{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 09/30/2019 }

Good morning dear friends, I hope you have all had a wonderful, restful weekend.  Mine was great albeit a little short, feels like Saturday morning just came about and now here we are, Monday. But nevertheless, it's a new week, a blank slate and a chance to right any wrongs, throw all the negat…

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{ Glorious rain, answers at the doctor and living life }

I feel like I've been gone for a long time, but really it's only been about a week since I've done a proper post.  By that I mean one of my usual chatty, show you photos and take you along my days, kind of posts. Life has been insanely busy around here. When my kids were little and in …

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{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 09/23/2019 }

Good morning everyone, welcome back to my little corner in blogland. I hope you've all had a fantastic weekend.  Mine was great because I did absolutely nothing.  I chose to stay home, not go anywhere, not do anything and aside from laundry and cooking, I lay in bed, caught up on my shows, read…

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{ Day of rest, a Netflix show and more doctor appointments }

Good evening everyone, come on in and sit a bit with me.  I have coffee and tea and a slice of this delicious Portuguese Milk and Cinnamon Tart . (recipe on the food blog, if you're interested). So, news.

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{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 09/16/2019 }

I have a lot that I want to get done this week ahead, some painting, some crafts and I'm pulling out my Fall decorations, whether the weather is ready to cooperate or not.  I'm done with the heat. I hope you've all had a wonderful weekend and wish you a blessed week ahead. Let's …

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{ A new noodle board }

 Previous noodle board back in 2010 Years ago, I had my husband build me a noodle board, if you don't know what that is, it is most commonly referred to as a stove cover. I've always been into the country/primitive/farmhouse look and though my house doesn't completely reflect that yet, …

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{ First real Fall like day and current favorites }

Was awakened at 4am with the sound of thunder and bright lightning flashing through the windows.  A few seconds later the rain started coming down, the temperatures plummeted and the whole house remained dark until almost 8am.

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{ Grandpa Julio's Simple Vanilla Cake }

Grandpa Julio was my dad's father.  He was this amazing man with a killer sense of humor and full of stories to tell. He used to love singing us random little tunes that he had no doubt learned from his own parents.  It never dawned on me why he knew so many Brazilian songs, and it wasn't …

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{ The cake my grandfather used to make }

It's a little after 6pm.  I've set the house to bed, dishes have been loaded and the swooshing of the machine reverberates through the kitchen. I turned on a lamp in the den area because the days are starting to get shorter and darker, earlier in the day. I've had my shower, used my fa…

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{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 09/09/2019 }

Hi friends, good morning :) Come on in and have a cup of coffee with me before we get going with our Happy Homemaker Monday for today. I had a pretty good weekend, just feel like it flew right by and when the alarm went off at 6Am this morning, I was definitely not ready to get up. I have a lot tha…

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Pupcakes for the birthday boy!

When I lost my little Lola, I was completely and utterly devastated.  People will often say that an animal is just an animal, you shouldn't feel about them the same way you do about people, but I can't help it, but pets have always been my babies and when one of them passes away, it leaves…

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{ Tuesday - September 3, 2019 }

Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” - 1 Peter 5:5 :::: first thing this morning, devotionals from my Grace for Each Day.  :::: cup of coffee and an apple…

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{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 09/02/2019 }

Good morning everyone, and welcome to September.  How are we here already? I hope you've all been having a wonderful Labor Day weekend, mine has been pretty good, but I think today is the first day I am actually planning on sitting for a bit, reading, having some coffee and taking it easy. I w…

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{ The past few days }

I am sitting on the bed, laptop on my lap, a random video on Youtube, curtains opened wide and the sound of wind chimes wafting in through the open window. It's the first time I'm sitting down to relax, in oh....days.  I haven't even caught up on my vlogs, haven't watched any TV sh…

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