Good news to start off Thanksgiving week: reader Erin, who runs the Etsy shop My Haley Girl, has offered to do a very special RG giveaway!
My Haley Girl Thanksgiving Giveaway!
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Two Fun (And Gift-able!) Books
1. Christoph Neimann's I Lego New York, a board book filled with the award-winning illustrator's city vignettes (which also can be found on his NY Times blog, Abstract City.
A sampling:
Crafty Gift / Brownies-In-A-Jar
I've mentioned before that one of my favorite ways to use Mason jars is to whip up recipes-in-a-jar to give as gifts, and reader Adeline just sent me a link to a gorgeous recipe for Brownies-In-A-Jar. (The article also suggests jarring pickles to give as a gift...and I have the perfect pickle recipe for you right here!)
BROWNIES-IN-A-JAR
Ingredients:
1 quart sized jar
2⁄3 tsp salt
1 1⁄8 cup flour, divided
1⁄3 cup cocoa powder
2⁄3 cup brown sugar
2⁄3 cup white sugar
1⁄2 cup chocolate chips
1⁄2 cup white chocolate chips
1⁄2 cup walnuts or pecans
iPhone Cases For Everyone!
Click here to check out some iPhone case suggestions for everyone on your gift list (including the iPhone cover/bottle opener - whee! - pictured at left).
When I Was Little…
...I snuck out every Christmas morning at 4am to open my stocking and to sit in the glow all alone, just for a while.
Image via Vintage Rose Garden.
