Loss

My sister-in-law Cathy's father

passed away this past week.

We attended his funeral services

on Friday.

He was a good man - a man's man,

a cowboy, strong, hard working,

and honest.

~

Ron Wayne Garrison

1945 - 2011

Dinner tonight

Making this Lasagna soup for dinner
tonight. Doesn't it look delish!
Got the recipe here.
It rained this morning and it's
wet and cold outside - well, cold
for us, 52 degrees. I'm happy that I have
the day off. Plan to spend most of it
snuggled on the couch with a cozy
blanket, watching movies.
~
p.s. ~ soup was excellent!

Will make again for sure.

Halloween 2011

We had a great Halloween, as always.

Apple cider for thirsty ghouls.

Cornbread and chili for dinner.
*

Chloe made her costume again this year,
so cute and creative... and her being silly.

a little snack before trick or treating.
*

pumpkins are ready for carving.

cider is chilling

Taylor carving his pumpkin.

Logan scooping out the guts.

Taylor is really getting into it.

Logan's Vampire pumpkin

We got a late start on carving this year,
believe it or not, it was still hot until the sun
went down. It was dark by the time we
finished - crazy!

Ready for trick or treating!

A fun night was had by all.

"Scary Larry"

Dad is seeding the lawns today

So Logan and I decided to make a
scarecrow to keep the birds away.

We used some of Logan's old jeans

and an old shirt for the head

Logan made a face and we glued
on some buttons

he's coming together

Isn't he cute?! - or scary I should say.

What a pair.
Logan named him "Scary Larry"!

BOO!

Where did the week go?

It was a loooong, busy week, filled

with challenges on many levels.

Do you ever think you just might not make

it through? - it was one of those.

But here we are...on the other side.

Now...on to the next week...

On a lighter note - I re-potted

my herb pot - Rosemary, Thyme and Oregano.

Love to have them for cooking with

all winter long - soups, roasts, etc.
Planning a delicious pork roast for
dinner tonight.

~

Weekend

(Drinks on the patio)

Fall muffins

Made some delicious pumpkin strussel
muffins yesterday.

Pumpkin Strussel Muffins
2 cups flour
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. baking powder
1 t. baking soda
1 t. cloves
1 t. cinnamon
1 t. nutmeg
2 cups sugar
(I know, this is alot....)
3/4 cup butter
2 lrg. eggs
1 (15 oz.) can pumpkin puree

Mix together dry ingredients, set aside.
Cream butter and sugar, add eggs one
at a time, then pumpkin, mix till combined.
Add dry ingred.
I made this recipe as muffins, but you could
make as a loaf.
It made 18 muffins or one large loaf.
I filled the muffin cup half way, then added
a strussel topping and then added more
batter on top.
Strussel topping:
1 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup melted butter
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon

Bake at 350 for approx. 20 min.
Loaf will take longer... 45-50 min.
~

Boo!
New Halloween lights that I
hung over my kitchen window.
Don't they look cute all
squished in their box?!