Matt and I are total nerds when it comes to history. We love the History Channel. We read history books by choice. We actually named all of Jack’s stuffed animals when he was little after American presidents. (Which explains why his best buddy, a stuffed blue puppy, is named Abe instead of Fido.)…
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Another terrific idea from you!
Such a great idea! Thanks so much for the tutorial. Just a hint for the double boiler- Back in the old days when we used paraffin to seal home bottled jelly, I just used a big can to melt the wax. (Hubby bent it to form a spout.) The neat thing about this was that…
I was picked!
Imagine my delight this morning when I discovered that the immensely talented Beckie over at the CSI Project chose my Calla Lily Wreath as her pick out of all of this week’s wall decor entries! I am so honored! Beckie’s blog, Infarrantly Creative, is one of those places I could visit and spend an entire…
Happy Friday!
Hooray for another weekend! The heat in this part of the world has been absolutely atrocious for the last couple of weeks, so I have a feeling there will be a trip to the pool in our future. Oh – and my hubby and I have a date tomorrow night! A real, adults-only party to…
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Baby cuisine, part two: fruit
Before getting started, let me encourage you to refer back to this post from the spring about how to make vegetable purées for baby. There you will find my recommendations for equipment and necessary supplies to have on hand to make preparing your own baby food a breeze.I have to say that I am still…
Wire Pea in a Pod Necklace
I have been wanting for ages a necklace to remind me of my three little sweet peas. I first fell in love with this Pea in a Pod necklace from Red Envelope right after Charlotte was born, but since Miss Cecily joined the mix after she did, I am glad I didn’t invest in the…
Happy Fathers’ Day
The moment I snapped this photo two and a half years ago, I knew it was to be one of those iconic snapshots with the power to transport you back in time. It was January. Unusually warm, enough even to don the shorts that had been relegated months earlier to the top of the closet….
Terrific ideas from you!
I am a collector of ideas. Are you like that? I have about a gazillion different lists of must-try projects and tips that I am constantly adding to, and I have to say that my amazing Positively Splendid readers are quickly becoming my go-to source of inspiration for adding to my arsenal of ideas! I…
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Happy Friday! I hope this week has treated you well! We’ve been busily preparing around here for Fathers’ Day all week, and I have to say I am super excited about my hubby’s gifts! I posted earlier this week about the retro driver headcover I put together for him, and his gift from the kiddos is…