♥♥ Happy Valentine's Day ♥♥

Just wanted to wish all my good friends out in blog land a very Happy Valentine's Day!

I'm serenading you thru some of my fave pictures :)

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Better than a FLU SHOT

Miss Beatrice, The church organist, Was in her eighties And had never been married.
She was admired for her sweetness and kindness to all.


One afternoon the pastor came to call on her and she showed him into her quaint sitting room.
She invited him to have a seat while she prepared tea...


As he sat facing her old Hammond organ, the young minister noticed a cut glass bowl Sitting on top of it.
The bowl was filled with water, and in the water floated. of all things, a condom!


When she returned With tea and scones, they began to chat. The pastor tried to stifle his curiosity


About the bowl of water and its strange floater, but soon it got the better of him and he could no longer resist.
'Miss Beatrice', he said, 'I wonder if you would tell me about this? Pointing to the bowl.


'Oh, yes,' she replied, 'Isn't it wonderful? I was walking
through the park a few months ago and I found
this little package on the ground.


The directions said To place it on the organ,
Keep it wet and that it would prevent the spread of disease.


Do you know I haven't had the flu all winter.

Thanks Sandy 

Starbucks Knockoff

Frugal Time!

I had promised you recipes for coffee flavorings in my

 Adult Sippy Cup tutorial

but haven't gotten around to it.

I apologize and intend to remedy that today

with some of our favorite knockoffs!

Now these, of course, will not taste exactly like Starbucks but you can tweak them to your liking. Once you figure in the money you're saving they taste much better! LOL

I make the mixes up and store them in mason jar with homemade labels.

But whatever thrifty airtight glass containers you find are fine.

With all the "negative things" coming out regarding plastic,

 I try to stay with glass as much as possible.

My favorites include:

Cappuccino Coffee Creamer

1 cup hot chocolate mix

3/4 cup dry non-dairy creamer

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer

1 cup powdered sugar

1 cup dry non-dairy coffee creamer

1 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

1 teaspoon vanilla

Melissa's fave is:

Cinnamon Coffee Creamer

2/3 cup sugar

2/3 cup dry milk

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Ty's fave is:

Toffee Coffee Creamer

1 cup dry non-dairy creamer

1/2 brown sugar

Cody's fave is:

Mocha Coffee Creamer

1/2 cup sugar

1 cup nonfat dry milk

1 tablespoons cocoa

We all like:

A Snowy Night Coffee Creamer

2 cups hot chocolate mix

2 cup dry non-dairy creamer

1/2 cup sugar

3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

For those of you who like Amaretto: 

Amaretto Coffee Creamer

3/4 cup dry non-dairy creamer

1 teaspoon almond extract

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

3/4 cup sugar

The amount you add to your cup of hot coffee depends on the size of your cup and how strong you like your flavor. I normally use a larger 14 oz cup and add 2-3 heaping teaspoon fulls,

just to give you an idea. 

One of the good things about making these dry mixes is that you can control how much sugar you use. Or you could even use Splenda in place of the sugar since they are measured the same. Another thing is these can be made into instant flavored coffee mixes by adding 1/2 cup, more or less depending on your taste, to the mix.

Another way I keep costs down is by making my own...

Hot Chocolate Mix

5 1/2 cups dry milk

1 cup cocoa powder

3 cups sugar

1 cup dry non-dairy creamer

Use 1/3 cup of dry mix to 1 cup of hot water

for 1 cup of Hot Chocolate.

Enjoy!

Valentine Poems and Clip Art

L♥ve in in the air ~

An assorted variety of Valentine clip art dotted with some

classical Love poems. 

 

Enjoy :)

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Neoclassical and Art Nouveau Images

Enjoy ♥