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  • December Blooms in the Pacific Northwest

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    December Rose Blooms < Can you believe these roses blooming in the middle of December? The neighbor told me she’s had roses from the garden on her table for Christmas, and I wasn’t sure I believed her. Now I do. If it hadn’t been for the freak snowstorm we had, these would have been on…

  • Decorate a Faux Mini Christmas Tree with Vintage Earrings

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    Use vintage clip-on earrings to give a fun makeover to a mini Christmas tree with these handy tips.

  • No-Bake Cheesecake Pie Recipe

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      I adore cheesecake. Love, love, love it. But sometimes I want to get all the delicious cheesecake flavor without the extra effort. Or sometimes I want to put cheesecake on something else, like pumpkin pie. Plus also, I admit it: I really love the instant pudding cheesecake that my Mom made when I was…

  • Graham Cracker Pie Crust Recipe

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      One of my favorite no-bake pie crusts is the classic graham cracker crust. It’s tasty, crunchy and great with all types of no-bake pies such as no-bake cheesecake. The best part? It’s super easy. Ingredients 1 1/2 cups crushed graham crackers (about 20 squares) 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) 2 Tablespoons sugar In addition…

  • How To Make Whipped Cream

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      Whipped cream is an essential element in many desserts, and one of the easiest. Making whipped cream at home is a great choice for many reasons: it’s tastier, cheaper and has no preservatives, corn syrup or other chemicals, and best of all, is done in five minutes. Ingredients 1 cup heavy (whipping) cream 2…

  • November Blooms in the Pacific Northwest

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    Fall Zelkova Serrata Foliage Sunny days are a rarity here in the Pacific Northwest, so I appreciate each precious one. The bright blue sky looks so beautiful behind the fall colors on this “Green Vase” Japanese Zelkova tree (Zelkova serrata ‘Green Vase’) I planted last fall. I planted three of these across the front of…

  • Soft Sugar Cookie Recipe

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    Soft Sugar Cookie Soft Sugar Cookie One of my favorite cookies is a sugar cookie, and I like them soft and thick and smothered with buttercream frosting. For me, this is the perfect cookie. Ingredients 4 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (optional) 1/2 cup butter…

  • How to Make Halloween Chandelier Shades

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    Add a fun Halloween touch to your chandelier with these easy-to-make decorated mini-shades for your chandelier or wall sconces. You Will Need White or off-white chandelier shades sized for your chandelier 2 yards black eyelash or fringe trim 4 yards black ric-rac Black fabric paint pen or permanent marker Hot glue gun and glue sticks…

  • Buttercream Frosting Recipe

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    Buttercream Frosting Buttercream Frosting Whether frosting cakes or cookies, this creamy frosting is a classic. This recipe makes enough to frost an 8″ two-layer cake or a batch of soft sugar cookies. Or if you have neither of those, I recommend graham crackers. Or cookies. Or spoons. You know, whatever you have on hand. I…

  • October Blooms in the Pacific Northwest

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    Purple Ornamental Kale Fall is well and truly here in the Pacific Northwest. How can I tell? Not the position of the sun, the turning leaves, or the crisp cool air. I can tell because ornamental Kale looks absolutely beautiful to me. I have some in my containers out front, and the crinkly leaves have…