{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 09/30/2024 }

Good morning everyone! I just opened my windows to the most glorious chill in the air, something I've been waiting for with great anticipation.   Come on in, I have hot coffee but if you would rather have a cup of tea, I can do that as well.   Here we are, the last Happy Homemaker Monday of Septem…

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{ Groceries, Cleaning and Prepping }

The window is open and a slight chilly breeze is flowing into the bedroom.  I've looked forward to these mornings, all summer long.  Each day the temperatures rose, my mind would tell me to hang tight, that soon the cool crisp mornings and dewy grass would be gracing my sight. And here we are 🍂 …

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{ September Days }

"Ah, September! You are the doorway to the season that awakens my soul." - Peggy Toney Horton There's a shift in the air, signaling the season to start using up what we have in the garden, to dry the herbs, to can, and to start putting summer to sleep. There is a lot of wood to be chopp…

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{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 09/23/2024 }

Good morning sweet ladies, come on in and have a cup of tea or coffee.   It is a beautiful morning, cloudy, rainy and 59 degrees.  If I were to pick the best weather to have all year round, it would probably be this one.  What can I say, I love rain and clouds ♥ I had a good weekend, quiet, restful, …

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{ Cooking Thursday - Pineapple Cookie Cake }

Good morning everyone, welcome back! Today I am doing another Cooking Thursday, because I really want to share the simple but yet delicious, Portuguese recipe for this Pineapple Cookie Cake. I know it may sound a bit weird when I tell you to dip the cookies in coffee, but the coffee and the pineappl…

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{ A day in the kitchen }

The Kitchen is the Heart of the Home! I think we've all heard that quote, and I for one am a firm believer in that it is absolutely true.  It is where we cook meals for our families, where we bring family together and where we sustain our bodies with nutritious food. I love being in my kitchen an…

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