10.28.11 ... muffins and hearts

hello darlings. how was your friday? mine was pretty damn good. this morning i made a batch of my bran muffins but decided to try something different. added a chopped pecan/brown sugar/cinnamon topping from my applesauce bread recipe. oh my gravy. genius idea.

we all loved them.

shortly before dinner fixin' time, we took a stroll. we take mr. chippy with us around one or two blocks and then drop him off (he is 11 and 3 legged). then we go a little farther. and look what i spied. this heart shaped new cactus growth. how fabby is that? scout used her new (thanks, dusty) iphone which is dustin's old iphone but newer than her original iphone. what i am getting to is that the camera in this one is quite lovely. great photos, eh?

and, lastly, i have been working on my newest button haul. sorting, cleaning, organizing for storage. i was messing around and thought it would be fun to arrange the buttons into a mosaic before putting them away. so, as i clipped off staples or threads, i placed the readied buttons side by side. i had just gotten started when scout dropped by and said 'oh i love your heart .' i was surprised to look down and see this heart shape. i didn't even notice i had done that. it's a sign.

by the way, isn't that little floral locket or pendant adorable?

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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3.29.11 ... mini bran muffins

i did a fair amount of creative activity today, which is gratifying because i must be starting to catch the habit. but this is the one i was able to capture on film. i wish there was film. nothing else sounds as good as that phrase. at any rate, i have been wanting to make these as mini muffins for months so today i found my pans and did just that.

i wonder if they just taste better because they are so darn adorable. i don't know. we all agree they do, though.

so now our freezer is stocked and we're set for a while. there's more batter in the fridge. my muffin recipe is a modification on the well known version. 

these are lighter and just plain divine. did you catch the good wife tonight? love that show and it was extra excellent this evening. now on to regis and dave. 

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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