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Sounds Of Spring

Today walking through the park, there was no beautiful sunrise to see (it was cloudy) but we did hear the loveliest sounds of birdsong - so clear and cheerful, that it made me think of spring! I know...

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Gingerbread Breakfast Muffins

Source for this image here. I made these muffins on Christmas Day for everyone to enjoy for breakfast!  They were a great hit (ours weren't frosted - I love the cute gingerbread men sprinkles on the...

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Cooking With Coconut Oil

Source for this image here. Recently, we (or rather, Little Bear and I) have started using coconut oil in our cooking, instead of regular oil (the kind we normally buy is rapeseed oil, sold under the...

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As With Gladness

 "And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight" (Luke 24:31). Logos.ReferenceTagging.lbsBibleVersion = "KJV"; Logos.ReferenceTagging.lbsLinksOpenNewWindow = true;...

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Honey Don't!

Source for this image here. "Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else. Thou shalt keep therefore...

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Bread Pudding Cake

Source for this image here. A new bakery has opened recently near our home.  It sells lots of yummy goodies, including a delicacy known locally as "bread pudding cake".  This is a dense, fruity cake,...

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Spelt Flour

Source for this image here. Recently I have been baking our bread using spelt flour instead of our usual mixed granary flour.  We've all liked the results so far, although the texture of the bread is...

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Vivaldi - Winter

We have snow forecast for this weekend - I don't know whether to be glad, because we will all be at home, so we won't have to be outside in it, or sorry, because it will mean we're cold again, after...

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Snow Is Coming!

Source for this image here. Isn't this picture beautiful?  I love how snow accentuates the outlines of trees and buildings, making them somehow softer. It hasn't actually started snowing yet, but...

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Burns Night

Source for this image here. Friday 25th January is Burns Night, the day on which people in Scotland and in many other parts of the British Isles (and further afield too!) celebrate the birthday of...

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Come To The Water

Give unto the Lord, O ye mighty, give unto the Lord glory and strength. Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. The voice of the Lord is upon the...

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Snowy Day Marmalade

Source for this image here. We have got our snow. It's very cold!  And the snow is very heavy - everywhere looks so pretty.  It's set to snow for most of today and overnight, so by tomorrow we shall...

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So Thankful

Source for this image here. Oh my goodness!  It has snowed so heavily here!  Last night, just after we had sat down to our evening meal, the snow started to fall thickly, and it went on, and on.  And...

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Feeding The Birds

Source for this image here. It was minus 13 this morning outside - and not much more than that, indoors, first thing!  Everywhere looked so beautiful, snow covering every single surface outside....

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Winter's Crystal Art

Source for this image here. We were treated to a scene of true winter beauty when we rose this morning.  The snow has hardly melted at all, but at the edges of the roofs where the warmth from the...

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True Happiness In Jesus

We are not Amish - although our own culture has a great many parallels - but this film is so inspiring and heartwarming, despite the controversies that the family who participated in it had risked by...

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Boston Baked Beans

Source for this image here. This is what we are eating for our evening meal today - Boston baked beans, with taties (potatoes baked in their jackets) and some beautiful sausages, that Papa Bear and...

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It Is Well With My Soul

"Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness." ( Isaiah 41:...

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Spicy Red Lentil Soup

Source for this image here. Another recipe!  This one is great for cold wintry days like the ones we are experiencing here just now.  There's no let-up in the snow and frost.  It snowed heavily again...

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Spring Cleaning!

Source for this image here. The snow has begun to melt a little today - and I'm not sorry!  Although it looked beautiful when it was freshly fallen, by now it has started to look very dingy and slushy...

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Blackbird's Song

Source for this image here. How lovely to hear the blackbirds again!  While the weather was so bad, there was barely any birdsong outside our home, despite all the trees that they must have had to...

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Birthdays!

Source for this image here. The next day or two I shall be busy - preparing for a special occasion!  Yes, it's Cubby Bear's birthday, and we will be celebrating it tomorrow with not one, but two...

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Happy Birthday!

Source for this image here. Sala biano divus, amaro rikano chai!  Muro kuchi chavo, ami komes tu.  Deshtayenja kennaw - kai kel e chiro nash?  Tu kel sawmendi but buno.  Ach tevel, Tikino. "Some hae...

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We Are Moving!

We will be moving shortly to a new blog!  The details will be posted here, once the new blog is up and running. After some thinking and talking, we've decided that we want to change direction a little....

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Our New Blog

Come and visit us at ... Thimbleberry Tales! You'll be very welcome! Logos.ReferenceTagging.lbsBibleVersion = "KJV"; Logos.ReferenceTagging.lbsLinksOpenNewWindow = true;...

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