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Saturday, February 28, 2009

Cinderella Pictures

I was so caught up in learning to take video from the recorder and put it onto my laptop and then into a post that I didn't even think about posting any pictures from the pageant. I was just getting ready to post Brooke's cheer competition and I saw this one of Braden at the pageant. He was so bored and Brent was so proud of him for being bored! "Pageant's are for girls! Football is for boys!" (We all sure hope Braden grows up to love sports as much as Brent wants him to. We aren't worried though, Brent has him well on his way!)
This picture is of Brooke getting in one more second of holding Kaylee Nicole before she was rushed off to casual wear. Brooke and Jessie are the best when it comes to helping out with Kaylee Nicole.
Braden loves to help with Kaylee Nicole too. He loves holding her and we have even caught him trying to do it on his own!

Sierra Nevada Cinderella

So, I guess this blogging stuff is actually pretty cool. I figured out how to add a video! Brent doesn't like the idea of our kids on youtube but is "okay" with it on my blog. So here goes.
The girls are going to compete at Cinderella State this year and so this last weekend we attended the Sierra Nevada Cinderella Preliminary to qualify Brookie for state. She hasn't actually competed in over a year so I was a little nervous for her. I don't know why, she wasn't nervous at all. She did amazing. She aged out of the youngest division this year and now is competing as a "Miniature Miss", which requires a talent as part of overall score. She really wanted to cheoreograph her own hula hoop routine. I told her that was fine and she used her all star cheer routine music and did a great job. Here is a little video of her talent and being crowned Sierra Nevada Cinderella Overall Mini Miss.
Jessie is still in the Tot division this year and qualified at a prelim several months ago (prior to my blogging days) so no competition video of her, sorry. BUT, she was last years Sierra Nevada Cinderella Overall Tot and she got to do a farewell walk at the prelim. I wanted to make it special for her so we recorded a little farewell speech for her. Here is a video of her "final walk" to her farewell speech.

Monday, February 23, 2009

Girls Night IN

We had a pajama / birthday party with some of my fun friends! My best friend Jen!

Learning a little Beyonce!

As crazy as we get! (Yes, that's Kaylee Nicole in the front!)

Happy Birthday to my fun friends!

Friday, February 20, 2009

Runner Up

Brooke is in her second year of competitive all star cheerleading. She is on the Level 1 Mini's Squad at Silver Spirit All Stars. They qualified for Nationals which were held in Las Vegas a few weekends ago. I was trying to get the video of them onto the post but couldn't figure out how to get only their squad. I have a genius friend working on it for me so pictures for now; video later. The mini's took 2nd place. We were so proud of them. They did an awesome job. They were 3rd last year and were really happy to move up a spot. They all received silver medals. I had a little outfit made for Kaylee Nicole. Brookie was so proud of her.Lining up to head backstage to warm ups.JAMZ Nationals. The stage.Takin' the stage!

Brooke's scorpion
We absolutely love the "facials" part of it. Brooke does such a good job at it.

Brookie was so happy to have metalled two years in a row.

Brookie and their trophy.

Some of the squad. Brookie's American Girl Doll has a matching cheer outfit.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Kaylee Nicole NOT eating rice cereal

Kaylee Nicole is starting to eat every two hours or so at night and I am not getting any good sleep. We decided to try and start her on some rice cereal. She decided it was NOT what she wanted. We tried several different times and even tried infant oatmeal. We tried mixing it with regular formula and we tried soy formula. We tried giving it to her through a bottle. That was even worse. Instead of just spitting it out, she screamed! She wouldn't even try it. So, we tried just giving her a bottle at night to help her get through the night. She wanted nothing to do with that either. We tried 3 different kinds of bottles and two different kinds of formula. We tried letting Brent give it to her. Then we tried Brooke. She wants nothing to do with it. I guess I'm just not going to be sleeping much for a while:) Don't let the pictures fool you. It was NOT a fun time for Brent or Kaylee Nicole!

My beautiful boy (I mean HANDSOME)

Braden's 2 1/2 year old pictures. We missed the 2 year pictures. I guess time flies... I'm so happy that I have Braden Michael. He is the happiest little guy and so much fun. He sure adds a different twist to this family of girls. I love him so much.
Braden wanted to have his picture in the airplane..."just like Uncle Cody flies a airplane".

Monday, February 16, 2009

Telford Snowmobiling Trip

So, I finally made the jump and am now a BLOGGER! I'm told this should be very easy. All I have to do is take the photos that I send out periodically and put them onto a post. Sounds easy enough but noone ever told me about having to come up with a cute name and a cute background and all the other jazz that I have now spent HOURS trying to create. But it looks like I am finally ready: )

We drove 12 hours to Preston, Idaho, where my brother Tyler and his family live for the annual Telford family snowmobiling trip. It just happened that it fell on Valentine's Day and my birthday. It was a wonderful time and well worth the 24 hours of driving.
Happy 33rd Birthday to me. Thanks for all the decorations and the cakes! I love being part of a big family. It makes everything that much more fun!Both of our girls were pretty fearless. This is Brooke catching some "mega air" off the jump. Brent is in the background giving her that extra push to help her hit the jump at top speed. Jessie sliding down the HUGE hill. They got going so fast. The kids must have hiked up and down the hill about 1000 times (without any soreness the next day)!Braden really loved the snow hill and the long as Daddy was with him.

All the adults (and Kaylee Nicole) drove into Logan for Valentine's dinner. A fun and yummy date!

There was a MAJOR foosball tournament. Jared and Christine were the champions. (However, I have to add that Brent and I did beat them 2 out of the 4 times we played them. It was just the 2 times that didn't count. I had to add that for Brent's dignity. I love my competative husband!)


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Thursday, March 31, 2011

Handmade Art Fair

It's finally Spring Time!
Come on over to Handmade Art Fair to help celebrate our April 1, 2011  Spring Extravaganza where you will find new listings and give-a-ways by some of our artists.
You will find sweet handmade items to help you usher in Spring and hopefully add a much needed ray of sunshine and smiles after a long cold Winter.
We have updates almost daily!

Monday, March 28, 2011

New Primitive Soft Sculpture Black doll w cat

I just added this little lady with her cat in my ETSY
shop. She has a full head of hair. That little kitty is handmade with a needle sculpted face and trust me, he has attitude.

Friday, March 25, 2011

New source for Printable Feed sack Logos

My sister, Sandra, now has printable feed sack designs available on her Etsy site, SandrasBohemianBags.  Each one is a PDF, is $4.50, and comes in 4 sizes plus reverse images for iron ons in each packet.

There is no watermark on what you purchase and there is no "designed by" or "copyrighted by" to spoil the effect of the vintage logo.

This is one of them. she also has rabbit pellets, chicken feed, goat pellets, and  pig feed.

Primitive Folk Art Black Raggedy with pull toy cat

Who can resist this face? And that hair!? I've just listed this little cutie on my website . You can choose her, the cat or both.

Rootie Tootie (the doll) is made of muslin and hand embroidered with vintage rayon cord hair stitched in place. The pull toy cat is also handmade by me. He has a mouse dangling from his tail and reproduction vintage thread spool wheels. As always, shipping is FREE.

The pattern is also available for the doll. The link is on the page with her listing. No pattern for the cat yet.........

Friday, March 18, 2011

Little itty bitty raggedy

Isn't this the cutest pair--especially when you know the large one is 13 1/2" tall and the other is only 8 1/2" tall? They sit 8 1/2" high and 5 1/4" high respectively. I just designed the smaller one and they're listed on my website with quite a lot of other new offerings. There are raggedies with a full head of hair, a new black doll with very large feet, and some wonderful new lady rabbits with hand A-line pinafores made from vintage hand embroidered tablecloths, pillowcase ends, and dresser scarf ends. I've also just listed a 42" prairie doll again.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

News and new listings

First off, Rusty Tin Roof  has just released the Spring issue. It has great articles and a FREE pull toy sheep pattern from your's truly! There are other downloadable patterns as well as crafting ideas.

Second, my sister Sandra is designing printable feed sacks. The first one is now available in her ETSY shop Sandra's Bohemian Bags. She's working on a Chicken Feed sack next.

And finally, I've been making Raggedies like crazy. The newest ones are listed on my What's New Page and there are a few more listed under Raggedies on my website. The doll you see at the left has a full head of hair. She wears a dress made of vintage fabric and a pinafore made from a vintage, hand embroidered pillowcase.  Oh yes, I've got a raggedy in my own ETSY shop that is not on my website. She's an absolute beauty.


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I made this ring box for the special day out of purple heart and birds eye maple. I first cut a piece of 8/4 purple heart into a 3” square. Then I drilled a 1 3/8” hole in the middle, glued 1/4” thick piece of maple on the top and bottom. I then cut out the heart shape on the band saw, rounded over the edges, split the box in half on the BS, sanded and finished with spray lacquer.

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#1 posted 12-12-2016 12:18 PM

Pretty darn cool.

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#2 posted 12-12-2016 12:29 PM

Congrats … on both accounts!

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#3 posted 12-12-2016 12:52 PM

Super nice lil box. Congrats to you both.

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#4 posted 12-12-2016 01:59 PM

Nice job !

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#5 posted 12-12-2016 02:31 PM

Very well done box…looks great. I like the design of the ring and of course CONGRATULATIONS!

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#6 posted 12-12-2016 03:03 PM

First congratualtions and finaly great work on this ring box.

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#7 posted 12-12-2016 03:21 PM

What a beautiful ring box. You have done a beautiful job on this piece.

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#9 posted 12-12-2016 04:22 PM

Wow! Congratulations on a great box and best wishes for a long happy life together. I used to work in a jewelry store and we would have loved something like this to add on as a special extra for those engagement ring purchases. These could even be personalized with names and dates or initials.. Thanks for posting.

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#10 posted 12-12-2016 05:45 PM

Looks really cool, nice job!

Congrats on the engagement

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#11 posted 12-12-2016 07:17 PM

Grats on both! Now the question is, would she have said ‘yes’ without that nice box? ha!

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Grats on both! Now the question is, would she have said yes without that nice box? ha!

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Probably not! She thinks I’m handy lol.

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Beautiful box, and congrats!

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#14 posted 12-13-2016 03:00 AM

Uh oh. I think my lady may have been looking over my shoulder when I saw this pic. Yipes! As a Valentine Birthday gal, she is very tuned into hearts.

Great work and here’s to a long life of happiness.

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#15 posted 12-13-2016 09:31 PM

Congratulations! I would have been thrilled to have been presented a ring in that box! Very well done.

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Thursday, July 29, 2010

School Days

Every couple weeks Cole's school gets the swimming pool out for the younger kids. Of course this is one of Cole's favorite activities. Yesterday I had to make a quick mad dash home because I forgot to put a towel in his bag. When I got there he was so mad at me (I think he was afraid I was taking him home and there'd be no swimming. The teachers laugh at this sudden personality change - only when I come to pick him up.) He bonked two friends on the head with a wheel barrow! I was embarrassed to say the least and quickly handed the towel to the teacher and left.

Cole isn't one for getting his hands dirty when he eats. Can you notice!!!

Cole and Peak - notice Cole has a car in his hand and his shirt. Hah...

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Oh Man...

Oh man is right! Almost an entire month has gone by since my last post - I need to get with it! Cole's vocabulary has grown incredibly the last few weeks. DJ and I often catch ourselves saying phrases that should no longer come out of our mouths (no swear words thank goodness). Cole may not learn his colors by kindergarten but he will know the name of every Cars car, tractor etc.

A few weeks ago I gave Cole a cookie to eat while on the couch watching cartoons. Normally he isn't allowed to eat on the couch but mom can break the rules sometimes right? I left the room for a few minutes came back to check on him and just laughed at the mess and said, "Oh man" with great inflection, but not upset - ( I would have come back to anything but right!) Anyway, this is Cole's new phrase and he says it when he makes a mess, when Annie makes a mess and when DJ comes home (this one cracks me up!). As soon as DJ walks in the front door Cole starts saying "Oh, Man..." and tries to mimic my tone because of course I have to copy and say it again.

Nake (Snake) Bite is also a common phrase when outside. We have a family of garter snakes living in our yard which less than appealing to everyone except the boys across the street. We knew we had one snake and I didn't want to get close enough to determine the species so just told Cole "Snake Bite". DJ gets the willies worse than I do and has nightmares so neither of us are much help. Well, I quickly discovered the 2nd snake by stepping on it and doing the "prance of disgust" trying to get it off my foot. Cole was not happy watching me scream and jumping and shouting I had a snake on my foot. He actually cried - poor guy. Ever since this, he walks very closely by the tree and WILL NOT be left anywhere near the tree alone. I really think they are harmless but don't want to find out or have Cole hand me one someday.

Dirty Bug and Icky Spider...oh I am so glad Cole isn't a fan of bugs! I found my cabbage patch doll and raggedy ann doll the other day and decided to set them out in Cole's room. Of course he doesn't play with them but I wanted him to have them anyway. One morning we woke up to Cole repeating something over and over in his crib. DJ went in to see what was going on and Cole was pointing to a bug on Raggedy Ann and saying "dirty bug". Neither of us were quite sure who refered to bugs as dirty but for us!

What else is up...Cole is currently giving DJ the cold shoulder. DJ was out of town for a few days hiking with his Dad in Colorado and ever since he came back Cole just isn't sure...poor Daddy. He just wants his mamma and gives DJ the "look" - "if looks could kill look". Hopefully tonight will be better.


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You may remember me getting a bit episodic about birdhouses and birdcages lately. Well, last night I managed to get rid of a little of that payday money that was burning a hole in my pocket, and arrived home from Monsoon Accessorize in Liffey Valley with this little beaut in tow:

Isn't it pretty? The little white birdcage pendant houses a doony silver birdie and sports a faux pearl dropping:

Maybe if I change his diet I can get him to lay/poop real pearls?

There's also a gold-y bird on the chain itself, getting the flock out of there:

I like to think that he's just nipping down the town for a curry and a bottle of wine to bring back to the cage, or maybe going hunting for something that would help him break his pal out of said cage, rather than just abandoning him altogether. (Although I'm sure the little silver birdie loves his cooped-up gaff. Ehem.)

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Chocolate Dipped Candied Orange Peel

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The big hit at our Thanksgiving dinner this year was the Dark Chocolate Dipped Candied Orange Peels.  They were so good!  This is how I make them:

  • 1 large navel orange
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Melts

Try to find organic oranges so there are no chemicals involved.

Cut away all the white pith, which is bitter, from the peel.  You cannot be TOO careful doing this.  The extra effort will produce wonderful flavor without bitterness.

Slice into strips.

Cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper for them to dry on.

Bring a pot of water to a boil.

You want to put it through lots of boiling and cold water baths.  Each one reduces bitterness.

I find using a strainer to be perfect.

Put the peels into the strainer and boil for 1 minute.  I stir them with a fork to be sure they are all immersed in the boiling water.

I use the same bowl that I rest the fork in to carry the strainer to the sink (no drips).
  Rinse the peels with cold water.
Repeat this several times.  I did it 7 times on my last batch and they are awesome!

Pour out the boiling water and fill with the fresh water and sugar.

Dump the peels into the boiling sugarwater.

Boil for 15 minutes or until tender.
Remove peels to parchment paper and let cool for 1 hour.
Roll peels in sugar and let dry.
When they are dry and hard, dip into melted chocolate and lay on parchment to dry.
BYW - this was all five oranges made and it's a small dish.
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Adorable Turkey Cupcakes

My favorite blog is Home Is Where The Boat is.  She shares the amazing gifts God has given her and we are all blessed for it.  There's always something wonderful on her pages.

I fell in love with these cuties she shared and made them for Thanksgiving this year.  Here is her post complete with tutorial.  I hope you give them a try!

I made 61 of these cuties.

To give you an idea of how many a box of Nutter Butter cookies makes, this is two boxes and nearly two packages of Wilton eyes.  I had eleven cookies left over that I didn't have enough eyes for.

I made two changes to her directions.  The beaks were to be orange covered sunflower seeds.  Really?  Well, nowhere I looked had ever heard of them.  I had some orange marshmallow fondant left over, so I just molded beaks from that.

Also she attached the "faces" with a kind of white frosting.  I had edible glue that I use with the fondant and gumpaste, so I tried it.  It works just perfectly, and since it's invisible, you don't have to worry about messy white frosting showing.  I used a generous amount of the glue to be sure it would stick, given that the texture of the cookies is deep.  That made the drying time longer.  At half an hour nothing fell off, but I left them overnight to be sure they were dry.  A real blessing to make this part ahead!

I love how they looked in a bag!  So fun!

Then came fail#1.  I had read that we can bake any boxed cake mix using only a 12 oz. can of ginger ale.   Given my husband's quadruple bypass surgery a year ago, eliminating all the fat in the egg and oil was so exciting.  I couldn't wait to try it.

Never in my life have I had to throw out an entire batch of cupcakes.  I have now.  Returning to following the package directions (ingredients), I made four more boxes of extra moist triple chocolate cupcakes.

I frosted them with the frosting recipe on the Hershey's Cocoa container, my always fav chocolate frosting.  Fail #2.  Just the gentle frosting of the tops was enough to cause some of the tops of the cupcakes to slide entirely off.  Others, the cupcake liners came loose.  I won't be using extra moist box mixes on my cupcakes in the future.

Made the happy flags for our turkeys to carry blessings to everyone I was giving them to.

They turned out great!

I saved some for my own family celebration.  It's only the second time that all our grown family has been together for a holiday, and this time so much more special as I became a grandmother this year!!!  Yep!  High chair at my table!!!  They live out of state, so this was big for me.

I delivered all my turkeys the day before and had just "tented" the lids on my carriers to keep ours clean until I would serve them with pumpkin pie a day later.  Yep... fail#3 and such a huge one.

As I excitedly pulled the lids off to serve them, the moisture from those not-such-a-blessing extra moist cupcakes had destroyed them all.

I had a bunch of "angry turkeys".   Some had mashed heads making them glare.  Some had gotten so soft they broke off at the cupcakes.  Then it was a toss up between blown out eyes and glazed over dead eyes.  Sigh.

She warns not to put the candy corn "tail feathers" in the cupcake until you are ready to serve them as the frosting melts the candies. We went ahead and gave tails to all those ruined turkeys and set them out.  I think I'm the only one who ate one.

Happily, all the turkeys I gave away were perfect and such a happy bunch.  I hope they helped people to be thankful and realize that all good things come to us from our loving Father God above, and took a moment to thank Him.  I certainly learned some things and will know better next time.  They were so very cute!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you had a great Thanksgiving!  God bless you and yours!

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My daughter and son-in-law love to hike in the mountains, year round, even in the snow and ice.  Brrrrr!  Even while she was pregnant!  She wanted a wilderness theme for her baby shower.  I made her a Lumberjack plaid cake for her baby shower.  We cut out cardboard rings and used them as guides to cut the cake layers.  It was tricky, but the cake turned out beautiful.

She said she'd like to make many more plaid cakes for her husband and son in the years to come,  so I recently bought the special Wilton checkered cake pans to make it easier.  I tried it out for my sister's birthday cake this week cake.

I got the 9" round Wilton checkered cake set.  It actually takes three batches of cake batter.  That came as a surprise as it does not warn on the box.  I wanted pretty white, pink and lime green squares, so I made key lime, strawberry velvet and plain white cakes.

The directions say to set the insert in a pan, fill the center ring, then the middle ring, then the outer ring.  Then you are to lift the insert divider straight up.  When I did so, it created an incredible suction and a lot of batter came up with the insert with each layer.  Then you wash it and do the next layer until all three layers are done.  When baked and leveled, only one layer showed all three color rings.  That made me think it unlikely there would be a three color checkerboard when it was sliced.

I had enough batter left over for nine cupcakes.  I dumped a dollop of each color into each cupcake liner and it turned out so pretty when eaten!  I topped them with Buttercream Frosting, sprinkled them with yellow and pink sanding sugar and topped them with gum paste daisies.

The bag you see is individually wrapped Almond Sugar Cookies topped with Marshmallow Fondant.  I think they were gorgeous!

I also had yummy leftovers from leveling all three layer tops, that could be used to make cake pops!

I liked the pic on the box the set came in, so I used it as a jumping off point.  I decided it could be fun and funky to scatter some daisies on it for whimsy.  A row of fondant balls finished the bottom.  (Love my pedestal from Home Goods - what a happy place that is!)

For this cake I made a batch of marshmallow fondant, edible glue, 3 cakes, 9 cupcakes, 29 gum paste daisies, 260 fondant circles and 12 fondant curls.  I also made a batch of buttercream frosting for between layers and crumb coating.  Fortunately I had some gum paste left from the last batch I made.  I did have a few circles and daisies left over.

Then for the moment of truth...would it be checkered?

Nope!  As a set to make a checkered cake, it was an utter fail, but I think the results of my fail were gorgeous and oh my it tasted wonderful with those three flavors!  We think that suction is what caused this pattern.

My opinion after using this set is that one would do much better baking a different color batter in each of the three pans and then pressing the insert into it to cut the circles, as it DID NOT make a checkered cake at all.  A plaid would also have utterly failed.  I have not tried pressing it into a baked cake to cut rings and do not know it would work.  Perhaps using it as a guide to cut rings with a knife might be another option.  It was helpful having the three pans so it could be done in one baking.  I have not returned it for that reason.
This was my second fondant/gumpaste cake and the first I had actually "draped".

In case you too are new to this...let me share what I learned on my first one and save you some grief.

When I made my first fondant/gumpaste cake, I wanted the entire exterior to be a beautiful embossed roller pattern, but it only imprints a limited area.  I opted to cut a circle for the top and then measured the height of the cake and cut a band for the sides.  Using edible glue, I joined the sides together, then attached the top to the sides and worked it gently with my fingers to hide the seam.  It looked gorgeous.

The next day was another story. It was perfect when I went to bed, but in the morning, it had all these lumpy ripples!  In researching on line, I found that apparently my layers had settled, which then made the fondant too "tall" causing the ripples.  I set it on something to elevate it, gently smoothed the wrinkles down and trimmed the excess off the bottom.  It was almost as good as new.

This cake was my first chance to try out many of the things I'd been learning about, so it's a mix of many things.  I do not like the ribbons on it and they weren't extremely successful anyway, but I did like how it looked when I piled all the gumpaste flowers I'd made on top.  They were also my first attempts.

This cake, my second fondant/gumpaste cake, was the first I "draped".  This is how I did it:

I love the results.

I hope you found this helpful and it saves you some grief.  Fondant/gumpaste was a bit intimidating to me at first, but no more.  I wasn't very good at making buttercream flowers and turned to this as an easier - hands on way to make them.  My treats are not only delicious now, but pretty too. Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day!

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I have so much gratitude and awe for what God has done in our home this past year.

Today is the first anniversary of an enormous event in our lives and we are giving thanks to God, and to the VA doctor who, on a routine well visit last year, noticed something suspicious and sent my husband to the emergency room.  My husband has never been ill.  We never dreamed something was actually wrong...until the ER doctor walked in...

It turned out that he had been having something called "silent heart attacks" for at least eighteen months without us knowing, and he was having one right then.  We were utterly stunned.  My father died from his fifth major heart attack.  Just out of high school, I was the one who spotted the first one.  I thought I knew all about them from life with Daddy, but I'd never heard of silent ones.  They explained that everyone dismisses them, just like my husband did, thinking it was "just aging".

His heart stopped the next day during a heart catheterization.  The following morning he had an emergency quadruple bypass.  There is an 18 - 24 month recover period.  We still have a long way to go, but he has come so far and he's doing great!

I have no words for what this experience has been like for us, but we are even more in awe of our God than we were to start with.  His loving hand and constant help, protection and provision has been tangible and impossible to miss.

I made a sweet thank you for him to take to his VA doctor for his first anniversary.   This is homemade marshmallow fondant and tastes wonderful, even if you aren't a fondant lover.

I also made one of my special fun cake loafs.  The doctor requested chocolate, so chocolate it is!  I love these as every slice is unique and fun.  I hope they enjoy their treats.  :)

I wish I could make some for God too!  After all, man can put forth his best efforts, but it is only God who gives and preserves life.  It's also only God who has the power and right to determine where each soul He has created will spend eternity.  I pray that if you have not repented of your sins, asked Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son, to be your Lord and Savior and been immersed in baptism into the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, that you run, don't walk, to the nearest Bible and take care of that right now!  We are not promised even the next breath and once we breathe our last here, our eternal destination will be un-changeable.  It's the most important thing you can do in this life, to be sure you belong to Him.  The second most important is to be sure all your loved ones know this too.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day!  This is the day the Lord has made.  Let us rejoice and be glad in it!  Psalm 118:24  Amen!

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Annihilation Time "Cosmic Unconsciousness" 7" EP

I somehow scanned this without realizing that there aren't even any lyrics on it, but since I already went to the trouble I'll just leave it here. Half the reason I post any of these anyway is just because I like the layout and art on some of the sleeves/inserts... not like many of the lyrics are really that great. Ha.

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Maroon 5's newest single "Payphone", featuring Wiz Khalifa, may have topped the states' Digital Sales charts and roared onto the Hot 100 and Pop Songs chart, but not only have they had made the biggest selling digital sales week of the year so far (for Billboard), but they are officially the biggest selling group of all time. On April 26, 2012 the group was  dubbed with the highest best-selling digital track of all time with their new pop-diverse hit single as it sold 493,000 within it's first week while the Peas' single "Boom Boom Pow" sold 464,000 in it's first week back in 2009.

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Panda Peeks – Xander’s Karachi

Panda Peeks – Xander’s Karachi

Xander’s Karachi, since it opened up, has quickly acquired the reputation of a great modern gourmet cafe. Even though it’s located in one of the most cafe-heavy streets in Karachi, it still is one of the busiest cafes in 26th street, Clifton. It just recently opened up another branch at Khayaban-e-Bukhari and we can take that as a sign of its growing success.

First Impressions

Xander's Restaurant | foodpanda Magazine

Walking into Xander’s is walking by the beach. Its great outdoorsy feel and the fact that its architecture doesn’t stop the winds from coming your way make it one of the best places to enjoy a casual meal out with friends. Their neon green tables are what strike you next and complement the overall fun and carefree vibe of the cafe.

Our Order

Xander's Pizza | foodpanda Magazine

For our order at Xander’s, we stuck to the basics. Being crazy about pizza, we ordered their pepperoni pizza for our main course, a trio of mini sliders for our second entree, the caesar salad for the starter and their dark chocolate tart for dessert.

Service & Food

The service at Xander’s is great and does the needful but isn’t extraordinary. You can peg that to the fact that the cafe is always bustling with people and depending on the time you go, you will always find people waiting to get a seat. However, the servers are well-versed with the menu and if you’re stuck deciding what to order, you can always comfortably ask them for recommendations.

Xander's Desserts | foodpanda Magazine

The best thing about food that is served at Xander’s is that it’s not boring. Sure, they have the usual Alfredo Pasta or their usual pizza variety but their pasta is cooked with smoked turkey bacon  instead of the usual grilled chicken while their pizzas are made in wood-fired ovens giving it an exceptional added flavour. Our order arrived well on time. The Caesar salad and the trio of mini burgers were served first. The sliders disappeared as soon as they had been set on the table.

We were clearly famished. The salad is one of the best sellers at Xander’s and is also definitely a must-try. The pizza is what we were excited about the most and it lived up to its expectations. The golden brown crispy crust and the sizeable pepperoni slices were a great sight to behold and an even better to bite into. Considering we had quite a bit of food as our main course, we decided to share the dark chocolate tart amongst ourselves and it did a fine job of tying a neat little bow to our meal.

Xander's Dishes | foodpanda Magazine

Something Special

If you are in the mood to try something special, we have heard great things about the Spicy Peppercorn Salami pizza. It is one of the most popular dishes at Xander’s and the toppings of the pizza including jalapenos, imported mozzarella, parmesan reggiano, fresh basil and of course, spicy peppercorn salami.

The Presentation

The presentation of the food served at xander’s is amazing. While the pizza needs no presentation in itself, the sight of the dark chocolate tart topped with a perfectly rounded dollop of salted caramel sauce was very appetizing. Their cutlery is also edgy but allows great room to maneuver your food as you eat.

Xander's Presentation | foodpanda Magazine

Value for Money

The food at Xander’s is considered to be slightly on the pricier side but we thought the the overall ambiance, quality of food and the great outdoorsy feel made it all worth it. The pepperoni pizza was for Rs.860, while the trio of mini burgers was for Rs.690, the caesar salad was for Rs.510 while the dark chocolate tart was for Rs.470.

All in all, great price for a great meal!

Overall Verdict

Xander’s is a must-must-try if you haven’t gone yet. With its eclectic menu and great ambiance, it will surely make for a great place to have a fun time.

Address: c 32, E St, Karachi, Pakistan
Opening hours: MoSu, 10.00am  -11.00pm
Click here to order online

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Riffat Rashid is an independent content and social media strategist who believes in the power of Sherlock Holmes, a cup of Doodhpatti and Burns Road’s Nihari. Interested in pop culture, good food and everything Karachi

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Building on an Island

The Half-Finished House

Building on an Island

When we were living with my mother-in-law, we could leave our unfinished house at the end of the day, decompress, and mostly forget about our ever-growing to-do list. Now that we’ve moved in? Every time I pass the stairs covered in painter’s tape, I’m reminded of how much more work there is to be done.

Despite living among our many projects, progress isn’t happening as quickly as we’d like. The lobstering season is still in full swing and when my husband comes home from a long day on the water, his first priority is sitting in our living room with our infant son. And I don’t blame him.

So, we chip away. We started a little black book of outstanding tasks — everything from hanging towel hooks in the master bathroom (done!) to finishing the upstairs floors (not done). I try to complete one thing every day and if I don’t, I try to at least vacuum.

As someone who writes and runs a business from home, my biggest challenge has been working in our bedroom. Upstairs, a giant office, where I plan to install a stand-up desk and shelves for all of my Island Apothecary products, sits unpainted and waiting. I wish I could be up there, filling orders while my son naps in the next room. But his nursery is also not quite ready and its contents, including a beautiful crib still in its box and piles of clothes and children’s books, are in the basement. And, well, we’re working on the napping part.

Finishing the second-floor guest bathroom is another priority that feels more urgent this month, when we have visitors coming almost every weekend. We’re also hosting Christmas this year and there will be eight adults under one roof. If the thought of all those people lining up to shower in our bathroom isn’t motivation to get the upstairs space done, I don’t know what is.

First though, the race is on to finish shingling the house before winter comes. The Farmer’s Almanac is calling for a very snowy season. Stay tuned to see which comes first: flakes or shakes.

Cover Photo: A view of Laura’s house from Ames Knob, the highest point on North Haven

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