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 Friday:  I'd been awake off and on since daylight but when my phone rang this morning I got up.  It was 7:23 and the call was over before I picked up the phone.  I called back, since it was Sam calling, but there was no answer.  I figured, rightly it turned out, that it was a back pocket dial.  Saw Sam on our way into the road this afternoon when we came home.  He confirmed my opinion.John and I had a date day.  Of course, he's still in pain and I steeled myself to hear him say that he didn't...

Without having some sort of wine making mentor, I have had to rely on the use of books and some rough internet recipes to convert a 5 gallon recipe down to my 1 gallon recipe. Prickly Pear wine is so region-specific and unique, you just do not come across this recipe very often. So I wanted to share my tried experiences here. Prickly Pear Wine Recipe (modified from this fruit wine recipe on Adventures in Homebrewing) Ingredients (1 Gallon Recipe) prickly pear fruit (3 quarts full or so) wine tannin (or 1 and 1/4 cup raisins) 1 -2 gallons filtered...

Hi friend! I’m so excited to welcome you into our new kitchen today!  Tomorrow, we’ll have lived in this new house for exactly one month!  My mom was remarking to me the other day how much we’ve done in the last two months and she’s right!  No wonder I’m tired! Our new house has an open floor plan and the kitchen is visible from the dining room and living room, basically tying the two spaces together.  I remember when I first walked into the home during a Saturday open house. As I laid eyes on the kitchen for the first...

Inside Creative + Interior Designer Sibella Court’s Eclectic Family Pad Interiors by Christina Karras Franklin Striped Wallpaper from The Society inc. Russes Wall Light from The Society inc. Vintage Twig Table. Curtain in heavy linen from Raffles Textiles. Earnest Curtain Rod from The Society inc. Dampier Lantern from The Society inc. Photo – Chris Court   19th Century taxidermy sea birds Sibella bought at auction. Pinned butterflies from Deyrolle collection. Lighthouse lamp from Your Display Gallery. Franklin Wallpaper from The Society inc. Photo – Chris Court Franklin Wallpaper from The Society inc. Russes Wall Light from The Society inc. Vintage Twig table from Heath’s...

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