Monthly Archives: May 2023

……………………Cathy came to spend an overnight visit with me. I picked her up at the railway station after her trip from PA. We decided to get breakfast first before heading to the house…….We had planned to bake one of Cathy’s special cakes! She had made one for me before, but I wanted to learn how to do it, because it was SO GOOD! I had all of the ingredients lined up so Cathy could show me step by step how to make it. It’s a little more complicated than it looks because it’s done in two layers with mini chips, and a combination of sugar and cinnamon in between the first layer and the top. The ingredients are: 2 cups flour, 1 cup salted butter [2 bars] softened, 2 eggs room temperature, 1 tsp vanilla, 1 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 cup sour cream, 1 pkg [8 oz.] mini chocolate chips, 1/2 cup of sugar plus an additional 1/2 cup to mix with cinnamon, and 1 tsp cinnamon

1-cream butter and 1 cup sugar together….2- Add eggs one at a time, mix well…..3-add sour cream and add vanilla mix well……..4-On a separate plate sift, or not, flour, baking powder and baking soda. Add small amounts slowly into batter and mix….5-Pour half of the batter into a greased 13 x 9 inch pan, and spread out with a spatula….6- sprinkle half of the chips all over the batter….7- Combine 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon well…. then sprinkle half of it over the batter and chips……..Next is the difficult part……Take all of the remaining batter and make 6 dollops, one near each corner and two in the middle so you have three rows of batter [if you want to do 8 dollops that’s OK too]. Then with a spatula PAT the batter so it spreads out over the bottom layer…..Don’t worry if it’s not perfect, because when it’s cooking it will spread. Do your best to spread it. Then sprinkle the rest of the mini chips. With your finger tap the chips into the batter [not all but most], then sprinkle the remaining sugar and cinnamon all over……Bake at 350 for 30-35 mins or until when you stick a fork into it….the fork comes out clean…..Take out and let it cool…………..Then it’s ready to eat!

……………………….The CELESTIAL RING, J421062, that sold out in a flash, is back in stock in ALL SIZES….5 through 11………….This HIGH POLISHED STERLING SILVER RING has a beautiful distinctive wave shape, and looks graceful on the finger. It also coordinates perfectly with the BRAND NEW CELESTIAL CUFF…..J422016……This is the perfect ring for stacking!…..A little birdy told me that an 18 Karat Gold plated version on Sterling may be on its way in near the future. Wouldn’t the two of them stacked look incredible!

……………………………I’m not one to miss history in the making! I got up in time to see Camilla and Charles get out of the golden carriage and enter the cathedral through to their appearance on the balcony……It’s still on and I’m enjoying the chatter!

……………………Happy Birthday in Heaven my little Cinco De Mayo baby……It’s hard to believe this Dec. 12th my Jac will be gone six years. I know she’s not alone celebrating her birthday…She’s with her beloved Mother, my parents, my brother John and my nephew John, and so many many friends! There are more people in heaven with her than the few that are still here on Earth!….but…..I miss her more than ever….I have come to realize that…………………..”Grief never ends………but it changes…..It’s a passage, not a place to stay……..Grief is not a weakness, nor a lack of faith……..It is the price of LOVE”.

…………………This BOLD NEW HOOP….J422014, is now available on the QVC Jewelry site. It has a graduated shape, meaning it tappers slight at both ends of the earring. It is 1 1/4 inches long, and is avail in the HIGH POLISHED STERLING SILVER…..and the STERLING plated in 18 KARAT GOLD. It is wonderfully secure on the ear and is light as a feather!…..This is the perfect “go to” everyday hoop earring…..You can always use a new hoop to freshen your earring wardrobe……especially when it’s as beautiful as this one.