This recipe for orange cake was inspired by a favorite poem of mine by Cathy Song called “The White Porch.” ~Orange Cake~ 1 (18 oz) box yellow cake mix 1 (3 oz) package instant lemon pudding mix 3/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice 1/2 cup canola oil 4 eggs 1 teaspoon lemon zest 1 teaspoon…
Inspire!
the spirit of scent ~
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~ ~ ~ The Spirit of Scent~The Proust Effect ~ ~ ~ From the book “Welcome Home” by Melissa Placzek ~page 96~ “But when from a long-distant past nothing subsists, after the people are dead, after the things are broken and scattered, taste and smell alone, more fragile but more enduring, more immaterial, more persistent,…
Steampunk Artist Daniel Dociu
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Relaxing Rituals
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redwork
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“During the last quarter of the nineteenth century, decorative surface embroidery on practical household linens came into vogue in America.” From the book Red & White American Redwork Quilts by Deborah Harding My hubby gave me a boxed set of redwork books for Valentine’s Day a few years back. I’ve been interested in embroidery and…
Staycation-Day 4
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“The dearest spot on Earth to me is home, sweet home.” ~W.T. Wrighton Today we… had jelly doughnuts and rosepetal tea for breakfast went for a walk with Andie and Madeline May did some reading and writing and I watched Husband make barbecue magic happen in our kitchen and listened to the bees buzz and…
Armchair Travel-My Favorite Travel Memoirs
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My Favorite Steampunk Movie
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Formal Afternoon Tea at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
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“Plants cry their gratitude for the sun in green joy.” ~Astrid Alauda For my birthday, my dear friend Nancy surprised me with a day trip to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum for formal afternoon tea! We arrived a couple hours prior to tea time so we could tour the many, many beautiful gardens. It was such…