September 2009

Candied Beauty Cupcake Shaped Bath Bombs

September 30, 2009 0 comments

Winter is always my very favorite time to take a nice hot bath every evening. I tend to go through a lot of scented bubble bath and fizzy bath bombs. Right now I have a few in back stock to get me started, but I will need more! Candied Beauty caught my eye on Etsy simply because their products look amazing! The colors and the scents are very appealing. When a product looks so nice, [...]

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banana cream cake and brown butter icing recipe

Banana Cream Cake With Brown Butter Icing

September 29, 2009 0 comments

I recently tried out a recipe that I found on the recipe blog Amanda’s Cookin’. It’s a luscious Banana Cream Cake. And it was oh so good! I love banana nut bread and this was a close comparison. It tastes a lot like banana bread but the icing gives it some kick. Overall, it’s a nice and easy cake recipe for a crowd satisfying cake. The method for making the brown butter icing was something [...]

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AJ’S Country Cottage Handmade Soy Candles

September 26, 2009 1 comment

It’s pretty much fall weather here in Western Pennsylvania so I’m gearing up with the fall scented candles. I placed an order from AJ’s Country Cottage a few weeks ago and they arrived super fast. I received my order in about 2 – 3 business days! I purchased a Pumpkin Gingerbread and an Applesauce Gingerbread candle. They both smelled extremely strong in the jar so I was anxious to light ‘em up. I have not [...]

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G-20 Protesters – Why So Shy?

September 25, 2009 0 comments

So, it’s a wild ending to this week in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. The G-20 is currently underway and the coverage has completely taken over the local tv channels. So, unfortunately I’ve been forced to watch some coverage of the protesters. One thing has struck me. If you are protesting something you feel so strongly about, why are you hiding your faces? I don’t get it. If you have the balls to reek havoc and [...]

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Pumpkin Spice Cake With Buttercream Frosting Recipe

September 24, 2009 3 comments

Fall is my absolute favorite season and mostly because of pumpkin flavored and scented products. My yearly tradition: starting the fall season off by using Bath & Body Works Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin body lotion. I look forward to it every single year. For a family Labor Day picnic this year, I decided on making a Pumpkin Spice Cake. I chose the recipe from one of my Taste of Home cookbooks. As you can see below, [...]

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Handmade Solid Copper and Sterling Silver Pet Tags

September 23, 2009 0 comments

Urban Puppy makes some of the most adorable pet tags I have ever seen. Not only are they copper and silver handmade beauties, but the sayings on them are so funny! My favorites are “Death Breath”, “Obedience School Drop Out” and “Bed Hog”. URBAN PUPPY TAGS ARE 100% GUARANTEED AGAINST ANY DEFECT IN WORKMANSHIP FOR ONE YEAR FROM THE PURCHASE DATE. If your Urban Puppy tag breaks or becomes unusable due to a flaw in [...]

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7 Days And Counting…

September 22, 2009 0 comments

It’s officially been 7 days today that I have been without my trusty clothes dryer. The little guy is 10 years old and has been over worked a time or two. I guess he felt worn and used and decided to blow a terminal block and take some time off. Well, I think 7 days off is long enough! Thank goodness he’s fixable though. I wasn’t ready to plunk down a few thousand dollars on [...]

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