Peanut Brittle

What do you do on a cold and snowy February afternoon?

 

You make peanut brittle.

 

 

 

 

Then you package it up (well, most of it) and take it to your cute little

neighbor for her 88th birthday.

 

Because she loves it and she asked for it.

 

And when you're 88 I guess you can eat whatever you want to.

 

Happy Birthday Loreine!

 

 

 

 

Peanut Brittle

 

1 cup butter

 

1 cup granulated sugar

 

2 tbsp light corn syrup

 

2 cups shelled peanuts

 

 

Melt butter in heavy pan or non stick frying pan.  Add sugar, corn syrup and peanuts.

 

Cook and stir over medium heat until temperature reaches 300 degrees

on your candy thermometer.  

 

Pour brittle onto a parchment paper covered cookie sheet .

 

Cool and then break into pieces.

 

Try not to eat it all or you might not make it to 88.

 

Then again you might.

Sunday Sayings

 

 

"In the end, the number of prayers we say may contribute to our happiness,  but the number of prayers we answer may be of even greater importance."  Dieter Uchtdorf

Built-in Bookcases

When we designed our home a few years ago we decided that we wanted some built in bookcases

on either side of the fireplace in our family room.  The mister really wanted to build

them himself so we moved in and knew we would just

live with the empty spaces until he got around to making them.

 

Almost five years later the project is finally underway!

 

 

 

He actually started this project last fall but things just kept getting in the way.

 

Like a trip to Disneyland, Thanksgiving, Christmas and just life in general.

 

 

He's not a cabinetmaker or even a carpenter so he's had to figure things out

along the way.

 

Things are going well as far as I can tell.

 

The garage and shop are full of bookcase pieces and sawdust.

 

Looks like some painting is next.

 

 

 

I'm so looking forward to getting this project done!

 

I'll let you know how it turns out.

 

 

Sunday Sayings

 

 

"You will come to  know that what appears today to be a sacrifice will prove instead to be the greatest investment that you will ever make."  Gordon B Hinckley

Valentine's Day

Hope yours is a happy one!

 

 

 

With LOVE and appreciation

 

from Mimi's Cottage.

Valentine Peat Pots

I've been wanting to make these little peat pot containers

for quite some time. 

 

 

I had a few unembellished ones hanging out in the shed so I

braved the snow and brought them inside and gave them

a coat of off white paint.

 

 

I used some ruffled crepe paper, book page hearts, the top of a sparkly heart from the

dollar store, ribbon, a pipe cleaner, and paper shred to make my version.

 

Here are a few from my Pinterest Board.

 

One for spring...

 

A fun gift for a friend...

 

Adorable Easter...

 

 

Halloween...

 

Birthday...

 

Christmas...

 

Patriotic...

 

The ideas are endless.

 

All the links to these pictures are on my Pinterest Board.

 

Click on my Pinterest button (on my sidebar) or on the link above to see the

original pinners and creators of these fun little pots.

 

 

Sunday Sayings

 

 

"Learn to appreciate what you have before time makes you appreciate what you had."  Anonymous

Little Houses

  It seems like I've always loved little houses.

 

When I was about eight years old I received a metal doll house for

Christmas.  I was overjoyed! It had little plastic furniture

and a little plastic family. When playing with that little

doll house you had to be careful.  It had sharp edges so

when you reached in to rearrange the furniture sometimes it would

cut your hand or arm.  But it was so worth the pain!

 

Last month my friend Janis had a birthday.

 

I decided to make her a soft little house.

 

 

 

1953 is the house number and the year she was born.

 

Thanks for catching up with me Janis!

It has a little bird singing on the front lawn.

 

It was really fun to make.

 

This is where I got my inspiration. 

 

Aren't they cute?

 

I have a Pinterest Board full of little houses.

 

Little houses still make me happy.

 

 

 

 

Sunday Sayings

 

 

"Dare to reach out your hand into the darkness, to pull another hand into the light."

                                                 Norman B Rice

9-1 1

 

 

We had quite the snowload on the wing of our shed.

 

Heavy, wet, icy snow.

 

The Mister decided he should do something about it.

 

I stood in the warmth of the house, my cell phone in my hand

and dialed 9 1.  Ready to push the other 1 when he fell off that icy,

slippery roof.

 

But he didn't, thank goodness.