I have so much to be thankful for!

My son was driving home from

work at the U of W Monday night.
Like thousands of other folks, he was
caught in the terrible ice conditions,
made worse by rush hour traffic
in the greater Seattle area!

During his long slow treacherous

drive home, he lost control
in ice and hit a guard rail,
which spun him 360  and shot him
across the lanes before he came to a stop.
Thankfully, he was going slow and there
were no other cars involved, 
he wasn't hurt,
(Thank YOU God)!
 he wired his headlights back on and
was able to make it home...

...and today,
it's
COLD, COLD, COLD

School was cancelled today, because of the 6-7inches

of snow we got yesterday, causing the roads to be too dangerous...
 I'm so grateful, because I would've

been petrified to drive to work this morning!
The temperature has

dropped down into the mid teens,
Brrr!

Our roads are still covered

in snow and very icy! The sun came out today and melted just enough

to make them as slick as a skating rink!

Enough about our weather...

My kitchen was nice and toasty warm
after baking an apple pie this evening!

Here's a picture of it just before I
popped it in the oven!

~Give Thanks~

I've always written on my pies.
Sometimes I may just have
turkey tracks going across
them with a plain
Gobble!

I've delighted friends
on their B'days
or
anniversary's
with
a little pie art!

Try it!

This pie is A SUGAR FREE!
(DIABETICS LOVE IT)

~SUGAR FREE APPLE PIE~

1 12OZ. FROZEN CONCENTRATE APPLE JUICE
3 TBL. CORNSTARCH
1 TBL. LEMON JUICE
1 TSP. CINNAMON
(USE WHATEVER KIND OF APPLES
YOU LIKE BEST, THE ORIGINAL
RECIPE CALLED FOR GOLDEN
DELICIOUS)!

I PEEL ENOUGH APPLES TO FILL
MY PIE PLATE (W/UNCOOKED PIE CRUST)

ON MEDIUM HEAT, STIR APPLE JUICE WITH
CORNSTARCH, LEMON JUICE & CINNAMON...
KEEP STIRRING UNTIL IT BECOMES THICK.
I ADD THE APPLES TO THIS MIXTURE AND
THEN POUR IT ONTO MY PIE CRUST...

(I ADD A FEW PATS OF BUTTER ON
TOP OF THE APPLES, THEN TOP
WITH THE TOP CRUST)!

EASY, EASY, EASY!

BAKE AT 450 FOR 10 MINUTES,
AND CONTINUE AT 350
FOR 30 MINUTES OR UNTIL
CRUST IS NICELY BRONZED! :)

~just out of the oven~

~one down, 3-4 more to go~

Here's my NO FAIL pie crust:

3 CUPS FLOUR
1 1/2 CUP SHORTENING
1 EGG
3 TBL. ICE WATER
PINCH OF SALT
2 TBL. VINEGAR OR LEMON JUICE

MIX TOGETHER, BLEND WELL WITH PASTRY KNIFE.
IT WORKS EVERY TIME!!!


...AND
this is what my friend
Pattie told me about
yesterday morning
and guess what?!?

I tried it!!!

~it was sooo easy, less mess, I loved it~

I'll let you know how flaky and yummy it really is!

My computer is acting very suspicious...

This is my second day trying to

get this post here, and so

far so good!

Wish me luck, if I

can't get on tomorrow,

Know that From My Family

to Yours,

I'm wishing YOU ALL,

A WONDERFUL

AND

BLESSED

THANKSGIVING!!!

With Love,

Debbie~

                      

This Little Cottage Has the Holiday Bug!

We're getting ready for Thanksgiving!

Pulling out a

few turkey items has been like 

running into an old friend!

Warm, cozy & familiar...(better than putting on an

old comfy shoe you'd forgotten about)!

~a Thanksgiving table vignette~

~this guy will hold cranberry relish~

Yum!

~lucky find...bakelite napkin holders on ebay~ 

The feast is in the planning stage, grocery lists

are being double checked...

We can almost smell the

turkey roasting!!!

What dishes should we use?

~EASY~

We've chosen the new (to us) vintage thrift find...

and why not?

They're

GORGEOUS!!!

The set has a GIANT platter for the bird,

 a beautiful gravy boat,and assorted little dishes

for anything we may want to add! 

~remember these~

~Hand painted Sampy~

~pattern: Les Fleurs~

Our plans are simple, it's all about FAMILY!

Our kids will be joining us with their

kiddos!

Our little cottage will be filled with lots

 of wonderful sights,

sounds

 and smells!

We have so much to be THANKFUL for!

What are YOUR plans?

Blessings, Debbie~

My Vintage However so Humble, Blogger Chair!

~my Dad made this screen long ago

for my Mom~

~my McGiver made this manny

into a lamp for me~

If and believe me, that is a HUGE  IF Question!

If I was ever  to get organized, I'll be able to join all you

CrEaTiVe gals and show off my CrEaTiVe space....

But for now, this vintage leather chair is 'WHERE I BLOG FROM'!!!

This IS my little corner of the world, and you're wondering about

my desk?!? Well, it's buried under various projects that I'm
either waiting to start, in the middle of...or just needing to finish!!!

You see this room is my DRESSING ROOM, SEWING ROOM, CRAFT

ROOM & COMPUTER ROOM...AND to make matters worse.

It's teeny, tiny, itsy, bitsy, and NOT organized

to it's fullest potential... YET!!!

I'd love to see YOURS!!!

I'm linking to Cindy's blog 'My Romantic Home'
for Show & Tell Friday! 

'French Country Cottage'
for 'Feathered Nest #9'

...and

'A LA CARTE'
for 'Junkin Finds Friday #4'

Be sure and go visit as many of the participants
that you can, they're a very CrEaTiVe bunch!

Always, Debbie~

*Anyone else having problems with bloggers new photo

layout??? Maybe it's just me!

A Giveaway! Forty of her Favorite things!

This is a sweet giveaway!

Polly

of Sassafras Stuff

is

giving away

 40 of her favorite things

 in celebration of

her 40th. birthday!!!

~40 of Polly's favorite things~

SHE'S 

A 

VERY

GENEROUS

GIRL

Run

right over to

her blog,

you won't want

to miss out on

this one blogger friends!

You only have until

midnight tomorrow

to jump on this

fabulous giveaway!

Sassafras Stuff

~*~

NEW FOUND TREASURES!

I go to my fave thrift store

about once a week.

Sometimes I find

little treasures I just can't live

without!

(even though, I have

enough junk stuff in my

little house to fill

two houses)!

I thought I'd share

my newest finds

with

YOU!

~a little cherub love~

So sweet peeking out over the rose!

~I love his sweet twisted bud vase~

~he's holding a rose I made for one of my Manny's~

Then I found this...

~I so needed this~

~it reminds me of a winners cup trophy~

Right now it's

a diamond in the rough,

but when it's cleaned up, it'll

be gorgeous!

~a little sparkling cider for now~

...and this

 I just couldn't pass it up!

~isn't is the sweetest~

I can just imagine some

blue & white poseys

in this for

the birth of our new

Grandson in February!

~such detail~

Well that's about it for now.

I'm linking up to Cindy's blog

My Romantic Home

for

Show & Tell Friday!

and

Junkin' Finds

Be sure and visit as many

of the participants as

possible they're such
CrEaTiVe folks!

Thanks so much for visiting my

blog and remember, I adore

each and every one of your comments

and

I'd LOOOVE it, if you'd

FOLLOW ME!!!

Always, Debbie~

HAPPY VETERANS DAY AMERICA!

~thank YOU~

A ~little~ GIRL TIME!

My McGiver's Elk hunting so I

invited Lulu over for some one on

one girl time...

We watched some chick flicks,

SPROUT...

I guess you could call us Sproutlets!

We shared a glass of bubbly in pretty glasses!!!

SPARKLING CIDER!

 Even shared wonderful hor d'oeuvres

DRIED CHERRIES & ALMONDS!

Ate a healthy breakfast ...

well okay I did have my usual,

Oatmeal

and

Lulu had

hot cocoa with

toast smothered in butter

and yes,

she

dunked!!!



She's not really going to take pictures
is she?




Yep, I think she's going too!




No pictures Nana!



                                                                                                                   




 

Really Nana...



~I'm  not looking~



I'm ignoring YOU!




I'm watching YOU!!!

 


~and someone is watching YOU~

                  



~just one bite~




~I love YOU Lulu~

                                  
PLEASE!










Sporty, I told YOU I'm NOT
sharing!









~I'm not~







~See I told you, there's nuthin left~


We had a GREAT time, we read
played games, frosted cupcakes
and
groomed her
 beloved
horse collection!

You would think
they were Thoroughbred's
such as the
Mighty

SECRETARIAT!!!

but alas,
they're her

'MY LITTLE PONIES'!

Thank YOU blogger friends
for letting this Nana
share this special
little girl time
with YOU!

Always, Debbie~





Where Does the Time Go?

I've been working on a few things

including my house...I seriously

need a Fairy God Mother :)!

There was a time not too long ago,

I could do anything I put my mind

too...

ANYTHING!!!

I could get things done in a timely

manner and never had to worry about

running out of time or whether or not

I could do something...that was NEVER

the question...

What the heck happened???

Seriously is it age? (I really

am having a difficult time

believing that...)

WHAT THEN?

I keep running out of time...

it doesn't seem to matter

what I'm doing, time just FLIES!!!

I use to be able to pull an all nighter

just to finish a project,

but the thought of doing

that is...

well

fleeting

to

be

truthful!

I can do it if I'm

on Winter break

or

Summer vacation

(not working)!

BUT REALLY,

it's NOT as easy as it was

not so very long ago...

So, if your Fairy Godmother

isn't booked for

all of

your Christmas

Holiday,

could

you,

Would YOU?

Please

share

her

with

ME?

Because, I really truly could have
used one this week for the
Bridal shower I was
working on
for my friend!

~*~

The bridal shower for my co-worker

was yesterday, and it was

so much fun!

I worked late Thursday night

on the cake...and was

it perfect???

NO,

but Nancy was thrilled,
and somebody

even thought I'd bought it,

so maybe it wasn't

as bad as I

thought it was...

HOWEVER,

My McGiver told

me not to

quit my day job!

He said,

"Time wise, it

just wouldn't be profitable"!

Here are a few pictures.

~Bride cupcake I made~

~names added to place cards~

~the not so perfect cake~

~with Bride & Groom~

I forgot to mention

the top layer was

white,

the middle

was strawberry

and

the bottom layer

was orange flavor...

I sent the top layer

home with the bride-to-be.

The girls loooved the
combination flavors
and what they
didn't eat,
they took home!!!

Everyone had a blast
playing the shower games!
Of course the best part
was watching Nancy
opening her gifts! It was
a personal shower, so she
got such beautiful nighties
sensual oils,
beautiful candles,
and other assorted
goodies!!!

Later we enjoyed chicken Caesar salad,
bread, wine & sparkling cider!

What a fun afternoon, evening
we had!

Congratulations Nancy,
We love YOU!

I'm linking up with
Cindy over at
My Romantic Home
for
Show & Tell Friday
(okay, I'm really late,
but I was living this...)

Always, Debbie~