…living, learning, and loving it!
Posted in corners of our home on Nov 30th, 2009
We had a wonderful weekend spent with family. While there was a constant flurry of activity, there were very few photos taken. However, I did manage to take some pictures of my simple set-up for the thanksgiving table. It was created using pieces we already own, and I think, was quite beautiful for it’s simplicity.
How [...]
Posted in in the kitchen on Nov 23rd, 2009
Brownies:
1 c. butter, melted
2 c. sugar
2 t. vanilla
4 eggs
¾ c. cocoa
1 c. flour
½ t. baking powder
¼ t. salt
Topping:
1/3 c. sugar
8 oz. cream cheese
1 egg
½ t. vanilla
Cream butter and sugar. Add vanilla, eggs, and cocoa beating after each addition.
Add flour, baking powder, and salt. Pour batter into pan.
In a separate bowl mix sugar and cream [...]
Posted in making home, simple living on Nov 20th, 2009
1. Don’t go shopping and if you do have specific goals for your trip. The less you are in the stores where advertising and the enticement of “stuff” will be able to affect you. Most likely we don’t need the new things that we see. When we go shopping we go with a purpose in [...]
Posted in making home on Nov 18th, 2009
Seems an odd thing to post, since we had our first snow yesterday. But winter is a great time to think about and work on preparations for the hot season again …
When we moved into our house, we hung black curtains on the sliding doors to our back deck. We chose black because it [...]
Posted in learning & teaching on Nov 17th, 2009
Today the weather is snowy.