The day started out really nice.  It was a a beautiful sunny morning.  I decided to make some hummingbird sugar water to put in my feeders. I got the water and sugar measured out put it all into a pot and placed it on the stove burner to cook.

I then proceeded to my office and turned on the computer.  My husband was at his computer next to me.  As I  became more and more distracted with my office work, the faint smell of smoke started to make it’s way in.  All of I sudden I sprung from my seat as I remembered the sugar water was left on the stove.

Smoking Pot

My hubby was the first one to get to the smokey kitchen.  He immediately took the smoking pot outside.  The smoke was all over the entire house.  We both started opening windows, doors anything to help clear the smoke.  About that time the smoke alarm went off.  Then, about 1 minute later the alarm company called to ask if there was an emergency.  My husband told them no, everything was okay, it was just a burnt pot of sugar water.

As I sit here tonight writing this story, I have scented candles in every nook and cranny trying to get the odor of burnt sugar out of the house.  Did you know that burnt sugar smells just as bad as burnt popcorn?  I expect the smell will be around for some time.

I will probably never hear the end of this from my dear darling hubby.  He will relish every chance he gets to tease me  about it.

The only good to come out of this entire situation, is that we found out our smoke alarm really works and that the signal made it to the alarm company.  However,we also learned that this WAS NOT the way to test the system at the expense of a smoke filled house.

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Your flower arrangements don’t have to be perfect to be beautiful. They don’t have to be big, costly, or time consuming. All they have to be is your very own creation and magnificent in your eyes. You don’t need extravagant. In fact, extravagant is probably too much. Don’t go to any great expense to make your flower arrangements. Opt for simple and unique.

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The best arrangements are unique arrangements, and the best way to create a one-of-a-kind flower arrangement is to not only get creative with the flowers, but to get imaginative with the containers. Vases, although classic, are not the only things you can use. Look around your house for any open container. Bowls, glasses, ceramics, teapots, bottles, baskets, decorative boxes, or anything imaginative that you can get your hands on are great for holding flowers. Don’t worry if the container you choose doesn’t hold water. You can always place a smaller vase, bottle, or container inside of it where it is hidden.

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