President's Day

I hope you have the day off because President's Day is a federal holiday that was originally started to honor George Washington, the first president of the United States.

I'm going to be baking and maybe do a little antique shopping. How 'bout you?

Wishing you a Beautiful Weekend

March into Spring

It’s almost March so let’s start thinking about what we can do this spring to help others and save the planet at the same time. Here are a few ideas I came up with:

* Participate in a run/walk and help raise money for a good cause. The Shamrock Run in Portland, Oregon is set for Sunday March 18th and the beneficiary of this run is Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Foundation/OHSU.

If you don’t want to run or walk, what about volunteering?

If you don’t want to give time, how about some money? You can donate to a good cause or sponsor a runner or walker.

If you have another idea, please post it in the comments section and help inspire others to give back.

Word for Wednesday

Word for Wednesday: quincunx

What does it mean?


Do you know?


Can you say?


If you don't know, scroll down for the answer



Further



Further



Quincunx is an arrangement of five objects ...the clue was "quin"


If you want to read more check it out here.

Happy Valentine's Day

Saint Valentine's Day was shortened to Valentine's Day but was originally meant to honor Christian martyrs.

Thanks to Chaucer it became known as a day of romantic love. Today, it's a day to share love and affection with friends, family and lovers.

I hope you have a wonderful day filled with love.

Valentine's Day Dinner

First I started with dessert because life is short and nothing is certain so I believe in having the best first.

I took a cupcake stand and embellished it.

All it took was a little ribbon and some hot glue.

Then I made a chocolate ganache that I dipped my cupcakes in

I decorated the cupcakes

Then I stacked them on the cupcake stand



The guests all brought a dessert too. There was Kaluha Cake,
Truffles
and cookies galore.

And that was just the dessert.

The table was set with chocolate roses for the ladies,
Pop Rocks and Conversation Hearts for the men.


It was a wonderful evening filled with good food, fun and friends. What better way to spend a holiday - celebrating Valentine's Day!

Show a Little Heart

My son wants to do a fund raiser for the American Heart Association. So, he said, "Why don't we make some Danish Hearts?"

"Okay," I said, but "then what?"

He's planning to sell them on the street and donate all the money to help fight heart disease.

I think this is a great way to Show a Little Heart and really celebrate the day of Love by giving back a little Love.

I'm thinking of putting a little candy inside and letting him see what he can get for them.

It's fun crafting and even more fun when you know it's for a good cause.