March 14

14 Tasty

Homemade Bicotti! Tasty

 

Well it would not be tasty with out a recipe!

 

Italian Biscotti

 

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar

3 eggs

3 cups flour

3 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup chapped nuts

1/2 tsp orange extract or orange zest

 

Directions

Cream butter, sugar, and eggs (add one at a time and beat well). Add other ingredients to creamed mixture. Stir in nuts and flavoring. Turn mixture onto board and knead until smooth. Shape into rolls 1 inch high and 3 inches wide. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and cut into slices. Return to oven, cut sides up, and brown another 10 minutes, or longer if you like it crunchy like me. Your call both ways are wonderful!

I know that maybe one or two of you may be vegan so if you follow this link http://www.biscottilovers.com/veganalmondbiscotti.html you'll find a vegan version.

I hope your day is filled with inspiration, love, and laughter. Be well my friends.

March 12

12. In the distance:

So I cheated a little here. Damian is 3, James is 7 months old, and Rob all looking out into the distance. I am looking at this picture now from a distance of time and space.

 It is one of my favorites.

It reminds me everything changes

The boys are growing

Far quicker than I ever imagined

It is good to remember

I should print this out on a canvas

Hang it on the wall

Maybe

Someday

I hope your day is filled with inspiration, love, and laughter. Be well friends.

March 11

11. Important

I was going to say that books are important but than this happened.

This is important to me, the well being of our family.

I hope that your day is filled with inspiration, love, and laughter. Be well my friends.

March 10

10.  I want. . .

A family milk cow.

(I love these cows! But sadly they are taken and we have no room in the yard.)

A wyandotte Chicken because I think they are pretty!

I hope your day is filled with inspiration, love, and laughter. Be well my friends.

Flibbertigibbet

Today I was going through the drafts of random posts that I wanted to do but never got around to. When I found this one I knew I needed to go with it. The word of the day is Flibbertigibbet.

flib·ber·ti·gib·bet

/ˈflɪbərtiˌdʒɪbɪt/ Show Spelled [flib-er-tee-jib-it]  noun

1. a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

2. Archaic. a gossip.

 

Now let's all use it randomly. Every time I say it I smile. I am a total flibbertigibbet!

 

I hope your day is filled with inspiration, love, and laughter. Be well my friends.

March 9

9. Faceless self-portrait:

Pieces of me

Floating on battered wings

Beating a broken rhythm

of the drums

Hymns played on strings

I am waiting

Listening for the song to change

I live here

in the harmony

Happiness in the melody

The Chorus repeats

repeats

Lyrics from the heart

I am the verse

Unfinished

before the rest

Floating on broken wings

The pieces of me

 

Undertones

By Trisha Bartlett

 

I hope that your day is filled with inspiration, love, and laughter.

Grateful Friday

Grateful is defined by the dictionary as being warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful.

Why am I giving you the definition when I am sure you already know it, you ask? It is a reminder to myself to be more aware of the things I am grateful for than the things that I am not. You see lately I have been struggling, I feel like I am failing when I look at the missing details. It is a real bummer. So I want to just take a moment and be joyful for all of the people and things I am truly blessed with.

I am grateful that I get to stay home with my children.

I am grateful that I get to home school the boys.

I am grateful for my newish red shoes. They make me smile when I put them on.

I am grateful for my husband (yes more than the shoes), he makes our life possible.

I am grateful for online colleges. Who knows how much we would see the husband if he had to go a class for school. I would never have started on my degree if I had to leave my children.

I am grateful to the farmers who work so hard to provide good food to their customers.

I am grateful that I grateful that my children eat a healthy diet.

I am grateful for online reviews.

I am grateful for Netflix, and the ability to watch all of my favorite shows. (I said it. I miss watching my shows. Lent ends in three weeks. Then it is marathon time. Popcorn, Doctor Who Classics and the family. Go ahead judge me. I don't mind.)

I am grateful for good friends and conversations.

I am grateful that you come and visit me from time to time. Thank you, I think you are truly a wonder.

I am grateful. . .

I think making a list of things I am grateful for helps through the low times, and I can move forward knowing that I am truly blessed.

I hope your day is filled with inspiration, love, and laughter. Be well my friends.