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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Easy Halloween Costume
Happy Halloween! Just in case you’re scrambling around for the last minute costume – we’ve got a great suggestion! That’s right! Pioneer! It’s easy – go find an older style dress (courtesy of DI or Savers) then throw on a … Continue reading
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The Morning Star…Just a Little History
This beautiful star is a replica of the stained glass stars that adorn the Nauvoo Temple. It hangs in the front window of our store. The beautiful recreation of the “Morning Star” that adorns the upper windows of the Nauvoo … Continue reading
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Bread Pudding
Bread Pudding Ingredients * 6 slices day-old bread * 2 tablespoons butter, melted * 1/2 cup raisins (optional) * 4 eggs, beaten * 2 cups milk * 3/4 cup white sugar * 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon * 1 teaspoon vanilla … Continue reading
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter
Once upon a time, this ——–>used to be made like this —>Luckily we don’t have to take the old churn out in order to make sure our bread stays buttered! But just in case you’re suddenly feeling like living the … Continue reading
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Many years ago
In the early years of the Church, many saints set out to escape religious persecution and build their homes out west. The trail was long and hard, but they set out willingly. In October 1856, the saints were gathered at … Continue reading
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Roses in December
Isn’t it great that no matter how bad the winters of the day may get we can always remember back fondly on the many roses we have been blessed with…
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Tagged inspirational quotes, LDS, mormon, motivational quotes
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One Fall Day
Don’t you just love Fall? We love the colors on the trees, the cool, crisp air, football games, caramel apples, warm bread and soup for dinner, fuzzy blankets and General Conference. This last conference held October 1, 2011 we were … Continue reading
They Have Arrived…Finally!
I know that we usually give our readers a recipe on Tuesday’s, but we are so excited we just had to share this news with you today. We have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of homemade bread and cookies to … Continue reading
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Pioneer Etiquette
We’ve got this fantastic book called, “Children’s Manners & Morals“. The book is filled with these classic rules of etiquette that used to be an important part fo a child’s education. … Continue reading
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Tagged etiquette lessons, kids manners, manners and morals, pioneer kids
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Rise Up
With all of the recent media coverage the Church has received – it’s more important than ever that we stand tall and represent our faith in a positive manner.
