Friday, December 30, 2011

LETTING GO......

Christmas 2011 is over....so sad to see it go......enjoyed every moment with our family.


It's almost time......2011 will be gone......
We have our memories, some good & some not so good......
but a New Year is about to begin.

2012 will soon be here and we can make lots of new memories......

Hope you have had a productive 2011 and wishing all of my great friends in Blog-land a safe and healthy 2012!


HAPPY NEW YEAR!

GOD BLESS
&
BE SAFE

~Linda~


Sunday, December 25, 2011

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS"
Today we are celebrating the miracle of Jesus Christ birth.....

Merry Christmas and may God bless each and everyone of you........
Have a wonderful & Blessed day!

Be Safe
&
God Bless

~Linda~

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

COLD & SNOWY WEDNESDAY

God is the "Greatest" artist of all......I thought I was in a Snow Globe driving to work today.

Snow coming down so pretty....sticking only to the roof tops, cars, trees and grass but NOT to the roads. It's 33 degress and suppose to get to 40 today here in West TN. This is the way December is suppose to be here in our neck of the woods.


Borrowed photo from our local weather station
This is my kind of snow.....

I give thanks to our All Mighty God for painting such a beautiful picture.

I have missed being on Blog-Land.....
Hope all of my friends are doing well....I have missed you all dearly!

Hubby and I have gone crazy with remodeling projects at our country home on the hill.

One of these days I will be posting about them....when they are done, if we get done.

God Bless
&
Be Safe

~Linda~

Monday, November 7, 2011

FABULOUS WEEKEND!
Anytime spent with the grand-kids is a "fabulous" time.......our "little man" spent the weekend with us but big brother went deer hunting with his dad and grandpa. 
We went grocery shopping and "little man" wanted a Pineapple...he promised he would eat it....yeah...right!
Being "Grandma" I said ok.....I know, I know I am spoiling him....that is what I am suppose to do....
I just about bet you would do the same thing.
The funny thing is while I was cutting the outside off of the pineapple, Caleb said... 
"Grandma you are making it naked"!
I cracked up....don't you just love it when they come out with these cute little things?


"Little Man" taking in all the sweet aroma before tasting.....he did not eat much but he did eat a little of it. 

Great Veggie Pizza for "ME"! 
I made Hubby his usual pepperoni pizza.
Thin sliced potatoes with seasonings sprinkled on top.

Sorry I started putting the cheese on before I thought to take a picture of it with just the spinach and potatoes.
Now...here it is with the cheese on top!


This is a great pizza if you like veggie pizza and I didn't feel so guilty eating it.....its kinda of healthy!
I found this recipe from my All You magazine....I love this magazine, it has lots of great health information and great recipes.
Here is the recipe for the pizza...try it out and enjoy....
I used shredded Mozzarella cheese...it has less fat and cholesterol  than the shredded Gruyere. I also seasoned the potatoes with some extra spicy pizza seasoning and tossed a little on top of the cheese for that little extra flavor.
This is the magazines photo of their version of the pizza.....


Hope you all had a wonderful & blessed Monday!

God Bless
&
Be Safe

~Linda~

Monday, October 31, 2011

TRICK-OR-TREAT
 Our Son-in-law and the boys love Halloween....they love to carve pumpkins together....decorate the house, bake Halloween cookies and this year they baked a special Halloween cake.

They made a special "Halloween" dinner Friday night.
 
Witches brew, Witches fingers, Zombie eyeballs and Mummy hot dogs.

Our Son-in-law and oldest grandson...Halloween 2009

 Cutest Little "Rooster" I Have Ever Seen!

Our little Caleb (3 yrs) last year as "Foghorn Leghorn"....
he was so proud of his rooster costume I made him and wish you could have seen him strut around like a rooster...so funny!
I asked him to shake his tails feathers at me and this is what I got.....

Hope you all have a Wonderful and Blessed Monday......

Treats for work.....made this for my co-workers....
hope it taste as good as it looks.
Gingerbread-Pumpkin Trifle
Recipe sources: http://www.recipegirl.com and the home-made Gingerbread Cake from http://www.cooks.com


This wonderful Chocolate Pumpkin Cake
Recipe from: http://www.angelnavywife.blogspot.com
Hubby & I had to taste test this one last night....it gets an A+

God Bless
&
Be Safe

~Linda~

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Beautiful Display by The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture....
2010 Display
@ The West Tennessee Research & Education Center in Jackson, Tennessee 
I posted 2010 display because I like it much better than 2011 (my opinion) but you can decide that for yourself.....
  You can view 2011 display at the following link......

God Bless
&
Be Safe


~Linda~

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Autumn Fun!

Remember the days when you were just a mere child......
so long ago.......at least for me!




THERE ARE JUST SOME THINGS YOU NEVER OUT GROW
     (or just don't want to)!
It's even more fun with the grand-kids!

Have a wonderful & blessed Tuesday....

God Bless
&
Be Safe

~Linda~

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

LOVE THESE LITTLE GUYS!

PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS

I made these last night for the first time and they are so good.....
I will be making more!
These guys are going to work with me today so I will have to make more for home. Grandkids are coming this weekend so I better get busy....I know they will love them.
So yummy......I added the drizzled chocolate for the "chocolate lovers" at work...which I think most of us are.

Wishing you all a wonderful & blessed Wednesday!

God Bless
&
Be Safe

~Linda~

Monday, October 17, 2011

PUMPKINS or JACK-O-LANTERNS!

Baby Bear Pumpkins
Photo from Mariquita.com @ Mariquita Farm
Watsonville, CA


Photo from Comusmd Market @ Comusmd.com
Dickerson, MD

Internet Photo

Photo from Photo Bucket
 This is one of my favorites!
Marthastewart .com photo

Have a wonderful & blessed day!

God Bless
&
Be Safe

~Linda~

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

DO YOU NEED A HUG......
I KNOW I DO!


So I am sending "HUGS"
  to all of my friends in blog-land!

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

God Bless
&
Be Safe

~Linda~



Thursday, October 6, 2011

SO MANY GREAT COOKS IN BLOG-LAND......
KEEP THOSE TASTY RECIPES COMING!

I love this time of the year.....getting ready for "all" of the Holidays.
OCTOBER is a great month to try new recipes and choose the ones that your family absolutely loves!
OF COURSE there are "ole time favorites" that are always served at Holiday meals.

This is one of my favorites and last night I got to craving these "sweet" little things. 
Candied Sweet Potatoes....yummy!
Must add lots of sugar......

DONE!

and of course you must cook them in cast iron......at least this is the only way I cook them.
By the way I brought some to work with me today for lunch...which it is just about time.....

GOD BLESS
&
BE SAFE

~LINDA~

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!

I tried a NEW recipe out on my co-workers yesterday and.....
IT WAS A HIT!
Thank you northdakotakitchen for posting the recipe for
"HOMEMADE BUTTERFINGERS"....
they are D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S.
I am here to tell you they are "finger lickin good"!

Happy Tuesday!
It has turned quite chilly here in our part of the world.....down in the upper 30's at night but very pleasant in the day time...low 70's and lots of "Beautiful" sunshine.
I will take our 30's any day than to wake up to this......
Snow falling @ Snowshoe Mountain Resort in West Virginia on October 1, 2011.

Wish you all a Wonderful & Blessed Tuesday!

God Bless
&
Be Safe

~Linda~


Saturday, October 1, 2011

"2 GALS TREASURE HUNTING"

My mom came to stay the night with us last night so we could get up early this morning to look for "treasures".

Us 2 Gals set up and watched one of those "old black & white movies" while dear sweet hubby worked in his shop........then off to bed, we had an early morning to head out to
"Garage Sales"!

But....First things First......

US 2 Gals had to have.....

"COFFEE & BREAKFAST"

NOW .....
Off we go and 3 hours later.....

The back of my Trailblazer was just about full..

Mom holding an adorable picture she found for $2
 I wish I had gotten photos of all the great treasures she found.....but we had already loaded everything else in her car to take home.

Here are a few of my treasures....
Two shelf iron stand for $3 
Metal rooster plaque $1 and lamp $1
Set of candle holders $3 and vase with removable metal holder $1
Adorable little dragonfly desk lamp $1 (paint needs touching up).
Another adorable little lamp $3
Love this...only 25 cents...can't wait to put Fall flowers in it and hang on the wall.

Now all this gal has to do is figure out where & how she is going to use these "sweet treasures".

Hope all of my sweet dear friends have had a wonderful & blessed Saturday!

God Bless
&
Be Safe

~Linda~

Friday, September 30, 2011

LOOKING OUT MY FRONT DOOR.......

ACROSS THE DRIVEWAY.........

BEHIND THE HOUSE.........

"GOD'S BEAUTY"


GOD BLESS
&
BE SAFE

~LINDA~