Wednesday, November 24, 2010

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~



                      



Saturday, November 20, 2010

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~




Tuesday, November 16, 2010

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!

Saturday, November 13, 2010

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 
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!

~*~




Thursday, November 11, 2010

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

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~

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

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~