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This is my father’s recipe. He makes the best bacon – sweet and salty and full of love! I shared this recipe with Carole last week and she has already made it twice! These are her pictures. Line a rimmed cookie sheet with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Set a cooling rack on top of the cookie sheet. Add brown sugar to…
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“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” – Mary Oliver Tootles, Related Posts: (other inspirational and motivational quotes) Dreams Getting There Amazing Things Who We Are
The pugs are and always will be my first babies. Ten years ago these precious boys came into this world. Little did I know that the day I spontaneously decided it was time to have a pug (not that it was necessarily the right time) that I would bring home two and they would start our little family. Chris agreed…
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This is my “take” on a popular salad. Strawberries and blackberries meld deliciously with field greens, Feta cheese and walnuts to create a wonderful side salad to any meal. Add chicken and you have lunch or dinner! We have an English family across the pond. While not actually related to us by blood, they have become very much-loved “family” to us and…
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Here’s the thing about family, at least our family – when a crisis occurs, we pull together and as a united front, handle the crisis. In my young Pollyanna life, I thought this was true of all families. Now, as an adult fast approaching 60, I know this not to be true, that our family is lucky and unusual. In my…
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Grammy Jo’s flowers “Always believe that something wonderful is about to happen.” – Author Unknown In a time of haste, there always seems to be something to take me by surprise. Sometimes these surprises are welcome and enjoyable and of course, sometimes I am caught off guard by something that knocks me off my feet. As you all know from Carole’s beautiful post…
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