Okay, so with my daughter's first-ever slumber party this weekend, we didn't make much of anything...except a mess. And, I figure you and yours already know how to do that so I thought I'd share a few things on my wish-list...You know, the list of things I really wish I could get around to making someday. Yeah, that one. Here they are: The cutest laptop case ever. Seriously. ...
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Make-It-Yourself Monday: Vanilla Extract
This post is a long-time in coming. Seriously. I've been wanting to make vanilla extract for a year at least. I just haven't done it. Until now. It took a good friend's deciding to do it to make this happen. It's not difficult, and here's how: You'll need vanilla beans and vodka. We used Madagascar Vanilla Beans. The ratio we used was seven beans to two cups of vodka. Take each vanilla ...
While He was still speaking….
I took this photo nearly four years ago. I love it. Not because of the composition or the lighting or even the fact it was taken in Africa. I love it because somehow I feel it. I have no idea what this young mother was thinking as she rested her head on her hand in the heat of that African day, but I can imagine. Can you? We don't have to live in a house like hers or a place like Kenya to ...
Notes from Nana: Seasons in Alaska and Mississippi!
I saw yellow autumn trees decorate the mountain-side in Alaska a month ago! With a lovely group of Mississippians, we took the last Inland Passage Cruise of the season from Vancouver to Seward, closed down the chalet in Denali National Park and rode the last train before winter from Denali to Fairbanks. A humorous story in Denali. Leaving the chalet restaurant after breakfast, ...