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Friday Faves #11-The Top Influential Women Throughout History (according to us).

2/25/2022

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Originally posted by 3 Winks Design March 24, 2017
       I was recently rereading this post from 5 years ago and I found the messages so timely for today!  I decided to repost it in advance of Women's History Month so that you can take advantage of some of the wise quotes and ideas contained herein. (If I do say so myself!)  If you are interested in more Women's History resources, be sure to check out our  informative Women's History Coloring Pages in our Etsy Shop! 
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                Wow! It is Women's Month, so we thought that today for Friday Faves we would offer up who our favorite Women throughout history are.  What a difficult decision this has been! Every time I thought about it, I discovered another woman who deserved my consideration.  Some that I thought of right away as a possible choice, after I studied more about them, left me feeling disillusioned at times and confused.  I had to remind myself that no one is perfect and although we put people on a pedestal, they are human, after all, with human weaknesses, but they are still capable of doing wonderful things.  And, no matter how wonderful a person is, they will always have detractors.  Look at Jesus! He had a bunch of detractors and he WAS perfect! So, I finally came to a decision!  But, before I tell you our choices, think about it yourself.
Who is your favorite influential woman throughout ​history?

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Strawberry Lemonade Marmalade

2/19/2022

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Strawberry Lemonade Marmalade
    This is the time of year in Phoenix when your friends with lemon trees gift you with bags of lemons!  It is amazing!  They still charge 69 cents per lemon in the grocery store, but everyone can get them for free if you have the right connections with people who have lemon trees!  Lemon trees are very high producers and there are a lot of things to do with lemons.  So, not having a lemon tree myself, having friends with a lemon tree is the next best thing!  And they don't mind that I will return the favor by bringing them pie or marmalade. 

      So, since I am the welcome recipient of some really large and awesome lemons, you will probably be seeing a few delicious lemon recipes on the blog here for a few posts.  Because they are ripe this time of year and yet lemons are great to use all year in so many recipes, it is nice to put some plain juice up in storage.  You can freeze it or can it.  Some people even can lemon slices!  I have published a few lemon recipes myself that are well loved by my family and friends, such as:
  • Lemon Bundt Cake
  • Blackberry Lemon Bars
  • Lemon Pancakes with Blueberry Syrup
  • Lemon and Blackberry Marmalade​​


     I read recently that you can can Strawberry Lemonade concentrate for making that delicious beverage during the summer months.  I want to give that a try, but the first thing I decided to do with my lemons was make Strawberry Lemonade Marmalade!  I had to make it up as I went, which is always iffy because if you don't get the right amount of pectin and the right amount of sugar to fruit ratio, your jelly or marmalade will come out runny and you will be using it as a sauce! But, I am happy to announce that my marmalade jelled, my lids all sealed and this tangy concoction tastes great on an English Muffin! 

     When you have a lot of fruit to put up, it is always great to have a recipe that uses a lot of the fruit and produces a volume of jars.  A great thing about this recipe is that it uses up 10 lemons! Not only that, you will end up with about a dozen jars of jam, depending on the size of jar that you use! That gives you plenty to store in your pantry as well as give as gifts. 
Strawberry Lemonade Marmalade
I hadn't prepared enough jars to hold all of the jam! Those 2 stoneware jelly pots are holding the leftovers in my fridge for immediate consumption!
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      I made these cute little labels for the tops of my jars.  You can find the file and print them from here. 
They are editable.
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     This marmalade is actually more like a jelly, but if you want more chunks in yours, add larger chunks of lemon rind and more coarsely chopped strawberries.  
      
     Without further ado, here is the recipe:
Strawberry Lemon Marmalade
    I hope that you enjoy it!  Stay tuned for more lemon recipes! 
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3 Things I love to buy on Etsy

2/16/2022

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I have been browsing and purchasing things from Etsy for over ten years now! My first 2 purchases were vintage Polaroid cameras that I still have and love. I continue to purchase unique gifts and items I love from Etsy today.
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Four Things we Are loving right now!

2/11/2022

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     With Valentine's Day coming, can we talk about a different kind of love? Sometimes you have something that you are loving so much that you just have to share what it is with everyone.  The funny thing is that right now the 4 of us each have a thing like that, so we thought we would share our current favorite four things with you right now. 
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