Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Snowflakes


I read
a wonderful story
today
on how
captured the first
photograph
of a snowflake.

And it all
happened in
 1885.






 


 




That just
amazes me.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Alli Coate



I found
another
artist
that I
just love!
 






Her name is
Alli Coate...

and you can
check out her
or

Monday, December 28, 2009

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Striped Wallpaper



I am wanting
to do some
decor-remodeling.

Maybe I should do
striped wallpaper!



I love this

via: Bliss

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Winter Diary



I have found
the most
amazing
website.





Alas
I don't think
you can shop here
in the USofA.

But it is still
a gorgeous site
to look at
and so full of
Christmas.


I wish you a...

Merry Christmas Eve


Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Monday, December 21, 2009

Lovely Clusters


I found a new
wonderful
website.






Lovely Clusters
is a gallery
of art
fashion...

oh so many
beautiful things!



















These were
a few
of my favorite
things.

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Boots



I love these
boots!

I think
they would
fit in very well
with my
other shoes
lined up
in my closet.






I found them on:
Garance Dore


Posted 1 Year Ago: "PolaDROID"

Friday, December 18, 2009

Chocolate Covered Brownie Bites



What do you do
with baking
mistakes?

You improvise.





Undercooked brownies
turns into...

Chocolate Covered Brownie Bites.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Attention Micah



ATTENTION MICAH:

This is what
I want
for Christmas.










No, not the cupcakes...
not the mixing bowl...
not pictures of this...

I want
the puppy.

The cutest baking cups.


I woke up
this morning
wanting to bake
muffins.

But I wish
I had these
baking cups!

They are so cute!


Via:
Bake It Pretty.


Posted 1 Year Ago: "Etsy Finds"

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

A Christmas Party and Marshmallows



Micah and I
went to a
Christmas Party
last night.




Everyone
had to bring
a treat
of some form.

I brought my
homemade
Marshmallows!

But to a few...

I added
a little
something
extra....

Chocolate and Peppermint!



So good!

Monday, December 14, 2009

Cranberry Sweet Potato Bread



This is a good
Christmas morning
recipe.

I made it
for breakfast
and it did not
disappoint.




Cranberry Sweet Potato Bread

2 eggs
3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 cup mashed sweet potatoes (canned)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp orange extract
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp all spice
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup cranberries (either dried or frozen)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a medium bowl, mix eggs, sugar, oil, sweet potatoes, and extracts together.
3. In a large bowl, mix flour, spices, and soda.
4. Combine the two mixtures and fold in cranberries.
5. Pour into loaf pan and bake for 50-60 minutes.
6. Serve with whipped cream.

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Earmuffs



Oh how I love
these earmuffs!


It snowed
so much last night.

So these would
be so handy today.


Made by
Manuel Ornaments


Posted 1 Year Ago: "Now that's snow"

Saturday, December 12, 2009

I'm Back

It is so good
to be back.

It's good to be able
to wake up in the morning...

1. make me a cup of coffee
2. enjoy a homemade breakfast
3. and browse the blogging world.


But since it is the
Christmas Season...

my mornings now involve...

1. Christmas Music
2. Peppermint Candles
3. And Christmas Baking!

Here is a round up
of Christmas Recipes
that I made
last year.

Enjoy!


Cranberry Bliss Bars

Chocolate Pumpkin Tart

Homemade Marshmallows

Honeycomb

Snickerdoodles

Apple Pie

Roasted Cashews





Thursday, December 10, 2009

Micah...


Thank you
for taking me
to Nepal.



3 hours
until I am
home.

Patan-Durbar Square

On my last day
in Nepal..

I was able
to visit the famous
Patan-Durbar
Square.

Here are some
pictures.











By the way,
I am still
making my way
back to the
United States.

About
20 hours
to go.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Still Traveling

Still traveling.

So far I have traveled
8 hours...



Only about
40 more hours
to go, until I am home!