Time to Propose a Toast. . .

To my parent's . . .

Married for 57 years today!

A poem for you :

and. . .

             to love!!!
                


*Note:  After I pressed the post button to post this, I smelled the strongest scent of roses for a brief second.  I wanted to share that with you.

Life So Sweet - Freebie Blog Graphic!

In my profile I describe each of my designs as one of my children and that with every one I create I love it just as much. . .this is an example of why I say that. 

Let me see where this one was inspired from, hmmmm... 

I wanted to do a shabby look with white and roses for all of you romantics *you know who you are*  and when I was done with the graphics I wanted something using the word " sweet " in it.  And I found the perfect quote from Emily Dickinson.

Enjoy! 



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Instructions for decorating your own sidebar:

1. Click on "Design" (on your own dashboard)

2. Now click on "Add a Gadget" (on the sidebar)

3. Choose HTML/JavaScript

4. Copy and paste the text in the white box below the button you would like into the HTML/JavaScript content box.

5. Enjoy!

Inspired - a peek inside the shop

Today we will take peek into the gift shop called " Inspired " through some of my photographs in my scrapbook,

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Inspired is one of the many gift shops inside the lobby of  " The Royal Hawaiian " hotel on Waikiki Beach.

What drew me into the shop were the mix of colors, textures, and variety of  items and the way they were so carefully displayed.

 Hot pink and green,  pink ribbons of hope, and books of grace,

 Satin and chocolates,

 Pearly white shells in spotless clear glass jars.

 And the display of baskets filled with tiny books. 

 My favorite of course was the " Sisters " book,

After all, she was the one I got to share this journey with this summer.

Lest We Forget. . .



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4. Copy and paste the text in the white box below the button you would like into the HTML/JavaScript content box.

5. Enjoy!

Banana Nut Muffins - Part 2

Here are the results from my sweet hours of baking. . .

This time I tried smaller muffins too.

They went quick.  My husband said they were to easy just to pop in your mouth as you walked by.

 


The large ones in the rose petal wrappers looked heavenly.


 


And tasted the heavenly as well.


 


As promised, here is the family recipe only for you. . .

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They are the best either made as loaves or as muffins.