today, McPiper is an Irish Setter:)

custom metal stamped necklace...see link below for ordering details

https://www.etsy.com/listing/162541899/stamp-your-own-message-custom-request?ref=shop_home_feat_1

be free (see link below for ordering details)

https://www.etsy.com/listing/182790315/be-free-five-wrap-memory-wire-beaded?ref=shop_home_active_1

love has paws (see link below for ordering details)

https://www.etsy.com/listing/123707577/love-has-paws-dog-lover-three-wrap?ref=shop_home_active_22

bonus!

fun day at the tree house!

me and my sweet besties

fairy girl got new wheels!

exciting graduation for Fairy Girl!

My sweet 8 year old  Fairy Girl just graduated from the small bike to the new blue bike which arrived today. Going from white to black tires was exciting to her too:) 

 

feeling gratefully nostalgic :(

piper paw print art

endangered/protected species posters

Five Years ago this Week (3/3/09)....baby piper joined his forever family :)

this is the first glimpse we had of him....a picture posted on the internet by his foster family:)

 
and this is the first picture we took of him, two weeks later, when he first came into our house to stay (he did come for a home visit the week before for an hour or so:) 
and here's our baby fluffy poo now, age five, living in South Carolina now...he is sure one well-traveled pooch (born in KY, moved to WI, vacationed in Florida, the Carolinas, TN, WY, SD, MT,  and more...and now living in SC...all within his first year!   Notice his puppy fur was white, and now he's red:)


we LOVE our sweet Piper!

Green Onion Cornbread

http://www.lowcarbist.com/2009/02/green-onion-cornbread/

by Eugene on February 10, 2009 · 51 comments

Every once in a while I find low-carb substitutes that are nearly identical to staples I once thought I’d never really enjoy again. Almond flour cornbread is one of those things. Not only does it keep you from eating genetically modified, sugary corn flour, but it is high in protein and Vitamin E and promotes HDL, the good cholesterol.
I’d tried a recipe for standard low-carb cornbread before, and while it tasted just like the real thing, it was still a bit too dry for my liking. Enter my green onion cornbread; it still tastes just like the real thing, but now it’s moister and has a bit of onion kick that makes it stand out from the bunch. It’s great for weekend BBQs (put it in a cast iron skillet and you can cook it on the grill), and it makes eight single-carb servings.

Ingredients

• 1 cup almond flour
• 1-2 green onions, chopped
• 3/4 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tbsp. butter
• 1/4 cup sour cream

Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a bowl, mix together wet ingredients and green onions, then add dry ingredients and mix again.
Pour into greased baking dish (I use an 8″ square pan), then bake for 20 minutes or until edges begin to brown.
Tip: If you’re short on time or patience, you can bake this in a microwave in 5-6 minutes.
Serve warm.

almond flour adventures, continued

What a cozy, rainy, chilly day....perfect day to bake up almond flour Paleo bread and apple, date walnut muffins....all while jamming to Simon and Garfunkle

today is National Pancake Day!

a celebration was in order!
but first I had an order to mail out at the post office.

and then....we waited by the nice cozy fire.....

and finally, the much anticipated moment...pancakes!  And when Fairy Girl's Pancakes arrived, she proclaimed:
"It's a Master Piece!"

I was a poo poo and had an omelette...ok fine, and a biscuit (or two :D ) 
The End

all dec'd out for Easter:)

recent sweet gratitude photos from happy customers:)

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fairy girl's fairy garden

custom request, sold...see link below if you are interested in a custom bracelet

https://www.etsy.com/listing/127193850/create-it-your-way-custom-request-three?ref=shop_home_active_1

create day!

Fairy Girl created this sweet Trojan horse bank at a Home Depot Kids' workshop....a customer thought she was so cute and put $.50 into her bank:)


Little Angel created this very sweet Fairy Garden from a kit she received for Christmas: 

and mama created these amazingly delish and healthy peanut butter cookies, in honor of National Peanut Butter Day!