CityBoy's new adventure........

....pickled veggies....

...Another "bargain box" special....!!

Enjoy

They're up......

....yep....those funny little black and white...rolly-polly guys are hanging on the hallway quilt rack....

They're cute and cuddly looking.......with bright happy faces....

but ..... the best is the fabric i found in my stash for the backing......

Isn't this great....!!??

Don't remember where.....when......or why.....it was purchased

Oh well!!

It made a super backing and

come spring........when the butterflies return....

it'll make a great table runner.....

Enjoy

I flipped the coin......

...and made zucchini nut bread.....

It's a well known fact......"I don't bake"......but every once in a while the urge strikes me and i dig out one of my favorite recipes of all times.....

Magic Bread

Don't know where i came upon this recipe.......Internet?.....friend?.....maybe a camper at the park?....cause it's written on a page from my work note pad....just can't remember!!

But i would like to give credit...where credit is due.....
Soooo...if i got it from one of you......please e-mail me....

Anyway.....i'll share......

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Magic Bread

1 1/2 C flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 eggs
3/4 C sugar
1/2 C veg. oil
2 tsp vanilla
1 1/3 C fruit.......any type of fruit or veggie...like carrots, zucchini....etc.

Mix all the dry ingredients together......mix in oil, vanilla and eggs.....
Batter will be "very" thick and stiff
Fold in fruit

Bake in a greased loaf pan for 50 minutes at 350*

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I've made zucchini nut......carrot raisin.......banana nut........peach.....strawberry.......cranberry.......apple....and applesauce bread using this recipe...

Uck Ohhhhh....bread and hot tea are shouting my name from the kitchen......time for breakfast!

Enjoy

Ho...Hummmmm.......

Yesterday's beautiful sun-shiny warm day ....has turned into a dull.....dreary....gray clouds on the horizon day..........ugh!!

Weather gurus are predicting rain and sleet should be starting to fall in the near future........

Like Now!!

How can they smile when they give us a forecast like that...??

Dinners been in the crockpot since 8am.......CityBoy is at work......Male Child, dogs and cat are still sleeping and i've thrown out cracked corn for the birds to feast on.....

9AM and it's a......hoooo.....hummmmm ........ day already!!

Guess i could read or quilt....

Humm.....read.?.....quilt....?

read?....quilt....?

READ?!..........QUILT?!

I'm gonna have to flip a coin.....!

Enjoy

Where was my camera....???

Ventured out to the local quilt guild meeting yesterday.....

After the reading of the minutes....treasurer report......old business......new business.....future plans for donation quilts, workshops and fund raising events.....

The fun began....

Show and Tell...!!

Oh My Gosh!!

What a time to be without my camera.......these ladies are remarkable....

From small coasters made from left over scrape to a beyond king size original quilt that's center was a pieced Rebel Flag...!!

Needless to say.....i'm now a member and i'm signed up for the "Pineapple" quilt workshop in February......

I promise to bring my camera to "ALL" the next meetings......

Enjoy

Goodies.........

....yesterdays goodies.....

We went to Cottage Quilt Shop to pick up the first of the new BOM......

This years BOM quilt is named Sunny Days and is done in blues, yellows and greens!!

Picked up both January and February......woo hooo!!

Of course i checked out those sale bins and found a pack of Halloween fat quarters and the cutest panel with Penguins......those little birds will fit right in up here on the frozen tundra!

And then a pattern for a shoulder bag and 2 yards of fusible fleece...just sort'a jumped into my arms....

Lots to do!!

This afternoon i'm gonna visit a meeting of the local quilt guild....never belonged to a guild before.....should be interesting....

And.....Ohhhhhh Yeah.....Tuesday the state cut my job by one month......so i don't go back to work until April 5th....

Dogs are happy....checking account isn't....but, it's a job!!.....and i love it!

Enjoy

Road Trip......!

Yes....!......Yes....!....Yes....!!

That is sunshine peaking over the ridge of the frozen tundra!!

Time to skip this joint!

Time to fly the coop!!

Yes........time for a road trip!!

Off the mountain we go......down thru the valley......to the mighty four lane highway.......

That will take us to the Cottage Quilt Shop........yeah!!!

What...???

Is there any other reason to leave the 12 Acre Woods...??

Naaaaaaaaaaaa.....fabric!

I'm craving FABRIC.....!!!

Enjoy