Three sticks of butter and lots of sugar.
Morning buns are my favorite breakfast pastry. I found this recipe months ago (I can’t remember now which blog led me to it) and had been meaning to try it, never getting around to it. I think subconsciously I was intimidated by the length of the recipe [...]
I have a girlfriend who can bake like you wouldn’t believe. I asked her to bake me some cookies this year and I’m glad I snatched this photo when I did. They were quickly becoming extinct.
Her talents are for hire. $5 a dozen for yummy, sugary, loveliness. If you want her to whip you [...]
My husband and I have decided to make a mutual goal. We are each going to choose ten challenging non-fiction books we’ve been wanting to read for a long time and commit to reading them in 2010. Ten may seem like a low number to some of you book worms, but it’s achievable to us [...]
Oh, how lovely. Come quickly, spring.
See what’s currently available from BlaBla at Shoestringhome.com.
it is, right? Then, how come so many of us look so haggard and depleted?
I’m thinking that when someone asks you to come for coffee, cookies or dinner and you don’t have a free moment the whole month of December, something is wrong.
Is there a way to reclaim some simplicity and rest during [...]
Photo: i still remember the day it took me away. Originally uploaded by ha!photography
And it’s not going to stop for like 24 hours, they say. People are all abuzz with predicted closings, and some real closings. Maybe this is just what I needed. A day at home to do nothing but get the Christmas tree [...]
So, with nausea that even Zofran can’t seem to touch, and hardwood floors that need to be redone (don’t ask), I’m finding it difficult to get in the mood. Here’s some photos from flickr that are helping. A nice big glass of zinfandel and a fire in the fireplace would help, too. But alas, I’ll [...]