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• GLOBAL WARMING

  Created: Tuesday, 22 December 2009 19:54 Author: Oregon Mom

  Last year about this time our back patio and gardens looked like this!   Last year December 24th, the men in our family tried to make a path for our stranded vehicle to climb the gravel driveway.  They gave up after one hour.  I made hot chocolat...

• GINGERBREAD CAKE with BUTTERCREAM WHIPPED TOPPING

  Created: Thursday, 17 December 2009 12:22 Author: Oregon Mom

    I served this cake as one of our desserts for Thanksgiving dinner 2009.   It’s a keeper, folks.   Be ready for the ooohs and ahhhs as your family or guests take their first bite. This is a moist and tender gingerbread cake. The texture is perfec...

• BUCK... OR STAG ... WHICH IS IT?

  Created: Wednesday, 16 December 2009 12:11 Author: Oregon Mom

  OK ... so anyone obviously can tell this is a male deer.  But at his age and the size of antlers he's got, is he a stag or buck?     And here's another fella hanging around our patio on Thanksgiving day.  While we were preparing our feast, he w...

• THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

  Created: Monday, 14 December 2009 15:45 Author: Oregon Mom

  I found a stack of old style negatives not long ago.  Not that my sister and I are o.l.d., but it was easy to get lost in the memories from another era.  At least it feels like another era ... a time when people in our small community made time for one ...

• ON THE INJURED LIST

  Created: Wednesday, 09 December 2009 10:19 Author: Oregon Mom

  We've been watching one of the little deer very closely lately.  Momma brings her (him?) around the house a lot to make sure it's getting plenty to eat.  When we drive up our long driveway, momma stays calm while the car passes her so that her baby is...

• CARMELIZED ONION & APPLE APPETIZER

  Created: Wednesday, 09 December 2009 09:19 Author: Oregon Mom

  This appetizer was a huge hit on Thanksgiving Day as the family and guests were having a great time visiting and the turkey was cooking.   I didn’t want to fix a full lunch for everyone, so a simple platter of crackers, fruits, and this appetizer was ...

• GIFT TAG PROJECT

  Created: Monday, 07 December 2009 13:18 Author: Oregon Mom

    What to do with all those Christmas cards accumulating ... that is the question.  Simple.  Take that stack of cards from last year you may have stashed away, or use cards you've already received this early into December and start cutting!     ...

• POLAR BEAR MAKES PEACE

  Created: Thursday, 03 December 2009 09:14 Author: Oregon Mom

  Norbert Rosing's striking images of a wild polar bear coming upontethered sled dogs in the wilds of Canada 's Hudson Bay.     The photographer was sure that he was going to see the end of his dogs when the polar bear wandered in.     "It's...

• BACON WRAPPED GREEN BEANS

  Created: Thursday, 03 December 2009 08:55 Author: Oregon Mom

  BACON WRAPPED GREEN BEANS1 pound fresh green beans1 package thick sliced baconOlive OilSalt & Pepper Maple Syrup to drizzlePre-heat oven to 350 degrees.  Blanch the green beans in simmering water 5 minutes, or until slightly tender.  Remove the bean...