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Hey friends,  

I've lost access to the posts on this blog (long story short!) and have decided to move.  

I've also wanted to broaden my blog scope to include my love for photography as well.  



My new blog is Just a Lovely Day.  

Please bear with me as I repost content that you've already seen.  

I do planning on adding new content as well.  

Hope to see you there! 

I found this lovely Christmas Red Sweater the other day at the thrift store.  It's hand knitted with a lovely mohair type fiber.  I also found the rabbit trim around the neck of a sweater and purchased it as well.  As soon as everything came home I threw it all in the washer.    

I turned the sweater inside out and cut off one of the arms at the proper length for a hat.  I sewed the top and

I have sweet memorites of my Mom making up a batch of homeade Whipped Cream for the tops of pies and desserts during Thanksgiving and Christmas.  Oh how good that stuff was and I was quickly able to discern the difference between the 'real' stuff and the stuff that comes frozen in a tub.  The real stuff is AMAZING and it's so easy to make!


I never measure but here I've used the entire half

I've always wanted a Cricut Paper Die Cutter and finally found a used one for an awesome price!  I wanted to have it before the winter set in so I'd be able to do some crafting in the colder months.  

There is a definitely learning curve as I'm trying how to learn how to use this contraption!  



Above is my first card and below is my first envelope.  



With all of  the leftover pieces of

From since I can remember My Mom has always made the most awesome Teriyaki Chicken.  So much better than buying the sauce in the grocery stores and it only takes a few minutes to whip up a batch with ingredients you probably already have in your cabinet.  





Ingredients 



1 bag of Chicken Thighs (I prefer with bones)  

1/2 cup soy sauce 

1/2 cup sugar~  brown or white 

spoonfull of

We've had a hot summer and it left me not wanting to do much of anything.  Cooking was minimal due to the heat and even home things went undone.  With cooler weather I'm quite happy on becoming more domesticated again and back on track!  Yayyy!!!!  



Oh how I love Homemade Hummus!  I can eat it for any meal and it's truly one of my favorite things to snack on!  It's good with sliced up

Summer is definitely here!  

I've been enjoying time outside and not cooking and baking like I would normally do in the cooler weather.  As a result my blog has been languishing a bit.  

I never thought I'd say it.... but I really am looking forward to more tolerable weather.  



I recently picked up this cute little dish for my Sweetheart Kitchen and love it so!  

Best of all it was only 50