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March 19th St. Joseph’s Day or Zeppole Day!

February 21, 2016 by GrammieOlivia 2 Comments

We are just finished celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, when along comes St. Joseph’s Day on the 19th of March. While he is not as celebrated as St. Patrick’s with all the fanfare and hoopla, St. Joseph also has some celebrations around the Christian world.  I can remember as a child, learning about a delightful dessert […]

Filed Under: A Bit of Everything Tagged With: cherries, crueler, custard, delicious, dessert, italian pasteries, March 19th, once a year, powdered sugar, St. Joseph's Day, treat, zeppole

Novelty Ice Cube Molds

February 15, 2016 by GrammieOlivia 6 Comments

Are you planning a special party in the coming months?  Novelty ice cube molds, is a great way to start the planning. Pick a shape that fits your target age group!   Forget the boring everyday ice cube squares for your party.  With these new Novelty Ice Cube Molds, you can have ice cubes in just […]

Filed Under: A Bit of Everything Tagged With: butterflies, easy to make, novelty ice cube molds, party, silicone, space invaders, special touches, star wars, tetris

Ecology Friendly Worm Farms

February 13, 2016 by GrammieOlivia Leave a Comment

Everyone wants to be Ecology Friendly these days and there is no way better than to start a Worm Farm!  Being Ecology friendly is the way of the future, because we now realize how much we are responsible for the future of our own planet. If we start by looking at our immediate surroundings, we […]

Filed Under: A Bit of Everything Tagged With: apples, boost, compost, cores, ecology friendly, fruits, ground, landfills, peels, small footprint, soil ammendment, vegetables, waste, worm farms

Christian Lenten Practices

February 9, 2016 by GrammieOlivia 4 Comments

It is Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday, or Pancake Tuesday depending on where you live. One thing is the same, and that is that this Tuesday marks the beginning of Lent and the start of many Christian Lenten Practices. So What does that actually mean? What is Lent and why is it important? what does it […]

Filed Under: A Bit of Everything Tagged With: abstinence, acts of kindness, alms, blessing, Christian, Easter, faith, fast, help the poor, journey, lent, Practices, pray, preparation, renew, spiritual awareness

Kids: Go Fly a Kite!

February 7, 2016 by GrammieOlivia 6 Comments

When I was little it seemed that the worst thing you could tell a kid was to “Go Fly a Kite!” That was then and this is today. Kites have taken on a whole new way for kids to enjoy the outdoors. Not only are some of these kites beautiful to look at, some of […]

Filed Under: A Bit of Everything

Children’s Rain Boots

February 4, 2016 by GrammieOlivia 7 Comments

Children’s Rain boots are a necessity when the spring rains arrive!  I  know every child has looked into a puddle and thought wouldn’t jumping in there would be a great idea!  So many  mother’s know this to be true, because after all, they probably thought the same way too, when they were kids. The biggest difference is that […]

Filed Under: A Bit of Everything Tagged With: children, dinosaurboots, frozenboots, hekko kitty boots, outdoors, paw patrol rain boots, playing, rain boots, rainy weather

Valentine’s Day for Gardeners

February 1, 2016 by GrammieOlivia 2 Comments

Just as sure as Valentine’s Day is coming, so are the delights that happen in the spring for every gardener I know.  If you want to make your favorite gardener smile this Valentine’s Day, I have some suggestions just for you!  Your Gardener friend will swoon when they see what you have come up with […]

Filed Under: A Bit of Everything Tagged With: all season, bounty, delight, easy to grow, edible, February, fun, gardeners, heart shaped, inexpensive gifts, newbie gardener, seed sprouters, seeds, success, swoon, Valentine's day

Chinese New Year, Feb. 8th

January 31, 2016 by GrammieOlivia Leave a Comment

Come on it’s time to start thinking about Chinese New Year and the Big Day arrives on February 8th this year.    It is a cultural celebration, but any city with a large Chinese community, has reason to celebrate and us,  right along with them.  There will be dragons and dancing, fireworks and noise to make […]

Filed Under: A Bit of Everything Tagged With: 15 days, calculate, celebrations, Chinese new year, famous people, feb 8, firecrackers, money, new moon, red, wikipedia, year of the monkey, zodiac

Nothing Says Loving Like Something from the Oven

January 30, 2016 by GrammieOlivia 2 Comments

There’s an old saying that goes, “Nothing Says Loving like something from the Oven!”  This,  in my experience, is the truth!  I have had many years of experience with Valentine’s Day and I can tell you for sure, that when something is coming out of the oven, my family waits with baited breath! So many […]

Filed Under: A Bit of Everything Tagged With: baking pans, casserole, celebrations, cooking, cupcakes, family, food, friends, heart shaped, kitchen, love, nothing says loving like something from the oven, Pinterest Party blog hop, special, utensils, Valentine's day

Safety Gear, Winter Driving

January 28, 2016 by GrammieOlivia Leave a Comment

Winter is just beginning to rear it’s head in parts of the country and safety gear is a “must have” if you are planning on doing any kind of driving while the weather is less than perfect. It seems that the latter part of 2015 went out without too much fuss about snow and icy […]

Filed Under: A Bit of Everything, Fun For Home and Family Tagged With: Be safe not sorry, blanket, cell phone, driving, full gas tank, gear, help, light, safety tips, shovel, warm, winter

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