~ Moments of Mine ~: Thank You

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Thank You

Thank you Annette!

Annette at A Wisp of Creativity gifted me with this lovely meaningful Bella Sinclair Award. Annette is the one that introduced me to blogging, for which I will be forever grateful; she also is a joy to have as a daughter!

This award was created by Ces in honor of her dear friend Bella to "celebrate art, inspiration, friendship, sisterhood, sharing and caring". I would like to pass this award on to fellow blogger friends to honor the friendly gestures they have shown me.

Barb at Live and Learn has a similar love for

the outdoors and the pleasures it can bring.

Delwyn at Hazy Moon takes you on beautiful

walks in the exotic nature of her country.

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Jackie at Teacher's Pet can teach us all

a thing or to about appreciation.

Claudia at Journey of an Italian Cook

has delicious recipes and stories to share.

Jientje at Heaven is in Belgium takes and

shares the most wonderful photos of her country.

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The Scribe at Riverdaze makes everyone

want to stop and observe life and nature.
He can just ignore the sisterhood part

of this award!

Thanks to all who visit my blog!!!

18 comments:

Grizz………… said...: Wanda…what a lovely and wonderful surprise! Thank you so much. It is a fine award and I'll display it proudly, forthwith…though always, the greatest award is the friendship and sharing, the caring and inspiration—and ultimately, the joys and wonders and many, many blessing of life. (And rather than ignore the "sisterhood" part, I'll just think of myself as the token brotherhood voice.)

Again, thank you…; July 5, 2009 at 9:56 AM
Bernie said...: Congratulations my dear friend, this award is very special. We are both so blessed. I love your choices and am so happy you kept it as special as it truly is, (I knew you would) Have a wonderful day......:-) Hugs; July 5, 2009 at 11:37 AM
The Retired One said...: Such a pretty yellow (sunflower?) shot..loved it!; July 5, 2009 at 12:57 PM
Anne said...: Congratulations on this award. This award was definitely made just for you.; July 5, 2009 at 2:30 PM
Jientje said...: Awww thank you so much Wanda! Congratulations, my friend, you so deserved this award, and I feel so honoured receiving it from you. Thanks!
I hope you hace a great weekend!; July 5, 2009 at 2:36 PM
Teri and her Stylish Adventure Cats said...: I came to your blog via Riverdaze and really left smiling and feeling like I had been there with you in your peaceful, smiling home...; July 5, 2009 at 2:51 PM
Wanda..... said...: Scribe...You are very welcome and a token brother to us you may be...I myself never had a brother.

Thank you Bernie...it's nice we both received it at the same time.

Sunflower it is Joan and thank you for visiting...I enjoy your blog greatly and found it through Bernie.

Thank you Choices for thinking that...I appreciate your poems and thoughts.

Thank you Jientje...your photos make me want a better camera!; July 5, 2009 at 3:00 PM
Eileen said...: Congratulations, Wanda!
You really do have an extra-special blog!
Wishing you all the best,
Eileen; July 5, 2009 at 5:30 PM
Delwyn said...: Hello Wanda

this is a lovely new award that we are recipients of. Bella is certainly a warm and friendly talented lady.

Thank you Wanda for putting me on your list. I enjoy your friendship, caring and sharing...

Happy days; July 5, 2009 at 6:34 PM
Claudia said...: Wanda - congrats on the award - and what a lovely one it is. And grazie, grazie for passing it on to me and your lovely friends. My cyperworld has brought me a lot of blessings. One of them is waking up to your wonder.; July 5, 2009 at 8:55 PM
Blessings each day said...: Congratulations...you deserve any and all awards, Wanda!

Will miss getting to visit you for the next two days.

blessings with hugs,

marcy; July 5, 2009 at 9:05 PM
Gail said...: Hi Wanda -

I Love the beauty and grace of your blog - and the award(s) you bestowed are amazing - I Love everything they stand for.

Looking forward to our friendship grwing over time here in blog land.

Peace and hope
Gail; July 5, 2009 at 9:37 PM
Gail said...: Hi Wanda-

"thank you" for the lovely comment you left on my blog. :-) If you get a moment the post before this one on my blog tells some stuff about me. Also, the posts "Janes-Daniel-Jill", "The Kid In Me", oh and many others but those speak to some of my "ITS" which is what my blog is about.
And agian, your blog is lovely, graceful and so inviting. I willlook thru past posts of yours, as well.

Love and new friendship
Gail; July 5, 2009 at 10:57 PM
Anonymous said...: Wanda...You are very deserving of this award. Coming to your blogsite is a pleasure...a peaceful and wonderful place in which to spend time. Thank you very much for sending the award to me.I gratefully accept it from you.
Many smiles,
Jackie; July 5, 2009 at 11:32 PM
Diana said...: Hi Wanda, Your blog is very lovely and I always enjoy your photos. Congratulations on your newest award!; July 6, 2009 at 8:30 AM
Teresa said...: Congratulations on your Award Wanda, you are very deserving of it. Thank you for your kind words and your prayers and encouragement. Like I said, I will be back and here I am...I really missed you all...just trying to catch up right now. ((((HUGS)))) T; July 6, 2009 at 12:55 PM
Maria said...: Just stopping by from Barb's LIVE AND LEARN ...
I love the post just before this one with the little stool containing your homemade dolls... what a lil' surprise to find inside
... Now, I have to head out to our local :second-time-around: shops to find a stool like that...
Plenty of buttons from my husband's grandmother to use too!
It's been wonderful visiting your blog~
Maria; July 6, 2009 at 2:00 PM
Tranquility Speaks said...: Congratulations on the award Wanda :D; July 7, 2009 at 3:31 AM

~♥Peanut Butter Cup Cookies♥~

1 1/4 cups flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 teaspoon soda

1/4 lb. of butter (1 stick)

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

1/2 cup br. sugar (packed)

1 large egg

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

48 Reese's miniature peanut butter cups (unwrapped)

Preheat oven to 350 * F

Sift together the flour, salt and baking soda; set aside.

Cream together the butter, sugar, peanut butter and brown sugar until fluffy.

Beat in the egg and vanilla. Add the flour mixture; mix well.

Shape into 48 balls and place each into ungreased mini muffin pans or bake 24 now and refrigerate rest for later.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes.

Remove from oven and immediately press a mini peanut butter cup into each ball.

Cool 10 min. before carefully removing from pan.

2 cups self rising flour
5 tablespoons butter
3/4 to1 cup buttermilk, chilled

Preheat oven to 450* F.
Place flour in a large mixing bowl. Melt butter. Pour melted butter into cold buttermilk while stirring. Make a well in the center and pour in the buttermilk. Stir just until the dough comes together. The dough will be sticky. Sometimes I just drop a few spoonfulls into a bowl of flour to very lightly coat and gently toss in my hands, back and forth to shape and lay on a greased pan OR I turn the dough onto a floured flexible plastic sheet, dust top with flour and gently fold dough(with help of sheet) over on itself 5 or 6 times. Press into a 1/2-inch thick round. Cut out biscuits with a 2-inch cutter, Place biscuits on a greased baking pan, either touching for soft sided or slightly apart for crisp sides Reform scrap dough, working it as little as possible and continue cutting. (Biscuits from the second pass will not be quite as light as those from the first. Bake 10-12 min. or until biscuits are tall and golden on top. Makes 12. I often double the recipe, they freeze well.