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Adventures in Travel: The Biltmore with my Sister-In-Law!

Note:  I kept waiting to post this so that i could put in pictures.  They haven’t been downloaded yet and i got tired of waiting.  SO I am posting and maybe there will be pictures later!  yay! What do you do when one of your favorite people lives 10 HOURS AWAY and you just don’t…

Grandma’s Pumpkin Loaf transformed into MUFFINS!

One of my favorite things about visiting my grandmother during the holidays was her pumpkin bread.  I don’t remember having it anywhere else and it was SO SO SO yummy!  We would have a slice (or three) for breakfast, snacks, desert, you name it! I don’t know why it never occurred to me to make…

Oh, for Craft’s sake!

Who says crafts have to have a PURPOSE?  Do they have to be functional?  Sellable?  Usable?  NO!  This works best when you are doing said craft with other awesome people. I was reminded of this when we went to my mom’s for a little vacation.  When we were growing up, my sister, my best friend,…

People vs. Dust Bunnies

Today I used a vacation day for the specific purpose of finishing up nagging projects around the house only to stop mid-afternoon and ask myself “What did I accomplish?  What was the point of burning that vacation day?” I cleaned a little bit this morning – just enough to be presentable, but not as much…

Lime and Blueberry Squares

I had a package of blueberries and a couple of limes.  What can you make with blueberries and a couple of limes?   modified lemon bar!!! I started with a recipe from my very favorite, King Arthur Flour, for Lemon Squares. Since I didn’t actually have any lemons, I decided the sensible solutions was to use…