Dried Flower Bouquet

Choose flower blooms from your garden such as Zinnias, Dahlias, Roses and Marigolds. Orange and yellow colors preserve best, but try the others too!
Use an airtight container such as a large plastic storage container and cover the bottom with 1inch of Borax.
Place the blossoms face down on this base and cut the stem to 1 inch. Remove any leaves.
Entirely cover the blossoms with Borax and put on a lid to seal tightly. Wash hands.
Place in a cool dark place for 1-2 weeks.
Remove and dust flowers off carefully. Wash hands. To add stems for a bouquet display, use 20-22 gauge florist wire covered with green florist tape. Arrange a bouquet. You could tie a ribbon bow around this bunch if you like. Enjoy!

Bake Oatmeal Thumb Print Cookies! Makes 2 Dozen

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
Put into a small bowl; 2 eggs and 3⁄4 teaspoon vanilla; Mix well.
In a different large bowl mix together the following ingredients: 2/3 c soft butter, 2/3 cup brown or raw sugar, 1 2/3 c flour, 3⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon,11/4 teaspoon baking soda.
Mix #s 1 and 2 together and then add 1 1/3 c of rolled oats and 2/3 c chopped walnuts or pecans; (you can grind these ingredients in a food processor first if you prefer a finer texture).
Scoop a generous teaspoon full at a time onto a cookie sheet and leave space between them to expand as they cook.
With clean hands, make a thumb print on the top of each cookie and fill it with a spoonful of either raspberry or apricot jam.(I prefer the fruit only type).
Bake for 10 minutes, cool. Share and Enjoy! You can adapt the recipe as you like!