food and meals.  The talk was given by a wonderful farmer, Annie, who I … Continue reading

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