I’m delighting in Autumn~ My favorite season! A season for harvesting, layering, and enjoying the fall foliage~ I gathered some fruit, mini pumpkins and leaves, and layered my quilted coverlet with a warm, wool plaid throw to enjoy some Autumn’s Delight at the table. This centerpiece is one you can pull together in 5 minutes…
Pumpkin Granola
Pumpkin, maple syrup and applesauce bind the oats together in this oil-free granola recipe. Easy to customize to your taste, with your nuts and fruit of choice. Pumpkin Granola sounded like it would be the perfect answer for Thanksgiving weekend with family in town! You can make this now and store it in an airtight…
November’s Arrival
I look forward to November’s arrival and her slower pace after all the activity in October. For us the beginning of November coincides with the leaves at their peak~ unless a monster hurricane comes along and blows them off the trees. . . The foliage and pumpkins, along with the flavors of the season slowly build…
No Tricks, Just Treats
Chloe & Gracie love Halloween almost as much as I do! It’s not Halloween without a few treats~ Wishing you a Happy Halloween with Plenty of Treats! Bone Appetite! 🐾🐾 Thank you for your visit!
Bits of Fall & Blooms
I’ve been Dressing & Harvesting~ Planting bits of Fall & Blooms in my Potting Shed! You can take a peek at how the outside is dressed, here. My Ferry’s Seeds Box is a perennial favorite~ Harvested from Metrolina Expo and used for display in my shop years ago. Finding its way later in a nook in my laundry room…
Ghostly Spirits & Halloween Peeps
In anticipation of some Ghostly Peeps Fun, I went in search of Halloween PEEPS® but these apparitions were nowhere to be found. . . I searched my favorite haunts~ Target, the grocery store, Walmart. . .it wasn’t that they had disappeared, rather that they had never made an appearance at all~ I was happily able to scare…
Animal Instincts
I am following my Animal Instincts at the table, inspired by Tiger Stripe Pumpkins and Animal Prints~ My Animal Instincts led me on a mini safari to World Market, where I spied Giraffe-spotted napkins in tan and in black~ And to Hobby Lobby, where I rounded up Zebra chargers to accompany Leopard chargers I already…
A Beautiful Weekend to Fly & Balloonist’s Prayer
I sharing my photos of the Carolina BalloonFest from last year. I haven’t had a chance to edit my 600+ photos {gulp} from this weekend’s 39th annual Balloonfest . A colorful, fun event and the Carolina Balloonfest is second oldest hot-air balloon festival in the country~ with 50 Hot Air Balloons and Mass Ascensions, a Balloon…
Stir Up a Cauldron of Flavor: Witches’ Brew Stew, aka, Chicken Chili
Dive into a cauldron of flavor with Witches’ Brew Stew — a “chicken chili” with a twist! With shredded rotisserie chicken, beans, fire-roasted corn, and just the right amount of spice, this slow-cooker recipe lets your dinner bubble itself while you conjure your Halloween magic with an assortment of wicked toppings. Witches’ Brew Stew, aka…
Halloween Oreo Brownies
I’m a sucker for seasonal products & packaging. . . the temptation, scary~ their frightening pull too much to resist! Especially when Halloween Oreos come in 5 BOOrific shapes, one a witch :) I’ve seen Oreo Brownies all over Pinterest. I found a recipe from Picky Palate, dipping the Oreos individually in brownie batter and baking them…