{"id":2520,"date":"2010-03-21T07:38:09","date_gmt":"2010-03-21T13:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/?p=2520"},"modified":"2010-03-21T07:39:27","modified_gmt":"2010-03-21T13:39:27","slug":"apple-picks-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/21\/apple-picks-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The number of blogs I subscribe to just keeps growing and growing, and as a result, the great posts I read and bookmark to share with you or to look at again later also continues to grow!\u00c2\u00a0 Here&#8217;s some of the good stuff from the last 2 weeks:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.browneyedbaker.com\/2010\/03\/08\/asiago-bagels\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+browneyedbaker%2Ffeed+%28Brown+Eyed+Baker+%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader\">Asiago Bagels<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.browneyedbaker.com\/\">Brown Eyed Baker<\/a>: Bagels is on my list of things to try making myself, and Asiago Bagels are my FAVORITE kind to order at the bagel place.<\/p>\n<p>A post from <a href=\"http:\/\/createbeautydaily.blogspot.com\/\">Create Beauty Daily<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/createbeautydaily.blogspot.com\/2010\/03\/setting-it-down.html\">struggling with infertility and miscarriage<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 I particularly liked the list of at the end, with some Do&#8217;s and Don&#8217;ts on what to say to people who are struggling. (Thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/metropolitanmama.net\/\">Metropolitan Mama<\/a> for the link!)<\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t get to have any Funnel Cake when we went to the Livestock Show &amp; Rodeo this week, and I&#8217;ve been craving one ever since.\u00c2\u00a0 Maybe I could try making my own <a href=\"http:\/\/thepioneerwoman.com\/tasty-kitchen-blog\/2010\/03\/a-tasty-recipe-funnel-cakes\/\">Funnel Cake<\/a> at home, just like <a href=\"http:\/\/thepioneerwoman.com\/\">The Pioneer Woman<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.keeperofthehome.org\/2010\/03\/cutting-down-on-waste-in-the-kitchen-tossing-the-paper.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+keeperofthehome%2Fwp+%28Keeper+of+the+Home2%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader\">Cutting Down On Waste in the Kitchen: Tossing the Paper<\/a>, from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.keeperofthehome.org\/\">Keeper of the Home<\/a>: We&#8217;re still working on c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/24\/the-green-apple-bye-bye-paper-towels\/\">utting back on our paper towel usage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youlookfab.com\/\">YouLookFab<\/a> has a great list of <a href=\"http:\/\/youlookfab.com\/2010\/03\/10\/20-must-haves-for-spring-and-summer-2010\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Youlookfab+%28youlookfab%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader\">20 Must Haves for Spring and Summer 2010<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 I&#8217;ve got about 13 of the items on this list, which I guess is a pretty good start.\u00c2\u00a0 I had a nice little pick-me-up shopping spree yesterday for some new spring and summer clothes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theparentingpassageway.com\/2010\/03\/11\/the-two-year-old-a-traditional-perspective\/\">The Two Year Old: A Traditional Perspective<\/a> and the follow up post <a href=\"http:\/\/theparentingpassageway.com\/2010\/03\/14\/so-how-do-i-live-peacefully-with-my-two-year-old\/\">How Do I Live Peacefully With My Two Year Old<\/a> from a new to me blog, <a href=\"http:\/\/theparentingpassageway.com\/\">The Parenting Passageway<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/goodlifeforless.blogspot.com\/\">the good life for less<\/a> has a <a href=\"http:\/\/goodlifeforless.blogspot.com\/2010\/03\/spring-2010-looksbook.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheGoodLifeForLess+%28the+good+life+for+less%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader\">Spring 2010 Looks Book<\/a> full of affordable pieces (and how to wear them) to update your wardrobe for spring.\u00c2\u00a0 She&#8217;s got great style, and I always love to see the outfits from the wardrobe consultations.<\/p>\n<p>I found <a href=\"http:\/\/heavenlyhomemakers.com\/\">Heavenly Homemaker&#8217;s<\/a> post on <a href=\"http:\/\/heavenlyhomemakers.com\/what-we-did-to-help-our-sons-eczema-without-drugs\">what they did to help their son&#8217;s eczema without drugs<\/a> fascinating since The Littlest Apple has had eczema since birth (though much improved now).<\/p>\n<p>Our mantel has been in need of a makeover essentially since we moved in.\u00c2\u00a0 I never quite mastered the art of decorating a mantel.\u00c2\u00a0 Layla from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theletteredcottage.net\/\">The Lettered Cottage<\/a> HAS!\u00c2\u00a0 She&#8217;s got\u00c2\u00a0 a beautiful<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theletteredcottage.net\/2010\/03\/mantle-mania-our-spring-mantel.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheLetteredCottage+%28The+Lettered+Cottage%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader\"> Spring Mantel<\/a> that I just might have to copy!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m hoping to try these <a href=\"http:\/\/confessionsofahomeschooler.blogspot.com\/2010\/03\/salad-spinner-spring-flowers.html\">Salad Spinner Spring Flowers<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/confessionsofahomeschooler.blogspot.com\/\">Confessions of a Homeschooler<\/a> sometime this week.\u00c2\u00a0 The Littlest Apple LOVES to play with our salad spinner!<\/p>\n<p>These <a href=\"http:\/\/dandysugar.com\/?p=1466&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dandysugar%2FvvMs+%28dandysugar%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader\">Granola Cookies with Coconut, Almonds and Chocolate<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/dandysugar.com\/\">Dandy Sugar<\/a> WILL be making an appearance at my house this week.\u00c2\u00a0 Yum!<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/21\/apple-picks-13\/\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The number of blogs I subscribe to just keeps growing and growing, and as a result, the great posts I read and bookmark to share with you or to look at again later also continues to grow!\u00c2\u00a0 Here&#8217;s some of the good 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