Mad Pretzels
February 12, 2023
Didn’t quite get through all of the almond bark, pretzels and sprinkles at holiday time. These are super easy to make so why not any time of the year?
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Didn’t quite get through all of the almond bark, pretzels and sprinkles at holiday time. These are super easy to make so why not any time of the year?
It’s New Years Eve! Tonight may be a night for wine and painting, or snacks and movies, but one thing is for sure; by midnight, I’m going to be looking a lot like tired kitty here. 🙂 Hope you have a happy New Year’s Eve and that your 2021 is much happier and prosperous than 2020 has been. Cheers!
Its Christmas, and I hope that joy and love are ruling your day! May the dreary times of 2020 pass you by and be forgotten and the good times be what you remember (because there is always good in there somewhere). Peace for you and peace on Earth!
Oregon is a land of many trees, and Christmas trees are no exception! This particular tree was in Silverton, a small idyllic town on the edge of the Willamette Valley, just a little way from the base of the cascade mountains. On a normal year, people flock to the small town during Christmas to tour the massive holiday village at
Someone created a winter wonderland and it looks like somewhere Alice may have been before a time or two! This was one of my favorite places at the Oregon Garden’s holiday wonderland. We enjoyed a stroll down a lighted path filled with glowing mushrooms, flowers and tree trunks while drinking hot apple cider and listening to Christmas music. It may
An illuminated swan swims in the Christmas light water garden at the Village Green Resort holiday bazaar in Cottage Grove, Oregon. The fountain area became a lighted water garden for the holidays the last few years. (It will be going this year too, but like so many other people, we won’t be able to attend, so I’m sharing a bit
This glowing water lily was among the many wonders in the Christmas Village at the Village Green in Cottage Grove one year in the recent past when we visited. The water garden was beautiful to behold and the kids insisted on posing for photos in front of every single display. After stuffing ourselves with treats and hot chocolate, it was
This is a mesmerizing tunnel of Christmas Lights at the Village Green’s holiday village in Cottage Grove. We have visited a couple of times since it began and each year it gets more elaborate and interesting. This year there were two lighted tunnels for the kids to zoom down at full-on warp speed! While we won’t be going this year,
What wonder to discover a whole ceiling full of rainbow umbrellas surrounded by dripping icicle lights! All of the little ones around could not stop staring in disbelief! This reminds me that the wonder of the holidays does not have to surround Christmas specifically — Santa, flying reindeer, candy canes, Christmas trees and presents are all part of the popular
The kids danced out of frame for long enough for me to snap a photo of this giant Christmas tree and some huge presents! We felt like mice on the floor in the living room. (Hope the cats don’t notice us!… 😉 ) This tree was so tall that it could be seen blocks away towering over the rooftops. I
Everyone needs Christmas presents! Even cats! Last year we wrapped catnip and toys up for our crazy cats to open… of course we couldn’t set the special presents out until after the Humans opened their presents, otherwise EVERY present would have been opened by cats. (Yes, there have been years when the cats have “helped” by opening all of the
A couple of years back I got a set of claw gloves from one of my good friends, and I love them! These are an excellent gift for any gardener, but especially for gardeners (like myself) who have a hard time manipulating small garden tools (like hand trowels) while wearing gloves. These allow you to get in there and loosen
We’re getting hot on the trail of Christmas now and I just wanted to reminisce a little about holiday traditions in our family. While we are not a religious family, Christmas has a very special meaning to us, and perhaps this year when many of us are sacrificing our holiday gatherings to keep one another healthy, it becomes even more
I hope you have a happy Thanksgiving, my friends! May you have full plates and bellies and remember all of the things and people that make your life worth living. Much love from me to you! (Also, don’t forget to leave some treats out for the squirrels and birds in your back yard — they deserve a feast, too!)
Poinsettias are a classic, festive indoor plant to have in the house during the holidays. Most people enjoy them for a month or two while they bloom, then the plants begin to drop their leaves and they begin to look tattered and tired. At this point, most people chuck them in the garbage can. It doesn’t have to be that