Mom’s Yule Log Cake

December 15, 2009 Baked Goodness

I did some baking for my church’s Christmas banquet last weekend, so let me share! The Yule Log recipe is from my Mom…she made this cake every year for as long as I can remember.  She always made one for her dressage club Christmas party, and if we were lucky, we could talk her into […]

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Adjusting

December 9, 2009 Life Changing Events

In case you hadn’t heard, my Mom passed away on November 15.  I’ve been trying to wrap my head and my heart around that hard FACT ever since. This is the first time I have ever really had to deal with death.  I have been fortunate enough to never lose anybody close to me until […]

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A Blog From Birmingham

October 25, 2009 Life Changing Events

Alright, so as most of you know, I am in Birmingham, AL right now.  And I need to vent!  That’s not really what I had in mind for my blog when I started it…but you know what?  It’s MY blog and I’ll vent if I want to! Yesterday was probably one of the most stressful […]

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Welcoming The Fall Into Our Home: Pumpkin Pancakes!

October 20, 2009 Breakfast

I’m baaack! Honestly, I have a backlog of recipes and photos to post….I just haven’t felt motivated to do so.  Sorry, Charlie(s). But now.  Now we are finally experiencing some fall weather here in north Florida and I got motivated to do some celebratory cooking!  First up:  Pumpkin pancakes!  (I have to say “pumpkin pancakes” […]

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On Mortality.

October 7, 2009 Friends & Loved Ones

Mortality.  It sucks.  The end. Just kidding.  I have way more to say about it than that! My Mom is gravely ill, again.  She’s been on and off her death bed for the past – I don’t know – probably 5 years now.  The thing is, in all these years of medical emergencies and near […]

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