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Cinnamon Roll Pancakes with Cream Cheese Glaze
Cinnamon Roll Pancakes, moist fluffy pancakes filled with ooey, gooey, spicy, cinnamon swirl, topped with sweet cream cheese frosting. Last weekend while I was experimenting with a few recipes I cut from magazines or had seen on Pinterest this recipe caught my eye. I love gooey cinnamon rolls and  homemade pancakes so this recipe for…
Goat Cheese Pasta and “Slutty Brownies”
I love to cook and bake, mostly bake but I will cook anything that includes my favorite savory ingredient, cheese. After all I did spend the majority of my life in Wisconsin where award winning cheese is being produced daily. Wisconsin Cheese Board from The Wisconsin Dairy Council This weekend, after my friend Marcia went…
Sights of Rome: La Scala Santa
La Scala Santa, is a sacred relic located in Rome that pilgrims from all over the world come to visit. As I mentioned my sister is going on her first trip to Rome this year and we have been talking about “must see” places, the Vatican, the Colosseum, the Spanish Steps and the Trevi fountain…
What a find(s)! Paintings and Triple Chocolate Kettle Corn
From Etsy First, let me begin by saying THANK YOU! I received so many beautiful and heartfelt comments and emails yesterday about my blog Anniversary. I am humbled by your kindness and your compliments. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! Recently, this still life painting sold at a Massachusetts auction house for $190,000.00! What…
Chocolate Butter Cream Frosted Cupcakes
Oh my goodness, I am so, so, so happy it is Friday! I need to have five minutes to relax. I swear that after these last few days I am making a vow, to save more trees. We have 4 boxes of mail from the last 21/2 months, and in addition to the normal bills,…
Words of Life…Writing Exercise
Happy Friday! Happy Weekend! I am excited it is the weekend, and even better it will be snowing here in Milwaukee, perhaps a last little bit of winter before the end of the season. In addition, I am going on a road trip, and I love an adventure. I love to see the sights, try…
Snowflakes are one of a kind…
I love snow! If you have read my posts for any length of time you know that Fall and Winter are my favorite times of the year. I grew up where we experienced four seasons, and I even lived in Alaska for a two years, perhaps that is where my love of the snow comes from…
Christine Hooker: Still Life Paitinings
The joy’s of blogging and there are many, first and foremost are the friendships you make and second is all of the wonderful information that you receive from other bloggers. Yesterday, Tina fromThe Enchanted Home sent me a link to a painter calledChristine Hooker after reading my post onToby McFarlan Pond. I immediately followed the link and I came upon…
Buttermilk Waffles and Downton Abbey Blues
Hello! Happy Monday! I hope that you had a great weekend, I know that I did. I spent the day with my mother on Saturday, and Sunday was spent with friends eating a delicious waffle brunch, meeting new people and winding down the day with Downton Abbey. Did you watch? What did you think? As…
Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning Love Letters
Hello! I hope you had a wonderful Valentine’s Day! Although I did not get to spend the day with my husband he sent me a huge bouquet of my favorite flowers, white tulips and of course sent me lots of chocolates, from Belgium. My evening was spent listening to several talented musicians, to include my…
25 Radom Things About Me
Shaunna at Perfectly Imperfectblog is having a fun link party today, you are supposed to write 25 random things about yourself. Image by me 1. I love Winter. 2. I hate Summer, both random things that will make people think I am crazy. 3. I love that it gets dark early in the winter. 4. I…
