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I Finally DID IT!!!

11/30/2017

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I finally did it... I cut up my mother's wedding dress.  Now one might ask why I did this... why to preserve it of course.
​Somewhere through the course of my life I have become the holder or caretaker of several generations of wedding dresses in my family.  I am a little confused as to what to do with them.  It isn't like in ages past where the up-coming generation of females in a family will look to them to wear for their own weddings.  And having only boys in my immediate family kind of nulls that option too.
​This year has been a year of examining our history and looking to the future as what to do with them.  I finally decided that even though I wasn't close to my great grandmother (that simply being by default of age), I had to preserve her dress.  Which is kind of neat because I also have my great grandfather's shirt that he wore for the wedding.  That is now one shadow box that my kids will just have to deal with later.

​​It has sooo much history packed into it. I feel like royalty being able to display it just like the castles I visited this summer and the history kept there.
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​​So why cut up my mother's wedding dress?
​Well I am glad to say my mother had a sense of humor like myself.  Ask my brother who lost a set of his favorite "holely" jeans to later receive a really cool beret hippy style hat for Christmas made from those same jeans. 
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​​With this kinda of inspiration, I had to ask, then why am I still hanging on to a wedding dress that no one will ever wear or see?  Again, dolls to the rescue.
It is amazing how they are such a great vehicle for preserving and showcasing our history. In this age of digital information and everything being stored on a computer it is still nice to have the opportunity to "actually touch" history.  This only occurs when we preserve some of those artifacts that we received throughout our history.
​I don't have room nor desire to create several shadow boxes of history, but I am willing to create outfits for my dolls using some of these same pieces of history. Knowing my granddaughter's little fae doll that I have sculpted will have a dress made out of my mother's wedding dress will pass on a piece of my mother.  My granddaughters will never have the opportunity to meet my mother, but they will be able to "touch" her and discover her story.  
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Gluten Free Pumpkin Pie Just In Time For The Holidays!!!

11/21/2017

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​Pumpkin Pie... 
Gluten Free and Dairy Free
Ingredients for the Crust
  • 1 ¾ cup of Pamela’s Bread Mix (gluten free)
  • ¼ cup of margarine
  • ¼ cup of shortening
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​​Stir with a fork until crumbly.

You want the mix to stick together if you press it with your fingers.
​Spray tart pans with PAM no-stick spray.  Then divide the crust among four tart pans (I purchased mine from JoAnn’s Fabrics) and hand press the crust out.
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Ingredients for Pie Filling
  • ​1 (15 ounce) can of Libby’s Pumpkin     
  • ¾ cup of Raw Sugar
  • 1 tsp of cinnamon
  • ​​½ tsp of ground ginger
  • ¼ tsp of ground cloves
  • 2 large eggs
  • 12 ounces of Soy Milk
​Mix together your ingredients and pour into your tart pans. 
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​Now keep in mind that I like a lot more spice... so my individual pies do have at least twice as much spice as what is normally suggested.  Also, with the amount of pie crust I made above, I could have possibility made 5 pie shells.  You can freeze what you don’t use.
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​After filling the uncooked pie shells with the pie filling, I then place them in the oven at 350 degrees for approximately 45-50 minutes.
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​All that is left now is to figure out how to make the soy whipping cream...
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Coffee Cake Muffins... hmmm...

11/16/2017

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Tea Party for 2 ... or is it?

11/15/2017

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​"More tea?” asked Dragonia as she stood before the Earl of Grey ready to pour.  “Please, the little red speckled sandwiches are sweet and the green teacakes are salty,” she continued before he could answer.​
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​“Thank you Baroness, I will have a little more,”  ignoring the offered pastries.  As she poured into his cup, he continued to look around at the small tea parlor they both were sharing for the moment.  “I wonder why she has invited me to tea?” he thought, “Over the years, patience has been a virtue he has learned in his quest to ferret out hidden truths.  He smiled politely to Dragonia.  “How may I be of service to you, Baroness?”
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​"As you already know Snoop, I have placed the announcement for a council meeting in your newspaper.  In the absence of my grandfather, I wish to speak to the council concerning the sad state of the village.  The village needs to be revitalized.

Since Dragons have departed from here leaving a dragon nest egg shortage, these lands have not been as prosperous as before.  I would like to see that changed,” replied Dragonia.

​Nodding his head and peering over the top of his glasses, the Earl paused a moment before speaking.  He noticed that the Baroness was fidgeting slightly and appeared a touch nervous.
​Could he get her to reveal what was making her act so?  “I don’t know if a meeting is really necessary.  We all know it is a hopeless case without the Dragons' revenue so what is there really to talk about?” he slowly replied.  Snoop watched her purse her lips before she answered, “Aahh, she does have something to hide” he realized.
​“Perhaps I have a way to improve our situation Snoop,” she said “but I want to present the possibility to all of the council at once.”
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Again, pausing to see if she would reveal more, he waited to see if she would continue.  When she did not, he realized if he was to find out more he would have to ‘snoop’ around for himself.  “I will be happy to hear your presentation at the meeting of the council Baroness, but now I must be going.  Many things to do and people to see before the next edition of the paper goes to print.  Have a pleasant day.”  Pushing his glasses back from the bridge of his nose and donning his hat, he arose to take his leave.
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What happens when the Earl loses the family jewels?

11/5/2017

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​Now Snoop is quite the character.  He is the Earl of Grey.  The title is as old as the hills and I heard through the Historian that it came about due to something of saving a ship load of the King's Tea.
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​​But that ship has long since sank.  He is now an impoverish Earl meaning he may have the title but not the fortune.  So what will that make him look like?






​​​He does own the Village newspaper which is his only source of income... or at least that is all that we are aware of.  He certainly has the nose for sniffing out a good story.
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​​It isn't like he doesn't want to know about everything and everyone in the Village, but being an Earl, he does have a certain level of snobbery and aloofness to maintain after all.

So from the top of his top hat, to his frayed cuffs and the patch on his pants, and finally to the bottom of his spat shoes...








​​I hope you enjoy meeting Augustus, the Earl of Grey, otherwise known as Snoop.
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An Invitation to a Tea Party... What shall he wear?

11/4/2017

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​Snoop, (or as my hubby likes to call  him, Augustus)  has been invited to tea by the Baroness.  Does she know what I still have to do to get him ready for the party?



​​​It doesn't take a tea reader 
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​​...to know that I still have to get some clothes on him and spruce him up if he is going to be having tea with a Baroness.
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​​​I certainly don't want him getting cold...
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​about going.
​After all, he is an Earl and has been the highest ranking official in the Village for awhile... even if he is down on his luck.  Ever since the Mayor's ship load of tea sank, things just haven't been the same.
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​​Time to dust off the ol' hat and see what I can pull together for him.
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​​By the way... do you want a little gossip?  I hear that Herself (aka Lesley) has been anxiously awaiting news on the arrival of her granddaughter.  They don't call me Snoop for nothing.
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