February 20th, 2010

The indoor herb garden I planted in early December is growing quite well! The curly basil (left) and thyme (right) are thriving while the chives (back) are probably a lost cause. The garden sits in front of one of my large living room windows (with an Eastern exposure) but it gets plenty of light from [...]

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February 18th, 2010

I’ve recently started experimenting with cake decorating…inspired by my mom (who was an excellent decorator) and some books she left me. I started small: a cookie kit from Wilton. My niece and I spent a few hours last Sunday decorating these Valentine’s Day cookies. We each decorated four (mine are pictured). I didn’t want to [...]

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