Thanksgiving 2012

It's all about the food

Once again

my brother and sister in law

put on a thanksgiving feast to remember

her table decorations were perfect

little glass jars with single flowers

in fall colors

beautiful

four turkeys

what?

and every side dish you could imagine

the dessert table was fit for a king

two families coming together

to give Thanks

for all that we have

thank you God for this amazing family time

Petie

Killing Time on Tuesday Afternoon

I want to read this book and be inspired to sew

I want to visit this place and dance my feet off

I want this bag on my shoulder

and most of all, I want to cook in this kitchen

Designer Karen Blake 

Petie

A Yard Sale

"Your stuff is so expensive"

really?

"you should have seen the price I paid for it"

was my reply

yard sales are a lot of work

but I am sure you know this little fact

most of the stuff I accumulate

is donated

either to the salvation army or some other worthy cause

after the yard sale,

it looks like most of my stuff will be donated once again

and I will vow

never to have another yard sale again

for as long as I live

or until I forget the pain of the last yard sale

Petie

Sweet Potato Souffle

Sweet Potato Souffle

three cups cooked mashed sweet potatoes

one cup sugar

half teaspoon salt

two eggs, slightly beaen

third of a stick of butter

half cup of milk

one teaspoon vanilla

one teaspoon cinnamon

mix all ingredients together and pour

in a 9 X 13 inch baking dish

topping

one third stick butter

one cup brown sugar

third cup flour

one cup chopped nuts

mix all topping ingredients together and sprinkle

over potato mixture.

Bake for thirty five minutes at 350 degrees

because I have a big family that gathers

for the holiday

I usually make two of these and top the

other souffle with marshmallows and butter

so everybody is happy

Petie

Warm and Spicy Autumn Punch

photo by martha stewart

two oranges

eight whole cloves

six cups apple juice

one cinnamon stick

fourth teaspoon ground nutmeg

fourth cup honey

three tablespoons lemon juice

two cups pineapple juice

preheat oven to 350 degrees

stud the oranges with cloves and bake for 30 minutes

in a large saucepan,

combine the apple juice and cinnamon stick

bring to a boil

reduce heat and simmer five minutes

remove from heat

and stir in the nutmeg, honey, lemon juice, and pineapple juice

serve hot in a punch bowl with the

clove studded baked oranges

floating on top

your welcome

Petie

Gratitude

unknown source

cox and cox

silver box creative

photo bysarah ryhanen

gratitude

is the best cure for a sinking feeling

my gratitude list

God

my family

my Country

service men

my faith

an abundance of food

being a mom to a dwarf

joy

having a husband who makes me laugh

all the time

three beautiful children

who taught me unconditional love

hank

who rocks my world

arizona

a place to call home

Everything I have read this week

has had the same theme

TRUST GOD

it has been a comforting message

Petie

A Daydreamer

flighty souls by kelsey.p

For as long as I can remember,

I have been an optimist, a daydreamer

at almost any given time I can check out

and start fantasizing about a different world,

traveling, fashion, planning fabulous parties,

the list goes on and on..

Before the election,

I was fantasizing about a world without the current President

I even called my sister and said,

let's celebrate and have a party for America

I was so confident that the rest of the Country

was fantasizing too...

I'm an optimist, a dreamer to a fault

but I can't shake this sinking feeling...

Petie