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I’m very pleased to introduce another contributor to the recipe section of Oregon Mom’s Empty Nest. We’re branching out … way out! All the way to Minneapolis, Minnesota. I was asked to check out her site about a month ago, and to my delight Cou...
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WHAT’S NEW IN THE GARDEN THIS WEEK ? … Sadly, the daffodils are on their last leg. They’re making every effort to stand tall and proud to the very end, but the last few days of rain have made that near impossible. My garden a...
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CAT PILATESI’ve committed myself to doing more exercises … mainly floor exercise. You’d think that two hours of yard work just about every day would qualify as hard-core exercise. Well … apparently not. Our family physician tells me that unl...
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The weather turned warmer in Portland and to celebrate I reached for my little white ramekins and the lemon ice cubes from the freezer. Remember THIS little trick ? Boy, have these come to the rescue more times than I care to count. We...
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SAUVIE ISLANDFeeling the urge to get out on a sunny Sunday afternoon to somewhere we normally don’t go, we looked at a map and decided on Sauvie Island. We hadn’t been there in a couple years and so we headed in that direction taking the back roads. ...
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MOST PEOPLE HAVE A DOG … But we have deer. Lots of deer. About 9 last time we counted. They're in the back yard and the front field. There are young deer … Who are cute...
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Random Photo – Random ThoughtsHere’s how it works:There are 1,769 photos in my inventory to date. I’m going to count to three while the inventory rolls by at lightening speed and where ever the arrow hits within the inventory … that’s the phot...
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If ever you wanted a cookie that has a texture similar to a chocolate truffle … this would be it. I figured out that by using this technique, you’ll bite into a soft chocolate center surrounded by a firm chocolate dough. So … the secret is to pl...
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First Days of Spring We’ve had some awesome days to begin spring clean up around the yard here in Portland. There’s so much to be done and if I think about it too much in detail, I’ll be overwhelmed and feel like not even starting....
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I'm pleased to welcome Janet to "The Nest" as she tells about her experience when her son, Chris, went away to college. He's quite a distance away from home so I know it had to be hard to say that last goodbye. The second photo is that exact momen...
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Our family has come to appreciate a good bowl of soup on our Northwest cold and rainy days. I find myself reaching for the old crock pot more and more in the last few years. Mostly because I really like the idea of making dinner in the morning and being...
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APRIL BLESSINGS There’s a new photo on this web site’s upper corner and it’s there because April brings another family birthday to celebrate. She is our first child. The most perfect little baby girl that the good Lord could give us...
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Krispie Muffin Snacks There’s really no reason to change something so simple and yet so perfect in the eyes of every child. Except if you get a brainstorm when you see a muffin pan drying on the kitchen counter and a box of Krispie...
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Veggie Patch RevisitedI’ve been working in the veggie patch a lot since you saw it last. Except for the badly needed paint job (which could happen soon, I hope), it’s planted, weeded, raked and all trimmed up. There are sweet peas, green beans and ...
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THE TEA PARTYAhhhh … to be a child again. What lucky little girls these two are to have been invited to a tea party by our daughter. She brought all the tea party finger food that little girls love, some of the play clothes, and a healthy sense of humo...
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I love to see the next generation in the kitchen cooking … getting comfortable with everything that makes a kitchen function … and having fun. And what better way than baking cookies. Last week our son and some of his friends spent the day in down...