I’ve got it baking in the oven right now: Rose Petal Bread. It’s a very elegant summer quick bread.
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon rose water*
zest of 1 large orange
1 cup milk
1/2 cup red rose petals, white trimmed off and torn in pieces
confectioner’s sugar
preheat oven to 350º. […]
Posted on July 25th, 2008 by onecleardot
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I know I have been talking about remodeling our main bath for sometime now. I have a lot of ideas and have done a good bit of the shopping, but there is a little bit of careful planning that needs to happen so I can figure out how to fit a new, taller vanity in […]
Posted on July 18th, 2008 by onecleardot
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You don’t realize how insufficient the lighting is inside your house sometimes until you have real need of good light. Today I was on the living room floor with my daughter and we were changing he dressings for her stitches and the blisters on her feet. I had the curtains back, blinds up, and the […]
Posted on July 4th, 2008 by onecleardot
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There has been a rash of e-mail activity for the e-mail group for my community. Apparently, there has been a guy coming to homes saying he is with Verizon. He has a Verizon magnetic logo on his van. Though Verizon is known to work with contractors, this man is telling people he needs to get […]
Posted on July 4th, 2008 by onecleardot
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You should see the basket I use as an in-box here at my home computer/office. It is full. There are, granted, some things I do not need to get to right away. However, there are insurance statements and bills from doctors I need to look at next week. There are car insurance quotes to follow […]
Posted on June 14th, 2008 by onecleardot
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It’s my mother’s birthday. Once you get to a certain age, I think that gifts like flowers and picture frames and books of poetry only mean so much. After all, I know my mother has year’s worth of those kins of gifts sitting around on shelves. Well, not the fresh flowers, but there are many […]
Posted on June 14th, 2008 by onecleardot
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We take pride in this house we live in right now. It’s small, but it’s tidy. The lawn is one of the best in the neighborhood and I have taken a considerable amount of time putting in flowerbeds, fruit trees, flowering trees, and lush potted plants that I hang off of shepherd’s hooks. The house […]
Posted on May 31st, 2008 by onecleardot
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When I was growing up, there was this little trend in my community in using metal roofing for the bits of roof that stuck out over a breakfast nook, or perhaps for the back porch. It was more of a decorate flourish. Now, though, when I look at some of the new construction going on […]
Posted on May 31st, 2008 by onecleardot
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I’ve been thinking about apples and apple recipes, because the apple trees in our back yard are positively dropping with ripe apples. I know apples in Florida sounds impossible. These are very special apples, though, and are grown normally in Israel. So, they tend to grow well here in our subtropical climate.
I was going to […]
Posted on May 24th, 2008 by onecleardot
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When one of my friends started making upgrades in her house and installed wood floors and crown molding by herself, I was disappointed that she had not let me know ahead of time so I could get up there to help her. My generosity is, of course, laced with a healthy doe of selfishness. I […]
Posted on May 20th, 2008 by onecleardot
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