I don't know what the future holds
But I do know WHO holds the future.

Fairy Tales can Come true

Fairy Tales can come true
It can happen to you
If you're young at heart.

The fireworks were spectuclar last night.
oooooh's and ahhhhhh's
Make me giggle
I love all the special things about this time of year.
Our Canda Day Holiday is July 1st.
The months are flying by.
Soon very soon my son will be here
and our daughter Kim.
I cannot wait!
Have a fabulous Thursday!

Prince Charming!

"To understand your parents' love, you must raise children yourself."

- Chinese Proverb

My fabulous nephew Rob captured yet another golden moment

in this photo of one of his 3 sons.

So divine!

Blessings!

A Garden of Delights

The kiss of the sun for pardon
The songs of the birds for mirth
There is no place closer to Heaven
Than a garden here on Earth~

Lots of Starbucks coffee grounds have gone into my garden this year again.
The flowers are flourishing and there will be many bright bouquets to welcome
Justin and Kim home on their visit from Asia.
I hope everyday you have flowers and love to feed your soul!

Be a Queen!

Be A Queen!

Be a queen. Dare to be different.
Be a pioneer. Be a leader.
Be the kind of woman who in the face of adversity
will continue to embrace life and walk fearlessly
toward the challenge.
Take it on! Be a truth seeker and rule your domain,
whatever it is--your home, your office, your family
with a loving heart.

Be a queen. Be tender.
Continue to give birth to new ideas
and rejoice in your womanhood. . .
My prayer is that we will stop wasting time
being mundane and mediocre. . .
We are daughters of God--here to teach
the world how to love. . .
It doesn't matter what you've been through,
where you come from, who your parents are
--nor your social or economic status.

None of that matters.
What matters is how you choose to love,
how you choose to express that love through your work,
through your family,
through what you have to give to the world. . .

Be a queen. Own your power and your glory!

Oprah

Summer's Embrace:

The scent of roses

The shadow of the moon

Oh how glorious the month of June

The first day of summer

Salute to grads and Dad's and brides

All of us are smiling wide!~

Barbecued dinners

served upon the deck with windchimes softly heard

They play a melody so sweet

and yes I embrace that casual feeling

It can wait until tomorrow.

The pace is divine.

On a pale moonlit night we are serenaded by a crickets orchestra

We define our destiny under the stars

I bid you hello sweet summer

And I God is willing I will welcome you again

Next year at this time.

~Written by me Jeanne C.

Life is Short. Make Fun of It!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I deleted my first entry as I did not want a video playing nor music playing and just copied all your comments into my first post showing.

Thank you for your golden gift of friendship.
Love you Sugar Plums!
Jeanne
X0X0

Family more precious than gold.
In this photo I am 3 years of age.
Me on the left, Mom holding my baby Sister Debbie,
then my late Sister Sharon and then on the far right my
cousin Cheryl.
Photo 1955
It all begins and ends with family.

"The future is not a result of choices among alternative paths offered by the present, but a place that is created--created first in the mind and will, created next in activity. The future is not some place we are going to, but one we are creating. The paths are not to be found, but made, and the activity of making them, changes both the maker and the destination."

- John Schaar

In loving memory of Lisa Liburdi

A very sad day indeed as we all pay our respects to this lovely lady. All who knew Lisa loved her. She will live on forever in all of our hearts. God bless her parents and family and friends at this most difficult time.

Jennifer's Wedding Shower today!

I am off to a beautiful bride to be's wedding shower today......
How bright and beautiful the beginnings of a new life shared.
Two people who belong together make a world.


Han Marglius

Raspberry-Topped Lemon Cupcakes with Limoncello Glaze
Makes 18
Cupcakes:
2 cups cake flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cups (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temp.
4 large eggs
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup finely grated lemon peel

Glaze and topping:
3/4 cup (or more) powdered sugar
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tablespoons limoncello or other lemon liqueur
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1-1/2 teaspoons finely grated lemon peel

18 strawberries or raspberries

For Cupcakes: Preheat over to 350 degrees F. Line 18 standard cupcake pan with liners. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt into medium bowl. Beat sugar and butter in large bowl (I used the BIG KA for this) until fluffy. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Beat in dry ingredients in 3 additions alternately with buttermilk in 2 additions. Beat in lemon juice and lemon peel. Divide batter among liners.

Bake cupcakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 18 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to racks.

Meanwhile, prepare glase and topping: Stir 3/4 cup powdered sugar, butter, limoncello, lemon juice, and grated lemon peel in small saucepan over low heat until butter melts and glaze comes to simmer... (now, don't get scared...this turns out to be pretty easy)...Whisk in additional powdered sugar by tablespoonfuls if glaze is very thin. Spoon 1 teaspoon warm glaze over each warm cupcake. Cool cupcakes completely.

Arrange 1 strawberry on top of each cupcake. Drizzle remaining limoncello glaze over them. Let cupcakes stand until glaze sets, about 2 hours. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and let stand at room temperature.

Now, go get yourself a little taste of summer!
*Thank you my sweet friend Dana for this recipe

I thank you from the bottom of my heart
for coming to visit me...............
Our lives are a rich tapestry of things we have done and said

With memories of those we love we love
Outlined in golden thread!