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Easter Basket Goodies!
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by on March 7, 2024March 7, 2024

Easter Basket Goodies!

It’s Easter basket time! In this post, I am sharing the goodies I put together for John’s grand kids. I made one basket to share (but, enough for two)! (Some items listed offer me a commission). BASKET & Ribbon Estate sales, thrift shops, Goodwill, etc are great places to find baskets. I found this basket...

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Must Love Dogs Gift Guide
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by on December 6, 2023December 6, 2023

Must Love Dogs Gift Guide

You all know I love my puppy, Beau! He is a rescue who came to live with me in September. So, I have purchased several things to make him feel at home and made some crafty things that I thought I’d share! Hope these are helpful! Click on the links under the gift guide for...

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Blondies | Christmas Recipe Tradition
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by on November 20, 2023November 20, 2023

Blondies | Christmas Recipe Tradition

This recipe is a “tradition recipe” from my daughter-in-law’s nana. Amanda is an amazing baker and she thought of this recipe to bring to our yearly get together! Thanks, Amanda!

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Christmas Candy | Family Tradition Recipe
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by on November 18, 2023November 19, 2023

Christmas Candy | Family Tradition Recipe

This Christmas Candy was a tradition at the holidays when I was growing up. My sister and I made this ourselves for the first time in 50 years! We thought of my mom the whole time! The whole house smelled lovely. The lemon flavor did not have the lemony flavor we hoped, but the cinnamon...

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Chocolate Mint Brownie Recipe
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by on October 19, 2023November 18, 2023

Chocolate Mint Brownie Recipe

My kids love holiday traditions and these Chocolate Mint Brownies are my daughter, Kelly’s, favorite Christmas dessert. In fact, she just mentioned that it is almost time to make a holiday batch! This recipe goes back probably 30 years. My childhood friend, Melissa, shared this with me. Melissa is quite the baker! So, thank you...

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Christmas Cookie Plate for Santa!
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by on December 3, 2018November 8, 2023

Christmas Cookie Plate for Santa!

For all of you with little ones and love Christmas traditions, this Christmas cookie plate ticks the box!  I made this plate more than 25 years ago for my sister and she still puts it under her tree even though her boys are old enough to have children of their own.  The markings on the...

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Four DIY Gift Ideas for Creative Young Ones
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by on October 22, 2018December 6, 2018

Four DIY Gift Ideas for Creative Young Ones

If you are an avid DIYer, at this time of the year, you are looking for ideas for creative and personal gifts.  For those of you with young ones in your life, perhaps some of these ideas might give you some inspiration to get those gifts underway. I wish I could say that these Ideas...

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