Pinterest Board of the Week: Hand Lettering

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Recently, hand lettering has been everywhere. Some may call it a trend, but I'd say it is just a resurfacing of a lost art. A lost art that I have always loved.

A few weekends ago I was reading through my old journals, and aside from the 5th grade "drama," of note passing, I simply laughed at the evolution of my handwriting (though it was difficult at times to even see the words written, as gel pens and milky pens were all the rage). From curly tails at the end of words to a combo of cursive and print. I love handwriting and seeing how people find different ways to spice up the way a name is written.

Today, I wanna say "Cheers!" to the lovely art of hand lettering. May keys on a keyboard never surpass the the art of the pen stroke.

Lazy Afternoons

As the number of days in Athens are decreasing, Nathan and I are trying to cross things off our "Athens Bucket List." With it being such a gorgeous weekend, we spend Sunday afternoon at the Georgia Botanical Gardens. These pictures were taking with my handy iphone camera (no filter) and I'd say the gardens were captured quite nicely-the subjects were pretty perfect too. If you are in the area the gardens are a must visit of course because of the lush gardens but also there are tons of trails and different areas to explore.

Recipe of the Week: Morning Glory Muffins

While honeymooning in Jamaica, Nathan and I fell in love with morning glory muffins and finally got around to making our own version on a Sunday morning. Mix up these delectable ingredients and morning glory muffins are sure to become one of your breakfast staples.

Ingredients
2 cups whole wheat flour
1/3 cup cane sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 cups shredded carrots
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (or any nuts on hand)
1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1 apple (peeled, cored and shredded) OR 1 cup of apple sauce
3 organic eggs (can always substitute if you don't want to use eggs)
1 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract

Directions:
-Preheat oven to 350 degrees 
-Grease 12 muffin cups or use muffin liners
* this batch made 12 large and several mini muffins for us
-In large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Stir in carrot, raisins, nuts, coconut, and apple.
-In a separate bowl, beat together eggs, oil, and vanilla.
-Stir egg mixture into the carrot/flour mixture, just until moistened.
-Scoop batter into prepared muffin cups.
-Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, until toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean.


Recipe adapted from: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/easy-morning-glory-muffins/