Rise to the occasion

Okay, so occasionally, I will bake.
Actually, RARELY, I will bake.
But my friend, Aidsy, recommended this recipe to me.
So, I thought I'd give it a shot.
I mean for crying out loud, it says that an 8 year old can do it. Why not me?
This is No Kneading Italian Bread (or at least that's what I'm hoping for).

Step 1 is complete!

Stay tuned for the finished product.

A little "US Postal Service Snack"

A few days ago, I got a special letter in the mail from this girl:
(Love this picture of her little bro. trying on his old scout uniform!)

And this is what I found in the letter: This may look a bit familiar. I guess when I posted this, it got Aidsy thinking back a few years to when we did the same thing sitting at a table overlooking the water in Seattle. I think the year was ...well, when was it? 2000? Good memories. Funny how much we guessed right & how WAY off we were in a lot of it. So I say, thank you Aidsy for sending me such a fun letter! Wish we could get HF to catch a glance of it. I know that she'd appreciate this choice picture of the 2 of us singing with those "dudes" on the street.
This one's my favorite of the 3 of us. It's not exactly the best looking, but boy it brings back some great memories. Love you girls!