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My Favorite Posts

I like everything I blog about & post, but I do have favorites. 
These are the Good Things I love returning to. 



Desserts & Treats
Beautiful Heart Cookies
Christmas Sugar Cookies
Colorful Birthday Cookies
Deluxe Raspberry Tart
Easter Egg Cookies
Everyday Cake with Butter Glaze
Fall Leaf Cookies
Favorite Birthday Cake
Favorite Oatmeal Cookies
Fig Bar Cookies
Maple Pumpkin Custards
Mint Chocolate Cookies
Mocha Birthday Cake
My Favorite Lemons
Orange Curd
Pastry Cream ~ Crème Pâtissière 
Patriotic Star Cookies
Paw Patrol Cookies
Perfect Royal Icing
Princess Cookies
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Spring Birthday Cookies
Spring Cookies for Entertaining: Bunnies, Chicks, Butterflies & Eggs
Sugar and Spice Cookies
Triple Layer Carrot Spice Cake
Ultimate Coconut Cupcakes
Vanilla Birthday Cake
Whipped Cream Chocolate Cake

Food & Drink 
Butternut Squash Soup
Cinnamon Tea & Coffee
My Egg Salad
Favorite Lobster Roll
Hot Lemon Drop
Oven Frites with Fried Eggs
Perfect Rice Pilaf
Quinoa
My Sardine Sandwich
Ultimate Hot Chocolate
Vegetable Stock
A Workday Lunch

Friends ~ Blogs ~ Chefs
Chef Cyndi
Cocoa Cake Land
Cooking with Chef Cyndi
The Decorated Tree (of Life)
Gifts from Kenn
Kitchen Culinaire
Kristina Closs Art
Mailing Treats the Good Way
Under the Sea Cookies
Vegan & Vegetarian Maintenance

Good Things
An Unexpected Gift
Bee & Hive Cookie Cutters
The Bee's Knees Birthday Party
Birthday by Mail
Double Infused Vanilla
The Evolving Gardens at Turkey Hill
Farm Fresh Eggs
My Favorite Cookies for Christmas
Flea Market & Antiquing Tips
From Generation to Generation
Gifts from Kenn
Good Things by Mail
Happy Birthday Audrey!
Lemon Honeypot
Lining a Round Cake Pan

Shipping Cookies by Mail
Sweet Surprises
A Tour of Turkey Hill with Martha Stewart and Friends
Vanilla Sugar
Vintage Wilton Wedding Cakes
Vintage Wilton Yearbook
Vintage Wilton Yearbook ~ Part II


Home & Garden ~ Around Town
An Organized Home Office
Beautiful Snowdrops
A Beautiful Weekend in October
Layers in the Woodland
L.E. Smith Caramel Glass
Mother Fox & Kits
Spring Crocuses
Spring Robins
Using My Jadeite

Homekeeping
Caring for Copper
Caring for Cutting Boards
Caring for Silver
Caring for Stainless Steel
Felt Protection for Your China
Fire Safety Basics
Organizing a Pantry
Pantry Master List
Pressing Men's Ties
Storing Silpats
Storing Silverware

Shopping
Antiquing in Haddonfield
Fante's Kitchen Shop ~ Philadelphia
King Richard's Antiques
Philadelphia's 9th St. Italian Market
Philadelphia's Antique Row
The Reading Terminal Market

Looking Back 


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Antique Salt Cellars

There was a time when salt cellars played an important role on the dining table for the host or hostess.  As a result of it being such an expensive commodity several hundred years ago, salt was seen as a luxury and it was the well to do that made salt cellars quite fashionable & a status symbol for the home.  A single salt cellar usually sat at the head of the table and was passed around throughout the meal.  The closer one sat to the salt cellar, the more important one was deemed by the head of the household.  Smaller cellars that were more accessible and with an open top became a part of Victorian table settings.  Fast forward to the 20th century when salt was no longer a luxury and when anti caking agents were added to make salt free-flowing, and one begins to see salt cellars fall out of fashion.  Luckily for the collector and for those of us who like to set a table with Good Things , this can prove to be a boon. Salt cellars for the table come in silver, porcelain, cut glass
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How to Paint a Chair

If you have ever felt the need to spruce up a set of chairs or give them a new look, why not try a little bit of paint?  Our tastes in decor and color will probably alter throughout our lives, and at some point, we may find ourselves wanting to change the look of our furniture without having to spend a lot of money.  That's where a few handy tips, some tools from the hardware store, and good-quality paint come in handy.   I know I'm not alone in paying visits to local antique shops, antique fairs and flea markets, and falling in love with pieces of furniture that would be perfect if they were just a different color.  You don't have to walk away from a good purchase simply because it's the wrong color.   My dear friend, Jeffrey, is forever enhancing his home with collectibles from flea markets and tag sales.  However, certain items aren't always up to Jeffrey's tastes when he brings them home.  He is the type of person who won't hesitate to chang
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Vintage Wilton Wedding Cakes

Wedding cakes have certainly evolved over the decades just as tastes and styles have in our American way of life.  There was a time when elaborate & very formal towering feats of sweetness were the standard for every bride & groom.  Growing up in a household where I witnessed several wedding cakes take shape from start to finish, I can tell you  that every single one of these was a true labor of love.  For mom, Wilton was the go-to supplier in every aspect of cake baking, including the wedding cakes which flew out of our house every single year for friends & family.   Vintage Wedding Cake Toppers It’s fun going back and looking at Wilton’s methods and styles for wedding cakes during the 1960s and 1970s.  Back then, the shapely cakes were not simply stacked and covered in perfect fondant the way they are these days, but were iced and decorated with real buttercream, along with a multitude of accessories.  There was even a working fountain available that could b
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