Valentine's day

It's love day!!!
What better way to start the day than with some heart shaped pancakes and wonderful poetry reading and writing!!

For Honeypie...













On to some writing !




And for mama...




Sonnet LXIX. "Since then I am because you are, since then you are, I am, we are, and through love I will be, you will be, we'll be" ~Pablo Neruda.




Nikki is amazing . Her poems are spirited, sassy and honest. Love her.













Amazing book.




(Oh ms patti... I love you)














Feeling not too confident in the poetry writing department ?
Here are 2 of my favorite books on inspiring you to begin poetry writing. So good !!








Staying in today?
Well here are some good love films to watch. Our favorites?

Mama:




Honeypie's:
(another Miyazaki gem!)




And daddy's idea of his favorite love flick...





~_^

Happy valentine's day!!


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Love notes

It's love day everyday, sure but valentines day is tomorrow and we are sooo excited!
Today we wrote love notes for daddy just the way they were written in the olden days ... Using pen, quill and ink and sealing the note with sealing wax. I found all my inks and sealing wax from way back... (when I was addicted to shakespearean sonnets and bad boys) and we began practicing.




Using pen and ink...




Trying the feather quill ...




We settled on the pen and loved dipping it in all the different colored inks.




(very serious work...)




Now on to sealing the note.

We melted the wax over a candle using a metal spoon. The wax is HOT so if little hands are helping make sure you are careful!!!!




I poured the wax on the envelope and




Honeypie used a metal seal to press it on to the wax.




Xoxo




We also finished all the valentines for friends...










Now on to secret messages...

To make invisible ink you need equal parts water to baking soda.

( 1 tb of baking soda and 1 tb of water )
Mix well.




Use a q-tip or paint brush to apply the invisible ink mixture to your paper. Write your secret message and let it fully dry.




To read the note warm the paper over a candle or stove, making sure to KEEP THE PAPER AWAY FrOm DIRECT FLAME.!!!!!!! It's highly FLAMMABLE !!! SO ADULTS ONLY!!!!











Daddy's message?




Hope you are writing your own love notes and happy valentines day!!
Xoxoxo

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Sweets for sweeties

Honeypie wanted to make some valentine goodies for friends and we came up with this easy project. White chocolate candy cane hearts with sprinkles.
All you need to make this, is white chocolate chips, candy canes, and sprinkles!




Arrange the candy canes into heart shapes on parchment paper or a lightly oiled surface.





Pour the melted chocolate into the inside of the hearts. Carefully spread with a spatula or spoon.







Add sprinkles before the chocolate hardens.

















Easy, fast and cute!
^_^

Cookie time!

It's been a great first cookie sale run for our daisy scouts.
We had a great cookie booth success, as well as the door to door and mamas and papas helped tremendously to get little daisies excited about this new experience.
We visited TD bank for a tour to see how a bank runs and to learn about saving our money, just in time to talk about our cookie sale profits and what we will do with them.
With so much to do and talk about, I am sure our next meeting will be buzzing with ideas.

(even the train station is excited!)





Our cookie bundling for our customers at Daddy's office.







Our daisy scout thanks !




Badges are starting to accumulate and according to daddy who is the official badge sewing expert.... "When applying badges, start at the middle and work your way outward. Looks better graphically!"





Honeypie and I worked on learning the value of money at home . We made coin rubbings with crayons and created and played a money game.




















And if you are interested ...
Girl scout cookies sell for...




Support your local scout troop!
Buy cookies!

Though personally , as delicious as that thin mint is ....
(Wish they were made with more wholesome ingredients in mind...)
Hmmm
:(

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