Lemon poppy seed disaster
If you remember before the joy of Hurricane Beryl, I attempted to make lemon poppy seed muffins. After many years of baking I thought it would be ok to substitute bread flour for regular all purpose flour. The results were sad. They tasted bitter and didn't look like a muffin should. Fast forward to last week I purchased a new bag of flour, along with new baking soda and new baking powder, A much better outcome all the way around
I've used this recipe for years and I hope if you try it you will love it as much as we do
Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
Skin Care
I just reread my “about me” portion of this blog. That thing I want to do for other women in my stage of life I have barely touched on…. Sharing information. Information that makes my life easier, prettier or more fun. It’s easy for me to do. I do it all the time in person. This new beauty product, a good book I’m reading, something new for my home or someplace fun I have visited. I really wanted to get more disciplined about sharing these things with all of you. And I want to hear yours too!
Let me tell you about a really effective product I’ve added to my skin care...
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Hill Country Anniversary Trip
Quin and I celebrated our 52nd anniversary on June 11.
So on Friday the 9th we packed the car and headed for the Hill Country( with a playlist of Texas artist for inspiration). To quote Pat Green “ baby needs a little hill country. Billboards and bullshit has got her down”
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Things I’m Loving
This is something I think I’m really good at. Finding something new and sharing it with my girlfriends! It’s one of the things that pushed me to write this blog.
So here are a few things I’m loving this week.
“Daisy Jones and the Six”
I’ve heard references to this series but never took the time to check it out. I watched the first and second episodes and loved it so far. If you are anywhere near my age, you will love the music and the clothes. So, treat yourself to a (so far) good series and a...
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Pictures
I saw this picture the other day of my husband and myself taken when I was 33. I saw myself in that picture and I thought, look at that girl, that beautiful skin. Look at those cheekbones. Look how young and fresh she looks ( and thin) . And at the time I thought none of those things about myself. I hated having my picture taken. That made me think about now. I still hate having my picture taken. I’m extremely critical of the woman I see in the picture, something I would never do to someone else’s picture. I find fault with everything in every picture of me. And they're me. They're...
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Memorial Day
It’s Memorial Day weekend. It’s the “ unofficial start of summer”. Suddenly here on the gulf coast of Texas it feels like summer.
What is Memorial Day? Is it a day to thank those currently in the service of our country? Nope! That’s Armed Forces day. Is it the day to thank those who served this country in the past? Nope ! That’s Veteran’s DayIt’s the day to remember and honor those who served and never made it out of uniform.
It seems to odd to me to put celebrating school being out, fun summer activities and honoring those who gave the ultimate sacrifice on the same...
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