Always a New Year’s Resolution of mine – to keep a journal. I have a collection of quasi-filled journals, all recalling the events of January **** and usually ending around March ****. But then, what usually happens is, I forgot to write something down or too many things are happening at once so I need [...]
So what does one do with the archive of glamorous photo-bytes filed somewhere in a folder called Photos? Upload them! Yes, the upload process from the camera onto the computer is usually the most time we spend admiring them. But upload them to picaboo and create a memory book that you (or someone else) will enjoy looking at time and time again.
Somehow I managed to make it through a nice long holiday weekend which involved a multi-task-titude of cooking. And then, today, on a rainy Sunday afternoon, I took off to the mall only to have to turn around and hurry home – why? Because I remembered that I forgot to blow out the candle I had lit earlier in the morning. I am sure it would have been fine, but all I could think of as I was driving home was the a/c kicking on, garland falling and a big hot waxy mess on my granite countertop.
A casserole for breakfast? Or have breakfast for dinner! Two recipes that satisfy the sweet and hearty.
It takes several important ingredients to be called a classic. Start with the celebrated tilt-head design that gives you easy access to both the beater and bowl. Then add a Flour Power Rating of 8 cups, which means you can make enough dough for 6 dozen cookies, 3 loaves of bread or 6 pounds of [...]
Happy Thanksgiving!!
What do you buy for the baby who has every toy imaginable and is growing out of clothes faster than a whip stitch? How about books! Suitable for every interest, every size and every age. Even if they seem to be chewing on them more than they are looking at them, there is something to [...]
One of a Nestlettes’ favorite authors – Cecelia Ahern. From P.S. I Love You to Thanks for the Memories, I have never been disappointed by her stories. And just in time for the holidays, another thoughtful novel – The Gift.
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