surprise!

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We did it! We managed to surprise her!

I am completely exhausted from it all, but I wanted to post at least one picture and let you all know that the shower was a complete and total success. Thank you all for sending packages, traveling (or trying to!) to Long Island and making this such a special occasion.

I promise to give a better update tomorrow. I have to confess that my picture taking skills were not at their best, so Cara has taken the files home and is going to see about working a bit of photoshop magic. But at least this is a very cute picture of Cara and her sweet little niece Charlotte.

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does flag etiquette require that I bring in the flag during a snowstorm? Immediately after I took this picture a bit of wind came along and all of that snow dropped off.

Winter on Long Island has been a dull affair this year. There has been no significant snow fall until now. I enjoy a good snow and was griping about our namby-pamby weather.

Naturally I have a busy weekend planned! Cara is coming out for one final visit before motherhood rains down upon her head and my bff of 35 years is going to be here too. Mary has been hearing stories of all my new blogging friends and wants to meet one of you mythical beasts! ; ) Our little party doesn’t start until tomorrow and this storm should be out of here by then. So today I will proceed with the cleaning and baking plan.

one more thing ….. some excitement is in the works over on Vicki’s baby shower blog!

;)

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Here is my contribution to the Blogosphere’s Silent Poetry Reading:

There once was a man from Kent.

Whose d**k was so long it was bent.

To save him some trouble, he folded it double.

Instead of coming, he went!

source unknown.

The Grandma Mabel Memorial Recipe Box Show & Tell Contest

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Ann & Kay are having a contest!

My recipe box came from my mother’s house. Since counter space was at a premium, it used to sit on top of the fridge. My mother loved to collect things – antiques were high on her list followed by cookbooks and recipes. (I know, the apple didn’t fall far!)

At some point in the late 70’s, she got her hands on this two drawer portion of a library card catalog and moved all of her recipe cards from the more typical recipe box into this.

I am sharing one of my Grandmother’s recipes for Chocolate Chip Coffee Ring – it’s a keeper!