Early morning....

I sit here and there is nothing but the sound of the coffee machine brewing in the background. Everyone is still fast asleep, trying to catch up with the tiredness that has enveloped our bodies for the past week.  A good kind of tiredness though, one that is brought about by staying up way past our…

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Happy Homemaker Monday - 07/29/2013

I can't believe it's already Monday again, this week has just flown by. Hoping you all had a good week and that this one ahead is just as good and productive as the last :) I'm missing my blog something fierce and I am trying to get settled into a routine now that my family is here, so …

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Hello everyone :)

It's been a few days since I've last been on here, but I've just been so very busy with my wonderful family. Tuesday night we picked them up at the airport.  I have to tell you that the best thing about us is that we always pick up right where we left off, no matter how many years have…

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Cooking Thursday - Portuguese 10 Egg White Cake

Good morning everyone, sorry I haven't been updating as much, but the family is here and we've been treasuring every second and making up for lost time.   But I'm here with a recipe this morning, so let's get right to it....... 2 Bolo das 10 Claras Portuguese 10 Egg White Cake Source:�…

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A Simple day!

Woke up quite early this morning, the sun was just starting to come up over the mountain. I hadn't had quite a good night's sleep as I was so excited at the prospect of my family getting on their flight in the morning.  As we speak they are on their second of FOUR flights to get here.  I&#…

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Happy Homemaker Monday - 07/22/2013

Good morning ladies, sure hope you enjoyed your weekend as much as I did mine :) Woke up early this morning to the sound of cows and chickens.  I tell you this country life just never gets old and I could never imagine myself in a concrete jungle, ever again. On to this morning's Happy Homemake…

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Farmer's Market Saturday

One of the things I most missed while living at our previous place, was the lack of Farmer's Market in the area. I dreamed about the fresh eggs, the delicious produce and the ability to get raw milk.  Now I know there is a lot of controversy about the raw milk, some say it's dangerous and i…

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A day of puttering....

I had missed these days so very much.  Who knew that housework could invoke such feelings in a person? Well for me it does, and today was my very first day of *normal* homemaking in what seems like forever. Which began with a good sweep of the floors and then a good cleaning, without a mop.  I got …

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