I ran across this informative video on You Tube...how to decorate a Thanksgiving Turkey Cake.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Friday, October 7, 2011
Thinking Christmas -- Toddler Gift Ideas
There are so many cool toys to choose from on Amazon...and these are the popular ideas for this season.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Thinking Christmas -- Baby Gift Ideas
I'm doing a series of 'Thinking Christmas gift ideas' posts...gift ideas for everyone on your gift list.
The first post is...Baby Gift Ideas.
Even if you don't find what you are looking for on the Amazon list...it might be a 'starting point' to get your own imagination working.
The first post is...Baby Gift Ideas.
Even if you don't find what you are looking for on the Amazon list...it might be a 'starting point' to get your own imagination working.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Trick or Treat Bags
I've found some of the cutest Trick or Treat Bags
on Zazzle
and just had to share a few of them.
on Zazzle
and just had to share a few of them.
To see all of the Trick or Treat Bags available on Zazzle,
click this link.
click this link.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Fall Cleaning
Autumn is 'in the air'...evenings have
gotten a bit chillier, Indian Summer hasn't
quite arrived.
Time to think about doing a really good
fall housecleaning.
It's best to do it sometime between Halloween
and Thanksgiving...to get through those close
quarter winter months.
Here's a handy little list that might
make it a bit easier.
(Hint...I break my chores up into days
or week-ends..depending on my own schedule.)
quite arrived.
Time to think about doing a really good
fall housecleaning.
It's best to do it sometime between Halloween
and Thanksgiving...to get through those close
quarter winter months.
Here's a handy little list that might
make it a bit easier.
(Hint...I break my chores up into days
or week-ends..depending on my own schedule.)
OUTDOORS
-Check the outdoor paint on trim, decks and railings.
Do touch up painting if necessary.
-Check weather stripping around all external doors
and garage doors. Replace anything that is cracked
and weathered. Check the caulking around windows
and replace as needed.
-Check gutters and downspouts and clear out debris
and leaves.
-Drain and put away garden hoses.
-Clean and put away all outdoor furniture and toys.
-Wash exterior windows and storm windows.
INDOORS
-Clean window sills and wells, baseboards and corners.
-Clean all upholstered furniture with vacuum and/or
upholstery cleaner.
-Clean drapes and curtains.
-Turn mattresses and launder mattress pads, dust ruffles,
duvets, pillows and comforters/blankets.
-Clean all carpets before the first snow. The warmer
the outdoor temperature, the faster the carpets will
dry.
-Deep clean the kitchen (to get ready for Holiday cooking
and baking.) Early cleaning and organizing will make the
holiday food preparations so much easier.
-Clean kitchen appliances...be sure to pull refrigerator
out and vacuum the condenser coils.
-Wash all light fixtures.
-Does your furnace need an inspection or cleaning. Better do
that before you have to turn it on.
-Stock up on furnace filters.
-Check the outdoor paint on trim, decks and railings.
Do touch up painting if necessary.
-Check weather stripping around all external doors
and garage doors. Replace anything that is cracked
and weathered. Check the caulking around windows
and replace as needed.
-Check gutters and downspouts and clear out debris
and leaves.
-Drain and put away garden hoses.
-Clean and put away all outdoor furniture and toys.
-Wash exterior windows and storm windows.
INDOORS
-Clean window sills and wells, baseboards and corners.
-Clean all upholstered furniture with vacuum and/or
upholstery cleaner.
-Clean drapes and curtains.
-Turn mattresses and launder mattress pads, dust ruffles,
duvets, pillows and comforters/blankets.
-Clean all carpets before the first snow. The warmer
the outdoor temperature, the faster the carpets will
dry.
-Deep clean the kitchen (to get ready for Holiday cooking
and baking.) Early cleaning and organizing will make the
holiday food preparations so much easier.
-Clean kitchen appliances...be sure to pull refrigerator
out and vacuum the condenser coils.
-Wash all light fixtures.
-Does your furnace need an inspection or cleaning. Better do
that before you have to turn it on.
-Stock up on furnace filters.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Planning Ahead for Fall Decor
If you are like me...after a couple of years of using some of my favorite Autumn wreaths or brightly colored flags...they begin to fade or get so dusty that I can't get them clean.
I've gotten busy enough that it's hard for me to get out --- or remember to get out --- early enough to get some really nice pieces. This year I'm thinking and planning ahead for my Fall Decor...here are my choices available through Amazon.
I've gotten busy enough that it's hard for me to get out --- or remember to get out --- early enough to get some really nice pieces. This year I'm thinking and planning ahead for my Fall Decor...here are my choices available through Amazon.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Thinking Spring in the Fall
We all know, after a long hard winter, how wonderful it is to see those first flowers of spring.
The daffodils, crocus and tulips....how beautiful.
So...it's time to start planning now...for fall planting...those beautiful flowers of spring.
Here's a few of my own favorites...
The daffodils, crocus and tulips....how beautiful.
So...it's time to start planning now...for fall planting...those beautiful flowers of spring.
Here's a few of my own favorites...
Monday, August 1, 2011
Refrigerator Pickles
I Love Refrigerator Pickles. They are so fast and easy to make.
I find they are the perfect 'solution'
to an abundant cucumber crop.
I love cucumbers..but when they are as plentiful
as they can be some years...
it's good to have a really easy recipe to
be able to enjoy them
later on.
Here's a quick video I found...with a different take on my own recipe...
but it's the same premise.
Here's my recipe...
7-8 cucumbers (sliced)
1 1/2 tsp tumeric
1 1/2 tsp mustard seed
4 c vinegar
4 small onions (sliced)
1 1/2 tsp. celery seed
1/2 c salt
4 c sugar
Mix spices, sugar and vinegar well.
Pour over cucumbers and onions and refrigerate.
Pickles will be ready in 4 or 5 days.
*For a bread and butter variation of this recipe...simply heat the mixture,
just to the boiling point,
and pour over the cucumbers and onions.
I find they are the perfect 'solution'
to an abundant cucumber crop.
I love cucumbers..but when they are as plentiful
as they can be some years...
it's good to have a really easy recipe to
be able to enjoy them
later on.
Here's a quick video I found...with a different take on my own recipe...
but it's the same premise.
Here's my recipe...
7-8 cucumbers (sliced)
1 1/2 tsp tumeric
1 1/2 tsp mustard seed
4 c vinegar
4 small onions (sliced)
1 1/2 tsp. celery seed
1/2 c salt
4 c sugar
Mix spices, sugar and vinegar well.
Pour over cucumbers and onions and refrigerate.
Pickles will be ready in 4 or 5 days.
*For a bread and butter variation of this recipe...simply heat the mixture,
just to the boiling point,
and pour over the cucumbers and onions.
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