OK, I find I have more "standard" gingerbread recipes than I thought. It depends on what I have to work with. I suppose I never thought about it, however it seems my household has been paying a LOT more attention to the matter than I ever imagined! I scrounged up my notebooks to dig out my...

Ok, I said I was going to post recipes so here we go. I am going frantic trying to find my honey gingerbread when I find it I will post it. It is a favorite with many people. I have 3 basic gingerbread cookie recipes other than the honey one. Gingerbread 1 (excellent for house...

OK I am at least a gingerbread demi-goddess. I have been making gingerbread houses and accessories for some time. DD#1 has decided to give it a go for the first time this year. Even though she has turned her nose up at my dearly beloved gingerbread goths, I have agreed to assist her. Thing is, DH...

Girlfriends A young wife sat on a porch in Waycross, Georgia on a summer day, drinking iced tea and visiting with her Mother. As they talked about life, about marriage, about the responsibilities and the obligations of adulthood, the mother clinked the ice cubes in her glass thoughtfully and...

Better to give than to receive? I am not sure. Giving is great if it is appreciated. It may be painful if it is not. Let me tell you about my Thursday. Last holiday season, I wore my genuine authentic jingle bells earrings on my shopping rounds here in the Swamp. Many admired them. I thought...

Went 'shopping' today. Bought my new glasses---full size frames (he felt 'sorry' for me and only charged 1/2 price for the frames $60.00)--beveled edges---glare reduction tinted--not the 'from sun to shade thingie'--progressive bifocals. They should be ready in 2 to 3 weeks. NO fabric shopping for...

I think I've mentioned this project before, but now it's done! A friend and neighbor asked me if I could do a sewing project for him. He said it would be like pillowcases! Yep, 27 foot long pillowcases to use as covers for his club's glider plane. We used poly/cotton as anything else would...

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Happy Election Day! Now put down your needle for a while and go VOTE! Roberta in D

OK Ladies & Germs, listen up now... We're just about to leave for our week-long trip to Poland, so please behave whilst we're gone and play nicely - not that you'd do anything else of course! Hugs to all those who need them, I shall be thinking of you all whilst we're away, lets hope that we ALL...

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I am taking a trip to San Diego from the 19th of July to the 5th of Aug. I wrote on here before and asked if anyone lived near there and would like to meet for lunch of shop in a quilt shop? I got a response from I think it was Debbi that lived north of there and said she would like to meet. I...

Does anyone here have any experience with Gold's gym? I am really wanting to start working out ... unfortunatly with the 2 kids it makes it hard. I noticed that Gold's has a kids area...just wondering how much it costs to join if anyone knows - they won't say over the phone...I bet that's a bad...

I was sending this recipe to my brother and thought you guys might enjoy it too. It seems there are always ripe bananas around this time of year. It isn't low fat so be forewarned. Banana Coffee Cake Mix for topping: 1-1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1/3 cup sugar 1 Tbs.. cinnamon ...

I will be gone for 10days to Italy.Am very excited as I have never been before.We will be attending a wedding on the Amalfi coast so dont suppose for 1 minute there will be any LQS.It wont stop me cocking one eye just in case though.!!lol But no ideas though, my new little QI Cider is very fiesty...

I'm heading to Texas today to help my parents out for a couple weeks. So don't talk too much! I'm sure I won't be able to catch up when I get back, so here's happy dances, good thoughts and atta girls for all those who need them. Prayers for recovery of their health would be greatly...

Well, my mum has moved from death's sidewalk to death's doorway. According to the hospice nurse she could go at any time. My dad is freaking out, my siblings think that his denial constitutes dementia, my flight out has been rescheduled for Sunday, and my newly renewed permanent copy photo ID is...

How a good day turns sour. I posted yesterday about my first day of Uni and how it was a good day. Well 10 mins after I hit the send button I had a phone call from my brother in Brisbane - thats the other side of Australia to me. My Dad is in hospital with 2 collapsed lungs and his kidneys are...

Just came from the Senseo Coffee maker give away "drop the drip". If you turn in your old coffee maker, they give you theirs. They had a lot of new coffee makers that were turned in, so I asked if I can take them to charity, and they were so happy to give them. I was heading to drop off gifts for...

Tell us your greatest hits. Here's mine. Years ago, I started giving the ladies in the family really neat cooking stuff instead of jewelry they might not like or something else that I thought was pretty and they tucked away in a drawer, never to see daylight again. I wasn't certain...