Jane and the ducks

Snow Globes

To make:

Ball jars

Little animals and Christmas trees

Silver spray paint

Glitter

Small pine cones

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Interlude

Just wanted to say hi, all is well and sorry for this long interlude. I have not forgotten you and I will be back soon... I miss the sewing, the crafting and most of all the warm feeling of sharing ideas with you! xoxo
 

The C.O.D. Cookies

C.O.D. stands for Chocolate Overdose... seriously! Valentines Day is just a day old so I am guessing you  have had enough chocolate already... right? If (and only if), you got no chocolates, try these cookies... Mine didn't look as good as Martha's (of course) but they tasted great;-)

Last 2 cards

Cards are ready, more boxes were made and filled with candy... too bad the school is closed;-)
 

Manon & the snow

Manon drew herself and it sums up the day beautifully... staying inside, watching the snow fall most of the day, making some crafts, drinking hot chocolate and waiting for the blizzard to end to finally go play outside.
 

City & Snow

Today, the city was ours and it turned into a playground! There were skiers in the streets, people chatting and laughing, neigbours helping us shovel, no cars on the roads... we marvelled at every little thing as it looked so different and pretty today... 
  
  

Little Boxes (on the hill side... ha ha)...

Yesterday, we decorated matchboxes and filled them with candy for Valentine's day. I loved tiny boxes with surprises in them when I was little and I guess I still do! We used paper but you could also cover them with fabric and put a secret message instead of candy... I am sure some schools don't allow candy anymore!!

We are expecting another snow storm in the DC area... can't say I have had enough with the snow yet because seeing the girls so happy makes me happy too!

(Have you ever had a haircut that you liked so-so, came home and grabbed the scissors to fix it yourself? I did that last night and scared myself enough that I will go back for a fix tomorrow! Like Manon said, "It's OK, it will grow back you know!")  
 

Enjoying the winter!

Six more weeks of winter according to Mr. Groundhog... let's enjoy the snow while it lasts! (Don't you love the snowman's hairstyle? We went all natural with sticks, acorns for the eyes, bamboo for the hair... I was too cold to lend him my scarf;-)

Brownies and a workout!

I started to workout again and I love feeling the pain in my legs and arms because it means I did something right! Now let's transition to something very sweet... Brownies! "Mommy, theses are the best brownies in the world!"... is what I heard (sweet!) which is why, I have no picture to show you but here is the recipe! I think the secret to good brownies is using salted butter.

Preheat oven to 310F or so...

Butter and flour the pan (8x8 works great).

Melt 200 Gramms of Ghirardelli Semisweet chocolate chips.

Mix 120 G. of salted butter (a little more than one stick) with 160 G. of Sugar. (I did this with the Kitchenaid b/c my arms were too sore;-)

On low to medium speed, add 3 eggs (one by one) and then 70 G. flour.

Then add the melted chocolate and at the very end, mix in with a spatula the chocolate chips that are left from your Ghiradelli bag (about 100 G. I think). That's our secret;-) but you could also use nuts or whatever you like.

Cook for about 30 minutes and let cool a bit (to let the brownies firm) before slicing.

Miam!

Now back to the workout!!!