Under the sea…

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I’d like for you to meet my skinny-ass sister (SAS for short), Carole. (She might be long and lean but I can take her. I can take her in a skinny minute and she knows it.) She’s smart, kind, beautiful, but best of all, she’s my sister. I love her and I know you will too. Right now she’s going to share a suggestion for continue reading …

Are you a busy bee?

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As I was looking out over the garden this morning I noticed the Salvia was moving a quite a bit and there wasn’t the slightest breeze. We have chipmunks that have taken up residence in the garden and love teasing our dogs, so I thought it might be them. I grabbed my camera and ran out to the garden still in my PJ’s. As I continue reading …

A cup of ugly.

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See this cup? This isn’t just any old cup… We call it… … The Ugly Cup. But it’s actually pretty cute, isn’t it? I just have to wonder what someone was thinking… “Hey, let’s put Grandma’s face on a cup so we can remember her every morning when we drink our coffee.” And what is she looking at anyway? She looks sneaky. Well, there’s more continue reading …

Say Goodbye to Summer Cupcakes!

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Since we can soon say goodbye to summer, and the need to don a bathing suit for a while, why not key lime cupcakes, with coconut buttercream frosting, topped with toasted coconut? I like to call them “Say Goodbye to Summer Cupcakes.” The baker, I’m not. When cooking, I usually don’t measure, unless trying something brand new and even then sometimes I wing it, unless it continue reading …

There’s nothing like a good treasure hunt!

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You don’t always have to go on an expensive trip to have fun. Here’s an idea… My parents live on a tidal creek in the low country. While there for a visit we decided to pull out our metal detector and go on a little adventure, hunting for treasure. Sharecroppers used to farm the land they now live on and we took a stroll through continue reading …