{ Friday's Letters }

Dear Wind ....I love everything that God creates and I know everything has a purpose, but for you, I have only found the purpose of throwing my hair in a million directions, and kicking up my allergies something fierce.  So, could you maybe just wind it down a little?  Like a little or even leave al…

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{ Cooking Thursday - Cream Cheese Pound Cake }

My son's favorite cake, he even requests it for his birthday.  It rises beautifully, is soft and airy and not too sweet, just makes the perfect cake for a gathering, or even to have with a hot cup of coffee. Cream Cheese Pound Cake Source:  A Spicy Perspective Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter…

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{ Wordless Wednesday }

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{ Tackle it Tuesday }

This kitchen drawer holds all my foil, parchment paper, wax paper and ziploc bags, but it used to drive me insane.  I could never fit all the boxes and would sometimes have to remove the bags and leave them in the drawer, which would just cause a whole other issue. Imagine you're looking for a f…

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{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 02/24/2025 }

Good morning everyone, welcome to our last Happy Homemaker Monday of February 2025.  I'll be making a new image for March in anticipation of Spring.  How was your weekend?  I hope you're all doing well, healthy, happy and ready for the week ahead.   We had a very cold week and thankfully ar…

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{ A bookish Sunday }

My Sundays are a mixture of quiet and bustling about, resetting the house for the incoming week. There's gym, there's a nap in there ( because always, after my shower after returning home, and a quick lunch, I find myself asleep for about 20 minutes ),  there's dinner preparations because …

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{ Saturday Photo Meme }

Do you remember back when blogging first kicked off, there would be so many memes going around, and tags?  I was constantly tagged by blogger friends for all sorts of different posts, and it was a fun way to get to know all the amazing bloggers that made up this wonderful community. But, like everyt…

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{ Friday's Letter's - 02/22/25 }

Dear Neck and headaches ....Thank you, thank you and a another thank you.  I am finally free of your constant nagging, and it feels glorious!     Dear PMS ....I know you're important to our bodies, but for goodness sake, can you ease up on the insatiable hunger?  I want to eat everything in sight…

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{ Slow Cooking Thursday - Bean and Bacon Soup }

We've been eating some delicious soups the past few days, while dealing with this extremely cold weather.  This is a very easy soup that slow cooks all day long, leaving not only the house smelling amazing but your mouth salivating until dinner time. Crockpot Bean and Bacon Soup Source: The Glamoro…

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{ Wordless Wednesday }

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{ A very cold day }

We are under an extreme cold warning for our area.  The kind of cold that cuts through, leaves you gasping for air and makes it feel like your extremities are going to fall right off.  These kind of temperatures are not usually normal for Texas, but yet here we are. Temps have been in the single dig…

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{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 02/17/2025 }

Good morning everyone, welcome back.  How was your weekend?  Mine was good, with a mix of busy on Saturday and relaxing on Sunday, just the way I like it.  First, I want to wish you all a Happy President's Day.  If you are off today, enjoy the break, if you unfortunately are working like my daug…

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{ A quiet Sunday }

The perfect Sunday! A day of relaxing, with nowhere to go, no commitments and no need to do or be anywhere specific.  I love my quiet weekends, there is no rush, I move about slowly, pottering and doing whatever I feel like. I watched a documentary, I read, I did my daily Bible reading, I listened to…

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{ A busy Saturday }

Saturday was spent basically running around and being super busy.  I had my brother and sister in law come over for dinner, and I made one of our favorites which is Bacalhau com Natas, Cod Fish in a Cream Sauce.  My husband doesn't like cod fish or any fish actually, so anytime I make fish, I m…

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