knitted bow baby headbands

New colors now available in my ETSY shop...

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warm biscuits + elderberry jelly

This morning I woke up wanting a fresh, warm biscuit, with Elderberry Jelly on it for breakfast!! :)

For my first attempt at making homemade buttermilk biscuits it went pretty well...

I think I made them a bit too thin, but the taste & texture turned out just how I had hoped.

So, next time I will use this same recipe & make sure that I cut them at least 1 inch thick.

Buttermilk Biscuits

Ingredients...

2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1  teaspoons salt

1/2 teaspoon sugar

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces

1 cups buttermilk

Directions...

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside. 

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar.

Transfer 2 cups flour mixture to a food processor. 

Add butter, and pulse until the largest pieces are the size of peas. 

Return butter mixture to the bowl with the flour mixture & whisk together.

Add buttermilk, and stir just until mixture comes together; the batter will be sticky. 

Transfer to lightly floured work surface; use floured fingers to pat dough to 1-inch thickness. 

Use a round biscuit cutter or cookie cutter to cut biscuits.

Gather scraps together, flatten, and cut out the rest.

Transfer biscuits to prepared baking sheet; bake until lightly browned, 18 to 20 minutes. 

(This recipe was adapted from Martha Stewart.)

happy august + blog inspiration

One of my favorite blogs is Dear Friend... 

Rebekka's blog is filled with lovely photos & her own hand-painted illustrations... She is such a talent! 

Each month she shares a beautiful calender that she has created for anyone to download for their desktop. 

Awesome!! So, I thought I would share her creation with you on this lovely 1st day of August!!!

Aren't the little tomatoes so cute?!?!

Head over to her blog to download this for your own desktop!

Also, she creates these beautiful home illustrations for people... they are so cute!!

And here are a few more things that I love from her blog...

<<<    visit her lovely blog & etsy shop   >>>

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happy things from lately

Love this silly girl!!

I was surprised to find this beautiful cover of Emma at Target... Of course, I had to buy it!!

Summer day at Water World!!! Sadly, the park closed at about 2, because a storm came in...

But we did get to enjoy our time until then & they gave us a half-day ticket for next time!

{ Photos from last summer's Water World trip... }

Our tradition of Pizza Hut after Water World, because that's the only time it's guilt-free!!

And... lately, I have been enjoying a couple of favorite goodies that my Grandma brought us from Ohio! 

These are made by the Amish where my aunt lives... Yumm!

historic colorado ranch

 

During my little trip to the mountains, I got to explore a beautiful historic ranch that was built in the 1800s. 

It is now being restored & there was a sign that welcomed visitors to check it out... Yay! 

I love the white paint & the red roofs! All of the details are very charming!

And of course, the scenery is so beautiful... there were several cows on the other side of the barns. 

We looked through the windows & the inside has already been restored!

It was so beautiful! I would love to take a tour of the whole house someday...

How amazing it must have been to live in a place like this back then!!

afternoon in the mountains

Trips to the mountains are one of my favorite things about living in Colorado! 

The air is cool & fresh and there are so many beautiful things to see!

It is a blessing to be able to "getaway from it all" even if it's only for an afternoon...

As we were driving we saw this mama & baby deer! I zoomed in as much as I could to get this photo.

It's not the best shot, but I love that they are both looking right at me!! So cute! :)

More photos from this adventure coming soon...

:)

snapshots from lately

My sister tried out a new braid on my hair... I love the way it turned out!

Over the weekend, I went on a little trip to the mountains & we got to see some horses!

We also explored a really pretty historic ranch that is being restored... more photos of that coming soon!

Field of sunflowers  //  Ice cream sandwich

Last week, my church had our Vacation Bible School, so it was a really busy week!!

It is a huge blessing to be a part of VBS every year, even though it is pretty exhausting...

My sister & I taught the 1st & 2nd grade class & they were a lot fun! 

Of course, they loved the bounce house!! :)

Chocolate ice cream with banana slices & chocolate shell... my favorite! 

I finished this blue bow headband last week & I am working on a coral one now!!

I will be adding them to my shop soon...

week thirty memory verse

see my verses from weeks...

one & two  ||  three  ||  four  || five  || six || seven  ||  eight  || nine || ten  || eleven || twelve || thirteen 

fourteen || fifteen || sixteen || seventeen || eighteen || nineteen || twenty || twenty-one || twenty-two  

twenty-three || twenty-four || twenty-five || twenty-six || twenty-seven || twenty-eight || twenty-nine