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Grandma Smells….
It’s possible….okay, it’s probable…that this wasn’t the greeting you had in mind for Mother’s Day. I’m fairly certain the greeting card companies have not yet developed a “You Smell” category … Read More
What Will I Do Today?
Ahhh. Retirement. I wake up with the sun filling my room with light (the glowing dial on the clock finally seared through my closed eyes). Bluebirds are singing (the fire … Read More
Fairy Gardening
I am a benevolent landlord. My lessees have free electricity, free WiFi and free rent. Very benevolent. Of course, I really have no choice. I rent to Fairies. While I … Read More
Our House is a very, very, very fine house….
Here’s something you probably didn’t know about me. When I was a little girl, I lived in a huge home. Almost a Castle. You might even call it an … Read More
Martha Stewart Show. I have more pictures so I must have more to say
On the first of many early mornings, Luci had no idea what was going on, where she was going or who she would see. It appears as though she really … Read More
Dear Martha: Thank you….I have some small suggestions
Dear Martha: Thank you for inviting us to be in the audience of your show. We had a ball. I do, however, have some small suggestions. Just in case you … Read More
Category Archives:
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Holidays and Entertaining
Easter 2
It was a busy Easter this year …. for everyone in our house. Over the last few weeks, Mr. H and I heard pounding and sawing behind our Fairy Door. … Read More »
How to Bait a Leprechaun Trap? – With tiny doughnuts!
St. Patrick’s Day will soon be here, and Leprechauns will be running amuck. I have it on good authority (my grand-kids) that these little Irish miscreants will soon be playing … Read More »
Home Made Sprinkles for St. Patrick’s Day
I made home-made sprinkles yesterday. But, I’m not crazy. I didn’t have any green sprinkles in my cupboard. I had pink pigs, brown cows and yellow flowers, but no green … Read More »
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4th of July
We Are Glop
My Grandma and Grandpa S. lived on a farm. It was far enough away that we couldn’t visit as often as we might have liked, but we still were able … Read More »
All is right with the world.
My brothers are big men. I don’t just mean in size, they have big laughs, big personalities and big hearts. They are mythic. Here they are, with my lovely sister-in-law, … Read More »
A Flock of Family
They pile in the door (hugs and kisses), they drag in bags of goodies (hugs and kisses), they figure out where they are going to be sleeping (hugs and kisses), they shuffle … Read More »
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Christmas
White Christmas Pie
I’m going to share a family recipe with you. Just you alone, so don’t tell anyone. It’s a secret. White Christmas Pie. Ahhhh. The defining food of our family’s Christmas … Read More »
Recipe: Christmas Mice
Now that I have found three fun pretzel recipes, I’m pretty sure I need to add “Pretzel Recipes” as a category in my recipe file. You know how it is. … Read More »
Tom and Jerry (not the cat and mouse)
I do love Tom ‘n Jerry cartoons. Do you remember when Jerry turned on all the faucets in the kitchen and then froze the floor with lines from the refrigerator? … Read More »
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Christmas in July
Sparkling Snowflakes for your Windows
It snowed today. It’s not a lot of snow, and it doesn’t look like it will stick around for Christmas, but…. It snowed today. In honor of the snow, I … Read More »
Christmas in July
Okay, Cheryl. You asked for it. I’ve had this bumping around my ever-muddled brain for a couple of weeks, and finally was able to put it all together. I might … Read More »
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Easter
Easter 2
It was a busy Easter this year …. for everyone in our house. Over the last few weeks, Mr. H and I heard pounding and sawing behind our Fairy Door. … Read More »
Just a little more Easter…
Good grief. I spilled water on my laptop. Evidently that’s a problem. So….this post is coming directly from my iPad. Not the optimal situation. Note to self: no water near … Read More »
a Good Friday
It was rainy on Good Friday, so the kids and I decided to make some Flower Pots for the Mommies and Daddies. (meaning, I asked the kids if they wanted … Read More »
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Fathers Day
The Men in my Life……
How lucky I’ve been to have had so many wonderful men in my life. In every case, they have provided the pattern for what a man should be.
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Halloween
Spooky Eyeballs
As I mentioned a couple of days ago, our grand-kids helped me make some spooky eyeballs for Halloween. Click here and you’ll see what we did last weekend. Eyeballs (I … Read More »
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Labor Day
Labor Day Weekend: Pantry Party/Freezer Fest
By the end of summer, our cupboard, pantry and freezer were filled with food that somehow didn’t get turned into recipes. Our solution? PANTRY PARTY/FREEZER FEST For years, we have … Read More »
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Memorial Day
A Summer Cold
Here’s how I know that it’s summer. I have a miserable summer cold. It doesn’t get better, it doesn’t get worse. It just IS a miserable summer cold. There is … Read More »
Memorial Day
I know you will forgive me for not writing over the Memorial Day weekend. I guess I just haven’t quite figured out how to blog and live my life at … Read More »
It is, it is, it is, it is, it is a marvelous thing…..
It’s almost Memorial Day. I suppose I could have used the time this week to finish getting prepared for the weekend, but … instead …. a song. Sing this briskly, … Read More »
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Mothers Day
Mom-a-Thon
I interrupt this day of absolute leisure to thank my “Moms”. I’d like to think I have the best of their qualities, but even if I don’t, I can honestly … Read More »
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New Years
Recipe: The Best Black Eyed Pea Recipe. Ever.
Every New Year’s Day since I can remember I have had Black Eyed Peas for New Year’s Day Dinner. Not just Black Eyed Peas, but Black Eyed Peas with … Read More »
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Spring
Overwintered
Spring is here (finally…maybe) and Mr. H. finally lugged our over-wintered geraniums out of storage. I wasn’t entirely sure they were going to make it. While our lovely neighbors over-wintered at … Read More »
Happy Spring!!
I sat outside (with a light jacket) yesterday for about an hour and actually heard a bird sing. The sun was shining down on me and everything just smelled heavenly. … Read More »
Springtime for the Fairies
Wouldn’t you know it? Here I am, going through my seed magazines, and I found out that our fairy friends already have their seeds!! (Check out Fairies in “Behind the … Read More »
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St. Patrick's Day
How to Bait a Leprechaun Trap? – With tiny doughnuts!
St. Patrick’s Day will soon be here, and Leprechauns will be running amuck. I have it on good authority (my grand-kids) that these little Irish miscreants will soon be playing … Read More »
Home Made Sprinkles for St. Patrick’s Day
I made home-made sprinkles yesterday. But, I’m not crazy. I didn’t have any green sprinkles in my cupboard. I had pink pigs, brown cows and yellow flowers, but no green … Read More »
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Summer
Summertime summertime sum sum summertime….
It was incredibly hot yesterday. We needed cool.
A Summer Cold
Here’s how I know that it’s summer. I have a miserable summer cold. It doesn’t get better, it doesn’t get worse. It just IS a miserable summer cold. There is … Read More »
Christmas in July
Okay, Cheryl. You asked for it. I’ve had this bumping around my ever-muddled brain for a couple of weeks, and finally was able to put it all together. I might … Read More »
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Thanksgiving
My ABC Thanksgiving
Quickly, quickly. I need to get this posted so I can begin thinking about Christmas!!! The easiest way to tell you about our Thanksgiving would be in the form of … Read More »
Thanksgiving Turkey Pretzels
My apologies to anyone who might have wanted this fun little recipe before … let’s say … Thanksgiving. Sometimes life intervenes. Just as I was getting ready to post, I … Read More »
Pilgrim Hat Cookies
How lucky we are that my brother and his family come early for Thanksgiving week. There is nothing better than the “dinner was great, let’s get in our jammies and … Read More »
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Valentines Day
A Valentine’s Day Quicky
It’s Valentine’s Day, and you forgot to get a card? gift? chocolate? No worries, this quick and easy heart bookmark project uses things everyone has around the house. All you … Read More »
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Winter
How to make a Borax Snowflake
Before we begin, and in the interest of full disclosure, I must admit that I went down a few “rabbit holes” while I was putting this post together. As a … Read More »
Tom and Jerry (not the cat and mouse)
I do love Tom ‘n Jerry cartoons. Do you remember when Jerry turned on all the faucets in the kitchen and then froze the floor with lines from the refrigerator? … Read More »
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