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I'm an old-fashioned girl who likes to feel feminine. I'm a mother of one beautiful little lady. Our dog, Henry, considers himself her older brother. I have a husband who loves me and makes me feel beautiful. Who could ask for more?

24.12.10

may your days be merry and bright

May you have a sweet door waiting for you to open this Christmas and warm arms inside wanting to give you a hug.  Merry Christmas.

22.12.10

make him fall in love butter cookies

I came across this recipe years ago and can truly say that if you are smitten with a special someone and would like him to be just as smitten with you, bring your cutie a batch of these and they will make him melt like butter.  They are easy as pie to make. 

All you need is butter,
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eggs,
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sugar and flour,
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and pure vanilla extract.
 
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Combine all of these and you have the beginning of a masterpiece.
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The end result, a little flaky cookie that tastes like heaven!

Butter Cookie Dough

4 sticks of butter, softened
1 1/3 cups sugar
3/4 teaspoons salt
3 egg yolks
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
4 2/3 cups flour

Beat butter in a mixer on medium speed.  Add sugar and salt.  Then add egg yolks one at a time, followed by the vanilla.  When well combined add flour slowly until just combined.  Form into discs, wrap and put in the refrigerator until firm.  Roll dough on floured surface and shape cookies with cute cookie cutters.  Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes until a little golden.  Remove, cool and get ready to be adored by those you share with.

20.12.10

brand new shoes

At this busy time of year,  it's hard to take time for one's self but it's important that you do.  You need time to revive and refresh your spirit so you can give your best self back to those you love.  Buy yourself those heels that make you feel ladylike, paint your toenails a brilliant red, wear your favorite perfume everyday, not just for special occasions
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wear something ultra feminine and soft
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eat your favorite treat in the bathtub
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but most of all...
because you are!

11.12.10

Christmastime is here

Oh how cozy I find the holiday season to be!  Warm fires, good smells and twinkling lights around every corner.  I just adore it.  May you are yours have a very Merry Christmas this year!

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Emma's first year to talk to Santa Claus without being terrified.
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Emma was just a wee bit excited about picking out our Christmas tree.
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There were just too many to choose from.

"Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child at Christmastime."
-Laura Ingalls Wilder

7.12.10

just a thought

"This I learned from the shadow of a tree
That to and fro did sway upon a wall:
Our shadow selves, our influences, may fall
Where we can never be."
-Anna E. Hamilton


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