Little Kitty or Lilly Cat

This is our Lily Cat or Lily Kitty - whatever suits my fancy as I lovingly talk to her throughout the day. She is the sweetest little kitty ever. No, really - EVER. She loves to lay on her back legs completely outstretched so we will rub her belly. When she desires to be petted she'll come up t...

Our Daily Bread

.... Okay, well... so I should say that I would really like this to be our daily bread .... Carmon's mom has been making homemade bread for over 20 years. She makes hers in the Kitchen-Aid and I have her recipe which I have made hundreds of times. In fact, I cried when I got my Kitchen-Aid f...

Our Family's Daily Bread Whole Wheat Bread Recipe

This is our whole wheat bread recipe.  You know the kind - the moist, melt-in-your mouth, perfect, old-fashioned-flavor kind of bread.... the one that calls for fresh ground whole wheat flour.... the kind of bread that has all that healthy stuff - oh and the one that requires kneading. by hand. ...

Oma's Breakfast Muffins

I realized the other day that this recipe was not posted (gasp!)... it is one of my all-time favorites! I will make these muffins till the day I die.Oma's Breakfast MuffinsYield: 36 muffins (approx)It took me 2 hours to figure this out, but the Weight Watcher points are as follows ~ 5 points for ...

My Little Snow White

Let's just say that my little SweetPea loves to dress-up. Pretending has got to be one of her talents. The conversations she makes between her little dolls and bears and toys are just so darn cute.Snow White has always been her favorite Disney Princess, and I don't really understand why because s...

4-Year-Old Seamstress

Today marks a note in time; a note in history; a memory forever to be ingrained in my mind.Last night before SweetPea went to sleep, she looked at me and asked, "Mama, can tomorrow be a special day for us?" I nodded my head and smiled - then kissed her goodnight, closed the door and decided many ...

Paper Doll Matchy

Paper dolls are so much fun. I like it that SweetPea thinks so, too. She begs me to cut out the paper dolls when the Oliver + S patterns arrive. Before I received the all-in-one paper doll cut-out sheet with all of them on one page, she would have to wait until I actually made the outfit. Sh...

Strawberry Shortcake for Preschool

This week is RED week at preschool. And what does my little SweetPea decide she needs to wear to coincide with the week?... none other than her Strawberry Shortcake outfit I made for her Strawberry Shortcake Birthday Party last January. She opted out of the hat (which I probably would ...

The Cat

Hubby and I were in the process of getting a Featherweight ready to sell. When I left the room and came back - this is where he was. Our cat has been incredibly enjoyable. Franky or Franky Frank or "Little, Little Franky I call my Pet Kitty" (sung to the tune of 'Widdy Widdy Worky I call...

Christmas Jammies 2006

Well, I did it. I accomplished the task. I wondered if I would actually complete it, but I did. Despite the busy-ness of the season, despite the last-minute-rush of eBay Christmas listings and client purchases and wrapped for shipment, despite the shopping that needed done, and decorating, etc......