Posted in Food on Dec 21st, 2009
This recipe, given to me by a sweet former coworker who shared my love of baking and chocolate, is an instant classic.
Though it is appropriate ALL year round (if mounds of chocolate can be appropriate), I love baking it around the holidays because my whole house inevitably smells like cinnamon
For this particular coffee [...]
Posted in Inspiration on Dec 20th, 2009
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Well, I did nothing to remedy my bare door yesterday. Instead I got my blog reading caught up (yes, all 588 posts) and spent the [...]
Posted in Dark Secrets on Dec 20th, 2009
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Posted in Food on Dec 19th, 2009
Tonight A. wanted some sugar cookies. We were watching Elf and feeling festive, and he wanted to decorate and get his fill of frosting. Only…I am the baker in this marriage, and when it comes to sugar cookies, I’m not a frosting kind of gal.
I only love my grandma Sadie’s sugar cookies. She always keeps [...]
Posted in DIY Projects, Dark Secrets, Inspiration on Dec 19th, 2009
If you like it then you should have put a frame on it. Oh oh oh, oh oh oh.
Well, loves, it’s almost noon and I’m just getting around to deciding what to do with my day. What I NEED to do is something about my front door. It is currently bare. Yes, BARE, for the [...]
Posted in Friday's Fabulous Find, Home Sweet Home on Dec 18th, 2009
Happy Friday! Today’s fabulous find involves one of my most beloved decor items – throw pillows. Much to G’s dismay. They require too much re-arranging AND I won’t let him use them to nap. Behold:
Pleat Pillow by YorktownRoad
Kirsten turned napkins from my beloved Anthro into these lovelies
Perfect grey and yellow damask pillows from Nestables
Button monogramming [...]
Posted in Food on Dec 14th, 2009
Unfortunately, I have no beautifully plated photos of the dinner I made tonight. But, believe you me, it was delicious. Just ask Murray.
I had weird ingredients on hand, so I sort of combined this recipe with this recipe and made some magic.
Pear and Sage Pork Chops
some flour
a few dashes paprika
some dried sage
salt and pepper
2 center-cut [...]
Posted in DIY Projects, Home Sweet Home, Inspiration on Dec 14th, 2009
I tell you what, lovelies, December is taking it out of me. Parties, Christmas programs, shopping, wrapping, plans changing with weather – UGH! Therefore, this post is going to be short on words. Ironically, it’s inspired by using words in decor. Observe:
Red Letter Words
Myst33’s word art via The DIY Showoff
Lindsay’s AMAZING book page wreath. This [...]
Posted in DIY Projects on Dec 12th, 2009
I’m back from a day filled with Christmas cheer. First, I decided to finish my Christmas shopping. It is now done, but I may have lost my will to live. Oh, the crowds. The line in Target was so long I needed a large fountain Diet Coke (with a shot of Cherry Coke, naturally) AND [...]
Posted in Dark Secrets on Dec 12th, 2009
LOVELIES. I have missed you. If you’re keeping track, I’ve made J post the last seven days. This is for several reasons:
1. I am a slacker.
2. We had a blizzard. I know, technically this affects J too. However, she and I used to suffer through the same thirty-miles-through-the-open-country commute, but she got a new job [...]