~Hearts Around The Home Giveaway~

I am a "Giver" and love to bless others so this week I'm hosting my first "Friday Giveaway."

I will be hosting a giveaway every other friday so check back each week to enter.

There are three items to give away.

1. Mini Tea-For-One Teapot

2. Pretty in Pink Teacup & Saucer

3. Ceramic Floral Teapot Figurine

If you would like to enter the "Giveaway" just leave me a comment telling me which item you would like to have along with your email address and your "Hearts Around The Home" direct post link.

(I will be contacting you by email if you are the winner.)

Then post your "Hearts Around The Home" on your website and include my website post link in your post.

Good Luck and have fun looking for the "Hearts Around Your Home." :)

Here's my post on the hearts I found around my home.

http://countryromantic.blogspot.com/2009/02/hearts-around-my-home.html

(I will draw the winning names on Friday, February 20th.)

~Katherine~

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~Hearts Around My Home~

Being that it's Valentine's week, I decided to walk around my home and find some hearts.

Here's what I found.

My Daughter's stuffed animals.

Baby Avril has a heart dress.

Heart bowl with potpourri


My kitchen wallpaper border has hearts on a vine.


Blessed are the Peacemakers heart

Wallpaper border hearts

My victorian heart ornament

Heart on my calendar

Heart and apples

Heart wreath on my door

I wear a heart on the collar of my jacket

How many hearts can you find in your home?

~Katherine~

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~A Few Valentine Pics~

Are you ready for Valentine's Day?

Here's a few images to get you ready for romance. :)

Pretty in pink roses

Romantic messages in candy


And of course chocolates
A woman needs her chocolate ;)

~Katherine~

~Lemon Bars~

These are so delicious and easy to make!

Ingredients:

1-1/2 cups flour
2/3 cup powdered sugar
3/4 cup butter, softened
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1-1/2 cups sugar
3 tablespoons flour
1/4 cup lemon juice
Extra powdered sugar

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In a small bowl, combine flour, sugar and butter until crumbly; pat into a greased 13" x 9" baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, in a bowl, whisk eggs, sugar, flour and lemon juice until frothy; pour over the hot crust. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with powdered sugar. Cut into squares. Yield: 3-4 dozen.

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Enjoy with a hot cup of tea!!!

~Katherine~

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~Winter Scapes~

The winter time snow and ice has been really hard to deal with for so many people and my prayers have gone out for all the homes without power during the ice storms.

But the snow and ice can sure make nature look beautiful too.

This is my daughter's lavendar plant.

Our wood pile is dwindling down but we are all keeping nice and toasty warm on these cold winter days.

Jim Darling was taking these pics for me and was trying to get a pic of the horse in the back field but it kept moving. :)

~~Stay warm~~

~Katherine~

~Counting My Blessings~

This week has been a reminder for me to "Count My Blessings."

Blessings can come in all sorts of ways.

This photo has a few momentos in it to remind me of a

few wonderful people that are blessings in my life.

The apple picture in the background is from my Mama,

who is such a blessing to me every day and in so many different ways.

The star basket is from my brother and his fiancee' who are

examples of daily blessings in her winning the battle against cancer.

The "Friendship" Willow figurine is a gift from a dear friend and

prayer partner who blesses me each week with her prayers for me and my family.

The caramel apple canisters are filled with goodies and I found

these items on a fun filled shopping trip with my Daughters

who are blessings to go shopping with.

Just a few days ago, a lady that had met my daughters,

said that my girls were amazingly sweet girls.

And that she wanted parenting tips from me.

What a true blessing that was to hear!!!

It filled my heart with joy.

We all have blessings to be thankful for.

Count them one by one.

You can probably guess that I love the apple theme. ;)

~Katherine~

~Something Lemon~

I have been sick for almost two weeks but am FINALLY feeling better.

Anyway, I had this craving for some lemon meringue pie. And not just any pie, but my Mama's lemon meringue pie. She is such a sweetie. She said that I must be needing something with lemon in it so she would just have to make me a pie. Here are two that she baked just for me. (No, I did NOT eat all of it. :) I shared them with everyone else in the family. I only had a few slices in a couple of days. Just enough to satisfy the craving.)

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~Katherine~