Hot Chocolate

February 26th, 2009

Tonight I wanted something warm and comforting in my hands while I sit on the couch, so I made a little batch of hot chocolate. I found a handful of chocolate truffles left over from Valentine’s Day, so I melted them in the microwave and them added them to a small pan of whole milk [...]

True Love

February 14th, 2009

My honey brought me roses for Valentines Day! That is my favorite flower! I love the way roses come in so many colors. I especially love the tiny pink “sweetheart roses.” They are so dainty and so perfect – it is like looking at a newborn baby’s tiny fingers and toes and marveling at how [...]

Promise Me An Early Spring

February 2nd, 2009

No one in my house likes Winter very much but we accept it as a necessary evil to endure on behalf of Mother Nature and the overall good. Winter is cold, wet and dark. I’ve had enough of that already and here it is only February. In these parts, Spring doesn’t normally come until the [...]