Boo!! Happy Halloween

Hi everyone!

Yes, I know it’s two days early, but I will be busy the next few days and won’t be able to send you spooky greetings. LOL Not that I’ve been around the last month, huh? Well I have been so tied up with my new job and fundraising events, it’s been crazy. I’ve barely had time to do any puttering or tweaking around the house. I did manage to get my corner cupboard up. It’s only been sitting on the floor for almost three months.  What do you think?

Hmmm….maybe I should have been closer.  Okay….here’s a better shot.

Well, you get the idea. I still have to figure out how I want to decorate it. I’ve changed it a few times and still not happy with it.

I rearranged a few other things this evening. You know how it is, just can’t stand to see things the same way for more than a few days. I’ll be watching TV or sitting at the computer …………and BAM I get picture in my head of how this or that should look and sometimes just get up and start  changing things around. My husband thinks I’m nuts. LOL

Another thing that seems to have taken over our lives is we are in the process of refinancing our home. We got a fantastic interest rate and are taking some cash out to finish closing in our breezeway or as it will now be known…the new mudroom. I can’t wait!!! I’m so excited. I’m also going to put my new treadmill out there. Can’t just sit in front of this computer all the time. :)

And tomorrow night my honey gets back behind the wheel of a race car for the first time this season. He had a shoulder replacement surgery last spring and has not been able to race all summer. For me it’s been a much needed rest, but to him it’s been agony. So we will be at the track tomorrow night for a 100 lap race.  Wish him luck!

Here’s a few more pictures of some changes. Next time I hope to show some of our bedroom. Moved the furniture around last weekend and re-arranged the pictures.

Have a fun and safe Halloween! Oh, and we are going out Saturday night and I will be a dressed as a fifties bad girl. I just love dressing up and this costume is so fun! Maybe I’ll post some pictures.

 

 

 

 

 

Till next time…………

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Apple Dumplings with a secret ingredient

Fall is definitely here! It's a cold and rainy day here in upstate New York, but the rain did hold off long enough to put up some corn stalks and Indian corn this morning. I took a few pictures, but they are not the best as I was standing in the doorway so I wouldn't melt. LOL


My bittersweet came in the mail a few days ago and I've randomly placed some here and there.


I got 2 pounds and it really goes a long way. I thought that wouldn't be enough. I didn't know that they were poisonous, but someone told me the other day that the berries were. Is that true? I had always heard that poinsettias were poisonous to animals, is this the same?

Along with Fall comes big juicy wonderful apples. My mother-in-law always makes applesauce which we love, love love! So, she had some apples left over and I decided to try something different. Apple dumplings sounded delicious. Sorry I forgot to take pictures of them, but let me tell you they were the best I've ever had so I wanted to share the recipe with y'all. And you won't believe what the secret ingredient is. I didn't let my hubby see me making them because I know he wouldn't not have even tried them if he saw what I put in them. He loved them and asked for seconds. I got the recipe from Pioneer Woman and she gives step by step (with pictures!) instructions.

Along with Fall comes big juicy wonderful apples. My mother-in-law always makes applesauce which we love, love love! So, she had some apples left over and I decided to try something different. Apple dumplings sounded delicious. Sorry I forgot to take pictures of them, but let me tell you they were the best I've ever had so I wanted to share the recipe with y'all. And you won't believe what the secret ingredient is. I didn't let my hubby see me making them because I know he wouldn't not have even tried them if he saw what I put in them. He loved them and asked for seconds.

I also thought it would be fun to share this recipe on Colleen's back to school recipe pool since this weeks theme is apple recipes. Recipe from Pioneer Woman Cooks. She has step by step instructions with pics.

Click here for the printable recipe

Apple Dumplings

2 granny smith apples
2 cans crescent rolls
2 sticks of butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
cinnamon
1 small can Mountain dew (secret ingredient!) I used about 3/4 of a 12oz can

Peel and core apples. Cut apples into 8 slices each. Roll each apple slice in a crescent roll. Place in a 9 x 13 pan. Melt butter, then add sugar and barely stir. Add vanilla, stir, and pour over apples. Pour mountain dew around the edges of the pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Serve with ice cream, and spoon some of the sweet sauces from the pan over the top.

ENJOY!


I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend.

Till next time.....


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Mums, pumpkins and A beautiful Fall Day

 

Mother nature has been especially good to us this weekend. The days have been absolutely gorgeous! It’s like I put in a special order.

The nights have been quite nippy though. So we decided it was time to clean out the coal stove to get it ready. Tonight is going to be in the thirties. BRRR!!

Yesterday I went to my favorite place for pumpkins, mums and corn stalks. They have the most amazing selection with all different colors. I got some orange mums to go with the yellow ones I already had. Got  some corn broom stalks and new scarecrow. I decided to wait on the corn stalks. We got some HUGE pumpkins Saturday at a place where we get our corn and he said we could come up and just cut some down for free! So next weekend we will go up and gather some stalks to finish the fall decor outside. I asked him if he knew where I could get some bittersweet and he told us where there was a hole bunch, but said don’t get caught. I guess you are not supposed to pick them in NY or maybe it's just our county. So, I ordered 2 lbs on ebay and they will be here in a few days. They are full of berries. I can’t wait to get them.

We did a little more decorating outside yesterday. Now it’s beginning to look a lot better. Just waiting for the corn stalks.

Now I have been promising to make something with all the apples we have so I’m going to make apple dumplings. I found an awesome recipe on allrecipes.com. I love using the recipes there as they have feedback from folks who have tried them and if they tweaked or changed the recipe they include that too.

Hope you are enjoying this beautiful Fall weekend.

Till next time….

Nancy

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