Here is my simple, delicious recipe for chocolate chip banana bread. I like to make mini loaves of this bread for hostess gifts or to add to Holiday gift baskets. Another idea: Wrap a half dozen of these in plastic wrap and then wrap in a tea towel. Tie closed with a pretty ribbon. Place…
Vintage Treasures
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Teardrop McSorley
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This is a cool picture that husband took of our street through a crystal teardrop votive holder on our outdoor chandelier. I love it so much that I had to share it with you. I’ve been getting very inspired by photography lately as I have been experimenting with my camera and getting little lessons from…
Relaxing Ritual~ Aveda Comforting Tea
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“Care for the Earth as you care for yourself: our blend is 100% certified organic, and its soothing herbal infusion-naturally sweet, with licorice root and peppermint-steeps you in calm.” ~From the Aveda website One of my favorite teas to enjoy in the evenings while sitting in front of the fireplace with a good book or…
Sunday Morning Breakfast : Dutch Baby
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“Life begins each morning…Each morning is the open door to a new world- New vistas, new aims.” ~Leigh Hodges I started making this puffy breakfast pancake when Jeff and I were first married. Since then Jeff has probably made more of them then I have, and he’s gotten really good at it. The perfect weekend…
Six Senses Saturday
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What I’m Listening To ~ Mumford & Sons ~ Sigh No More
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“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
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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)
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“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…