Spindles Designs

Author: Margaret

  • Heavenly Vanilla Custard Ice Cream

    Heavenly Vanilla Custard Ice Cream

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    We love to have family picnics, barbecues, back yard parties, etc. on the summer holidays. One of our favorite things to do is to get out the old hand crank ice cream freezer and make homemade ice cream. The family’s favorite is our “Heavenly Vanilla Custard Ice Cream.”   

  • Fresh Peach-Raspberry Kuchen

    Fresh Peach-Raspberry Kuchen

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    I don’t usually like cooked peaches. I am a fresh peach girl, but I love this Kuchen which can be  made with plums instead of raspberries. Sift together: 1 cup flour 2 tbsp sugar 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt Cut 3 tbsp butter into the dry ingredients.  In a small bowl combine 1…

  • Liebster Award

    Liebster Award

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    Margaret

    We were nominated for a Liebster Award! We are so excited and honored! Thank you Nancy at Daffodils at Home. Liebster, meaning “dearest” in German, is a blogger to blogger award designed to encourage new or small blogs. When you accept, you agree to in turn nominate 11 other blogs with 200 readers or less.…

  • Window Makeover

    Window Makeover

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    From “Boring” to “What a difference”  This is our family room window makeover.  We have a kitchen family room, great room  so when one gets remodeled the other one does as well.  I made these Roman Shades over 10 years ago when we moved into the house. They have put up a good fight against…

  • Happy Halloween

    Happy Halloween

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    Margaret

    When my children were little and I had to come up with costumes every year, Halloween was not my favorite holiday.  Now that I have more time (ha, ha) and have   grand children it is back on my list of favorites. I have fun making new things  to decorate my house.   This past year…