Wednesday, August 31, 2011

CLAY POT BIRDBATH IDEAS

have you ever made anything  with clay pots, often we see, Snowmen, Santa's, Soldiers etc. pop up around the holidays but how about birdbaths

http://familycrafts.about.com/od/birdbaths/ss/Clay_Pot_Bird_Bath.htm

http://ourcreativelife.blogspot.com/2009/03/make-bird-bath.html

I had to come back & add this link after coming across it, I kinda like the solid look as well

http://tracys-trinkets-treasures.blogspot.com/2010/05/what-can-you-do-with-clay-pot.html

I never seem to have time to do spring/summer projects  soo perhaps this will be a good winter project so it’ll be ready for spring lol

Sunday, August 28, 2011

DREAM LIBRARIES

Do you love to read? Do you have lots of books, ok who of us has tons of books? magazines? lol I have Inspirational, reference  books etc in the office & classic, children's, garden, History etc in the living room & still there seems to be no room for them all so do I need a bigger rooms or more bookcases lol I came across   some “eye candy” libraries & this is   one of my favorites but I’d have to knock a wall out  or would I? LOL LOL

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lots of big pillows & lots of books makes for a cozy room

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I have  enough cookbooks  that I could do this  LOL

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 I like the warm cozy feel of this one

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Do you have a dream room  that you dream about? Do you have folders of “eye candy” in your files?

Sunday, August 21, 2011

SUNDAY SELECTIONS/ PASSING OF A DEAR FRIEND

piano   Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard and hold fast,if therefore thou shalt not watch,I will come on thee as a thief and thou shalt not know what hour I will come unto thee(Rev.3:3)

‎2 days ago my sweet little 80 something yr old neighbor told her family that she saw her whole life relived and that God told her He was there in the beginning & all thru the middle and that he would be there with her in the end-yesterday she closed her eyes for a nap in the recliner & went on to be with the Lord-we all should be so blessed when our time comes

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Raccoon - Procyon lotor - NatureWorks

 

Raccoon - Procyon lotor – NatureWorks

did you know that there were more than one type of Raccoon? when I think the answer to that for me is no  it makes me wonder just how old am I??? LOL there was a small grey, white masked raccoon come upon  to my neighbors porch last night, sitting there looking at everybody while he feasted on a hamburger someone threw out for the cat LOL be sure & click the link above & see all the different Raccoons

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

FALL RECIPES

Are you thinking Fall yet? seems way to hot to think Fall will ever be in the air but it is coming lol, I came across a neat site Http://pinterest.com  and came across  a few ok a whole lot lol but thought I’d share a few Fall recipes that looked yummy!

PUMPKIN PIE FRENCH TOAST

Pumpkin Pie French Toast
Pumpkin Pie French Toast
(makes 4 servings)
Printable Recipe

Ingredients:
2 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup pumpkin puree
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ginger
1/8 teaspoon cloves
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoons brown sugar
8 slices of bread

Directions:
1. Mix the eggs, milk, pumpkin puree, vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, mutmeg and brown sugar in low flat bowl for easy dipping.
2. Dip the bread into the egg mixture on both sides and grill in a pan until lightly golden brown, about 2-3 minute per side.
3. Serve with maple syrup.

 

CARROT CAKE WHOOPIE PIES

Carrot

cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups grated carrots
Preheat oven to 350 F. Line two baking sheets with parchment.
In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt together. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and both sugars on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 4-5 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl then add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in the vanilla. Add the dry ingredients and beat just until combined. Finally, add the grated carrots, beating to distribute evenly.
Chill the batter in the refrigerator for at least one hour.
Using a small cookie scoop (mine measures about 1 1/2 inches across - you'll need to adjust the baking time accordingly if yours is larger), portion the batter onto one of the prepared baking sheets, spacing the cookies about 2 inches apart. Bake (one sheet at a time) for about 12 minutes, or until the cookies spring back when gently pressed. Transfer the baking sheet to a wire rack and let the cookies cool for 5 minutes then remove the cookies to the wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with all of the dough, alternating baking sheets.
Makes about 20 sandwiches
Cream Cheese Filling
from Martha Stewart's Cupcakes
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
6 oz cream cheese, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
1/4 plus 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and cream cheese on medium speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the confectioners' sugar 1/2 cup at a time, scraping the sides of the bowl in between additions. Beat in the vanilla extract. With mixer on medium, beat for another minute or so, until the frosting is smooth and fluffy.
Match the cookies in pairs by size. Transfer the filling to a piping bag and pipe a small amount onto the flat side of one cookie of each pair. Sandwich the cookies together, and press the filling to the edges.
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Monday, August 15, 2011

CAN WE SAY CHRISTMAS YET ?

 Gumdrops and Jellybeans 2011

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LOL with temps up in the 100’s it may be a bit hard to think Christmas, will Fall even get a change to be in the air? LOL I came across this link today & ohh my goodness at the eye candy! thought you’d enjoy dreaming about Christmas http://www.trendytree.com/image-gallery/christmas-trees

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

PICKELS ANYONE?

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there was lots to get into the two months without internet ~lol~ a sweet friend keep blessing me with cucumbers, well you  can only eat so many so fast right? ~lol~ so all is not lost, I haven't made pickles or canned anything in like forever so thought I’d try a new sweet pickle recipe other than the old faithful bread& butter, now mind you I prefer apple cider vinegar but hubby brings home regular vinegar, no problem right? well we’ll say I have to call them sweet & sour pickles that way people wont know that they’re supposed to be sweet & not sweet with a wow behind it ~lol~I put some on hamburgers last night & hubby said those weren’t hamburger pickles ~lol~ I smiled & said remember the Andy Griffith episode where Aunt Bea made pickles & they had to eat them all, wellll somebody bought the wrong vinegar & there’s a whole lot of pickles in there so eat up!! ~LOL~LOL~

Thursday, August 4, 2011

HELP WITH JAVA SCRIPT

ok so here’s the problem, 2 months of computer guy not putting in the right thing to begin with & adding all new things I didn’t ask for nor know how to work, & taking off programs that I had ohhh lets cut through the chase here if possible ~lol~

when I go to make a post & click “publish” I get  “java script void” popup,java’s on here so not sure what’s going on with that

so Maurine suggest using the “live writer” that’s a good thing as I am able to be telling you my troubles ~lol~ buttttt it doesn’t let me post pictures, when I click insert pic  & pull up files  I can’t find it even though it’s there when writer is off…so figure!

sooo anybody out there know anything about how to get my java outta the void mode so I can get back to posting the normal way?