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This will be the last post on this blog. Little Things can be found <a href="http://visitlittlethings.wordpress.com/">here</a>. Please stop by and visit, thanks everyone for your support!</div>jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08605033776333168533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853238120711104951.post-74898230395873075682012-01-13T06:41:00.000-08:002012-01-13T06:41:13.150-08:00{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A winter afternoon jaunt in the woods, california style. Happy New Year to all!</div>
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Our home was full of love this past week, here's to the end of 2011. Love to all.</div>jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08605033776333168533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1853238120711104951.post-87454895855421252492011-12-30T08:03:00.000-08:002011-12-30T08:27:33.139-08:00{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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On the road back from Lake Tahoe, we stopped near Placerville to pick some apples.<br />
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We found a sweet little organic farm with beautiful sweeping views of the valley.<br />
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U-pick apple orchard at Willow Pond Farm<br />
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It was a very warm afternoon and the gang tired quickly.<br />
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Luckily we made a pretty good haul. I received numerous desert requests from apple pies to caramel dipped apples. What is your favorite apple recipe?<br />
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Autumn afternoon at Lake Tahoe, California<br />
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Summer is officially over but my boys are determined to play in the lake.<br />
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Early dinner in the woods before it gets too chilly.<br />
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Autumn is here. I've starting cooking more soups, stews and homemade herb bread. I brought out my knitted hats and cowls and shawls from storage. I've been baking muffins and cookies and canned apple butter last weekend. I'm knitting sweaters for the boys, along with hats and little mittens. The first drops of rain fell today and I thought of making some popcorn and hot cocoa this afternoon. Yes, Autumn is here. I hope you are enjoying the change of the seasons too.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">I am mama to a 4 year old boy. He has grown quickly in the last four years. My babe transformed into a handsome little guy who is loving, curious, cranky, sassy and tender. He stretched my heart and taught me the true meaning of patience. As the days, weeks, and years fly off the calendar, I will remember him as that tiny precious babe in my arms and then stand back and marvel at the beautiful child he is and is constantly becoming. Happy Birthday my sweet!</span>
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Our family took a long vacation in on the island of Kaua'i, one of several islands in Hawai'i. We arrived harried and stressed but after a few days we unplugged and let the Aloha in...It is probably the most beautiful place I have ever seen, the weather is perfect, the rain was perfect, it is truly a garden paradise.<br />
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Our first vacation in four years, has it really been that long? I loved watching my two young boys glow in the excitement of discovery. Mahalo Kaua'i, we'll be back soon.</div>
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Our family went to a small farm to pick cherries and blackberries. We ended with seven pounds of cherries!<br />
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Soon, there was more cherry eating than cherry picking.</div>
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Next, we moved on and picked some blackberries.</div>
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The month of April flew by in a world-wind. Grandma came to visit for Easter weekend and we made some hot cross buns. I assembled the ingredients for the dough in my bread machine. The recipe is from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bread-Lovers-Machine-Cookbook-Bread-/dp/155832156X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1317485329&sr=8-1">The Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook</a> by Beth Hensperger<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">. </span>I patted out the dough into six buns, let them rise and baked them in oven. No need to wait until April, these are good anytime!<br />
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My oldest got a new pair of mittens for next year. I used <a href="http://www.mosaicmoon.com/">Mosaic Moon</a> hand dyed yarn in the Woodland Tale colorway.<br />
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I've been knitting some random hats and berets. The beret below is the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/spring-beret">spring beret</a> knit in cotton yarn.<br />
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This beret is the product of a pattern I heavily modified. Grandma hijacked this beret, she loved it so much.<br />
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