tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27471422582686405882024-03-19T06:17:11.936-05:00Stephanie StitchesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00645803309251169372noreply@blogger.comBlogger182125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747142258268640588.post-14688923813311626092011-09-20T18:28:00.002-05:002011-09-20T18:28:59.978-05:00Opportunity<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00645803309251169372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747142258268640588.post-2209923979364131282011-07-15T23:16:00.001-05:002011-07-18T11:15:15.217-05:00Yummy!We just got a new Chick-fil-A -- there are drive thru lines that wrap around the store at lunch time. I am embarassed to admit that I have been in that line several times this week.<br />
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Tim Hawkins pays homage to Chick-fil-A to the tune of "Yesterday" by the Beatles -- too funny!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was the largest one, the smaller ones are even harder to find!</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00645803309251169372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747142258268640588.post-84921626618040821992011-05-30T10:24:00.004-05:002011-05-30T10:32:53.904-05:00Staycation 2011 - Day 1 & 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We opted for another staycation this year. I thought I would share a few pics.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We took a trip to the Bonnet Carre' Spillway this weekend, the Spillway structure is 1 1/2 miles wide and the flow of water through the bays is amazing.</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</tbody></table>We brought along a picnic lunch, but made a quick stop at Angelo Brocato's for dessert. We all opted for gelato - St. Joseph Chocolate Almond for me, Pralines and Cream for DH and Sweet Cream for DS.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Crossing Lake Ponchatrain on the way home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The north shore of the lake much bluer,<br />
but you can still see the effect of the river water.</td></tr>
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water from the Bonnet Carre' Spillway</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A quick dinner of grilled pizza - <br />
lots of veggies for DH and me <br />
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</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh, did I mention another quick stop at the LNS Acadian Corner </div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to pick up a little fabric and my first silk threads for a new project?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWrDRNB5Hii13n1wJkKZeJJD5xMXfHVZZaqEeMjrX2ayP3c1qajFunG203B4N85UZULZD6l_cy95GuISDy-7lAOSVlRzH8FhE0kOU5rHVhFBszaxjPrtwIK4nQRFnEpPk8AIs7PkYBQ8/s1600/IMG_3224.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWrDRNB5Hii13n1wJkKZeJJD5xMXfHVZZaqEeMjrX2ayP3c1qajFunG203B4N85UZULZD6l_cy95GuISDy-7lAOSVlRzH8FhE0kOU5rHVhFBszaxjPrtwIK4nQRFnEpPk8AIs7PkYBQ8/s320/IMG_3224.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Day 2 was spent attending church, lunching at Olive Garden, a quick trip to the Home Depot, adding to our vegetable garden, watching DS run through the sprinkler and having burgers with grilled garden veggies for dinner.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I heard thunder this morning, so I immediately turned on the sprinkler </div><div style="text-align: center;">and considered washing my car to make sure it did not pass us by.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The early A.M. thunder left us high and dry, but we finally received </div><div style="text-align: center;">a little over one inch of rain in about an hour with an afternoon thunderstorm. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Unfortunately, this cloud did not have a silver lining, the storm spawned some tornadoes</div><div style="text-align: center;"> about an hour north of us. At least 12 homes were destroyed and 4 people were injured.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We have more rain in the forecast . . . </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">for a week from Saturday.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00645803309251169372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747142258268640588.post-11747007704001792972011-05-25T22:11:00.000-05:002011-05-25T22:11:32.755-05:00Summer Vacation Has Begun!We are in our first week of summer vacation and while our summer plans are very low-key, we are very much looking forward to enjoying this summer.<br />
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I am working on a special stitching project as a gift, so I cannot post any photos of my progress, but I will be picking up a couple of WIPs later this week and will post my progress, meager though it may be.<br />
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Hurricane season starts June 1st, and we are praying for a very quiet season and that the recent devastating tornadoes are not an indicator of the season.<br />
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I have been grateful for the unusually cool Spring we have had this year, just a few weeks ago, we were dipping down into the 40s at night and experiencing highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. The last two weeks have seen more 90 degree temps and an increase in humidity. <br />
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How ironic that we are in the middle of a drought, having received only 30% of our usual rainfall for this time of year, while, the diversion of the Mississippi River at the Bonnet Carre' and Morganza spillways are flooding some communities just hours away with up to 15 feet of water. <br />
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The opening of the Bonnet Carre' spillway has inundated Lake Ponchatrain with river water. The lake is now almost completely filled with river water, this is no small task. I think this will ruin our plans to go fishing and crabbing this summer, it will also cause an algae blooms later in the summer.<br />
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Our garden is really coming along, we will be planting our second wave of tomatoes, eggplant and squashes to stretch out our harvest. Since my first planting of chives, thyme, parsley and cilantro were a bust, I will give it another try.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Genovese, Purple Opal and Sweet Basils</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Watermelon Patch (with a broken tomato branch that DS is trying to root)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Creole Tomatoes!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cherry Tomatoes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our first eggplant of the season!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are a over dozen squash growing just this one plant.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sweet Mint - I am tasting lots of mint tea this summer!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>I am also making plans for our fall garden with broccoli, cauliflower, mirliton (chayote/vegetable pear), pumpkins, butternut squash and potatoes.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00645803309251169372noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747142258268640588.post-80752876165230330642011-05-16T08:41:00.000-05:002011-05-16T08:41:50.829-05:00My latest WIPsNot much stitching going on, but I thought I would share what I have been turning my hand to . . .<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crookneck Squash</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Creole Tomatoes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eggplant</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Also - - - watermelon, cantelope, cucumbers, zucchini, basil, parsley, cilantro, chives, sweet mint, thyme,Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00645803309251169372noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747142258268640588.post-69670913989598446602011-04-22T05:00:00.004-05:002011-04-22T05:00:13.381-05:00Holy Week - "But You Loved Me Anyway"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/F-enKzeY060?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00645803309251169372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747142258268640588.post-57059715615906431352011-04-20T11:16:00.003-05:002011-05-16T08:57:36.432-05:00New StashIf you have not been watching the Eastern Bluebird cam on my blog, the baby bluebirds are growing very quickly. They are now fully feathered, although you can still see the feather shaft on the wing feathers, but they are flapping their wings in the nest preparing for that first flight. They will be leaving the nest very soon.<br />
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Since DH borrowed my camera, he returned it with drained batteries, so I pulled in a substitution and used the photo function on the video camera to take these photos. It takes much better video than photos.<br />
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On a recent trip into NOLA, I made a quick stop at my favorite LNS and picked up a couple of things . . . <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">28ct Cashel Linen (Taupe), <br />
28ct 100% Linen (Shell, Monet Blue & China Pearl) <br />
and Lizzie Kate's "Forgive Quickly"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The wonderful <a href="http://gumboandgrits.blogspot.com/">Marian from Gumbo and Grits</a> sent me several charts from her stash that were on my wish list. If you have not visited Marian's blog yet, check out some of her beautiful stitching.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little House Needleworks "Heart of America"<br />
The Sampler Girl "Fancy a Jane Day?"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Cricket Collection<br />
"On the First Day of Christmas", "On the Fourth Day of Christmas",<br />
"On the Seventh Day of Christmas" and "My True Love Gave to Me"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bent Creek "Winter Snapperland series"<br />
"Chalet", "Sleigh Ride", "Le Rink" & "The Villa"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little House Needleworks "Queen Bee" and "Chocolate Box" patterns</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Stitching Parlor " Mr. and Mrs. Darcy of Pemberly"<br />
Rosewood Manor "And a Forest Grew"</td></tr>
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Thanks Marian for your wonderfully generous gift!<br />
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I am fancying a "Jane Day", a cup of tea, a couple of Jane Austen DVDs and some beautiful linen and thread - sure does beat Calgon!<br />
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Oh, I almost forgot, I have one more stitching stash acquisition . . .<br />
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<u><strong>Masterpiece Theater - Downton Abbey</strong></u> I love period films and enjoyed this new series. There is no shortage of family secrets. Since the final show ended with the announcement that England was now at war with Germany, I am hoping that they have a second series to see how the lives of the Crawley family and their staff change with the coming of WWII.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We came home to some wonderful slow cooker BBQ pork sandwiches with beans and cole slaw on the side topped off with a slice of king cake I picked up from Nonna Randazzo's Italian Bakery and Cafe. Though they do not use the traditional purple, green and gold decorations, their cake is yummy with maybe a little citrus peel (?) in the light, sweet dough.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong><u>Dr. Who - Season 1</u> - * * *</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHib4xBaCK4i959kKjZTFIsaQYndFLfm1w_NZtPuobeWmNoCcCSkUs83-Pfe2VIS3Bsi6fwcxOJIYM3TWYhEkFh2YjFshkl9rBCw0hbuS8g2zCWjX3sa4aEIG31dm1twbZNjFmqcFgaEg/s1600/Review_3+Stars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHib4xBaCK4i959kKjZTFIsaQYndFLfm1w_NZtPuobeWmNoCcCSkUs83-Pfe2VIS3Bsi6fwcxOJIYM3TWYhEkFh2YjFshkl9rBCw0hbuS8g2zCWjX3sa4aEIG31dm1twbZNjFmqcFgaEg/s1600/Review_3+Stars.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgava3bnqtUrVSMwgLBRGqlwRrgyNr0mTV_7DG82_v3u_iV7TrAtz5hSHnjgNIzYTNqHWBh7sN-rDZn8vGqdOcxqepKpjqCJrLhpoX2tm7YcCMMGpddmhjdo67vUCgs5jIcjIudKaAvfKA/s1600/DrWhoSeason1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgava3bnqtUrVSMwgLBRGqlwRrgyNr0mTV_7DG82_v3u_iV7TrAtz5hSHnjgNIzYTNqHWBh7sN-rDZn8vGqdOcxqepKpjqCJrLhpoX2tm7YcCMMGpddmhjdo67vUCgs5jIcjIudKaAvfKA/s200/DrWhoSeason1.jpg" width="200" /></a>A quirky (and sometimes creepy) sci-fi trip through time and space.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">I also finished The Sandbagger's series by watching Seasons 4 and 5 (I hate cliff hanger endings at the end of a series) and I have been reading cookbooks like novels - something about the cold weather just makes me want to read about food.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Stay warm and keep stitching!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt204up3MW5M4LVlKca5O2fJjSUt2_mMSwMjJHEZ99TPMDYI4FYnwX3FKRDdzfEz0HNf4twQYl0H43pmhRNv6syvXbZ68H9r2rZCMKCi3pJwJ2veOdQpxnJ08ujTLct8szfrsQwHTwDX8/s1600/Stephanie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt204up3MW5M4LVlKca5O2fJjSUt2_mMSwMjJHEZ99TPMDYI4FYnwX3FKRDdzfEz0HNf4twQYl0H43pmhRNv6syvXbZ68H9r2rZCMKCi3pJwJ2veOdQpxnJ08ujTLct8szfrsQwHTwDX8/s1600/Stephanie.jpg" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00645803309251169372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747142258268640588.post-24283359261266378692011-01-24T11:41:00.001-06:002011-01-24T11:45:15.660-06:00ScarvesI have not done any cross stitching in about 4 weeks, but I did do some knitting before Christmas. As I promised a few weeks ago, here are the photos of the scarves I knitted. I have to say they are not too bad for a beginner. I am missing a photo of my favorite scarf, it was a wonderfully rich dark red color and soooo soft and it had a wonderful weight/thickness and felt so warm and cuddly - but I gave it away before taking a photo. It was part of a box of goodies we brought for a pre-Christmas visit to a local nursing home.<br />
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Here are the photos of that I did remember to take . . .<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wonderfully cozy in shades of red and pink.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gotta love a tweedy gray</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A vivid blend of purple, teal and blue</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is actually a beautiful icy blue.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a dark apple green in real life</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">True blue</td></tr>
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00645803309251169372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747142258268640588.post-74633017821010939412011-01-08T01:53:00.001-06:002011-01-08T02:59:59.688-06:00King Me!It is the start of Carnival season (beginning with the celebration of Epiphany on January 6th). This will be the longest carnival season since 1943. <br />
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Want to order your own king cake? Here are links to a few of my favorite king cake bakers that ship around the country. Prices (including overnight shipping) are in the $40 - $60 range. It is expensive (at least $20 goes toward the shipping), but well worth it and a medium king cake will feed a crowd. The packages also include a little Mardi Gras lagniappe like beads, doubloons and cups.<br />
<ul><li>Manny Randazzo's - <a href="https://www.randazzokingcake.com/">https://www.randazzokingcake.com/</a> (my personal favorite)</li>
<li>Haydel's Bakery - <a href="http://www.haydelbakery.com/">http://www.haydelbakery.com/</a></li>
<li>Randazzo's Camelia City - <a href="http://www.kingcakes.com/">http://www.kingcakes.com/</a></li>
<li>Nonna Randazzo's - <a href="http://www.nonnaskingcakes.com/">http://www.nonnaskingcakes.com/</a></li>
<li>Frances Bakery - <a href="http://www.francesbakery.com/">http://www.francesbakery.com/</a></li>
</ul><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><span style="color: #674ea7;">King</span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">Cake </span><span style="color: #f1c232;">Facts</span></u></span></strong></div><ul><li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV85n14aT7HSEpkaLeE8S6dvRcCOt08vm7zlVMKMshUgP1f5bHJDojOP7B-zeIGCkl8KPAX_0AAtLDQeiKIu173oIUJXsQElHJT6E4k2hIBGEhHo6BoGtY7TgL-UHeAbw5jJn3hPFYxlQ/s1600/JdB_Blogheader_MardiGras.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV85n14aT7HSEpkaLeE8S6dvRcCOt08vm7zlVMKMshUgP1f5bHJDojOP7B-zeIGCkl8KPAX_0AAtLDQeiKIu173oIUJXsQElHJT6E4k2hIBGEhHo6BoGtY7TgL-UHeAbw5jJn3hPFYxlQ/s320/JdB_Blogheader_MardiGras.jpg" width="320" /></a>The original king cakes were simply cinnamon laced (traditional), the additions of fruit, nuts and cream cheese fillings were introduced about 30 years ago. I prefer the traditional, but enjoy the praline and lemon (DS loves the apple). Many love the cream cheese, but it is too rich for my taste.</li>
<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Early king cakes had a bean or ceramic baby/figure instead of today's plastic baby. A popular tradition, if you find the baby in your slice, you must host the next party. (Always check under your slice to check for the baby before you take your first big bite.)</li>
<li>In September 2010, Haydel's Bakery set the Guinness record for the <a href="http://www.worldslargestkingcake.com/">world's largest king cake</a> by building a king cake that circled the Superdome (of course it was done in black and gold sugar).</li>
<li>The Randazzo family bakery was a major local bakery, when the Randazzo parents passed, the children, grandchildren, cousins, etc. all opened their own competing bakeries with their "version" of the original king cake recipe. They are all very similar, but in a side by side tasting they are subtlety different - but all delicious.)</li>
</ul>Did I whet your appetite for more New Orleans food? Planning a trip to New Orleans and want to know where to eat? Check out local food critic, Tom Fitzmorris' blog <a href="http://www.nomenu.com/joomla1/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=184&Itemid=77">http://www.nomenu.com/joomla1/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=184&Itemid=77</a><br />
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<strong><u>Doughnuts</u> by Lara Ferroni</strong> - So many yummy recipes, where do I start?<br />
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In two days, I will have completed my first year of blogging. I did not make the progress I had hoped for with my stitching (I did set my sights a little too high), but I made more progress than I have in past years and was inspired to try my hand at knitting and other creative endeavors. Thanks to all the blogging stitchers for your support, encouragement and a little case of stitching envy (but in a good motivational way).<br />
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I am looking forward to another year of stitching and sharing with all my blogging buddies.<br />
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Several other stitchers have taken on the <a href="http://up4achallenge.blogspot.com/2010/11/challenge-this-i-say.html#comment-form">Flip'n Crazy January Challenge</a> to complete 15 already existing WIPs this year. I plan to join them with the seven (7) WIPs below.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Floral Initial "A"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stoney Creek "Pear"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fleur de Lis 2<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"At Home with Jane Austen"<br />
The Sampler Girl</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Home of a Needleworker, Too"<br />
Little House Needlework</td></tr>
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border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Anyone else up for the challenge?</span></div><div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt204up3MW5M4LVlKca5O2fJjSUt2_mMSwMjJHEZ99TPMDYI4FYnwX3FKRDdzfEz0HNf4twQYl0H43pmhRNv6syvXbZ68H9r2rZCMKCi3pJwJ2veOdQpxnJ08ujTLct8szfrsQwHTwDX8/s1600/Stephanie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt204up3MW5M4LVlKca5O2fJjSUt2_mMSwMjJHEZ99TPMDYI4FYnwX3FKRDdzfEz0HNf4twQYl0H43pmhRNv6syvXbZ68H9r2rZCMKCi3pJwJ2veOdQpxnJ08ujTLct8szfrsQwHTwDX8/s1600/Stephanie.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; 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<div></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">I am sorry for being absent from the blog for a while, but my fingers have been busy:</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">knitting scarves (for everyone but me),</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">baking cookies and cakes,</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">homecooking (including a stash of favorite soups in the freezer),</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">class parties,</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cotillion ball,</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">decluttering and cleaning,</div></li>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and doing a little Christmas bargain shopping.</div></li>
</ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div> I have not stopped long enough to take a picture or blog about of any of it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(I am hoping to take a snap of some of my scarves before the go to their new homes.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have tried to take some time to check up on some of my favorite blogs recently to catch up on everyone's </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">stitching, crafting and cooking, but was overwhelmed by the sheer number of wonderful postings. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I will have to do a lot of catching up after the new year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I will be back to stitching (and blogging) again in the new year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt204up3MW5M4LVlKca5O2fJjSUt2_mMSwMjJHEZ99TPMDYI4FYnwX3FKRDdzfEz0HNf4twQYl0H43pmhRNv6syvXbZ68H9r2rZCMKCi3pJwJ2veOdQpxnJ08ujTLct8szfrsQwHTwDX8/s1600/Stephanie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt204up3MW5M4LVlKca5O2fJjSUt2_mMSwMjJHEZ99TPMDYI4FYnwX3FKRDdzfEz0HNf4twQYl0H43pmhRNv6syvXbZ68H9r2rZCMKCi3pJwJ2veOdQpxnJ08ujTLct8szfrsQwHTwDX8/s1600/Stephanie.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhBI-9rSdFC7f7kTzLffY-VT5kk37BKldd-cO5cxw9yBHJi3owMg3dr4PzAJYKhYHdjh8F0cXiThnOA-9oNA-Ul6j5rIo5Tnkguk_Obl-QzStyqV1q-RyvqUyXhcWHnBaSarclysYGTiI/s1600/BlogHeader_FleurdeLis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="98" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhBI-9rSdFC7f7kTzLffY-VT5kk37BKldd-cO5cxw9yBHJi3owMg3dr4PzAJYKhYHdjh8F0cXiThnOA-9oNA-Ul6j5rIo5Tnkguk_Obl-QzStyqV1q-RyvqUyXhcWHnBaSarclysYGTiI/s320/BlogHeader_FleurdeLis.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div></div><br />
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</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy. It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and voice by the whole American People. I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens. And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings, they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to his tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquility and Union.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: right;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">-- Abraham Lincoln</span></em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><br />
In addition to being floored by the sentiments expressed by Lincoln in this proclamation, I am truly awed by Lincoln's use of the English language. When (and why) did we loose the ability to speak so eloquently? <br />
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<em>. . . and say on that day:</em><br />
<em>Give thanks to the Lord, acclaim his name;</em><br />
<em>among the nations make known his deeds,</em><br />
<em>proclaim how exalted is his name.</em><br />
<em>Sing praise to the Lord; for his glorious achievement;</em><br />
<em>let this be known throught all the earth.</em><br />
<em>Isaiah 12:4 - 5</em><br />
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<em>I give thanks to my God at every remembrance of you . . .</em><br />
<em>Philippians 1:3</em><br />
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<em>I will remember the deeds of the Lord;</em><br />
<em>yes, your wonders of old I will remember.</em><br />
<em>I will recite all your works; your exploits I will tell.</em><br />
<em>Your way, O God, is holy; what god is as great as our God?</em><br />
<em>You alone are the God who did wonders; among the peoples you revealed your might.</em><br />
<em>With your arm you redeemed your people.</em><br />
<em>Psalm 77:12 - 16</em><br />
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<em>I thank you, Lord, with all my hear; before the gods to you I sing. </em><br />
<em>I bow low toward your holy temple; I praise your name for your fidelity and love. </em><br />
<em>For you have exalted over all your name and your promise.</em><br />
<em>Psalm 138: 1-2</em><br />
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<em><em>Those who offer praise as a sacrifice (of thanksgiving ) honor me; </em><br />
<em>to the obedient I will show the salvation of God.</em><br />
<em>Psalm 50:23</em></em><em>So, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in him, rooted in him and built upon him and established in the faith as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.</em><br />
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