The Best of Both Worlds

Bonjour from Campagne Maison

courtesy: www.wikipedia.com

I finally got to watch IT and what a treat! If you haven't seen IT yet, I highly recommend IT to all you bloggers that love to cook.

Inspired by the movie, I got out my Julia Child & Company recipe book. After perusing all the pages, I will quickly tell you that I have NO inkling to challenge myself to preparing all the recipes it contains. However, not-so-much a fabulous cook, I do love making desserts and found a chocolate mousse dessert cake recipe, "La Gateau Victoire au Chocolat, Mousseline" that I have the ingredients on hand and am going to bake.

Since the movie subtly hinted at Julia's desire to have children, I found this postscript that I thought was worthy of sharing. She says ..."I am all for encouraging children to work productively with their hands. The small rituals, like the clean hands and clean apron before setting to work; the precision of gesture, like leveling off a cupful of flour; the charm of improvisation and making something new; the pride of mastery; and the gratification of offering something one has made--have such value to a child".

Even with adults, I think this still applies. I know I certainly love giving and receiving homemade food items.

Thanks for stopping by the farmhouse for a visit today. We love having company.

Au revoir,

"C" is for "Crazy"

Bonjour from Campagne Maison

1993 United States Postage Stamp Commemorative Issue

"Crazy", written in 1961 by Willie Nelson, ranks as the #1 Juke Box Record and is one of Pasty Clines's most famous recordings.

Patsy was born Virginia Patterson Hensley in the Shenandoah Valley in Winchester, VA on September 8, 1932. Legend has it that she was entertaining neighbors at the age of 3! Her natural talent and spirit took her to the top of the Country Music Charts in 1962 and her style and popularity has never waned.

Patsy's big break came when she won an Arthur Godfrey Talent Show in 1957 with the hit "Walking After Midnight". She pursued a recording career and appeared on the Grand Ole Opry in 1958 and was awarded Country Female Artist of 1961 and 1962.

On March 6, 1963, at the age of 30, Patsy's career ended tragically when she died from injuries received in a private plane crash near Camden, TN.

In 1973, she was elected posthumously to the Country Music Hall of Fame and her reputation is on record as one of the major female vocalists of all time.

(www.pastycline.com/ and wikipedia)

I am participating in Alphabe-Thursday and linking back to :

http://jennymatlock.blogspot.com/.

Thanks for stopping by the farmhouse for a visit today. We love having company.

Au revoir,

a little bit of Hope

Bonjour from Campagne Maison

Got another giveaway to share with you this morning!!

The Sea Witch, a.k.a. "I Need This, Antiques" and "Musings of a Sea Witch", has opened up a treasure chest and it is loaded with all sorts of French ephemera and assorted French goodies!! I certainly know that THIS sea nymph is excited about it and I'm sure that you will be too!!

If I tried to list everything, I would surely miss something, so swim on over to "A Sea Witch in Paris" giveaway to look at the stash and get the rules for entry to the giveaway. Hurry up, the deadline is February 7th.

Thanks for stopping by the farmhouse for a visit today. We love having company!

Au revoir,

A little ray of Sunshine

Bonjour from Campagne Maison

This picture reminds me of why I love the color yellow!

Even though the earth is frozen and quiet, and all creatures, including moi, are hunkered down for a long cold spell of winter, a bright jolt of color warms the soul kinda like....(in no particular order)

sitting in front of a warm fireplace

drinking a hot cup of Campbell's Tomato Soup!

sipping a cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows melted atop it

soaking in a tub of Dream Angels Divine....Victoria's Secret Angel Wash

a bowl of Quaker Oatmeal sprinkled with cinnamon and filled with bananas and walnuts

a generous portion of hot apple pie with an equally generous portion of vanilla ice cream

a Burger King Quarter Pounder with Cheese and french fries loaded down with ketchup chased with a Diet Coke

a warm bed with a warm spooning partner and no alarm clock

a pair of fuzzy slippers and velvet plush robe

a hug and a kiss

a sweet note signed xoxooxoxoxo

Well...I think you get the gist...

Thanks for stopping by the farmhouse for a visit today. We love having company.

Au revoir,

"Too Cool for School" Retro Clock Giveaway

Bonjour from Campagne Maison

Bai Design "Too Cool for School" Retro Modern Wallclock

I must admit that I have spent many an hour watching the time tick by on clocks like this one BUT wouldn't it be NICE to own one?

To find out more about the giveaway and rules for entry, please see Jenny ! Good luck...

Thanks for stopping by the farmhouse for a visit today. We love having company.

Au revoir,