My Casa Bella

COME IN THE EVENING, OR COME IN THE MORNING;

COME WHEN YOU'RE LOOK'D FOR,

OR COME WITHOUT WARNING.

KISSES AND WELCOME YOU'LL FIND BEFORE YOU,

AND THE OFTENER YOU COME HERE

THE MORE I'LL ADORE YOU!

-Thomas Osbourne Davis



Welcome To My Casa Bella

My Casa Bella- means-my beautiful home- but it can mean so many other things. How you make your home a home. The sounds of children or pets playing. The aroma of scones in the oven or a lilac candle burning. The flowers blooming in your garden. The home grown vegetables ready to be picked. Grandma's quilt at the foot of the bed. A fire to curl up to with a good book. Or just a family spending time together with love, laughter and a good time.





















Friday, October 29, 2010

Leisure Fall Day

Enjoyed a beautiful Fall day yesterday with my Dear Husband

Then we drove to a local town and visited
an old Covered Bridge
It was a perfect Fall day!
Hope you're enjoying Fall wherever
you are at!

Thursday, October 21, 2010

A Sweater Obsession.....

Have you seen the new
and
gorgeous Fall sweaters
out there?!
If not, where in the world
have you been?
My DF Valerie and I went
shopping last
week,
and the different,
gorgeous selections of Fall
clothes out there
is pretty
amazing.
I think more so because
they look
FEMININE!
I'd forgotten what it looks
like to see a
woman dress like a
WOMAN.
(Look at the old black and white movies)
I do my best because I
am a girly
girl, thanks to my mom,
and Great-grandma.
But, ladies, SERIOUSLY!
Do you need to look
like you crawled
out of bed.
Do you need to wear
your pajamas in
public,
I don't care how
comfortable they are,
there are clothes
out there that
are comfortable to wear
and at the same
time
flattering, or is it
that you just
DON'T CARE?
Well,
this year we're surrounded
by Feminine
beauty.
Isnt' she a beauty?
How can you resist?
I found these on
(a little bit pricey for me)
They have an amazing
collection,
I drooled a little!
But for a little bit less
( I have this one in a Dusty Rose with
that adorable belt too.)
They are having a sale
now and I do
love their
selection.
(this one is so soft and girly, it's the
Corsage Sweater)

(This one too I LOVE)
I LOVE that Argyle is every
where!
These sweaters are BYGO
50% Off
right now at
So ladies, go out there
and buy at
least one, maybe two, go
with a GF and split
the sales
prices, do what you have
to.
Let's see the Feminine
come back!

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Fall Comfort-Gluten Free Apple Cake

A year ago I would of turned my nose
up when hearing
Gluten Free.
But after many hours of research,
finding
great websites and blogs that
feature
Gluten Free Recipes has
been a
WONDERFUL
thing
for me
and dear hubby.
When I first starting baking
with GF flours
it was awful.
The dessert would be
grainy
and
dense.
But there's an Organic market
It's a 45 minute drive from our house
so
I'll make a day of it and run other
errands down there.
But they sell a wonderful GF flour
mix in their
bulk section and it's like using
regular flour.
It's light and airy and my desserts
now come out
as if I used regular white flour.
Now DH loves
my GF desserts.
I made this apple cake on Monday
in a 9x13 Pan
and there is only two pieces
left!
I even have my friends eating
GF,
I don't tell them until after
they take a
bite
but by then all you're hearing
are
OM Goodness, this is
INCREDIBLE!
(I would cut back on the sugar next time)

Monday, October 4, 2010

A New Diet??!!

Hello, all, are you feeling the cold?
It feels like Fall here.
Cold, wet, damp, YUCKY!
But a great day for
Lentil Stew which I love making
and eating,
but I found out today,
NO MORE LENTILS FOR ME!!
So disappointing!
But I'm desperate so I 'll listen.
I know I've posted this
before,
but I have digestive issues which
has led me to a
Gluten Free
Wheat Free
way of living, but there is still
some issues
I'm dealing with.
So after much research, and
frustrations,
I kept stumbling upon this
Blood Type Diet.
Have you heard of this before?
Well, it's very interesting.
I've read many
websites between last night
and today.
There are many restrictions
but nothing
that I can't handle.
At this point
I will do anything.
One of the
sites even had recipes
for all
blood types which is very
helpful.
So I will start one day
at a time.
I know many of you out there
also deal
with these issues and so many
of you have some
great blogs or sites which
I've found helpful.
So I will be posting my
journey of this new
diet that I'm going to try
and that I
hope is the answer to my
problems.
We shall see.