leder legends

They are growing up too fast! Reading to her brother!

How cold is it? Seriously?  It's cold! I have a friend who says she's not leaving the house until it warms up!! Too bad!

The promise of "old-world" elegance Asked to bring a dessert... that's always a tough one for me but I'm up to the challenge, right? The latest edition of my favorite magazine arrived just on time.  Modern Raspberry Charlotte sounded good and promised "old-world" elegance.  I might even impress the others  So yesterday I did a trial run... it wasn't quite as complicated as it seemed at first glance and ... Bonus  --I had all the ingredients in the house except the heavy cream.  It will get a few finishing touches but this was pretty darn good!! Now what am I going to do with the rest of this first one?? I think Arie is up to the challenge!

Hallmark I don't know whether to love or hate Hallmark popularizing Valentine's Day! What do you think?  I did some research and found Hallmark does not get the blame...actually not even a bit! I guess it is a nice way to remind people that you love them since the rest of the year it's so easy to take each other for granted!  TYPICAL VALENTINE’S DAY GREETINGS In addition to the United States, Valentine’s Day is celebrated in Canada,  Mexico , the United Kingdom, France and Australia. In Great Britain,  Valentine’s Day began to be popularly celebrated around the 17th century.  By the middle of the 18th, it was common for friends and lovers  of all social classes to exchange small tokens of affection  or handwritten notes, and by 1900 printed cards began to replace written letters due to improvements in printing technology.  Ready-made cards were an easy way for people to express  their emotions in a time when direct ex...

I love being inside on a beautiful winter day when the sun shines! but I echo the sentiments of the following (borrowed from Judy's timeline on face book) 

I love whipping up a good meal and usually go web surfing for new ideas but yesterday ...pot roast in a crock pot (I know there is a name for this but who cares. It's easy and yummy!!) Take one roast  plop it in a crock pot top with 1 stick of butter, one package of brown gravy mix and one packet of ranch dressing mix. turn on crock pot forget it all until it's time to put on the potatoes and the veggies. the gravy is absolutely wonderful...even granddaughter approved. one great dinner  ...and me without my camera for once. lol