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This past Saturday, we spent the day at Bates Nut Farm in Valley Center, California. Bates Nut Farm is a well-loved “destination” in our fair county. With over 40 years of providing fun, family friendly activities, this local institution has become a “tradition” in many families lives. Ours included. And, we went “Nuts at the Nut Farm” on this…
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“They are much to be pitied who have not been given a taste for nature early in life.” – Jane Austen I captured this picture of this butterfly at a local nursery while shopping for plants. So pretty… Here’s the same picture without the quote… Have a great day! Tootles,
Yesterday, I received the news that a very dear friend has received a devastating diagnosis. For 10 weeks, she has carried a heavy heart as she has undergone tests only to learn that the news is not good. Here’s the thing that kicks you in the gut – she’s 23. Twenty-three. Twenty-three-years-old with a lifetime unlived. I’m speechless. Oceans and continents…
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Day 93 I’m a coffee fiend! That’s my hot stuff beverage of choice. I think I’m on my fourth cuppa joe this morning (or maybe it’s five!). I’m not a morning person and I stagger out of bed every morning in a fog of misery (I love my bed…I love sleep…zzzz) in search of my java buzz.
I’ve felt nostalgic of late. My maternal grandmother, Dorothy, wasn’t a great cook. She didn’t even like to cook. But, in spite of that, she passed down some recipes that are family treasures and Dorothy’s Stuffed Mushrooms is one of them. Only four ingredients – mushrooms, bread, cheese and butter – these mushrooms are downright delicious with the nutty flavor…
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Recently, my youngest sister, Dawn, an elementary school principal, shared the video below with me. This is her granddaughter, known on our blog as Princess Sweet Heart, and my great-niece. Princess Sweet Heart just started Kindergarten this year and came home one afternoon with these 5 Little Rules… Listen when someone is talking. Follow directions quickly. Raise your hand…
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