~fall colored m&m's~
~candy corn~
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
~Fall Nesting 2010~
With nearly a 100 percent chance of rain in the forecast, I decided it sounded like a good day to do a little fall nesting! And, I could join in The Inspired Room's 3rd Annual Fall Nesting Party. This year I'm nesting in a new-t0-me home. Such fun to decide were to put things!
I started the morning with some fall flavored coffee of course. :-)
~Dunkin' Donuts Cinnamon Spice~
I finished up my ~Autumn Wreath~ candle last year.
So I purchased Yankee Candle's fragrance of the month for September,
~Autumn Leaves~.
With the rain on the roof, my new candle burning,
and plenty of coffee in my cup,
I emptied the hutch of it's summertime contents.
I replaced the Phaltzgraf dishes and ice cream parfait glasses...
...with the wonderful colors of autumn.
I got out all my favorite fall cookbooks.
Each one is filled with yummy, hearty,
tummy warming recipes.
And, I went to the closet to retrieve some fall decorations.
But I left the Halloween
and Thanksgiving boxes stored away for a little while longer.
I took everything off the butlers pantry
and gave myself a clean slate to work with.
Using what I had,
I wanted to create a homey autumn look.
And I loved the way it turned out!
This will definitely be a spot in the house
that I will really enjoy decorating seasonally. :-)
Lastly, I put some fall leaves
on the bookshelves and fireplace mantle
in the library.
There's still plenty more to do,
but I thought today was a great start
for getting our home warm and cozy for fall!
Please head over to The Inspired Room
for much more autumn inspiration and Fall Nesting.
I've visited several sites so far, and have gotten many, many neat ideas!
Thanks so much for visiting me. :-)
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Monday, September 6, 2010
The chicks are 6 weeks old!
I had a bit of a scare today!
I looked out the kitchen window to check on the chickens
around mid morning.
From the window, I couldn't see them in their yard,
so I went outside and peeked in their house.
They weren't in there! Where had they gone ??
I had a bit of panic and then thought to look up at the roosts.
There they were!
All of them up perching and looking a bit confused!
I wondered if they were going to be able to get down?
While I was thinking about it, Miss Loretta took off!
She landed safely and looked up at the other girls as if to say,
"Whatcha waiting on?" ;-)
Tammy was next.
Jenna Rae and Dolly talked it over.
Jenna Rae took flight.
And then came Dolly.
Little, timid, Emmy Lou, the last to go.
Whew! They learned something new on
the day they turned six weeks old. :-)
Can you tell that Tammy's waddle is forming?
Emmy Lou 6 weeks
Patsy 6 weeks
Loretta 6 weeks
Tammy 6 weeks
Dolly 6 weeks
Menu Plan Monday
Supper Menus
September 6th-11th
Monday
out for supper
Tuesday
invited to friends house for supper
Saturday
tailgating
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Friday, September 3, 2010
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
September 1st is here!
"The weeks of September and early October
have always been among my favourites of the year."
~from "A Country Woman's Year"
by Rosemary Verey
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Moving out of the Chick Brooder
The girls spent the night in the hen house last night!
I helped them inside at dusk,
listened to their distressed chirps for about five minutes,
and then heard them settle down.
I checked on them later in the evening before I turned in
and they were all sleeping soundly. :-)
This morning at dawn they were up and ready to go.
They marched out of their hen house
and made quick work of learning to eat from the big girl feeder.
And folks say chickens aren't very smart... ;-)
I think my girls are an exception!
"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow,
for tomorrow will worry about itself.
Each day has enough trouble of its own."
Matthew 6:34
Oh, ask not thou, how shall I bear
The burden of tomorrow?
Sufficient for today, its care,
Its evil and its sorrow;
God imparteth by the way
Strength sufficient for the day.
~J. E. Saxby
"He that hath so many causes of joy, and so great, is very much in love with sorrow and peevishness, who loses all these pleasures, and chooses to sit down upon his little handful of thorns. Enjoy the blessings of this day, if God sends them; and the evils of it bear patiently and sweetly; for this day only is ours; we are dead to yesterday, and we are not yet born to the morrow. But if we look abroad, and bring into one day's thoughts the evil of many, certain and uncertain, what will be and what will never be, our load will be as intolerable as it is unreasonable." ~Jeremy Taylor
taken from Daily Strength for Daily Needs by Mary W. Tileston, 1891
Farmhouse Peach Pie
Farmhouse Peach Pie
8 servings
1 recipe single pie crust
4 large peaches
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
1 cup flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
Prepare pie crust and place in pie pan. Peel, core and slice peaches. Combine peaches, sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg. Whisk egg and milk; pour over peaches and stir to combine. Pour peaches into crust. Bake pie at 375° for 35 minutes. Meanwhile combine flour and sugars. Cut in butter until crumbly. Top pie with crumb mixture and bake an additional 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool before slicing. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream if desired and enjoy!
A friend of mine, who is one of the best bakers I know, made a peach pie this summer with a crumb topping. It was delicious and I really liked the idea of the crumb topping with the peaches. And Mr. H. loved it! I haven't gotten the recipe from her yet, but had some wonderfully ripe peaches I needed to use this week, so I decided to try to recreate what she had made. I was very pleased with how it turned out! I hope you like it, too!
Monday, August 30, 2010
Menu Plan Monday
Supper Menus
August 30th - September 4th
Monday
fried cube steak, mashed potatoes, big daddy biscuits, farm house peach pie
Tuesday
Wednesday
super easy super cheesy lasagna, caesar salad, garlic breadsticks
tba
Saturday
out for supper
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