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Valentine's Day Cupcakes - Show and Tell Friday

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I decided to make some Valentine's Day cupcakes to take to work!

Because it was a weeknight, I just used a box cake mix. My favorite box cake mix brand is Duncan Hines. I don't like ready-made frosting though so I mix up my own butter cream frosting. It's so much better! I've shared this recipe before but I'll repost it so you don't have to hunt

Four years of February - Show and Tell Friday!

Feb 2012

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My life is busy! I bet yours is too! I know I said at the start of this year I was going to blog more than once a week and at the time I said that I really believed it but my life seems to get in the way of that these days and I feel like that I have half the free time that I used to have. I've been blogging since 2005! Maybe that's the reason.

A Candle Giveaway and Show and Tell Friday

You may remember I posted these snowflake candles on my blog earlier. I bought them for 50% off after Christmas. I went back to get some more and they were 75% off so I bought them all because I love them!

I've decided to share them...I'm giving away a set (one large and one small) to one lucky winner! All you have to do is leave a comment saying you want to win them.

If you

Skiing is like riding a bike (and Show and Tell Friday)

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Well, I did it! I went skiing after a 28 year break between the last time I did it! I was well aware going into this that I am now 52 years old young (it is a state-of-mind) and the last time I skied was before I had children! Since my oldest is now 26 years old I 'm guessing it has been about 28 years since the last time I skied, which means I was about

Paperwhites - Show and Tell Friday

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I love paperwhites!

I usually start to force paperwhites right after Thanksgiving so I have them blooming during Christmas but this year the holidays just seemed to sneak up on me and so I didn't plant these until right after Christmas!

And they are already blooming! I think it because it's been so cold here in California and the heater has

Collecting Craigslist Chairs - Show and Tell Friday

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Ever since I bought my slipcovered sofa from Ikea I've wanted to get the matching chairs to go with it. I don't know why I never thought to look on Craigslist for used ones until recently! There are a lot on there and there are some great deals to be had! I bought this Ikea Ektorp chair above for only $50 and it came with two sets of slipcovers! I

Decorating with Lemons - Show and Tell Friday

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After I removed my Christmas decor from my 3-tiered stand I wasn't sure what to replace it with. Since all the lemon trees around here are filled with lemons right now I decided to go with a lemon and lime theme.

When my mom bought this tiered dish in the early 60s, the shop had ceramic lemons displayed in it so I'm sort of recreating that look.

To a great year ahead for all of us!

Happy New Year!!!

I hope you are all getting the new year off to a great start! I went to a New Years party last night which is something I haven't done in years...in fact I don't even remember the last time I went out on New Years! It was a lot fun!

I've put away my Christmas decor and all I can say...it's so much more fun to put up than it is to take down! It's done and my