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Working in Watercolor

It's been so beautiful outside that I have been working with watercolor paints in my back yard.  It's a little risky with the leaves and other debris that lands on the paper.  But it's worth it to me.  I love feeling the sun on my legs and I work and the change in light patterns makes work come alive.   And besides this little guy I actually finished today (here is a quick video if you are interested): And here are the yellow lilies I blogged about last week...

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Sunday Dinner in Wisconsin

Just had dinner at my parent's farmhouse in Wisconsin.  Started with bacon-wrapped dates. Then we had a spinach and fruit salad with toppings like goat cheese crumbles and sunflower seeds.  Following salad was an old-fashioned meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and green beans.   I didn't take a photo of it.  But there was a delicious chocolate icebox cake for dessert.  Everything was comfort food and so tasty on a cold February Wisconsin evening.  Hope you all had a great weekend.

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Citrus and Vanilla Bean Marmalade

Who says you can't can in the winter?  Today I made a delicious citrus vanilla bean marmalade from a Ball Canning Best of magazine/cookbook I had purchased in late summer 2016 at the grocer's.  I thought I was all through canning after the last tomato was off the vine.  But the winter has made me a little stir crazy and the abundance of fresh citrus, all of it grown directly here in the USA right now, had me feeling the canning bells ringing.   So today I made this recipe.  My favorite part -- and the reason I was so attracted to it -- was the three citrus and then the added vanilla bean pods.  Marmalade can be very bitter....

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