Category Archives: simple living

Recipe: Cream Cheese and Raspberry Coffeecake

Posted on March 11, 2014 by This Woman Writes

The “real” name for this recipe, “real” meaning what I call it, is a Christ-Child Coffee Cake, because it looks like a swaddled baby. But, since some people might find the concept dreadful, or they’ll wonder what Jesus and cream … Continue reading →

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Lilac Festival

Posted on March 10, 2014 by This Woman Writes

The story of the painting, Lilac Festival, original oil by Steve Henderson: Children, and especially this one, have a special place in Steve’s heart. Having raised four children, and been presented with one extraordinarily beautiful, precocious, and paintable grandchild, Steve … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Lentil Soup

Posted on February 18, 2014 by This Woman Writes

Years ago, I took my two oldest daughters, who were then little people, to a Shoppe for a proper tea party. Five minutes with the menu convinced me that we would need to be creative if we were going to … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Pancakes

Posted on February 11, 2014 by This Woman Writes

Pancakes are pretty much the fastest food on the planet to make — and that’s without a mix. If you’ve got the basics in your kitchen — flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, oil, eggs — you can whip together a … Continue reading →

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Something for Everyone

Posted on February 11, 2014 by This Woman Writes

The story of the painting, Something for Everyone, by Steve Henderson of Steve Henderson Fine Art: So often, they are forgotten – the dog and the cat – but not in Santa’s world. Within that capacious bag of dolls and blocks and … Continue reading →

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The Simple Life: Adapt. Like a Frog. Or a Finch.

Posted on February 7, 2014 by This Woman Writes

I’m really not supposed to be chatting with you right now. If my schedule, the one I set up last night before the snowstorm, were in place, I would be 70 miles away at Costco, shopping. The monthly hunt and … Continue reading →