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recipe

RECIPE: The Chocolate Cake (I made for Memorial Day)

9:31 PM
I have made this recipe 3 times since my sister from Rozlynn's Homemade Goodness made it while visiting a couple of weeks ago. The first 2 times were at the request of Steve and the 3rd time was for Memorial Day. So if you want to make the most divine, rich and moist chocolate cake ever then here is the recipe for you.Chocolate...

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JFF (just-for-fun)

Memorial Day Prep

1:14 PM
We are getting ready for our annual Memorial Day Nelson reunion. My parents host this event because my dad bought the family property about 4 years ago and built a home on it. Above is my parents huge English Mastiff, and I swear he gets bigger every time I see him. From the back he looks like a mountain lion. But you couldn't...

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sarcasm

here's to "being in the arena!"

8:14 PM
lavender

recipe add-on ...

9:13 AM
My last post was about the A-mazingly delicious chocolate chip lavender cookies that my sister made and sold at the Farmers Market. My sister just posted her recipe on her cooking blog, so go HERE to make them! If you would like to purchase a small bag of cooking lavender contact me at bartholomew.brooke@gmail.com and I can get you some from my mom's...

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Farmers Market

7:29 AM
While in Logan visiting my sister who was in town from AL, my family participated in the Logan farmers market.My mom sold her lavender products and my sister made some lavender chocolate chip cookies to sell. They were delicious. My sister told Max that if he sold some cookies for her she would pay him a small commission.Max will jump at any opportunity...

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Mother's Day bouquet by Elsabette Design

8:22 AM
For Mother's Day I got my mom a bouquet from Elsabette Design. It was beautiful! Maren did such a great job at creating a beautiful arrangement for an amazing price, thank you! For more on Maren's Mother's Day Bouquet go here.Happy Mother's Day to all you fabulous mother's who probably don't feel so fabulous...if your like me you tend to focus on all...

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before/after

before/after dining room (designed on a dime)

9:45 AM
I have come to the conclusion that when you (meaning me) are a stay at home mom you tend to think that you don't accomplish much during the day except doing damage control within the walls of your home (which for me feels like they are closing in around me some days). So I decided to look at what I've been able to...

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Mother's Day giveaway!

9:51 PM
My friend Maren over at Elsabette Design is having a Mother's Day bouquet giveaway. Below are some examples of her exquisite work as well as a sketch of her ideas for this bouquet. Maren is so talented when it comes to floral arrangements and I am excited to see what she creates. For more pictures of what she has created in the past...

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