Brown Sugar Toast
writings from Christa Threlfall
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Organized Simplicity
A few weeks ago, I finished reading Organized Simplicity. I first “met” the author (Tsh Oxenreider) by reading her blog, Simple Mom. She writes about “life hacks for home managers.” Every post I’ve read has been extremely helpful and practical. Her book, Organized Simplicity, is no different. My iPod was pleased to receive this book…
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A Great Leap :: 9/52
Having fun with a photo challenge over at My 3 Boybarians. If you like to take pictures, you should come join. It really is a lot of fun! Last week’s theme was A Great Leap – in honor of leap day. I’m late to the par-tay because my computer breathed its last and I had to wait…
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Flower Power
Hello all! Happy Monday! I hope your weekend was swell. I had a fun weekend – especially on Saturday. I woke up and told my hubby I wished the smell of bacon, eggs, and biscuits would come wafting down the hallway. He said, “fat chance of that happening.” 😉 But then I remembered we had a…
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Cabin Fever :: 8/52
Cabin Fever…WHA???? We definitely do not have cabin fever here in North Carolina! We have been outside more this week than we have in a long time. On Thursday, the temperature got up to 75 degrees and we were soaking it up! But the theme for this week’s photo challenge over at My 3 Boybarians is Cabin Fever. And…
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True Love :: 7/52
Yikes. I’m super duper late with my photo challenge pics. I took these pics last week. I promise. But last week was pretty busy and I just didn’t have time to edit and post them. Forgive me. Thanks. {assuming you did} Anyway, the theme for last week’s photo challenge over at My 3 Boybarians was…
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Grandma’s Best
My Grandma always had some of the best food. Of course, there were always Oreos in the pig-shaped cookie jar, peppermint patties in the candy jar, and ice cream bars in the freezer. Sometimes there were ice cream bars in the shape of Mickey Mouse. And we could drink Orange soda and eat barbecue chips…
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Lessons From My Daughter
Much of my free time this past week was consumed with studying for a Sunday school lesson for my teen girls. One day, my little girl decided she wasn’t tired during naptime. I told her she could bring her books out and sit next to me while I studied. She did pretty well, but…
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Loving the Little Years
The other day, I watched my 2 year old show off her pink toenails to her little brother. He was as thrilled as you can expect a 3 month old boy to be. I was just trying to make sure her foot didn’t kick him in the face. Being a mom of little ones comes…
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Greek Chicken Nachos
I’ve been on a chickpea kick lately. Just ask my husband. He’s been subjected to all sorts of variations of chickpea recipes in the past few months. It all started with some hummus I ordered at Zoe’s Kitchen. “Yum” only begins to describe it. I was pregnant at the time and thought about that hummus…
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Walmizzle
Ever have one of these things in your space? Of course you have. And, if you’re like me…you probably still have them. Now, I’m not a proponent of filling every possible space on your wall with art. It’s nice to have some breathing room – or white space – even in a house. But…
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Drink Up :: 6/52
The theme for this week’s photo challenge over at My 3 Boybarians is Drink Up. And my interpretation: This week, my family has been on vacation with my side of the family. We rented a big log house in Virginia and have been hanging out – going fishing, getting manicures, taking lots of family pictures, going…
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Now That’s Fishy
Last week when I was planning out my meals, I pulled a new recipe out of my fabulous recipe binder. (Have I told you how much I love that thing? And how much easier it makes my life? Oh yes, I have. Don’t get me started.) It was a recipe for fish sandwiches. I mentioned…
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