Saturday, July 11, 2009

PINK SATURDAY!




HAPPY PINK SATURDAY!!




Here's hoping it is a glorious one for you!!


We have a bit of Summer Rain~


and I am just tickled pink over it!!!






Some of my favorite things in life


are PINK.............




and some of my favorite PINK things are.........




SMOOTHIES...........




MMMMMM.........






Banana Berry Smoothie




1 1/2 cups vanilla or plain yogurt


2/3 cup orange juice


2 medium ripe bananas, cut into chunks


1 cup halved fresh strawberries


2 teaspoons honey




In blender, combine all ingredients,


cover and process until smooth.


Pour into chilled glasses; serve immediately.


Yield: 2 servings










Berry Smoothies


2/3 cup milk


3/4 cup frozen unsweetened strawberries


1/3 cup frozen unsweetened raspberries


2 Tablespoons sugar


3/4 cup ice cubes


Place milk, berries and sugar in blender,


cover and process till blended.


Add ice cubes, cover and process until smooth.


Yield: 2 servings

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Wordless Wednesday


Monday, June 22, 2009

Mosaic Monday


Hey there!! So nice to see you again!!

It's Mosaic Monday over at



and so here is my creation......

don't you just love Fairies?



Wishing you a "Fairy Nice"

Day!!

Saturday, May 23, 2009

HAPPY PINK SATURDAY!

Hoping this day finds you
"IN THE PINK".............


And everything is.............
"COMING UP ROSES"

Sunday, May 10, 2009

HAPPY DAY!!


HAPPY PINK SATURDAY

&

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY


POSTED A BIT LATE DUE TO ILLNESS........

BUT FROM MY HEART ANYWAY........


LOVE TO ALL THE MOMMIES!

Thursday, May 7, 2009

*DIDJAEVER DAY*


Blogging is so much fun....

and for me, it is all about sharing......

so, I would like to introduce a

New feature here on

Brookside Cottage!



Welcome to

*DIDJAEVER DAY*!


I will post mine on Thursdays......



I hope you like it~








DIDJAEVER see anything so pretty??......












DIDJAEVER wish you had a really good Salsa recipe??




SALSA:

2 Cups canned tomatoes, undrained and chopped


1 medium onion, chopped


2 cloves of garlic, minced


1 can diced green chilies (4 oz)


1/2 teaspoon salt


1 Tablespoon wine vinegar


1 green bell pepper, diced


1/2 teaspoon chili powder


Mix all ingredients together and cover. Leave overnight in frig to blend flavors.

If finer texture is desired, put ingredients in blender for a few seconds.









And................


DIDJAEVER start your day with such a sweet face............










Thanks for stopping by.......

I hope you enjoyed this

*DIDJAEVER DAY*...........

If you would like to share your own *DIDJAEVER*

I would love it!

Please just use Mr. Linky below!




Tuesday, May 5, 2009

It's a travelin' kinda day!






I feel like traveling today.........
and I thought I'd take you with me........
One of the best parts of blogging is sharing wonderful
finds with everyone......
especially delightful blogs I find.....
so........
here we go........
May I introduce you to.........


Cathe Holden .......
Cathe is a very talented graphic designer
and artist "extraordinaire"!
She lives in Petaluma, California
And has a most delightful blog here:









To say that Cathe is artistic and talented,
is truly an understatement.....

as soon as you visit her blog
I am sure you will agree!




Just take a peek........


not only does she show us what she made,


but often shares tutorials for them......







How wonderful is this Truck pincushion!?







Cigar label watch pendants!






Clip Art Candles






Reverse Painted Windows!






And a totally awesome message box
for Mother's Day!!
My gosh, she even gives us a template
to print out for the box!


Cathe sells lovelies like these
"Prom Dress Bottles"
on her Etsy Store



She also shares her terrific designs with us

for wonderful things like:







Cathe also guest blogs on other sites such as:









If you go to visit her,


she'll even teach you how to make


this scrumptious cake:








(OH MY!)





Now, why would such a busy, talented lady


share such lovely things with us all?



Well, personally I think it is .............









You guessed it~ this is also one of Cathe's designs!



I have enjoyed putting this post about Cathe


together for you......


and learning more about her......


I hope you'll stop by and visit her........

and tell her I sent ya!





I'll be sharing another favorite blog soon!