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PEACH TORTE

October 2, 2017 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

Lately, I’ve been into making fruit desserts. Not sure why. I think because I love peaches. And I love this Peach Torte with vanilla bean ice cream. I received this Peach Torte recipe from my sweet friend, Ann Seymour. Prepared and baked correctly the Peach Torte is the most fabulous-tasting and easy recipe I make. You’ll be slurping up every last syrupy spoonful of deliciousness. I do use a torte pan – it’s actually a Pampered Chef edged baking stone approximately 11 inches in diameter. But a 9×9 cake pan will work great too. I tried to double this recipe for a…

PRIDE AND JOY AS 878 TAKE CITIZENSHIP OATH IN ST. PAUL

September 11, 2017 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

ST PAUL, Minn. — As I made my way from St. Paul River Centre’s underground parking ramp to its second level ballroom on Wednesday, September 6, 2017, people born in other nations passed by me, but we were all going to the same place, to their Naturalization Ceremony. Their expressions and attire gave away that this day, Citizenship Day for them, was a Big Deal Day. A mixture of anxiousness and excitement filled their faces. Anxious to be on time. Excitement as to what they had worked hard for to get to this day. Their figures were attired in suits…

MY NEW ETSY SHOP

August 31, 2017 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

One day last summer, working myself out of a funk, I decided to pull out the watercolors and began to paint. Ten greeting cards later, I set up an Etsy shop. Where, should you feel so inspired, you can take a peek at them to see if there’s something you might like. They are all my own designs and the cards are based on my original watercolor paintings. My shop, juliesaffrinsstuff can be found by clicking on juliesaffrinsstuff. While I do have my original BlessBack notecards as well as Lavish Love cards, I specifically created this new line of cards…

GLEN CAMPBELL: A SINGING LINEMAN FOR ALL TIME

August 10, 2017 • Julie Saffrin • 12 Comments

I first heard Wichita Lineman when I didn’t know much about Wichita or a lineman. What I knew were the song’s words and music captured the soul of a working guy missing his girl, and being that I was on the edge of puberty, that was enough for me. I hear you singing in the wires, I can hear you through the whine… At the time, I was taking piano lessons. As a way to stop my whining about my 30 minutes of practicing every day, Mom (who was smart to just parent me and not bring into the equation that of…

MINNESOTA HOME POSTER FREE PRINTABLE

May 12, 2017 • Julie Saffrin • 3 Comments

Well, on Thursday, May 11, 2017, we sold the house we’ve lived in for twenty-three years. Feels strange. We’ve moved into our son, Sam, and his wife, Hallie’s house for the time being. I’m so grateful to them for letting us take up a room until we find our next house. Last week, we visited our son, Jake and his wife Jenny’s place in Arvada, Colorado. Jake was three when we moved in. He’s now twenty-six and he and Jenny will celebrate their one-year anniversary in 10 days. Crazy!Had an amazing time, met their little fluffball, Bella, the cutest golden…

INTERVIEW WITH MINNESOTA AUTHOR CONNIE LOUNSBURY AND BOOK GIVEAWAY

January 26, 2017 • Julie Saffrin • 10 Comments

I feel somewhat like a mosquito at a beach about expressing all that I loved about this book. I know what to do, but I don’t know where to start to persuade you to read A Hobo’s Wish by Minnesota author Connie Lounsbury. I guess I’ll start with its premise: A description of the book on Amazon states, After a tragic mistake during The Great Depression, Dr. Pete Walters becomes penniless, forced to ride the rails along with thousands of other unemployed men and women, surviving by trading labor for food, or asking for handouts. Will he find the trust and the…

GIVE A BLESSBACK® CHANGE YOUR LIFE. CHANGE THE WORLD.

November 22, 2016 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

Several weeks ago at the Christian Authors Book Fair in Plymouth, Minn., I ran into Michael Ireland, a British journalist I became acquainted with years ago at the Minnesota Christian Writers Guild. We visited briefly. The next day, he sent me, quite unexpectedly, a host of questions about BlessBack®: Thank Those Who Shaped Your Life, for me to answer as soon as possible as he wanted to do a story with Assist News Service about my book and why I wrote it. I was thrilled at his interest, but crippled by technology. I was in Hill City, South Dakota, visiting my friend…

HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE THIS SATURDAY

November 17, 2016 • Julie Saffrin • Leave a Comment

Saturday, November 19th, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., I will have a booth at Christ Presbyterian Church’s annual Holiday Boutique in Edina, Minnesota. This is the 14th year for the boutique and my fourth year. There are so many adorable gift ideas at this boutique and many inspiring artisans. New at my table this year is a line of watercolor greeting cards themed around the beach and summer. The cards can be individually purchased or in a special 5-card pack of your choosing for $12. The card insides are left blank for you to customize your message. Also for…

Wyoming

November 7, 2016 • Julie Saffrin • 8 Comments

If you’ve been following my blog, you know that I recently spent some time in Hill City, South Dakota, visiting my friend, Barbara Majchrzak, at her High Country Guest Ranch and doing some writing. Barb mentioned that a writers group she belongs to, the Bear Lodge Writers Group, had its monthly meeting in Sundance, Wyoming this week and wondered if I would be interested in going. Absolutely. Wyoming, a word which originally meant, “at the big river flat,” is so much more that its definition. It’s vast enormous, spacious, yet surprisingly interesting and beautiful. The last time I visited Wyoming…

HORSES, CARROTS, AND A CITY GIRL

November 3, 2016 • Julie Saffrin • 2 Comments

I’m in the Black Hills staying at my friend’s guest ranch just outside of Hill City. Barbara Majchrzak and I have each looked forward to this time set apart to do some serious writing at a cabin at the guest ranch she and her husband own. I first met Barbara 14 years ago at the Minnesota Christian Writers Guild, a wonderful organization for fellow writers in the Twin Cities area. We became friends and through the years have become each other’s cheerleaders as we each pursue our writing endeavors. Barb’s plan is get as close to finishing her next novel…

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