I’m not exactly giving you a recipe today, at least not for the jam… I’ll explain all of that later. I’m really just giving an idea for the jam. The recipe is actually for the mini cobblers made with the jam. I named this jam Van Gogh’s “la fraise & la liqueur de chocolat” jam, which […]
Month: August 2011
Patriotic cocktails from Martha Stewart … Please remember our soldiers who’ve died while serving our country. Not just on #MilitaryMonday, but everyday. Army Sgt. John P. Castro April 22, 2011 25, of Andrews, Tx Army 1st Lt. Omar J. Vazquez April 22, 2011 25, of Hamilton, N.J. Army Pfc. Antonio G. Stiggins April 22, 2011 […]
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“I wish I had a nickel to buy a pickle.”
That was an old song my grandma used to sing when I was a kid. I always thought it was the silliest song I ever heard, but sadly I never asked her where exactly she heard it. I know she went to Salvation Army summer camp (which she HATED and refused to go again) one […]
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Sadness & Peperoncini Sott’Olio.
Ever have one of those days where you really have no idea what to do with yourself? Well since my grandma passed away, I’ve had a lot. Needless to say, that’s me & my nana, Nov. 1981 … We were very close, and I took care of her above & beyond what most grandkids do, […]
WWI poster; seems like the more things change, the more they stay the same! … Army Staff Sgt. Michael S. Lammerts April 4, 2011 26, of Tonawanda, N.Y. Army Staff Sgt. Scott H. Burgess April 4, 2011 32, of Franklin, TX Army Spc. Gary L. Nelson III April 5, 2011 20, of Woodstock, Ga Navy […]
I'm Marilla. A 30-something artist, hobby baker, home canning enthusiast, gardener, DIY-er, wife, mommy of a baby boy and dog mom (to another baby boy) from New York. 
