Appealing to the Senses :: Sound

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Morning Doves (calling for rain)!

Thunder (off in the distance or nearby)!

Cows Lowing!

The sound of my Husband's voice and deep hearty laugh..

Pages turning...in a book.

Overhearing the kids in their child-play; with their vivid imagination(s).

When I hear an unprompted "Thank-you!" or "Yes, Please" out of one of my children.

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The tea kettle singing of happiness.

The sound of crunchy fallen leaves skittering across the grassy field..

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All this.. these sounds and more.

Appealing to the Senses!

If you can, take a few minutes, please...listen closely to the lyrics of this song.




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Have a wonderful day!

Appealing to the Senses :: Smell

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Do you ever have one of those smells that come your way ... that quickly send you down memory lane?  This here does it for me..

No matter if it's...
* Honeysuckle * Mock Orange * Wild Roses*

You name it.

It's a send - back.

Appealing to the Senses :: Sight

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Awhile back I brought to you the idea of doing a little mini series on "Appealing to the Senses". 
At that point - I guess I covered taste and well, today - this here just might be a runner up.

Flipping through the pages of one of my favorite magazines, the other day, I came across this photo and recipe.  I'm telling you, this photo appeals to me so much so I can almost taste it.

Strawberries
Rhubarb
picnics

It is that season.

And, the sight of...
home baked yummy hand pies
flowers (hydrangea, at that!)
 baskets

 cute embroidery on linens

Oooh, la la!!

It calls my name.

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We had a beautiful (somewhat fast & heavy) rain shower here, late this afternoon. 
So refreshing!!

How has your day been?

Appealing to the Senses :: Taste!

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Photo Credit and Recipe 

The other day I discovered this *new-to-me* Coffee Cake Recipe while scoping out Pinterest, while looking for something else.  So, I decided to give this recipe a try over this past weekend.  I'm glad I did..

I surely wouldn't change a thing about this recipe, It was both delicious and unique.  I say that, about changes, because if you know me at all...at least well...you know I usually like to tweak something, somewhere, somehow along the lines of making it more "bevy"-ish.   The only changes made with this recipe would be on what I had already done.  For instance, if I would make it again, which I will, I would bake it in a different size pan than the one I chose.  I will choose to under bake it just a hair... as opposed to me keeping it in on the longer side.  I also opted to use pecans.  The recipe says to use either pecans or walnuts.  

Next time I will try it with walnuts..like the photo shows.
(That sentence demands to stand alone)

Don't get me wrong -  I LOVE pecans... but this recipe probably needed walnuts.  Again, just like the photo shows.

Other than that..

Delicious recipe and it's a keeper!  For sure.

Appealing to the Senses. 
This sounds like it could be a random series - coming up!?!?!?!  What do you think?