Six Senses Saturday

~Seeing~ This new FABULOUS book I’m reading… ~Smelling~ Oscar de la Renta perfume ~Tasting~ Mrs. Kelly’s Ginger Peach Ceylon ~Hearing~ Mumford & Sons ~Touching~ yarn as I crochet a blanket for my dad’s Christmas gift ~Knowing~ I am blessed. How are you spending this beautiful day? ~Melissa

What I’m Listening To ~ Mumford & Sons ~ Sigh No More

“Four young men from West London in their early twenties, they have fire in their bellies, romance in their hearts, and rapture in their masterful, melancholy voices. They are staunch friends – Marcus Mumford, Country Winston, Ben Lovett, and Ted Dwane – who bring their music to us with the passion and pride of an…

2 Current Crushes

If you are a Netflix movie enthusiast…and you like origami….you’ve come to the right place! 😉 Netflix Origami! If you like the idea of a green transportation system that will help you burn off that cheeseburger (or toficken sandwich) that you had for lunch…here ya go! The Schweeb! Enjoy! ~Melissa

Lebanese Stuffed Zucchini (Kousa Mihshi)

“Cooking is like love.  It should be entered into with abandon or not at all.”  ~Harriet van Horne Today Jeff and I are celebrating our 15th wedding anniversary! I’m thinking about all the details that went into our wedding day as I look through our old wedding scrapbook and photo albums…planning the candlelit ceremony, the…

Victorian Farmhouse Bread

“If heaven has  a taste it must be an egg with butter and salt, and after the egg is there anything in the world lovelier than fresh warm bread and a mug of sweet golden tea?” Frank McCourt, ‘Angela’s Ashes’ (1996) This is a recipe I developed using a very old bread recipe as a…