Views from the Porch, July
Since I am lucky enough to be staying at home at the beach house, I am sharing some views from the porch today You never know what is going to float by! Boats of all shapes and sizes, parasail 🪂 … Continue reading
Holidays, Happy Birthday USA!
🇺🇸 Happy birthday USA! 🇺🇸 So many events have been cancelled this year Yesterday morning didn’t seem right without our annual community 4th of July parade But with family together at the beach house We are enjoying life’s little pleasures … Continue reading
Holidays, Happy Memorial Day, Summer is Here!
In the USA, it’s Memorial Day weekend The official kick off of Summer! Flags will be proudly waving as we honor the brave So many have served and sacrificed for our freedom Flag Bottles After 2 months of quarantine we felt it was safe … Continue reading
Creations, Getting Creative in our Lifestyles
I have been amazed at the creativity and resilience I have seen lately! I thought it might be fun to share some things my family and friends have been doing Perhaps give you a few ideas, and I’d love to for you to share some of your experiences as our lifestyles have so dramatically changed … Continue reading
Take-out Tuesday, Elevate Recipes with Hassleback Style
Do you ever make Hassleback Potatoes? Rosemary Hasslebacks Hassleback is the culinary term used to describe cutting a potato into thin slices but leaving the cuts just short of the bottom so the potato remains together Various seasonings and filling can be added between the slices before baking This dish was invented by a Swedish … Continue reading
Party Panache, Spring Bird’s Nest Cake
A little creative cake baking today When I wasn’t able to get the chocolate eggs I wanted for this bird’s nest cake I had to put my thinking cap on… A simple chocolate bundt cake With salted caramel drizzle 😋 After 1 hour in the refrigerator, the caramel disappeared into the cake A small overturned … Continue reading
Recipe Box, Favorite Not Guilty Recipes
I was on a “staycation” last week, not cooking, not tablescaping, not entertaining… Using these first few weeks of January to recharge I have been catching up on doing my favorite things like getting back to drawing every day for the Doodlewash January challenge DD requested … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Fast & Loose Floral
It had been way to long since I had some acrylic fun in my studio so I decided to just paint a large fast and loose floral, with not much in mind except color and bold shapes and strokes This is my paint cabinet, it holds all my acrylic paint tubes and I have color … Continue reading
Wildlife
🎶 Ding Dong 🎶 “Hi, I’m Ben, and I’m here to do your annual Termite inspection,” he said “I’ll be back to give you my report in a little while…” Why can’t real houses be fun to keep up like doll houses? 🎶 … Continue reading
Take-out Tuesday, Fiesta Frito Pie
One of the main dish recipes on the June Paint Bucket is Deep Dish Frito Pie from the Food Network The Monthly Paint Bucket is my way of paring down recipes I want to make, to a manageable list of recipes to draw inspiration from during the month, so I don’t waste a lot of … Continue reading
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