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



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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.





















Monday, July 16, 2012

Lemon Bundt Cake Gluten Free


Today was a baking day.
I searched through my Gluten Free cookbooks and saw this recipe.
It's from The Allergen-Free Baker's Handbook and there are some
delicious recipes that I can't wait to try.
The recipe for Lemon Poppy Seed Bundt Cake is so delicious and the glaze is tangy.
Great with a hot cup of tea, of course you're wondering who is drinking tea when it's 98 degrees out?
Well, I am, especially since it's quite comfortable
 in my house so I enjoy a cup of afternoon tea with a piece of this wonderful, 
delicious beauty.

Things around here are still moving along, hubby tiled the laundry room floor,
I can't wait to show this room before we did this, it was dark, dirty, exposed and it smelled horrendous.
In fact, this whole house stunk, a smell that you can't forget. They had carpet in this room, yes in the laundry room and on the stairwell that I think their dog peed on occasionally.
Plus the fact that it was empty over a year and closed up didn't help things.
As soon as hubby took out the carpet tiles and tossed them out, the smell is practically gone,
I hope after painting it'll vanish completely.
So, he has to grout tonight, 
the contractor is adding doors to hide the AC and water heater units, then I can prime and paint.
So, I've yet need to paint this room, the bathroom down here, the basement, then the master bath, and hall bath upstairs, also have some painting to do on the stairwell, then some touch up painting throughout the house.
It's coming along.


I thoroughly enjoy the fact that I can actually live in this house. 
When we put our home on the market, 
it was as if it really wasn't ours any longer.
It was decorated for people to see, for them to see how their stuff would look in that space.
I felt like I was house sitting instead. 
But now, I can do what I want, decorate they way I like
I can even put the magnets back on my fridge!
When I opened the box that contained these, I was so excited!
I know, stupid, but not if you've been 
through selling a home.
These little things mean a lot. 
Putting out family pictures was also so much fun
Having to pack them away because the possible buyer may be distracted by seeing your pictures and may not be able to visualize themselves in the space.
Seriously! 
It's called imagination. 
Well, whatever, it's nice to open the boxes and put things in their place.
There's still some unpacking to do, but hopefully before this month is over we'll have the majority of it done.

2 comments:

  1. After all the hard work, sitting with a slice of cake and a cup of tea was a very well deserved treat!
    I have that book! I may have to make this cake. Did you follow the recipe just as it is?
    Your laundry room looks great, your hubby is doing a lovely job on your new home!

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  2. Hi, I did follow the recipe, except I used a different GF flour mix, one I already made myself that I keep on hand. I also made a blueberry sauce to go with it, yummy!
    Hubby is working very hard and doing an amazing job with the reno around here!

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