Ms. Verhext has created a lovely community on Flickr, a pool of photos beckoning with magic and warmth, marzipan, wind chimes, moss covered stones and hidden corners. I’ve already dumped, indiscriminately, a lot of photos in there. You should too!
Magic is as magic does

Individual photo credits:
1. The Leaving Lot, no. 1, 2. flowers at the [...]

Happy Friday, folks! I’m looking forward to a warm (but not too warm!) weekend of laziness. Other than a warehouse concert I am going to check-out with my boyfriend Saturday night, I have zero plans. Tomorrow morning, when done with my house chores, I want to undertake a new baking adventure. I don’t know what [...]

(From reader recipe posted on Gourmet.com )

* 1 cup creamy peanut butter (not natural)
* 3/4 cup sugar
* 1 large egg
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 5 tablespoons black sesame seeds
1. Preheat oven to 350°F with racks [...]

A couple of weeks ago, a little firecracker of a girl I’m friends with celebrated her 6th birthday.

Birthday girl makes a wish

The spread!

My friend Jenny E.’s delicious home made scones & lemon curd.
For her lavish birthday spread, hosted by her mom and our friend Sarah, I baked rosewater sugar cookies, based on this recipe.

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