Happy 236th Birthday USMC!

November 10, 2011 is the 236th Birthday of the U.S. Marine Corp. Since Andrew is on deployment Katie and he will miss this years Marine Ball celebration. Katie and I are delivering cupcakes to the local Marine recruiting office today to wish them a happy birthday. Semper Fi! Oorah! Happy Birthday to the Marines!

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B is for Borsch!

It’s time for Alphabe-Thursday with our dedicated teacher Miss Jenny. We are at the very beginning …a very good place to start. Today is the letter B! I’m going back to my humble food beginnings. When tempted to buy a head of cabbage it must be time for borsch. This is a soup I grew [...]

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Pumpkin Spice Cookies

Head over to Mennonite Girls Can Cook for this cookie recipe! Perfect for any Autumn gathering. I’ll be baking these for Katie’s Bridal Shower this weekend. Have a wonderful Wednesday everyone!

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Things Are Looking Up…

Just wanted all my kind bloggy friends to know that I’m feeling a whole lot better. For the record, my tooth has not hurt at all and the temporary crown feels fine. All my discomfort involved the procedure. The fear involved with my throat and swallowing affected my whole body. Amazing how powerful fear can [...]

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California State Capitol

Here are some of my views of the Capitol while I took a stroll around the grounds. The immigration of thousands of “Forty-niners” in search of gold prompted California’s admission as the 31st state into the Union in 1850, thus creating the need for a state capital. California did not have a permanent seat of [...]

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Happy Hours While We May…

Dear and I are enjoying many happy hours of different types while Katie is still under our roof. On Friday we went to a restaurant Happy Hour at a new place for us in Kirkland, Washington at Carillon Point. Le Grand Bistro Americain served up some good eats for us. The views were lovely filled [...]

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O Thou, Whose Bounty Fills My Cup ~ Hymn

O Thou, Whose Bounty Fills My Cup O Thou, whose bounty fills my cup With every blessing meet! I give Thee thanks for every drop— The bitter and the sweet. I praise Thee for the desert road, And for the riverside; For all Thy goodness hath bestowed, And all Thy grace denied. I thank Thee [...]

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Saturday Fun…

Nothing deep to share just these beautiful roses we picked up at Trader Joe’s yesterday for $4.99. Why walk away without buying them? And… …have you ever seen a Brussels sprouts Stalk? It was $2.99 at Trader Joe’s. I just had to buy it. Of course Dear and I enjoy Brussels sprouts more than most [...]

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FFF ~ November Already…

Here we are in November and our thoughts more than usual turn to thankfulness. On Fridays we join Susanne with Friday’s Fave Five recalling our favorite things from the week. 1. Lana, Laura, Katie and I had a crafting party of sorts last Saturday. Although our production was real slow and we yielded only 6 [...]

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A is for Appetizers…

I really enjoy appetizers. It’s nice to have a variety of taste bites when dining. When we go out to dinner we sometimes eat appetizers instead of a big plate of food. If we are out during Happy Hour it’s tempting to eat too many appetizers when they are half priced. We like to find [...]

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