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Friday Favorites

I’m so glad to see you!

Its Friday Favorites time!

On Wednesday I published a post about this past weekend.  A lot of my favorites for this week I briefly mentioned in that post.

Favorite # ONE

This

FROSTING SHEET

I purchased it from a company that helps to support research for childhood cancers.

You can find them at their website Cakes For Cures or on their Facebook page.

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On Sunday I created a new recipe for Superbowl

Favorite # TWO

Roasted Red Pepper DipIt was GOOD!

Roasted Red Pepper Dip

  • Servings: 4
  • Difficulty: easy
  • Print

Ingredients

8 ounces softened Cream Cheese

1 Cup shredded Cheddar Cheese

One Cup Pepper Jack Cheese

1 Roasted Red Pepper

1/4 Onion

Toasted baguette slices or crackers for dipping

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350° F.

In a food processor, finely chop the roasted red pepper and onion.  Mix the cheeses and pepper/onion mixture together.  This is easily done in a stand mixer when the cream cheese is room temperature.

Place all the ingredients in a round pie plate and bake for 30 minutes or until bubbly.

Serve and ENJOY!

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Monday was

Valentine’s Day

and LB did not disappoint!

Favorite # THREE

PRESENTS

Who wouldn’t say YES to flowers, candy, and jewelry?

And later that evening we went to the Alhambra for dinner and a show

Favorite # FOUR

The McCartney Years

When LB learned about this show, he bought 6 tickets and told me to invite my kids.

Richard and Emily weren’t able to join us, so instead of returning the seats, LB said “lets invite Gina and Stuart”.

The music was great.  There were many songs from Paul McCartney’s BEATLES years and many from WINGS.  My favorites were “My Love” and “Hey Jude”.

We all had a fabulous time!

Favorite # FIVE

Fun Times

with some of my favorite people

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A February To Remember

February 2022 is developing into a February to remember!

The weekend before Valentine’s Day was especially memorable.

On Saturday we celebrated Rory’s 4th birthday.  She is the sweetest little thing you ever did see.

I was privileged to meet her on the day she was born. 

And I’ve been privileged to make each of her 4 birthday cakes.

For her 1st birthday, Emily aka Rory’s Mama, requested a Valentine [conversation candy/heart-shaped] cake.

When she turned 2, Rory was very much into “Toy Stoy” and Emily requested the Forky cupcakes, which were a hit.  For her 3rd birthday I attempted to make a Sleeping Beauty/Briar Rose cake, but I wasn’t sure how to make it look like it was being held up by a broomstick.  It wasn’t an exact replica, but Rory liked it anyway.

This year Rory is loving Paw Patrol.

Her Mama called it “the cake of Rory’s dreams”. 

And it was pretty cute!

While I’d love to take credit for the “artwork” I cannot.  I ordered the “frosting sheet” from CAKES FOR CURES and simply placed it on top of my beautifully constructed pink and white cake.

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While the family sat together in the living room chatting, Mama took the opportunity to read us a story.  She had written the story herself and did a very good job.  It was well-written, entertaining, and mind-blowing.  I won’t be able to share it myself, but will leave that to her.  Maybe she will let me include it in my “Mary’s Musings” section of this blog

… some day.

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Sunday was Super Bowl 56.  While I am not a follower of football, LB and I will get together with 2 other couples and watch while we parttake of the best tailgate food you can imagine.  This year there was just 4 of us, but the goodies were still plenteous

Not pictured are the ribs, wings, and pizza rolls. Mmmm Mmmm

We were hoping to see a victory for the Bengals, but it wasn’t meant to be.

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Since it is typically a late night, LB and I usually take the day off after Super Bowl.  This year that day happened to be Valentine’s Day.

We spent our Valentine’s Day together running errands, but later that evening went out to celebrate!

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Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop by my blog.

ICYMI

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

In the news last week

It was widely publicized, so you likely didn’t miss it: Whoopie Goldberg was suspended from ABC’s ‘The View’.  Search Whoopie Goldberg Holocaust for the full story.

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On Newsmax Rob Schmitt interviewed President Trump at his home in Mar-a-lago.

One of the topics discussed was the tension in involving Russia and Ukraine.  Trump made a comment suggesting it is a weak administration that encourages or invokes war.

This whole situation is bizarre

On Wednesday there was “breaking news”  that the pentagon is expected to announce more US troops will deploy to eastern Europe as support to NATO allies feeling threatened by Russia’s moves near Ukraine.

While I was looking for information I came across

 

Jeff Nyquist is guest speaker on Man in America and in this post he shares his thoughts on what is going on between Russia and Ukraine.

This is what HE says:

in the last 10 weeks, Russia has began to mobilize and continues to move closer to the Ukraine border.  NATO is nervous, the US is nervous, but Ukraine is not, and is making no preparation to defend itself.  And it seems that Ukraine does not consider there to be a threat.  If Russia invades, which is likely, it may be part of a long awaited plan. Ukraine may is still part of what we remember as the Soviet Union.

He explained that Russia did not get rid of its tactical weapons at the end of the cold war, they put them in storage; they feigned the fall of communism and they are ready to bring it back.

Another bit of information he shared was his belief that the Russians and the Chinese have had a long time pact to bring down the west, their main target being to destroy and defeat the United States because if the United States doesn’t exist all the other countries have to come to terms with Russia and China.

I have no idea what to think.

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3 days later…

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In 2021 and 2022 many Democrat leaders have announced that they will not be seeking reelection.  In addition many left wing CEOs have announced their retirement.  On Wednesday CNN’s Jeff Zucker announced his as well…

Here is a little reminder of what a ‘great’ job he did…

If YouTube happens to remove the clip, you’ll be able to find it on Rumble

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 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.

Ecclesiastes 10: 2 (NIV)

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Friday Favorites

Guess what day it is?

And the first weekend of February 2022!

I saw a post on social media this week that read: “Have a good weekend because Monday will be here in 30 minutes.” LOL

Tuesday was Groundhog Day and as per usual, Punxsutawney Phil has predicted six more weeks of winter.  I think I’ll be able to deal with it as long as there are no more freezing conditions.  Although they were protected, that last hard freeze took out a couple of my plants.

in the last week of January we celebrated some birthdays.

LB enjoyed his day, and I enjoyed having some fun with him…

Favorite # ONE

HE is the one who chose the candles!

National Carrot Cake day is observed on February 3rd.  LB wanted his carrot cake early!

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Our family got together on Saturday to have a festive Italian dinner.

And in case you didn’t know, there is only one way to eat spaghetti…

(One of these days a few kids are gonna come after me LOL!)

Little Thea celebrated a birthday in January and so did Mama…

Favorite # TWO

Here they are singing “Happy Birthday” to each other.

not a word about how I couldn’t get the pound cake out of the pan.  It was too hot!

But the cupcakes were just right.

Notice Elvis in the background hoping I would save one for him.

It looks like I did a lot of baking in one week!

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Favorite # THREE

These wraps from COSTCO

they make terrific BLT wraps!

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Favorite # FOUR

This blouse

 

Black peplum with tiny little daisies.

It was in my Amazon wishlist and I saw that the price dropped to $11.

I know that I didn’t need it, but it is so hard to pass up a good deal.

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Favorite # FIVE

Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop by my blog.

What’s Up Wednesday

What’s Up Wednesday is a monthly compilation of

What’s Up

 posted on a

What’s Up Wednesday?  Here’s whats up…

starting with

What we’re eating

We have not been out to eat in almost a month but on Wednesday we are going to Salsas to celebrate and afterward we will cut LB a big piece of birthday cake!

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What I’m loving

LB

If you search this website for “LB” you will have 50 pages of results.  Yep, he is mentioned almost every time I post.  One of my favorites is “The LB Calendar” which you can see here.

Today is HIS DAY!Happy Birthday to My Lover Boy and BFF!

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What we’ve been up to

As of Wednesday afternoon, LB and I haven’t been out to have dinner since December 31, 2021.  January is [typically] a month for detox and we have been trying our best to be healthy.  It is a lot easier said than done.

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What I’ve been working on

Getting through January

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What I’m excited about

February

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What I’m dreading

Another year of the Biden Administration.  President Houseplant is trying his best to destroy the country.

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What I’m watching/reading

The most recent movie LB and I watched was Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.

It was entertaining, but a little weird.

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What I’m wearing

The Wednesday outfit includes:

this CUTE blouse that I found at Disney Springs’ ZARA

and my Sofia Vergara Marisol Bootcut jeans

Along with black boots and black leather jacket.

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What I’m doing this weekend

This weekend we will be getting together to celebrate Mama’s birthday.

There will probably be a pound cake.

What I’m looking forward to next month

Super Bowl Sunday [the only football game I actually watch]

Little Rory’s Birthday [she will be 4]

Valentine’s Day

and

going to the hair salon! [we’re gonna wash that gray right outta my hair!]

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Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop by my blog.

ICYMI

 

In Case You Missed It…

On Saturday

President Trump held his first rally of 2022 in Florence, AZ.  He spoke for over an hour and we watched it all.  Most of us stayed awake

My takeaway from Trump’s speech was this:

 

While the Trump rally was happening, we learned of a hostage situation  in a Colleyville, TX, Beth Israel Synagogue.

Monday evening, thanks to RedPill 78 we finally heard accurate news of the lunatic.  Unfortunately for the leftist media, the hostage-taker was not a caucasian Trump supporter, but was instead a Muslim, Pakistani born, UK citizen.  His name: Malik Faisal Akram and he is no longer with us.  The FBI let another known terrorist into the U.S and after the hostages had been freed, the FBI killed him.

On Monday

we learned that there were eight John Doe[s] listed in the recent case against Guislane Maxwell.  While her attorneys agreed to not name names during her recent trial, they have since decided to leave it to the court to decide whether the names should be unsealed.  The 8 John Does had requested to remain unnamed due to “generalized aversion to embarrassment”.  “The negativity that may come from being associated with Epstein and Maxwell” is apparently not enough to warrant continued sealing of information, especially due to the fact that the case involves allegations of sex trafficking of minors.  Might as well expose them all as it appears this has been prevalent for quite awhile.

Crimes against children are being revealed more and more in news that I come across.

Recently I came across a “Reality Check” that was posted in 2017 by former CBS News correspondent Ben Swann…

 

If you were wondering, this report is what caused him to lose his job.  But thanks to him, if you ever hear the term “Pizzagate” you’ll know what it means.

On Tuesday

Attorney Sydney Powell posted in Telegram a link to Dr. Fauci’s unredacted financial disclosures here.

The article ends with “The world’s ‘one percent’ has gotten extraordinarily rich over the course of the Covid pandemic. It is one powerful explanation for why many of the richest and most powerful people apparently don’t want the pandemic, or the massive revenue streams it has created, to come to an end”.

On Wednesday

The COVID crisis that we are experiencing is being used by tyrannical leaders to assault our rights.  That said,  Boris Johnson announced the end of covid vaccine passports, mask requirements, and work restrictions in the UK.  It may be that he did it to get himself out of hot water due to the parties he held/attended during the 2020 lock-down.  Whatever the reason, it is a good move.  Hopefully it is not a ploy and others will follow.

On Thursday

I came across this VERY informative video…

Watch it!

On Friday

A Trump appointed Judge Deals Blow to Biden

And Biden gets thwarted again.

 

Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop by my blog.

 

Friday Favorites

Happy Friday!

Its been a good week, but I’m happy to see the end of it!

Favorite # ONE

My game arrived on Saturday…

LB helped me set up the new game system that my son and his family gave me for Christmas and I enjoyed a trip back in time.

I was having fun until I began repeatedly falling off of ferris wheels in Donut Land.

At that point, I had to walk away.

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Sunday I was flipping through some posts on Instagram when I came across a cute outfit.

Since I thought it was cute, I asked LB if he thought it was cute.

He answered “I’d have to see it on you”.

Favorite # TWO

[Photo by Cabiclothing on Instagram]

LB had concerns about the white “men’s shoes”. LOL

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With all this outfit inspiration, I had to go shopping.  LB and I went out Sunday afternoon, but there was no red and white hounds-tooth blazer to be found.  I didn’t need anything else to store in my closet anyway.  But I did try on some cute blouses…

Favorite # THREE

Shopping at Target

Long Sleeve Eyelet Blouse//Long Sleeve Smocked Top//Long Sleeve Smocked Top

Balloon Long Sleeve Tie-Front Blouse//Balloon Long Sleeve Tie-Front Blouse//High-Rise Slim Straight Jeans

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It seems that winter has finally arrived in Florida.

On Monday after work, LB and I headed outside to cover some of our plants.  I have a pretty hibiscus and a mandevilla that I especially wanted to protect.  And there was a special little tree that I had to make sure was tucked in for the frosty night…

Favorite # FOUR

Little Miss Figgy

No she isn’t dead, but was a bit worse for the wear after a ride with the postal service and being wrapped before Christmas.  I got her into the ground asap and she is still with us.

Little Miss Figgy is a fig tree that I had on my Pinterest wish list and my sister happened to see it

I’m looking forward to watching her grow!

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Favorite # FIVE

Cinnamon and Pecan Coffee Cake

by Ricardo

I tried a new recipe this week and it was excellent.  Unfortunately it fell apart when I removed it from the tube pan and this is the only photo I captured.

You’ll want to check out the recipe here.

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