We accomplished more Christmas decorating this week. Genny was here to help over the weekend. The library tree is done and the silver/blue tree is also finished. It doesn’t have the tree skirt under it yet, but I’ll get that done this week. We put up the snowflakes in the kitchen on Sunday afternoon. The […]
This week, the twins turn five! Cannot believe it has been five years already! We’re having cupcakes with them this evening and cake tomorrow night. May as well celebrate twice! For trick or treat, the twins visited Great-Ma next door. All the able residents gathered in the front room with bowls of treats and toys. […]
On Saturday, our son and his wife came to help deep clean in prep for the Christmas Open House. They were a great help, and came back on Monday when my sister Genny was here to help, as well. They got a lot done. While they cleaned on Saturday, I made Brownie Biscotti, Raspberry Truffles, […]
Busy weekend. DH and the three girls saw Les Misérables, which took up most of Saturday. They had a wonderful time. My sister came on Saturday and helped put up Christmas trees. Yes, an early start, but we have to be done by the first weekend of December for our annual open house. And with […]
DH and I enjoyed a country drive yesterday afternoon. It was very windy but a beautiful day. The color is wonderful this year. This is sumac. The hickory trees were in full color. We drove out to a quiet country cemetery. Does anyone else take “cemetery dates?” The ground was covered with hickory nuts. I […]
I baked a lot this weekend. Made five recipes for the Christmas Open House. They are safely stored in the freezer. Two kinds of Biscotti…Christmas Biscotti (with dried apricots, Craisins, and pistachios) and Toffee Bar Crunch Biscotti (which seems to be everyone’s absolute favorite). I’ll post the Christmas Biscotti recipe soon. I also made Date […]
Another busy weekend. DH spent time getting our son’s house ready for its sale. The new owners move in on Thursday. Wondering if we’ll get a quiet weekend any time soon. At this point, perhaps not until January. This is a busy time of year for us. We have less than nine weeks to make […]
I am loving this beautiful September weather. Cooler days (and nights). Jackets and blankets are coming out of storage. The garden is beginning to look and feel like autumn. The changes in weather, temps, and season seem to perk up everyone. And it makes me think apples! Several weeks ago, DH and I canned 21 […]
It was a busy weekend! The grands came Friday afternoon and stayed until Sunday evening. They didn’t realize how cool the weather would be, so had to improvise when they wanted to play outside. Snow White is wearing the Christmas sweatshirt I made for her father 22 years ago, and Rose Red is wearing the […]
We had a busy weekend with my niece and her family here, then babysitting of the grands. Sunday afternoon, we spent some time on the east porch playing with marbles and bubbles and numbers. Fun. 🙂 This week, back to normal? We’ll see! Here’s the menu. Monday Fridge Food…lots of leftovers… Tuesday Crock Pot Rotisserie-style […]