Practicing contentment by remembering the graces of the week.
In the throes of Christmas and New Years, traveling and family, I’ve completely lost track of my days.   I’m so thankful that I have lots of extra hands to help so I can get a bit of a break this week.  HandyMan and I got a date [...]

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In the beginning of December, I challenged myself to set a monthly menu and stick to it as a method to keeping the grocery bill under budget.  I’m happy to say that I was able to keep on menu and managed to come in slightly under budget for the month.  Given the extra baking and [...]

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For our anniversary last week I made one of HandyMan’s favorites: Creme brule.  I used this recipe and it turned out very good.  Here are my notes on the process
1.  I had to cook mine almost twice as long as the recipe directed.  I’m not sure if my oven was off or what [...]

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Practicing contentment by remember the graces of the week.
While my to-do list stretches long before me, I think it’s important to pause and reflect in this super busy season.  My life is full of joyous things as Christmas approaches.  This is GBaby’s first Christmas and watching her discover all the special things that  come with [...]

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This week I put the MamaMixer pasta rollers to work.  Our Christmas plans are in a semi-fluid state, sort of like a really good molten chocolate cake – but I digress.  So it ends up that we’ll have family at our place for Christmas, for which I’m thrilled.  In a moment overtaken by a craving, [...]

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Practicing contentment by remembering the graces of the week.
This time of year, as the days keep getting shorter and shorter, I seek out the little things to add light to the dark days.  While is has been bitterly cold, there is a light blanket of snow covering up the dark, dormant earth.  As Christmas [...]

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Web Design: This has been a very full week and every spare moment I’ve had, I’ve been working on re-designing CharitysCrafts.com.  Look for my new updates early next week if all goes well.  I’ve also added a bit of winter cheer to this site too – see the snow flurries?
Monthly Menu: I’ve kept on track [...]

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Monday is HandyMan’s day off and I like to make brunch as our mornings are usually a little slower paced than the rest of the week.  This week I made this Three Cheese Souffle recipe and it turned out beautifully and rather tasty as well.  I think it has made it on the “Christmas Brunch” [...]

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For all the folks out there that sew and need a relatively easy and inexpensive way to use up all your fabric scraps, you have to check out the Scrap Buster page over at SewMamaSew.com.  There are tons of ideas and one that I picked up was originally posted at Chez Beeper Bebe for making [...]

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Practicing contentment by remembering the graces of the week.
We have had, yet, another very full week.  But amidst the solid block on the calendar, I’ve had some time to do a quick sewing project and was able to sneak in some baking and make some cookies and Magic Cookie Bars for a events this [...]

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