I think food is my favorite part of any holiday. Since Valentine’s Day is on a Thursday this year, we’re going to have a nice dinner at home, and I’m going to a delicious Warm Winter Lemon Cake. Hmm-Hmmmm!!! (Recipe below) So that’s for dessert, which I absolutely must have every day at least once. … Read more
Apparently the true origin behind Valentine’s Day is not known for sure. One idea suggests that Valentine was a priest in Rome, and when Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than married ones, he declared it illegal for young men to get married. St. Valentine continued performing marriages in secret. When … Read more
I’m working on coming up with some ideas for Valentine’s Day on Thursday. Check back a little later!!! [photo from jupiterimages.com]
Alison Jay is my favorite illustrator. She’s amazing and her work is absolutely beautiful. I wish she could come to my house and paint murals on my walls. If Kisses Were Colors was written by Janet Lawler and illustrated by Alison Jay. These two did an incredible job together! This short children’s book is about … Read more
If you don’t know how to play Sudoku, it’s time to learn. It really is a fun way to pass the time while waiting for kids or any other time. Here’s a quick run down: The object of the game is to get numbers 1-9 just once in each of the 9 mini squares and … Read more
Isn’t Sudoku addicting? I guess I do have a bit of a compulsive nature about me… anyway, I just recently went through a series Sudoku phase playing every night before bed, while waiting in the car, and even during my work as a transcriber for the deaf (not while I was transcribing, of course)! So … Read more
I found a diagram and a chart about buying and cooking meat while looking through my old class notes from my college days. One summer I audited a cooking class and it was that class that really gave me the confidence to try new recipes and experiment a bit. I still struggle with buying and … Read more
I found this great idea for crock pot baked potatoes on crockpot365.blogspot.com. I like the taste of oven baked potatoes rather than microwaved ones, but it takes longer. Doing it in the crock pot is a brilliant idea! The Crock Pot Lady’s name is Stephanie and I think she is going to post a new … Read more
Many aspects of the public school system concern me and have encouraged me to search for educational alternatives for my children. I have one son who is not yet of school age, but the time to research and discover alternatives is now so I can prepare for whatever my decision happens to be. Our home … Read more
In the last two nights I’ve read the first two books (The Field Guide and The Seeing Stone) in the five part series, The Spiderwick Chronicles, by Tony DeTerlizzi and Holly Black. I’ve got the third one on reserve at the library, so that’s what I’ll be reading tonight! These books are quick and fun … Read more