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Coconut Cream Pie

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Sun, 29 Mar 2020 14:28:00 +0000

Crust:
30 gingersnap cookies
1/4 cup sweetened shredded coconut
5 tablespoons melted butter
FILLING:
3 cups half-and-half
One 13.5 Fl Oz Can Coconut milk
Coconut Cream 4 Tabs (optional)
4 egg yolks (or 2 choice)
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon Coconut extract
2 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
TOPPING
1 cup heavy whipping cream, cold
1/2 cup (58g) powdered sugar
1 1/2 tsp coconut extract
1/2 cup (37g) sweetened flaked coconut, toasted
Whipped cream, for topping

Directions

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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
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Process the gingersnaps in a food processor until fine. Add to a bowl along with the coconut and melted butter; toss until combined. Press firmly to the bottom and up the sides of a deep-dish 9-inch pie pan. Bake 10 minutes and let cool completely.
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Instructions
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1. Place the whole can of coconut milk into a large measuring cup. It will measure a little over 1 1/2 cups. Pour the Half and Half into the same measuring cup on top of the coconut milk until you reach the 3 cup measurement. Stir to combine the half and half and coconut milk.
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2. Place the coconut/half and half mixture into a medium size heavy metal saucepan. Place the 4 beaten egg yolks ,3/4 cup of sugar , salt and the 1/3 cup of corn starch into the pan as well. Whisk to combine. Turn your burner on low. Place the pan on low heat and slowly whisk . Keep whisking, this is the part that needs just a little patience. It can take up to 15 minutes for the ingredients to thicken. DO NOT turn the heat up to speed up the process. As you whisk you will start to feel a slight resistance to the whisk as you make your way around the pot. The pudding is starting to thicken. Don't walk away from the pot, when it starts to thicken it will happen all at once.
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3. Keep whisking until the pudding starts to boil, it will release thick bubbles that will come to the top like a little volcano. It has to reach this stage for it to set up properly. Once it starts to boil, whisk a little faster for a minute. Take the pudding off the heat and add the vanilla, butter and coconut. Mix to combine.
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4. Pour the pudding into the pie crust while it's hot. It's going to fill that pie crust to the brim! Place a piece of plastic wrap on top of the pudding, pressing down on the surface of the pudding slightly so the plastic wrap sticks to it to prevent a film from forming on the pudding when it cools. Refrigerate pie for about 4 hours. Top with homemade whipping cream serving.

Transforming Life,

Lori

"When your mindset is hostile to God, you become a hostage in your circumstances because you cannot gladly submit to God's purposes. God is not asking you to kiss your brains good-bye! What He is asking you to do is elevate your thinking to His level." From ENCOURAGING YOURSELF IN GOD

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15 Attractive Kitchen Island's you can DIY {My Curated Board for Hometalk}

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 16:53:00 +0000

Have you heard of Hometalk?

It is a fabulous resource community for all of us that love to DIY!

You can talk about anything home and garden....

you can ask questions as well as get creative ideas from professionals as well as home DIYers

you can find most of all your favorite bloggers here

.................................and you can find me on there as well.

I was beyond excited when hometalk contacted me and ask me to curate a board on DIY Kitchen Island makeovers, like the post they saw on my hometalk page.

You can find my DIY kitchen island make over here Meet Miss Bon Appetite...Kitchen Island Transformation

So when hometalk contacted me I got busy looking for the best DIY Kitchen Island makeovers on hometalk for your viewing pleasure.

There are some really awesome ideas!!

............................... here are some ideas that will get your creative juices churning.

Like a Kitchen Island - Made from re-purposed wash-stand

or a Dated cabinet restyled into a lovely French-country inspired island

Kitchen Island Made From an Old Door

Want some inspiration????

Click on over to my curated board on DIY kitchen islands for a look around the town of hometalk.

Thank you Hometalk ..................

for allowing me to be a part of your wonderful community asking me to share in the DIY love!

Transforming Life,

Jared's Journey {Bone Marrow Transplant} Update May 12th

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Mon, 12 May 2014 16:27:00 +0000

Jared's Bone Marrow Transplant Journey

Well things don't always work out as planned

Jared was admitted to the hospital a day early due to some complications when we went to have his catheter flushed.

His original admit date was May 13th

See his Update video here

Transforming Life,

Jared's Journey "It's All About Jesus" {Bone Marrow Transplant}

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Sun, 11 May 2014 20:20:00 +0000

Jared my son brought a timely word on

"It's All About Jesus".

Jared ministered this word days before being admitted to the hospital for a 30 day journey for a Bone Marrow Transplant.

During this message miracles broke out and people were being healed.........

A little girl who was deaf in her left ear could hear again; with tears running down her face!

A woman with Melanoma Cancer was healed that day with proof of the doctors on her very next visit!

This is all because of Jesus

Jesus is our healer and Jesus can Heal You too!!!

Please open your heart to hear this timely message!

It's All About Jesus
1)Finding Jesus in the Trials
2)Falling in love with Jesus
3)Faith in Jesus
4)The Blood of Jesus

Click here to watch this video of

"It's All About Jesus"

Transforming Life,

A Perfect Match {Stem Cell Collection}

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Tue, 06 May 2014 21:44:00 +0000

In this picture top left hand corner is my son, Jared's stem cells that are being collected from the machine to the right of him.

After the 7 days of chemo starting on the 14^th of May, this bag of life giving cells will be used to restore, to reboot his whole immune system like back to a new born baby. The old immune system will be wiped out and in turn given the new {immature} blood stem cells.

The day he gets these blood stem cells transplanted back into his body his immune system will be brand NEW…. it will be like being born again the nurses told us, he will have a new immune system, a new birthday........I chuckled and said, I think we will have a party & celebrate with a birthday cake that

day!!

After hearing that statement made by the nurse, I felt Papa God revealing things to me while I sat there with my son Jared watching this collection process unfold. As his mother & the love I have for him, I would take his place; I would give my life for his to take away all the pain, to give him life.

This made me ponder back to the day when I gave my heart to Jesus. I was born again, reborn in my spirit into God's kingdom. I had a new life, hope and a new chance, a new BIRTHDAY! Heaven threw a party!

You see a blood donor had been found, a Perfect Match.

Jesus Christ is his name;

he was willing to give his blood for me to save my life from the cancer of sin that was going to take my life away.

I needed a donor and His blood was a rare find, it was spotless, perfect in every way. His DNA had not been tainted with the sin of this world, it was perfect for me, perfect for you.

However, before Jesus sacrificed & gave his perfect blood for us he did not know if we would accept him as our donor. Regardless, He loved us so much that he gave his blood, his life for us so we could live & not die from what had corrupted us since our birth.

Without his sacrifice of blood, exchanging his life for ours there was no hope, for us to live.

..............................We would die in our sin.

Jesus calls to us giving us a choice to receive his life giving sacrifice.

If we choose to accept his life giving blood we are born again.

We get a transplant, a new heart, new blood, spiritual blood, we take on the DNA of our heavenly Father, his blood restores and reboots our whole life, it wipes away every sin from our past, we become like a baby and we get to grow up and mature in his glorious nature.

We get the opportunity to LIVE again.

Thank you Jesus for your sacrifice and for being my blood donor!

I have received him with open arms, have you?

Transforming Life,

Digging Deeper.......{Practicing His Presence}

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Sun, 04 May 2014 12:27:00 +0000

Do any of you have worry and anxiety?

I know I do in this life and our Papa God tells us NOT to worry.

So over the past few years he has really been teaching me not to worry, to TRUST HIM in all things.

.......................Easier said than done right?

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matt 6:34 NIV

Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken. Psalm 55:22 NIV

Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God. Philippians 4:6

"We can mature to a place in God where it is impossible to worry.

When we rest in Him completely, we frustrate the enemy.

The kingdom of darkness cannot find us when we are in our secret place of rest in God.

In the Psalms, David referred to God as his hiding place,

......................his fortress, and his strong tower.

We can access that same place of protection.

When we are wrapped up in Christ, the enemy’s ability to influence us is seriously diminished.

..................The secret place is where we overcome —

firstly ourselves;

secondly our circumstances and

finally, any opponent that is against us" Graham Cooke's ~ Prophetic Wisdom

Transforming Life,

Sweet Dreams~~~~ A New Pallet Headboard

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 13:07:00 +0000

It all started

my son, his Dream, 4 Pallets and a piece of plywood........

Oh Happy Day!

My son and daughter-in-law just moved into their new home, expecting their first baby boy July 6th!

With that said you know there is much to do and little time.............

When my son sets his mind on doing something their is no waiting........

he jumps all in, excited with anticipation

He decided he wanted to make a pallet headboard for the master bedroom in the new home.

I know you have seen them.......

Pallets are all the rage!

He knew mom ( that's me) had all the tools he needed to make this job happen quickly and efficiently.

Plus he knows I love a DIY project and

..................I have a love for Pallets

So he brought over 4 new pallets (not aged) to make this beaut!

When I saw the new pallet's

..............I knew we had to put our creative hats on to make these look aged

First order was to take all the pallets apart

He originally tried to pry these apart

he quickly found out that was just too much work

...........Ain't nobody got time for that..........

he was in a hurry

..........I mean he has got a baby on the way........

so he came over to mom and dads to put to use a power tool

...........A sawzall........

This is a remarkable tool {a reciprocating saw}.........

If my son were writing this post he would tell you.........

tell you that "it is his best friend" :) OH HAPPY DAY!

...............tell you "how much precious time this power tool saved him".........

he would tell you that "you should never ever do a pallet project without a sawzall"

SERIOUSLY!!

lastly he would SAY" every DIY'er should own a sawzall"

Once you use it you will be so happy

so happy you bought one, I mean you can do so much with them.

Within 30 minutes he all all the boards cut off the pallets ready to sand and stain.

After that a light sanding to knock down the roughness of the wood

NO SPLINTER"S ...........right!

now the fun part, we laid on the stain............

the stain colors we used were...............

Special Walnut
Dark Walnut
English Walnut
Ebony

I know your wondering how we got those new boards to look so weathered.

Well I got this idea............

with the use of some watered down paint

I lightly gave the new board {before stain}

..................................a light washing with paint

then over the top of that we applied the stain.

the different paint colors we used were a blue, cream, mustard, grey, red

we got some beautiful manmade weathered looking boards

...............I was in creative heaven............

I mean you should have seen the three of us, I mean the four, me, my son his wife and little baby in the oven,Trenton Samuel

we were doing a project as a family and having a blast being creative

"TOGETHER"

I mean that's what life is all about, making memories with those you cherish and love,

While watching a beautiful piece of art emerge.....

After all the boards were stained

Brad, my son took a piece of 4x8 plywood and had it cut to 4x7, stained it with ebony stain

then we proceeded to place all the boards on the plywood like a puzzle

He did not want the boards seams to line up in each row

so he put them in a lovely mismatched order, like hardwood floors

I & his wifey helped decide where the different color boards went within this beautiful work of Art

I could see the look of satisfaction on his face from building his very first project,

the satisfaction like when he was a little boy

and caught his first fish

................like when he hit his first home-run :)

ah, those precious memories.

With determination we pressed on, he was determined to get this project headboard up on his wall the same day!

I mean he is so much like his momma!

excited & can't wait to see the end reveal in it's new home

We all three, I mean four finished off the headboard by sealing it with a satin Polyurethane.

Step-dad took it over in his truck and then proceeded to helped him put it up on the wall.

Once it was on the wall with some heafty screw making sure it was in the studs,

We all stood back and looked in awe..........

at how beautiful this looked with it all put together.

Brad still had one thing to do before this was marked

.........COMPLETE

he made a trip to Ikea.......

He wanted to shed a little light on the subject

Do the lights not look beautiful against the wood!!

After a day of fun filled project Pallet headboard,

at sunset, we all sat down to a grilled steak dinner in their new home, with a new DIY pallet headboard installed and a look of accomplishment on my sweet little boys face.

"SWEET MOMENTS"

have you done a pallet headboard?

If so please share.

Transforming Life,

Digging Deeper.......{Practicing His Presence}

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 04:48:00 +0000

The mind set on the flesh (natural world) is death;

it leaves faith undeveloped and contributes to our lack of encounter and experience.

....................A mind set on the Spirit is life and peace...............

It has purpose.

Graham Cooke

Beauty & The Beast " A Stained Art Sideboard Transformation"

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 19:07:00 +0000

So it begins,

A tale of Beauty & The Beast.

This once called the BEAST.............

Because it was a monster of a piece of furniture

It weighs Im guessing over 300lbs.....

A dear friend of mine saw it at a goodwill store and bought it for me to refinish.

She said this thing is big and ugly but I feel sure you can transform it.

so I put on my thinking cap.............

Ugly it was and this is how she looked when I started stripping off the top layer of varnish.

She sat in my shop for a while while I decided what in the world to do with it.

I remembered seeing a creative blogger do some sort of stained art

.................................so I went on my search to find the picture to get some inspiration

Bingo The Inspired Room is where I had seen it.

I was in Awwwww

I was truly inspired, a great name for her blog.....Thank you Inspired Room!!!!

I am no artist, to say the least I was intimidated.

Could I do it?

Would I be able to make a beauty from this beast?

I had to give it a try...................

determination burned within me like a runner trying to win a race

..................blood, sweat and tears..............

I jumped in............ sink or swim.

After CitraStrip stripper worked it's magic this is what the top looked like

A beautiful piece of hardwood unveiled ..................

The whole piece is wood that is why it is so heavy

Since I am no artist, I began the transformation of the top by printing out a petal design with my cameo silhouette.

Then it took hours to draw out each petal of different sizes into the perfect place.

Excuse the ucky phone pics

I was too focused to run back to the house to get my real camera so I would shoot and move on

This was challenging to say the least, however I was determined so I push on with the staining

Sisters, I had absolutely NO CLUE what I was doing

But............. I had a vision

So I started with dark stain and in the center of each petal and let it sit for a few mins

.................OK, OK maybe seconds

and tried my best to make a gradient transformation from darker to light

I was so excited to watch each petal grow into a beautiful flower covering the top of the beast

Each day she transformed into this beautiful masterpiece.

After I completed all the gradient petal staining I went back with an artist brush with darker stain and a soft cloth

Yeah I know Im no artist but I had to try, I had a vision remember

I would dip the brush in some stain and draw some lines and then diffuse it with my cloth

I was in love with the look.

Once all the petals were as good as it was gonna get,

I lightly stained over the rest of the top and added a low sheen poly to protect her petal glory

The top was finished.......

And boy did that take a long time

...........cuz I am picky, picky picky

I can say it was not perfect, it was a learning curve

the more petals I did the better they looked ..........I felt a little sorry for the first ones I did ...snicker

However that is the beauty of life nothing is perfect so I accepted her imperfectly beautiful imperfections and moved on.

Next up was the body of the beast now transforming into a beauty

She was boring and plain and heavy.....what to do

I painted it with a creamy off white and lightly layer a color wash over it called cappuccino

Her doors were boring and plain so I went to hobby lobby and picked up some oh so cute

cast iron door pulls and added them for easy access.

Along with some molding from Lowe's to trim out the fronts of the doors for a designer look

Lastly I had to add feet to this piece and get her up off the floor.

So another trip to Lowes for some pretty bun feet and she is a PRIZE

so beast here

To Beauty

So do tell me what you think?

Have you tried your hand at stained art? if so Im dying to hear from you and see pics

If you have enjoyed this transformation would you consider liking us on Facebook and follow along with google friend connect on my Side Bar

You're the best and thanks for visiting............

parting at

My 1929 Charmer

Transforming Life,

"I am not here to make you aware of Cancer, I am here to make Cancer aware of JESUS"

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 16:38:00 +0000

My Son's Battle with stage 4 Cancer

I am a proud Mama!!

Yes sir reeeeeeeee......................

My son, Jared is such an inspiration to me

actually, he is an inspiration to a lot of people

Because....................

in the FACE of adversity

He rejoices, because he knows where his help comes from

he understands that he is not his own and put's

his FAITH, his TRUST in

"JESUS"

You see, Jared just got out of the hospital for a 3 day chemo treatment

To bring you up to speed.........

Last year he went through 3 rounds of AVBD Chemo treatments

from Jan- March 2013 until the pet scan came back clean.

Then after a check up and another pet scan the cancer was diagnosed again in Feb 2014 and this time in his bone Stage 4 HL.

So this is now his second round in 2014 of I.C.E. chemo treatments

which when taken he is admitted into the hospital for 3 days.

The day he arrived in the hospital he got busy about his FATHER'S business

He prayed with one of the nurses

Then later that same day at the hospital he prayed with the guy that came into repair the TV.

There were many more pray sessions through out the 3 days that just blessed my heart

and I have no doubt it

BLESSED GOD'S HEART!!

The day after Jared got out of the hospital

he was ask to be the guest speaker at "Relay For Life"

He shared his STORY..............

He brought a message of FAITH & HOPE in Jesus to those that are fighting cancer, those who have fought and won, or sadly those who have lost someone to cancer.

He spoke with people

..................He Prayed with people

He took the time to love on people......

Jesus ask us to be his hands and feet and Jared does this so beautifully

this guy had lost his Father to cancer and was deeply wounded trying to heal from the pain

2013 Mustang .......The Memorial on wheels

Here is a cancer awareness car that Jared got the privilege to sign

what a beautiful memorial to all those we love and remember.......

This picture says it all.................

Jared loves life, he is an encourager.......he shares the life of Jesus that he has been given

does he get down, sure, does he have negative thoughts, Im sure

But he knows all those are choices

.....................he chooses to live IN HOPE

he chooses daily to live IN FAITH

not in despair....................

I love what he said at the "Relay For Life" during his speech

"I am not here to make you aware of Cancer, I am here to make Cancer aware of JESUS"

Don't tell God how big your problem is, tell your problem how big your GOD is

So you see with a thankful and humble heart I am proud to call him SON!

PS: If you would like to follow Jared and encourage him you can find him on Facebook

Loving transformation,

Lori

Have No Fear

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 16:45:00 +0000

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I don't know about you but I need to listen to the words of my Papa God!

This was part of my daily devotion

taken from Jesus calling..........

May it speak to you like it did me

Have no fear.

Fear is evil and & perfect Love casts out fear.

There is no room for fear in the heart in which I dwell.

Fear destroys Hope.............

It cannot exist where Love is, or where Faith is.

Fear is the curse of the world. Man is afraid - afraid of poverty, afraid of loneliness, afraid of unemployment, afraid of sickness.

Many, many are man's fears..........................

Nation is afraid of nation. Fear, fear, fear, everywhere.

Fight fear as you would a plague.

Turn it out of your lives and home. Fight it singly. Fight it together.

Never inspire fear. It is an evil ally. Fear of punishment, fear of blame.

No work that employs this enemy of Mine is work for Me. Banish it. There is another and better way.

Ask Me and I will show it you. God- from God Calling.

Glow-Sticks

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 13:05:00 +0000

Christian are like glow-sticks we have to be broken in order to shine!

Cultivating your character

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 21:29:00 +0000

Cultivating your character is one of the most effective and enduring ways to improve your health, reputation, career and personal life.

Blessed is The Man

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Sat, 22 Feb 2014 14:53:00 +0000

7 [Most] blessed is the man who believes in, trusts in, and relies on the Lord, and whose hope and confidence the Lord is. 8 For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters that spreads out its roots by the river; and it shall not see and fear when heat comes; but its leaf shall be green. It shall not be anxious and full of care in the year of drought, nor shall it cease yielding fruit. Jeremiah 17:7-8

Lifehackers! Never Peel An Egg Again!

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 15:03:00 +0000

I found this amazing trick on Lifehackers.com and just had to share with my friends.

I love lifehackers, don't you?...............

How many of you get as frustrated as I do trying to peel an egg?

I see a few raised hands :)

You can't figure out why in the world that shell wants to cling ever-so tightly to the white of the egg after it has been boiled.

It can be a tedious, messy & complicated job, and it's just a boiled egg right?

you know you have googled "how to make the perfect boiled eggs" .......

cool them immediately in ice water.........

Timing, it's all in the timing........boil them less, boil them more........

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oh! how about adding salt to the boiling water?

maybe, fresher eggs, older eggs

the hoops we have jumped through to get a beautiful hardboiled egg.

then the moment of truth, after all those tricks..........

you bang the egg on the counter revealing some cracks

you begin the peeling process.......

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to have them end up looking like you just landed on the far side of the moon full of craters.

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what's a girl to do?????

Well leave it up to lifehackers to share an idea that will take us into orbit and off the far side of the moon.

It is easy peasy and I know your going to think I am a "Rock Star" for sharing my google Foo skills to bring you this .........

"TIME-SAVING TIP"

According to lifehackers peeling a boiled egg is unnecessary.

SERIOUSLY............

unnecessary!

....................here are the steps that will send you into singing the "Hallelujah Chorus"

Grab a Knife and slice right through the shell, yep, right through the shell

Then take a spoon and spoon it right out!

Applause ...........

What about those little pieces of shell that may cling to the egg you say, no problem, you can brush them off according to lifehackers & Kami from the NoBiggie blog.

I personally just run it under some cold tap water.

Done! Easy Peasy

Until next time,

NC Snowfall FINALLY

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 23:53:00 +0000

We are finally getting snow in NC where I live!

woot!

I love to watch the snowflakes falling............

Quote for Today "Value"

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 13:46:00 +0000

“We get paid for bringing value to the marketplace. It takes time to bring value to the marketplace, but we get paid for the value, not the time.” Jim Rohn.

How To Grow Herbs Indoors For The Winter

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 14:57:00 +0000

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There's nothing like a few leaves of fresh parsley or a sprig of mint to liven up a pasta dish or cup of hot tea.

Their is a solution

Grow your herbs indoors for the winter!

Here are two easy peasy ways to achieve this....

Grow Your Herbs In Water

No access to potted or ready-to-be-potted plants?

Do not fear...........

The effortless way to bring outdoor herbs into your kitchen is to put a few cut stems, or "cuttings," in water.

Yep water.....

it's that simple.

You can use stems cut from your own garden or some bought from your local farmers market.

You could even buy fresh herbs in the produce section of the grocery store........

They can possibly be fresh enough to thrive and grow for weeks or months in a jar of water.

Mints, pineapple sage, Basil, oregano, stevia, thyme, sage, and many other herb cuttings will grow very well in a jar of water on your windowsill for months.

Herbs that don't grow well in water are annual herbs, such as cilantro and dill which cycle is to live long enough to flower and then go to seed.

To grow these cuttings in water, select healthy, young, actively growing herbs with stems about 6 inches long.

With a very sharp pair of scissors or pruners cut them off the plant

Strip off all of the leaves from the lower 2/3^rd’s of the stem ….You can save these stripped leaves for your favorite dish!

Now go get you a clean jar, fill it with water that is deep enough to cover the stripped portion of the cuttings.

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DO NOT use distilled water, as it doesn't have trace minerals that your growing herbs will need.

Put the jar in a warm, sunny place…….

Now is the time to watch for the roots to grow.......

Once roots show their pretty little faces, you'll start to see new growth on the shoots.

Harvest individual leaves, or cut off the shoot tips as needed.........

If you don't see any roots within a couple of weeks, toss out any cuttings that are rotting

Light.......You’ll need to provide your herbs with at least six hours of direct sunlight each day.

A sunny window sill?

or perhaps a special grow light or even a 40-watt fluorescent bulb

Re-pot Your Outdoor Herbs

Growing herbs indoors can be as easy as digging up the roots of your outdoor garden herbs and putting them in a pot ……

you can then set them on a sunny windowsill for the duration of the winter.

Herbs flourish the best in cool temperatures—between 60 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit

Later on when the spring arrives, rather than buying a new herb seedling from a nursery, you can just replant your potted herbs back in the garden.

Bingo, money saver!

Happy herb growing

Until next time,

Seed's For Success "the next 90 days"

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 14:17:00 +0000

“You don't have to change that much for it to make a great deal of difference.

A few simple disciplines can have a major impact on how your life works out in the next 90 days, let alone in the next 12 months or the next three years.”

Jim Rohn.

Seed's For Success "take a chance"

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 14:38:00 +0000

“The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance. Remember, the greatest failure is to not try. Once you find something you love to do, be the best at doing it.” — Debbi Fields.

Seed's For Success "pennies into fortunes"

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 20:18:00 +0000

“Human beings have the remarkable ability to turn nothing into something. They can turn weeds into gardens and pennies into fortunes.” Jim Rohn

Seed's For Success "design your own life"

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 13:41:00 +0000

If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.......Jim Rohn.

A Photo-shoot With Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus

noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Tue, 24 Dec 2013 16:04:00 +0000

Memories!

Don't you just love making memories?

Those times spent with family and friends......

Well hubby and I took our grand-babies to the Festival Of Lights this Christmas......Tanglewood Park in Clemmons, NC

The lights were breathtaking...... watching Kinley (3 yr old) and Sophie (1 yr old) oooo and ahhh was worth all the waiting.

As you drive through the park you feast your eyes upon the dancing lights.

although we don't have snow we drove through a parade of falling snowflakes made of lights.

It was magical!!!

Pass by lit toy soldiers...... how about a swan lake......

Santa and his flying reindeer......

A land of lit candy canes..........

As you take in the sights of the season riding through the park there were all kinds of themes.

We listened to Christmas carols as we watched in amazement.

We even busted out a "jingle bells" and "Rudolph the red nose reindeer" with the girls.

You can stop at the gift shop for some shopping.

How about carriage and hay rides!

Hot Chocolate is a must have......what kid does not love some hot chocolate

But I think my favorite memory was the girls photo-shoot with the Claus's.

It was so much FUN!!!

I think I was more excited than Kinley.......

I mean look at this Santa.......

really is he not the best Santa Claus you have ever seen before........

Sweet Sophie.....

She was a little unsure of the bearded man

Gazing at Santa with purpose........

A wee bit unsure.......

trying to figure it all out

in the end she sat quietly.......

Gazing at the jolly couple while getting her picture taken

Kinley on the other hand, a tad bit older knew all about sitting on Santa's lap.

She jumped up their like a pro and told Santa and Mrs. Clause everything she wanted to get for Christmas

She is giving us her shy look here above.....

Santa is asking her what she wants for Christmas....

he is listening to her tell him that her sissy wants a doll for christmas.

How sweet......

Here she is slapping Santa a five before she is off to finish seeing the lights with her Nonna' and Grandbarry.

It was a great evening and memories we will cherish for a lifetime!

What memories did you make this Christmas?

Until next time,

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noreply@blogger.com (Lori) — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 13:59:00 +0000

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