Nell ~ I love your Azalea walk. Very soothing. I need to make some cuttings from my azaleas, I have two the same, pink and white flowers. Between my blog and my website I don't have time for making more, free or not. It's all I can do to keep up with those two things and reading everyone else's. Maybe this post will inspire others to make pages of their gardens and blooms though. Especially now that it's cold and people are staying indoors more, dreaming about their gardens come spring. It was 48 and felt like it was 42 this morning. For us that is COLD. Have a lovely day ~ FlowerLady

Are you talking about an all-in-one type of washer-dryer? Where it washes & dries in the same load? If so....The idea has been around for a long time. GE used to make them back in the 1970's. We used to repair TONS of them. It's a really good idea, but the problem is that it takes forever to do a load of laundry. Sometimes 4-5 hours PER LOAD. Because you're only dealing with 110v. Forgive me if you were not talking about this type of machine! :)

forgot to mention: that kitchen gives me serious NYC envy!! what a kitchen with a view! and forgot to mention that I WAS in love with a Thom. Moser stool... unfortunately a pair cost about the same amount as a major appliance and thus I ended up getting perfectly wonderful stools at Target (for $135 for the pair with assembly required but with two little kids in the house, I am not at all fussy about what happens with them). Below is a link to the beloved but almost forgotten Thom. Moser stools. here is a pic of the stools i ended up with: Here is a link that might be useful: out of control expensive counter stool

Here's my Breakfast Casserole. It's a bit healthier version by using Turkey Sausage. 1 French Bread Baguette,cubed 8 oz. (1 pkg.) grated cheddar cheese 6 eggs, beaten 2 cans Carnation Evaporated Milk 1 tsp. sea salt and a dash of pepper 1 tsp. dry mustard Turkey Sausage: 2 pkg of Honeysuckle White 85/15 Ground Turkey 2 Tbs of olive oil 1 medium onion, chopped 2 Tbs of chopped garlic 2 Tbs Italian seasoning 1 to 2 tspn ground black pepper or to taste 1 tsp sea salt or to taste To make Turkey Sausage: In a deep pan, warm up olive oil. Add onion, garlic and Italian seasoning, sautee until onion sweats. Add ground turkey, salt & pepper. Stir until the turkey is cooked. Leave as is. The turkey will soak back some of its juices. Meanwhile, preheat oven 350F degrees. In a bowl, beat together eggs, milk, salt, pepper, mustard. Place cubed bread in a 9 x 13 x 2 inch greased baking dish. Spoon turkey sausage over the bread. Sprinkle with cheese. Pour egg mixture over and let it stand for about 10-15 minutes. Bake for 45 minutes uncovered. Cheese will rise to top during baking. If you use a glass pan, you can make this the day before, refrigerate it overnight. In the morning, reheat it in the microwave. Note: To avoid glass from breaking, take the dish out from the fridge and let it sit to reach room temperature (about 15-30 mins.) before microwave it. If you don't have a glass pan, you may assemble it and refrigerate it overnight. Then, bake it then next morning for 50 minutes to 1 hr. at 350F degrees. Happy Cooking!