September 2011

The Loaf Pans

September 30, 2011

If you thought the loaf pan was cute, check out some of the cakes I’ve made in other pans.  This one is the Fleur de lis pan.  And it makes me miss my fresh eggs! This is the blackberry wine cake and a Kentucky Butter cake made in another pan. They’re all made by Nordic [...]

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32 Minutes in May

September 30, 2011

32 Minutes in May is a pictorial account of the May 22, 2011 Joplin tornado and some of its aftermath.  On one hand, I kinda feel that it’s wrong to profit from the disaster but on the other hand, the tornado and seeing the damage and then the outpouring of generosity and concern by the [...]

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October Monochromatic Challenge

September 30, 2011

October — how did it get here so quickly?  We’ve now used up all our colors for the monochromatic challenge!  Did anyone do a quilt for each color these past nine months? I wish I had but I didn’t. The October “color” is any two colors, along with a background or black fabric.  Say you [...]

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Be Careful What You Wish For

September 30, 2011

In our household, Vince turns the tv on the minute he walks into the family room.  I turn the tv off the minute he walks out of the family room.  If I had my way, we wouldn’t have a single tv.  If he had his way, we’d have one in every room.  We’ve compromised by [...]

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Tolerance in Blogland

September 30, 2011

While I do not feel the need to apologize for this blog post and one more I’m thinking about writing, I do feel the need to explain just a little.  In the past two weeks, I’ve received comments (that either didn’t make it to the blog or were deleted when I saw them) and emails [...]

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Friday is Snack Day

September 30, 2011

Today I sent Pumpkin Gingerbread to work with Vince.  My poor gingerbread boy and gingerbread girl  . . the batter didn’t get down into their faces and now they look like alien gingerbread people! Since the recipe made two loaves, I’ll send one to work for everyone there to share and we’ll have one to [...]

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