Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese frosting
For years my brother and I competed for the honor of “Best Carrot Cake.” Eventually I gave in and told him “You win! You make the Thanksgiving carrot cake from now to eternity.” He tried to get me to take on that task after a few years, but I declined. I must say, I…
Creating Custom Write Panels in WordPress
For a project we hope to get, I have been researching extending WordPress. With WordPress 3 at Release Candidate 1 status, the new features included will be helpful… custom menus, custom post types, etc. So, I found this great tutorial on creating custom write…
From the past…
The Barnett children — as young children My brother has a nice scanner, and has been scanning some old photos of late. These were taken in front of “the little house” in Florence. I am the oldest, with Leah 2 years younger and Bob 2 years younger than Leah… so,…
Genevieve
She’s the newest member of the family — she kept us up all night, but when she was ready to be born she came very, very fast. Now we can buy pink, pink and more pink!
Brevard Zoo
Zoos are one of my favorite excursions. That makes it nice because Lily and Ella enjoy spending time at the Brevard Zoo near their home. Most trips include feeding the birds, trying to feed the giraffes and a visit to the petting zoo and play area. So — in…
Girltalk
Two of my girls discussing life… Auntie Marie and Lily seem to be discussing deep things in life — are the rolypolys dead or asleep? Where can we find more of them? Is the sky blue? Can we blow more bubbles?





