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The ornaments of your house will be the guests who frequent it. ~ Author Unknown

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Welcome to my HOME everyone!
I hope you're all enjoying this first week of February. I couldn't help but post a TK painting here today. I so admire his work and his cottages are so cozy!

Yesterday I was without my computer most of the day and I wondered if I would have time to get a recipe on today. I still can't get into my gmail account. My computer is such a mess right now. *sigh* Do computers ever make you feel like you could throw a tantrum??

UPDATE: Since I posted this, a very good friend who has worked on computers for many years dropped by and fixed everything up for me. He removed the virus and everything is back to normal. Thank goodness for folks who know what they're doing!

I am sharing a different version of an Apple Crisp and it feeds a lot. I have made this countless times for our Bible Study group and they loved it so I hope you will try it.


Cinnamon Apple Crisp

6 Granny Smith apples, sliced
1 cup of water
1 box of white cake mix
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup melted butter
1 tsp cinnamon
Pinch of ground cloves
Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream

Arrange sliced apples in an ungreased 9x13 pan. Pour water over the apples. In a separate bowl, combine cake mix, brown sugar, spices, and melted butter. Stir until blended and the mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle crumb mixture over the apples.

Bake @350 degrees for about 50 minutes or until lightly browned and bubbly.

Serve warm with ice cream or whipped cream.

Yield: 16 servings

I am always delighted to have you visit. For those of you who are looking for my linky party, I had to cancel it due to computer issues. So in place of the party each week, I will try to share something HOME related that I think you would enjoy.

Next week Valentine's Day will be here and I am hosting a Hearts & Flowers Tea on Monday, February 10th and all week long. I invite you all to join me. You may copy and paste my button above for the party if you wish.

Lord, this humble house we'd keep
Sweet with play and calm with sleep.
Help us so that we may give
Beauty to the lives we live.
Let Thy beauty and Thy grace
Shine upon our dwelling place. ~ Edgar A. Guest

Thank you for visiting and have a beautiful day.

I am joining the following parties as well~

Home and Garden Thursday ~ http://www.adelightsomelife.com/
Share Your Cup Thursday~ http://jannolson.blogspot.com/
Home Sweet Home~ http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/

Sharing from my heart~ Sandi

Chocolate and Hearts for Tea Time

Life is like a teacup
       to be filled to the brim
and enjoyed with friends. ~ Unknown

Welcome friends to my first Tea Time in February!

Did anyone else watch the game last night? I watched the entire SuperBowl with my hubby and I still don't understand how they play the game. I only know when someone scored a touchdown and that the Sea Hawks won. Anyone else out there like me?

Anyway, enough about football and on to tea!

With romance in the air I thought it would be nice to introduce some hearts and flowers this week.

Valentine's Day is on the way so I'm using some pink and red today.

Pink roses on teacups and red hearts adorning the other, as well as some lovely pink tulips, set the stage for my theme.

Joining our party is a lovely Royal Albert teacup that was a wedding gift many years ago.

A Regency teacup; a gift from a very thoughtful friend. I have named her Luella after the dear lady who gifted her to me.


And my Valentine teacup made by Gracie China.


Which teacup would you like?

Luscious pink tulips grace the table with a whisper of springtime.

For our sweet today, I have made a chocolate fudge cake.

The cake is sitting on a Masons' plate which I found thrifting.

I usually make my chocolate cake from scratch but as I was pressed for time, I cheated and used a mix instead.

And it is all hidden beneath lovely swirls of decadent chocolate frosting.

Silver spoons for our tea time.

Would you like a piece of cake with your tea?

Tea is a divine herb. ~ Xu Guangqi


Valentine's Day is next week and I will be sharing a special tea table to celebrate the event.

You may copy and paste this button for my party if you wish. I hope you will join me then.

My friend Bernideen is also hosting a special party next week and this is her button.

A bell is no bell 'til you ring it,
A song is no song 'til you sing it,
            And love in your heart
       Wasn't put there to stay -
                Love isn't love
           'Til you give it away.~ Oscar Hammerstein, The Sound of Music 


I am delighted you have stopped by for tea today! Your presence always makes my tea party that much more special and if you have a teacup, coffee cup/mug, teapot, or tablescape to share, I would love for you to link up with me. We tea ladies enjoy a tea room too so if you have been to one recently, we would love to hear about it. Happy Tea Day everyone!                               


I am joining the following parties as well~

A Return to Loveliness ~ http://www.adelightsomelife.com/
Tea Cup Tuesday~ http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com/
Tea Cup Tuesday ~ http://www.marthasfavorites.com/
Tuesday Cuppa Tea~ http://www.antiquesandteacups.info/
Friends Sharing Tea~ http://blog.bernideens.com/
Share Your Cup Thursday~ http://jannolson.blogspot.com/
Home Sweet Home~ http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/

Sharing from my heart~ Sandi