Good Monday morning! I'd planned to have a nice post out early this morning, but we came in from camping yesterday and I wasn't feeling my best. By last night I had a full-blown migraine and had to go to bed, so I wasn't able to work on this last night. I'm just going to quickly share a few photos and give a little detail about our weekend. So sorry for the lack of order in this post! We have a yearly tradition of camping with two other families each October. We love camping with our friends and have special memories from each year. They are all great campers and we've learned a lot of handy camping tips from them! We go to a local campground which is also a historic site by the ... Read more
October Tea and Scones: A Little Apple Inspiration
It's time for another tea and scone of the month! Actually, it's past due since October is almost over. I was traveling this week, so I had this recipe post ready to go before I left town so that I could post it while gone but I couldn't get it to post from where I was. I'm back home now and the problem is resolved! October is the time for fall festivals, so this month's pairing is inspired by the classic caramel apple! I had fun experimenting with this recipe and after a couple of tweaks, I think I have a recipe you'll love. My special taste-testers all gave it their seal of approval. I took a basic cream scone recipe and mixed in chopped apple, toffee bits, and apple pie spice. I ... Read more
Snapshot Saturday
Happy Saturday! I'm looking back at my phone photos from the week and here are a few highlights. My son and I called BINGO at the assisted living facility this week and we had a great time with our sweet friends! Everyone was in a lighthearted, cheerful mood so there was a plenty of laughing and joking around throughout the game. Afterwards we spent the rest of the afternoon shopping for fall clothes for my son. This boy is growing so fast and had grown out of his clothes! He's loves telling everyone that he's now 5 feet, 4 and 1/8 inches tall! Yes, he makes sure he gets in the 1/8th inch because he's hoping to pass his mom soon therefore, he's counting every little bit (I'm 5'5" ... Read more
Fall is Calling!
We had a fun fall weekend with a trip to the pumpkin patch Saturday afternoon! It had been very gloomy and overcast all morning at my son's soccer game, so we were thrilled to see the sun and the blue skies show up for a while that afternoon. It turned out to be a gorgeous day. This farm is a few miles down the road from us and has been such a blessing to our growing community. We've pretty much got the corn maze memorized after going there so many years but it's still fun. We walked behind a young family with a toddler who was so cute to watch. This farm also has a sunflower maze which is just beautiful! Look at the color! Blue skies and bright yellow ... Read more
September Tea and Scones: Welcoming Autumn!
Good morning, friends! Today I'm kicking off something I've had swirling around in my head for a couple of years and I'm so excited to finally do it! Each month I'm going to feature a new scone recipe paired with a seasonal tea suited for that particular month. It'll be our own little "tea and scone of the month club" and I hope you'll join me in trying these recipes and tea blends! I know this month is almost over, but I'm going ahead and squeaking in a September teatime post because my daughter and I had a lovely tea with friends last weekend, and I tried a new recipe that was delicious and a perfect welcome to fall. If you're not able to try this September pairing before this sweet ... Read more
Snapshot Saturday: Sweet Blessings (with a smile!)
Good morning, friends. We had a week that was a mixture of sad and sweet. My sister-in-law's mother passed away and she was so special to our family. Everyone called her Momma Gay, and she was like an aunt to my siblings and me and like a grandmother to all our children. I'll share more about her in another post because she deserves more than a mention, but today I'm going to share some simple blessings of the week. Why? Because all week we've remembered that Momma Gay believed in looking at the bright side and always recommended, "Just put a smile on your face and you'll feel better!" So that's what we're going to do! I was blessed with some baking time this week. I've been working on ... Read more
Thanksgiving Week Recap
Hello, friends! Hope you all had a blessed Thanksgiving holiday! I did NOT do too great of a job remembering to take photos all week so what I have is so random. But here goes! The Saturday before Thanksgiving week, my daughter had her senior photos taken by a friend's daughter. My daughter wanted to have them taken in our woods and some at the barn down the road from our house. We were even able to borrow Midnight, the horse she used to lease, which made for some fun photos! They are still best buddies. Matty, the photographer, was so sweet and had such great ideas. Also that afternoon, our daughter and son-in-law came in from Texas! My son and I got his bedroom and bath ready ... Read more
Last of the Leaves
I love the autumn and Thanksgiving! I savor the season while it lasts. Our family went on a hike at a nearby trail yesterday and I made sure to soak up every last drop of fall because it seems that once Thanksgiving is over, fall is over too. We're supposed to get some heavy rains Friday which will most likely shed the trees of the last of their pretty leaves. It's okay because we treasured every minute of fall and its beauty, its color, its pumpkins, its bonfires, its hayrides, and its pumpkin spice! Still, I'm so happy we got one last long autumn walk! Leaves How silently they tumble down And come to rest upon the ground To lay a carpet, rich and rare, Beneath the ... Read more
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