Look what my Valentine bought met....

My Valentine ordered me a fainting couch for Valentine's Day. It has a swans head on the back bending down and folding back up. It is beautiful. He bought it for my blogging room; as he calls it. The blogging room is the picture you see up top. This is not our bedroom. I change this room on a montly basis. So, it has landed in the living room for know. I like it here. I had to add a throw and some pillows to allow it to match our "Rustic Americana" theme in our living room. I think it looks good. I don't know if my sons are going to let it go to my blogging room. Well see.

Does anyone collect recipes like this. I have a big folder that I have collected from all over of recipes. So, for February I started finally cooking from some of the recipes in the folder. I found one I have always wanted to try and it is called

" Cardamon Tea Cookies". The cardamon spice has a unique smell to it; strong yet inviting. So on I went to make cookies. Real simple recipe and the boys and hubby loved them.

So, I thought I will add some red food coloring to the cookies and make them pink. I didn't want to make the whole thing pink; so, I cut the color into the cookie dough.

Here is the end result. They turned out beautifully; even if it was by accident. Don't you just love accidents that turn out for the good. These cookies remind me of hybrid camilla flowers. So for your next tea; try a set of these. If you want the recipe, let me know and I'll email it to you.

and This wonderful pound cake..... this lady make all kinds of cakes; fishes, deer heads, and beautiful wedding cakes.

So while I was there I did buy a few things. I bought these little purses that we're $3.00 each.

When I asked this lady if I could take her picture; she immediately instructed the younger lady how to properly take a picture. She said, hold hand and put your pocketbook up front.

I asked this nice lady if I could snap her picture. She said sure; Doesn't she look fun. They we're having a ladies tea t 1:00 this day and you had to be in period dress. I think she was going. I would have loved to set down and talked with her over tea.

My favorite dress of all. Isn't she beautiful. I would love to have this dress and display it in my grrrly room.

The men marching off to the battlefield.

I would like to add these to my had collections.

To the best part the dresses. If you have never been to a reenactment, you should go. They have booths set up and you can buy period dress. Here is one boutique that had lovely dresses, corsets, bloomers and shoes.

I snapped this one quickly. They we're getting ready to march.

This is at the battle field in Olustee. The Olustee Battle Field is the first State Park in Florida. This battle was the biggest in Florida during the Civil War.

The Olustee Festival was rainy this year.

Sick.......not feeling tooo hot...............

I am so very sorry I have not posted for my Stormie post. I am under the weather and having another one of my episodes. Hope to be better this weekend. I want to make it to the Olustee Festival and see all the reenactments and the ladies in there beautiful dresses.

Hope all of you have a great Valentine's Day.

My sweetie has a special suprise for me. He's already told me that he has ordered me a fainting couch. He can't keep secrets. Just like when he was trying to keep our honeymoon a secret.

O'w Sweet love........................

Family Foto

Baseball Season begins for my sons tonight...............so I thought I would display a picture from last year.

Aren't we so blessed to live in America.....................

Baseball.............hot dog.................apple pie...................chevy or ford.

Start with Strawberries

I can't help it, but every February I get ready for Strawberry Season. When I was growing up momma would make a simple Shortcake to go along with our Strawberries.

This recipe is so simple;

First. You use a Dutch oven, spray with oil.

Second: Mix 1 cup flour, 3/4 cup of sugar, 2 eggs, and 1 stick of melted butter.

Mix together, and pour in dutch oven.

Bake at 375 for about 20 minutes.

***This cake is dense; not overly sweet like some cakes.

I'M IN LOVE WITH STRAWBERRIES

The End result.

Battle of Olustee in Florida : February 13 and 14, 2009.

Being sick is the pits.................. I have so many things I want to do.

I am deadly on cameras. I am on camera number 5 in 4 years. These are Kodak good cameras and I break or tear up something on them all the time. I was going to take a picture of the Strawberry Shortcake I made last night but no, my camera on button is broke.

So, I am blogging today about some upcoming Festivals around our area. The Olustee Festival in town has great crafts and at the battle field the women dress up and authentic replica Civil War wear. Maybe I can sneak out and take some pictures..........O'w once my camera gets fixed.

They also sell the authentic wear. I can't wait to see what they have this year.