Cast of Characters-Cats

Clio









Julio








Fraidie Cat





Caesar




Fuzzie






Indie

Cast of Characters-Dogs

Interior of Farmhouse- Upstairs

Master Bedroom




















Bath With Tub

















Bath With Shower














Hall








Guest Room








Guest Room

Interior of Farmhouse- Downstairs

Living Room



















Entry Hall







Guest Room











Kitchen

Happy New Year!

I hope you all had a safe and sane New Year's Eve. We had a nice dinner out with friends and came home to await the winter storm. Being a transplant from California, I still get excited about snow. I just love it. Of course this attitude has a lot to do with the fact that I don't have to go out in it unless I want to!



This year the house in 125 years old.

This is the busy street in front of our house. Not a car in sight!



Some of us find the snow somewhat less wonderful!





I don't think anyone wants to sit on this bench!


Panettone has so many possibilities.... I can't tell you how delicious this recipe for bread pudding with amaretto sauce is, I double the sauce, however, because I like lots. It's relatively quick to make if you precut the cubes and freeze them. I've found that they keep for a long time in the freezer and I can have bread pudding even when panettone is hard to come by. http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_29086,00.html



This morning - to start the year out right- we had Panettone French Toast, I cut some slices of panettone, mixed a couple of eggs with a tablespoon or two of cream, added a little Grand Marnier, dipped the slices and fried them in butter. I topped with some powdered sugar and pure maple syrup and it was heaven!

Happy Birthday JR

Happy Birthday JR! Today is my son's birthday. Sadly, when we moved to Michigan, JR stayed behind in California. Since I don't get to see him as often as I would like, pictures of him are kind of hard to come by-- so I have one from last year and a couple of ancient ones. The rest are pre-digital. Poor guy just imagine having a birthday that follows Christmas Eve and Christmas Day - someone didn't plan that very well. JR we wish you the happiest of birthdays! Can't wait for a visit and some new pictures! Love you, Mom

Sharing!

Just in case anyone still had any suspicion that things were normal around here. ... this morning Adam decided he just needed a little one on one time with me. I was also eating a scone which was, in fact, the main attraction ! Of course photo op's never arrive when we are dressed, hair combed and makeup on. Clearly I'm not vain! Merry Christmas all!