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Sometimes a recipe just sounds so naturally appealing... like this Carrot Cake Jam recipe shared with me by a

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Ever since the snow started falling yesterday, I've been searching everywhere for an easy Starbucks Pumpkin Sp

my inner clock almost always wakes me early so I wrap up in my robe, tip-toe down the stairs, brew a pot of co

crisp granny smith ♥ market fresh Mulligatawny Soup ♥ exotic blend of seasonal apples, fragrant spices, ri

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cherish ♥ /ˈCHeriSH/ to hold dear to protect and care for lovingly ♥ a friend lost her book of family rec

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One day Katie and her friend went to pick so they could make a Wild Huckleberry Pie! ♥  ♥ Up the side

        childhood memories jumbled in cluttered boxes of photographs thoughts, sounds

Pretty fancy name for a thistle! Artichokes are native to the Mediterranean, so it comes as no surprise that m

So I bought these  "little Peonies"  the other day.. they were curled up tight in little buds, like

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Some of you might recognize the name on this shop in Florence. One of our most prominent food blogging friends

Since Emerald Green is the Pantone Color of the Year,  I expected to see it showing up everywhere. From h

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My poor cello was languishing in the corner of my studio for 6 months. All four strings were loose and hung li

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It snowed today.. that's about all I have to say about that.. oh, did I mention it was cloudy too? Pretty dirt

You need this recipe if you're baking Easter Brunch.. or just making breakfast.. or just craving something new

It was a magical day, half of our wee family gone on a road trip, the other soundly sleeping. Just the pupster

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♥ This little button popped up on my birthday the other day and it was the icing on the cake. { Photos of my