Friday, October 31, 2008

CAMEL RIDES



Aren't you just loving all the show-n-tells, show-n-tell is hosted by Kelli over at http://kellishouse.blogspot.com/ where you'll lots of creations, ideals & a whole lot of aww that's' so pretty LOL

Our zoo, recently had camel rides, course grand daughters Courtney & Hannah just couldn't resist wanting to ride, but I tell you for $5 each it should of went further than in a circle but as they say pictures are priceless! LOL



Tuesday, October 28, 2008

LEMON TART


Well it finally got cold here in Ala. not sure how long it will last though for we have the craziest weather, we hope you've had a chance to make our sweet potato pie, we made some the other day & can't keep our face out of it LOL
This week I'd like to share with you a very quick & simple recipe I got my my husbands aunt Hattie, Lemon Tart ,if you have the basic cooking necessities then all you need is a lemon & a pie shell , it's that simple!
Tempt My Tummy is hosted by
LEMON TART
1c. sugar
2 tbsp. flour
4 eggs(beat in a separate bowl)
1 tbsp. lemon rind
juice from 2 lemons (about 6 tbsp.) more doesn't hurt lol
1/2 c. butter (melted)
1/2 tsp. van.
1/4 tsp. almond extract
1 frozen pies shell
Preheat oven to 350
stir together sugar & flour
add to beaten eggs, stir till slightly thicken about 3 min
stir in lemon juice from lemons, lemon rind,butter,van. & almond extract
pour into pie shell
Bake 20-25 min
* roll & lightly squeezed lemon & place in microwave for 30 sec. & it'll give you twice the juice
* this pie will make up thin & thick like a custard pie with the same punch of a lemon pie

Sunday, October 26, 2008

SUNDAY SELECTIONS

WE HOPE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ENJOYING SUNDAY SELECTIONS
, LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK , HAVE A BLESSED DAY
& KNOW WHERE EVER YOU ARE OR WHAT YOU DO TODAY
THAT GOD IS GOOD!

Saturday, October 25, 2008

PINK FAIRIE'S LURKING


Have you noticed that when you least expect it
that little pink fairy is lurking around just waiting to sap something pink LOL for example when we take pictures, the focus is on what we're aiming at & we think that's all we're getting right? well take a close look at how the pink fairy can quickly appear outta nowhere LOL





Here we have Claudie May & Chester enjoying a lovely evening
on sister's porch, she looked so cute I decided to take her picture,
little did I know that little pink fairy was lurking near by







here we are at Six Flags / GA with the grand kids, lots of pictures of anything & everything, I tell them it's a grandma thing LOL, now the focus is on my sweet little ole granddaughters but noticed what's in the background, is there nowhere that pink fairy wont go!


notice the colors of the pins? LOL






I spy pink behind that chicken! LOL


Well we think we've found the source of the problem, just look at Hannah, that pink fairy done zapped her & using her as a tracking device! LOL LOL

We hope that you've enjoyed Pink Saturday & beware that pink fairy will zap you when you least expect it! for more fun adventures of the pink fairy go to


Friday, October 24, 2008

WREATH



Have you been having a wonderful week? We've been busy getting ready to head out for a show this weekend, looks as though there's no nap in sight LOL for tonight we're headed to Birmingham to Ichibans Japanese Steak House for our granddaughters 10th birthday, then head on out to the show to Loachapoka Ala, so there'll be lots to show & tell about next week LOL


Today I'd like to share a wreath made by sister, she finally broke down & traded me something for it & it now hangs in my little sitting room, I call it that because it's not big enough to be called anything else LOL


Be sure to visist http://kellishouse.blogspot.com/ for more great show-n-tell & have a blessed weekend!


Thursday, October 23, 2008

OUR NEW LOOK



A big THANK YOU goes out to my sister for
helping make our new look possiable!
THANKS SIS!

I'm still getting the hang of the slide show

we're excited about all the new things
we want to indtroduce to you in the
upcoming holidays,tutorial's,printables,patterns,
just to name a few, so be sure to
check back often






Tuesday, October 21, 2008

SWEET POTATOE PIE


Fall is in the air, which means, time for comfort foods,


sweet aromas' coming from the kitchen, awww smell that? It's sweet potato pie! This recipe's been a family favorite for years & so easy to make


For more great recipes be sure to visit Tempt My Tummy Tuesdays at
http://blessedwithgrace.blogspot.com/



SWEET POTATO PIE

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1c. mashed sweet potato's

2c. sugar

3 TBS flour

1 stick butter

2 well beaten eggs

1 Tsp. van.

1 TBS lemon juice

1 large can carnation milk


boil sweet potato's till done, peel & mash, I usually cook about 3 large sweet potatos' this sometimes gives me 3 pies

add all ingredients & blend well, pour into 2 deep dish pie shells ,bake@ 325 for 30-35 min or till done * I nver measure the cup of mashed sweet potato's I just boil up about 3 & it gives me 2-3 pies


We hope you get a chance to make our sweet potato pie for it's as easy as can be & sooooo yummy! as a matter of fact we're making it tomorrow along with homemade vegetable soup






HAPPY FALL YALL!

BELATED PINK SATURDAY





Pink Saturday is hosted by











Have you noticed lately that pink is everywhere you go? everywhere you look? LOL, pink can even be found at the zoo







butterflies love pink, these pinkies were caught in the butterfly house at the zoo

Friday, October 17, 2008

COLLECTIONS



Have you had a wonderful week? We've been busy getting ready for our upcoming show, decorating for a wedding, my granddaughter's birthday at a Japanese Steak House,what a better way to relax then to tour all of the wonderful show-n-tells so be sure to visit http://kellishouse.blogspot.com/ & get in on the fun, I can remember back in the day when we had show-n-tell in school & the teacher would let you bring your favorite thing & tell about it to the class, do you remember those days, grab your favorite things, things that make you smile, make you laugh & share with the group, you'll have a great time & make new friends as well


Today I'd like to share a few of my collections


Sister (Picket) & me started a can collection back in the day, lol they are all still in mint condition, for now they sit over my washer & dryer, even though we don't collect cans anymore I have to watch sister for I have some she doesn't LOL










This is an old crock I found in an Antique shop
I knew instantly what to do with & began my search for old spoons, rolling pins etc. it lays on the bottom shelf of my country hutch in the kitchen, also decorated by sister, if you look at her pictures & look at mine, you can pretty much figure out who my decorator is LOL










Can you guess what this is, LOL sister picked it up & knew instantly what I should do with it, put this on your wall she says, do what? I said , you heard me now buy this LOL so we take this thing home & she puts one of my rolling pins on it, a potholder that I'd made back in the day, one of my antique graters & waa laa a Pickett creation! LOL have you guessed what it is yet? LOL it's the bottom of an antique garden rack & it hangs on the wall beside my hutch





When I saw this pitcher in an antique mall I knew what must be done
I must buy it & go to our local craft shop & buy those yellow flower thingys LOl

it sits on the top Shelf of a corner unit in the kitchen that displays my cookie jar collection





















This is just a few of my many collections of antique buttons, they're in antique canning jars that I found from time to time antiquing, can you tell yet we love to go antiquing LOL they are in an antique Pepsi crate hung beside my hutch in the kitchen










We hope you've enjoyed today's show-n-tell, drop in any time & be sure to go by Kellis for more show-n-tell fun




Tuesday, October 14, 2008

APPLE COFFEE CAKE




Well here we are again,another week has gone by & it's time to enjoy lots of fantastic recipes hosted by http://blessedwithgrace.blogspot.com/ today I am sharing an old recipe that I cut off the back of a Bisquick box way back in the 70's , can you believe I've kept it this long? LOL I can't tell you the times I made this up , it was the perfect thing for when company dropped in or something quick & good to go with morning coffee







TOPPING : mix 1/4 c sugar


2 tbsp Bisquick baking mix

2 tsp ground cinnamon

2 Tbsp firm margarine or butter

Blend until crumbly, set aside


MIX

2 c Bisquick baking mix

2 tbsp sugar

1 egg

2/3 c water or milk

1 c finely chopped apple


Heat oven to 400, grease round layer pan 9x1 1/2" or square pan 8x8x2 ( I always just used one of my round cake pans) prepare topping, mix baking mix, sugar, egg & water, beat for 30 seconds, stir in apple, spread batter into pan, sprinkle with topping, bake until wooden toothpick comes out clean 20-25 min. refrigerate any remaining coffee cake, makes about 8 servings

Sunday, October 12, 2008

SUNDAYS SELECTION

Hello, and a good Sunday morning to you ! Whatever you choose today I pray that you stop long enough to take a deep breath & give God praise for all the wonderful things he has done for you, as I ponder as to what to speak on at our upcoming Ladies meeting this week I think back of this past weekend when we took all of our granddaughters to the mountains, how glorious it was at the top on the mountain & the cold mornings I spent with one of my granddaughters on the deck waiting for the sun to come up, & coming home how it felt so different coming down the mountain & beginning to feel as though you were in a valley ohh yea there;s a good message there for sure, but with all 4 girls squeezed in the back seat lol we began to discuss the difference of being on the mountain top & in the valley,stop & think today of one thing that simply takes your breath away & know that whatever comes your way there is a friend that will walk with you whether on the mountain top or in the valley, that friend is Jesus so stand strong like an old tree that is rooted in the water that withstands any storm that comes it's way


Where Could I Go But To The Lord

Words & music by J. B. Coats

Living below in this old sinful worldHardly a comfort can afford
Striving alone to face temptation so
Now won't you tell meWhere could I go but to the LordWhere could I go oh where could I go
Seeking the refuge for my soul
Needing a friend to save me in the end
Won't you tell meWhere could I go but to the Lord
Life here is grand with friends I love so dear
Comfort I get from God's own word
Yet when I face that chilling hand of death
Won't you tell meWhere could I go but to the Lord
Where could I go but to the LordWhere could I go oh where could I go
Seeking the refuge for my soul
Needing a friend to save me in the end
Won't you tell meWhere could I go but to the Lord

Saturday, October 11, 2008

PINK SUCKERS ARE BEST!




Pink Pink Pink, will it ever stop LOL I never really noticed the color pink very much till I met that pink fairy LOL then it seemed to pop up everywhere, sometimes you can't see it but you know it's there, just lurking waiting to come out ,take Sugarplum for example, she loves suckers so much that she never noticed one was "pink"so she decided to share her suckers with you today


Be sure to go by http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com where you'll find more pinkness that'll giveyou that warm & fuzzy pink feeling inside, so grab a cup of hot chocolate, coffee or tea & take the pink road, you'll be glad you did

Friday, October 10, 2008

THE TWINS ARE GROWING


Welcome , we hope that you've been having a wonderful blessed weekend, we'd like to share how much our newest additions to the family has grown, Meagan & Madison are 7 months now & are growing way too fast LOL







Monday, October 6, 2008

SO SORRY

Good morning, we hope that you all had a wonderful weekend, we had a fantastic time with all the grand-daughters, after dropping everybody off last night we got in around 1:00am
I had all the weekend post set to auto post, not sure why they didn't pop up but here they all are , a day late & doller short as the old saying goes, sorry if you came & there was nothing for it was there it just didn't come out LOL but anyway here is our weekend post below

Sunday, October 5, 2008

SUNDAYS SELECTION



I GIVE YOU MY HEART


This is my desire

To honor you

Lord with all my heart

I worship you

All I have within me

I give you praise

All that I adore

Is in you


Lord I give you my heart

I give you my soul

I live for you alone

Every breath that I take

Every moment I'm awake

Lord have your way in me

Saturday, October 4, 2008

PINK IS FOR CAKE




Welcome to Pink Saturday, we hope that you are having a great weekend & enjoying all the pinkness found over at Beverly's, today we're sharing a cake that my daughter made for a customer


















Friday, October 3, 2008

GOING TO THE MOUNTAINS



We hope that you are enjoying show-n-tell weekend & are visiting all the wonderful sites listed over at http://kellishouse.blogspot.com/ we are in Tenn this weekend with our granddaughters, 4 under the age of 12, I know ! I know! what were we thinking LOL, after days & days of looking we finally found one that meets to every ones wants lol, Courtney 10 doesn't care where just as long as it's a cabin in the woods, Hannah 9 only wants a Foosball table, Katie 11 only wants here paw paw there LOL Ashley 11 my granddaughter to be just wants to go , just go! LOL I want a deck with rockers so papa & me can sit & watch the sun go down & .. yea I know, yea right! LOL hopefully they'll sleep long enough to have some awww with our coffee on the deck LOL & last but not least papa just wants to save money, well we know that's not gonna happen LOL

This is where we'll be staying,I may not wantta come home LOL