When I was a kid there was nothing like a huge, in  your face lollipop to make the world perfect. At least for me. I have always had just that bit of sweet tooth. Bit? Like Grand Canyon is a bit of a ditch.
Anyway, in my search for the ever so cool I found  Lolliphile. It is the coolest site. It was new to me, although it might not be to you.

Guess who Kyrie takes after? Uh Huh. This was taken at a local candy store, by the way.
They have unusual flaovred lollies like Bourbon, White Russian, Absinthe, Wasabi Ginger, …read more

Yesterday I saw an odd email.  I didn’t recognize it but it didn’t look like spam either, you know?
Does that make you break out in a sweat?  It does me. Open it? Don’t open it? What if it is some sort of virus.
I will have to admit that curiousity got the better of me as it often does and I opened it.  I had to read it twice.

I love the word hearth, it conjures up romantic images of cottages, crackling fires and romantic heroes.
And the cake? That picture is from 1963…and I will share the story in a day or so…
Anyway, Valentines Day has become a holiday that is all about how much you spend, just like Christmas and Easter. The candy companies have convinced us that without a $20 box of chocolate our day is incomplete and we are unloved.
Is there anything more loving that homemade? I don’t think so. Here are some ideas for you, some are mine, some are from around the …read more

Is there anything more cozy that blogging on the laptop next to the fire in the kitchen, watching the cold, gray drizzle and ..uhh..listening to the kids argue over the breakfast dishes?
Texas is such an odd climate. I spent the first 12 years of my life in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and I always have a hard time associating this weather with Christmas! It was 80 degrees three days ago..then we had some snow flurries..then it was in the 60’s and now, today, it is in the 30’s again. I miss the Currier and Ives Christmases of the North East!

Today, …read more