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• Off On An Adventure...
  on Sep 23, 2010 in ourscentedcottage.blogspot.com off on vacation
  I am packing up my bag and heading off for a week long adventure, but feel free to relax and read a few posts from my archives while I am away. If you find a chill in the air, brew yourself a cuppa and throw a brick of peat on the fire. I'll be back...
• Mixed Spice Recipe...
  on Sep 23, 2010 in ourscentedcottage.blogspot.com Traditional Irish/English baking Mixed Spice spices
  If you bake alot like I do, you may come across recipes that call for mixed spice. Mixed spice is a sweet spice mixture and is frequently called for in traditional recipes for cakes, biscuits and old fashioned puddings and pies. I have never been abl...
• Will You Be...
  on Sep 22, 2010 in ourscentedcottage.blogspot.com fall chores safety ladder tip
  Using your ladder or doing any painting this fall? To make sure you are just a bit safer on your ladder paint the steps of it and sprinkle clean sand on the paint before it dries. This will give the steps a non-skid surface and help keep you from sli...
• Did You Know...
  on Sep 21, 2010 in ourscentedcottage.blogspot.com antique laundry practices static cling helpful tips
  That you can easily remedy static cling on your skirts, dresses, pants etc? Simply pin a small safety pin to the seam of your slip or garment and you will not have a clingy skirt or dress. The same thing works with slacks that cling when wearing pant...
• It's Wednesday...
  on Sep 21, 2010 in ourscentedcottage.blogspot.com day of week lore Wednesday
  And today is the day for Communication, Divination, Writing, Knowledge, Business Transactions, Debt, Fear,Loss, Travel and Money Matters. The best incense for the day is: Jasmine, Lavender, Sweet Pea Sign: Virgo Angel: Raphael Colors for the day: Or...
• Celtic Goose And Hazel Tree...
  on Sep 20, 2010 in Celtic Trees ourscentedcottage.blogspot.com Celtic Goose myth and lore The Hazel Tree
  "A Hazelnut I throw in the flame, to this nut I give my sweetheart's name, If blazes the nut, so may thy passion grow, For twas my nut that did so brightly glow."A...
• Sunday Lunch On A Cool Day...
  on Sep 19, 2010 in ourscentedcottage.blogspot.com healthy homemade freshed baked bread Irish Dark Soda Bread frugal
  With cooler weather, it's wonderful to have a lunch of soup and homemade bread. While I love yeast breads, I find it so quick and easy to just bake a couple loaves of Irish Soda Bread. Today I paired it with a Butternut Squash Soup and it was lovely.
• Hanging Pictures?
  on Sep 17, 2010 in hanging pictures tips ourscentedcottage.blogspot.com portraits helpful tips
  I don't know about you but portraits hanging askew tend to annoy me. No matter where I am I want to right them. (Dr's offices are the worst!) If you are hanging framed art or photos, wrap a strip of adhesive tape around picture frame wire exactly at...
• Duin an doras...Shut the door!
  on Sep 15, 2010 in ourscentedcottage.blogspot.com Green Door Irish doors
  I have a yearning to paint the front door on our cottage a lovely green. Green is my favorite color and such a welcoming one. It is relaxing mentally as well as physically, and offers a sense of renewal and harmony. To me, there is something to be sa...
• Scenting The Cottage With Irish Barmbrack...
  on Sep 14, 2010 in happy samhain ourscentedcottage.blogspot.com tea time Irish Barmbrack
  I'm testing a new barmbrack recipe today in anticipation of Samhain this year. With different variations on this recipe I am trying a few before I settle on the one that best suits my taste. I baked it in cast iron instead of a cake type pan. I love...

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