These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things......

Cheesey biscuits, homemade fudge, tea cakes, niece's Christmas cookies, carrot cake, crochet, knitting, a teacup Christmas tree (not mine but so cute) and last but not least Mr. Outdoors and I, wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas......

Beautiful mountain majesty......Christmas is right around the corner!   Merry Christmas from our house to yours!

Busy busy.....

Such a busy time of year....we have the tree up and most of the shopping done.  My handmade gifts are all done except for one and that will be completed next week.  We will be celebrating Christmas at the farm and Colorado also.  Can't wait!  May your days be Merry and Bright!

 

Thankful Thanksgiving.....

Happy Thanksgiving!  Granddaughter did the cooking this year, what a feast it was.  Not only is she beautiful (inside and out) she can cook too!  Note: This morning before all this cooking took place she and her Dad ran a 5k.... Hope you day was Blessed!

Sundays Musings......

We got out in the garden last eve before the 29 degrees temp came and pulled all the tomato and pepper plants.  Looks like we will be having fresh tomatoes thru December, what a garden year this has been for us.   Tried a new recipe yesterday for tomato jam, next time I will be sure and remove all of the seeds!  Mr. Outdoors says it tastes like strawberry jam.  Spices are cinnamon, ground allspice and cloves, very tasty, I had never heard of tomato jam.  Most of my Christmas homemade's are finished, just need to frame a couple of them and I will be done.  The dragon and knight are from Crested Butte, Colorado.......amazing work.  Happy Sunday!

Veterans Day....

Land of the Free, because of the Brave..... God Bless America, land that I Love.......

No Freeze......

I am amazed I am still picking from the garden, it's November already!  News forecast was for a freeze last night so I got out and picked everything I could and guess what....no freeze.  Oh well, I froze all of the peppers and maybe will do some green tomato relish, we'll see.  Fried green tomatoes will happen for sure!  Our Sunday is 60 degrees and full sun, hope your Sunday is great!

Happy Place.....

Where's your "happy place"?  I have several but my sewing room was at the top of the list yesterday.  We had a beautiful 73 degree day,

with all the windows open and a southernly breeze it was a great day for quilting in my sewing room.  Happy Wednesday!

Crawl to Fall.....

Fall is lingering between 60 degrees and 70 degrees which is just fine by me.  We haven't dipped to freezing at night yet so the garden is still hanging on, however growth has slowed to a crawl. My plan is to spend some time in the garden today, cleaning out all the peppers and hopefully cleaning, chopping and freezing them all.  At this point I really don't think we need any more canned peppers! We have been having the most impressive sunsets here in Kansas, Mother nature most definitely putting on a show for us.

Homemade Almond milk.....

Mr. Outdoors and I drink almond milk, we have for years.  Recently I read an article on the thickener they use when making almond milk, seems it causes cancer.  After looking on the web I decided to try making our own.  So easy!  All you need is a blender, almonds, water, vanilla, pinch of sea salt, cheesecloth for straining and if you like sweetened, some sugar.  Pinterest has all sorts of recipes for the leftover pulp, I am making almond crackers out of ours.  Very tasty!

Sunset and Fried Pies.......

Even tho we have been retired 15 years, Sundays are still different days for me.  Special days meant for special "things".  This Sunday fried pies were on the to do list, we don't eat like this every day, only on special days...........blueberry fried pies.  Oh the goodness!  And a very special sunset a couple days ago...what colors!  Have a great week!

Crochet Topper

I found this sweet table topper at a thrift store yesterday.....$2.00.  I just can't believe people get rid of these beautiful Family heirlooms.  This one is in perfect shape and laundered up beautifully.  My home will lovingly take care of it and I know it will be treasured for many years to come in our Family.  Happy Tuesday!

Blue Mesa Hike

 Grandson gave us a surprise visit over the weekend and a hike was the order of the day.  We love walking this area that runs below the Blue Mesa dam, there are 232 steps leading down to the trail....

October...Happy Fall!

October is in full swing, here in Kansas the weather can't seem to make up it's mind what to do.  84F yesterday and two days earlier I added quilts to the bed, it was that cold.  Going to be an interesting winter I do believe.  The never ending garden is still keeping me busy, canning salsa, pickled peppers and jalapeño jam.   I will be canning some red sauce also.   Happy Friday!