I Want Candy

Nothing~is as simple a treat as candy!

The Crown & Crumpet in San Francisco

has a delightful selection~

~Miette Confisserie in San Francisco will reduce you to a weak knee'd "I need everything" kind of consumer!

They make~"made-to-order" cotton candy & homemade ice cream sandwiches~ really you'd think you were in heaven~

~A selection of Miette's cakes plus their "Old Fashioned" cupcake is killer~

~Miette Candy~

~Crown & Crumpet candy~

"No will power here"

What's your favorite candy?

candy store?

Veruka Salt: Hey, Daddy, I want an Oompa Loompa and I want you to get it right away!

Some of Life's Simple Pleasures

Oven S'mores

photography by Kailey Smith

~3 basic ingredients~

Old School Marshmallows

Old School Hershey Bars

Old School Graham Crackers

Arrange graham crackers on a cookie sheet.

Top 1/2 of the graham crackers with marshmallows that you have cut in 1/2. Place the marshmallows side by side on one side of the graham cracker sandwiches. See above example, each graham cracker 1/2 has one side of the halved marshmallows on them. Leave the other half of the graham cracker blank until they are cooked, then you will add the chocolate. Now place the cookie sheet full of crackers in the oven to toast the marshmallows. Under the oven broiler (set rack in center of oven-not too close or they will burn) broil until the marshmallows are golden brown. This happens rather quickly. Remove from oven and place the Hershey's chocolate pieces on the blank graham pieces. Sandwich them together and place on a big platter. This is an easy way to serve a crowd! These are messy and will bring out the child in you as you try to lick the oozing melted chocolate to keep it from dripping all over.

Time Off

~I'm a bit under-the-weather this week~

Please feel free to take another walk through previous blogs and I will see you soon.xoxo

Kind Hearts Are Gardens

Kind hearts are gardens,

Kind thoughts are roots,

Kind words are blossoms,

Kind deeds are fruit.

~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow~

Summertime And The Living Is Easy

Ah! The Summerhouse!

It's time to switch out the winter gear for warmer climes.

~Great Reads~



~Edisonesque Lighting~

~A great bed you can languish in~

picture from Country Living

~Then Followed that beautiful season...Summer...Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light and the landscape as if new created in all the freshness of childhood ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow~

Favorites

~A Favorite Artist~

Jennifer Lanne Originals

Her work, whimsical and lively will bring a smile to your face.

Just Charming!

No Doilies Zone

Roberto Cavalli's Home

Lacey windows add a softening element to a very modern home.

~ A close up of the windows~

Brocade Home Bedroom

Whilst doilies are not en Vogue these days, lace is being used in some remarkable ways. I found these inspiration shots at Brocade Home. It would be easy to take one of granny's doilies to Kinko's and have it blown up and colored in black and white.