Some Chocolate and Some Glaze
Something not so new: baking! Something new: I actually tried a new recipe and it was quite please with the outcome! For the last day of 2010, my “sweet” Anna and I decided to have a morning of baking and girlie time. One of the things I love about Anna is her ability to be…
Some Chocolate and Some Glaze - continue reading65 Years Together…
I had my first interview for www.brianandlauren.net! Today, December 30, 2010, marks my Grandma and Grandpa Hosmer’s 65th anniversary of being wed, and I thought a little interview and blog story was in order. First off, if anyone wants some detailed history about Modesto, all you need to do is ask my grandma, Erma Hosmer. She…
65 Years Together… - continue readingSewing Treasures
As a special treat, my grandma let me go through some of her sewing treasures before spending my own money on necessities for my new baby, a Brother XL-2600 sewing machine. What I came out with really inspired me. First, some hooks and eyes still attached to their original packaging. Some still had the price printed on…
Sewing Treasures - continue readingA Hippo for Christmas…
Like many, I have my radio stations programmed to the stereo in my car. One of my stations, good old number 4, is Oldies 97.5 KABX. And yesterday, I was reminded why I love it so much. Does jealousy count toward a 10-year-old from over 55 years ago? Because I was literally pea-green with envy when I…
A Hippo for Christmas… - continue readingIt’s a Marshmallow World…
Paper snowflakes. I’ve grown to know the theory of this extravaganza, but could never master the practice. I’ve constatnly folded paper, made cuts, unfolded paper and sighed at my unsatisfactory results, with an indoor paper snowfall to clean up off the floor. Who knew, on the internet, you can find directions for ANYTHING. I’m a…
It’s a Marshmallow World… - continue readingGreeting{card}s
I love getting cards in the mail, of any kind. I really hope the written word on pen and paper never ends. I’m all for technology, but email just doesn’t have the same personal touch. Here’s some samples of my Christmas cards this year. I made them special for each person or couple receiving them, to make…
Greeting{card}s - continue readingToses are Roses!
For years I was against Forever 21, and for good reason. I had the hardest time finding things that fit, and I was never impressed with the whole hooch factor they seemed to emit for young girls (I don’t believe in junior high clevage or skirts a foot above the knee). But lately in new…
Toses are Roses! - continue readingHoliday (Cook)ies!
Two things I love? Making cookies, and having family over. I’m so glad my family and my in-laws get along so well together. My mom invited my in-laws to Christmas dinner, only to realize that my mother-in-law was going to invite them to their house! I’ve heard horror stories about families fighting over who gets to spend which holiday…
Holiday (Cook)ies! - continue readingMy Blume Fix
I still can’t get over the convenience of a library. No money required, no body scans for concealed weapons; just your literacy and a library card and the mind is opened to a million possibilities. For my latest library excursion, I chose to hone in on one author, one who I was well acquainted with in my younger years. Judy…
My Blume Fix - continue readingWater for Elephants
Water for Elephants. A title always catches my eye when it seems like a random thought thrown into the wind. But, throw in the setting of a traveling circus, and suddenly everything falls into place. It’s not hard to compare our current lives to the Great Depression: loss of jobs, difficult economy…although back then, lots…
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