There's Magic In This Picture As The Train Rounds The Snow-covered Hill.

Guilt-Free Halloween-and-Beyond Chocolate

Wow!  I can now eat chocolate without feeling guilty.  And, I can actually add nutrients to my body while enjoying this out-of-this-world pleasure. Here’s how: My GrandGirls and I made “Coco-a-Goji Truffles”!  No, they’re not the mushroom kind of truffles.  These are yummy chocolate truffles made with raw cacao powder. Here are pictures of the GrandGirls in the process of creating the truffles:

The 11-year old worked those truffles even with her arm in a cast!!

The finished product!! We had a great time together!  I had the opportunity to share with the Girls the knowledge of eating healthy chocolate treats that taste just as good, if not better, as processed chocolate treats with loads of chemicals. Thank you to http://www.momsincharge.org/ for the truffle recipe.

I wish you and your family a safe and healthy Halloween!!

I cried, too!!  Just love her.

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I’m just going to keep watching this. And keep crying. Bernadette Peters. All of yes. All of it. xo

"Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you occupied." St. Jerome

What an enchanting spot for a cup of espresso!

The lobby at Covo dei Saraceni Hotel in Positano, Italy (by Travelive).

Isn't this a great idea?!

7 clever uses for old colanders Don’t throw out that old kitchen staple because it’s seen better days. Just put it to another use.

I love furoshiki!  I'm mesmerized when I watch this video.  Great idea for upcoming holiday gifts:  Mother's Day, Father's Day, weddings, graduations.

japanese gift-wrapping technique with no scissors and tape

This will definitely be on the dinner menu very soon!

Yummy Mummy Kitchen: Beet Burger Recipe on We Heart It - http://weheartit.com/entry/58988991/via/pixelmusings

Hearted from: http://www.yummymummykitchen.com/2013/04/beet-burger-recipe.html

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I love this. 

Two stagehands backstage on the Warner Bros. lot, watercolor and India ink on Arches paper, 14” x 11” by Chuck Jones, circa 1955-1959.

Happy Birthday, Mom!!

Today, July 19, is her birthday.  Mine was yesterday so I always thought that I was her birthday present.  LOL!!

She did so much for my two sisters and me.  During the hot and humid summers of Northeast Indiana, she washed our bed sheets and hung them outside to dry.  I can still remember the glorious smell of fresh, clean sheets as I crawled into bed at night. 

We did not go out to eat except during Lent when we would go for a fish fry on Friday nights.  She cooked everything from scratch.  I watched her as she would stuff casing with fresh meat to create homemade Polish sausage.

My Mom made fresh rhubarb pie which nurtured my love for rhubarb.  I picked peaches from peach trees in our backyard.  More pies and jellies!! 

Winter would come with deep snow covering the landscape.  Mom made sure we had layers of clothing to protect us from the harsh cold as we walked across the road to the Elks Country Club for our sledding and tobogganing.

Thank you, Mom, for my beautiful memories of childhood. Now, Rest in Peace!!