Girlfriends/WPC

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Where in the world would I be without my Best Girls?!

Just want to take a second to give them some well-deserved recognition.

Lori and her boys. 

Currently in Tennessee. Miss your face!

Marty and a recent reunion. Such a happy day :)

Currently from Louisville, Kentucky. Thanks for letting me know how to 'properly' say Louisville. ;)

Rachel and Kirsten.

Couldn't be any prouder of you two!

And of course there's Mom and Sis. 

I'll always be thankful for your love and support.

I have a theme going on here you probably don't know unless you know all of us.

It's Faces of Strong women. I'd put these women in politics any day and there'd be

 no racism, no starving babies and world peace.

'Call us' whoever wins the U.S. presidency. We have some great pointers.

Check out some other Photo Challenge entries here.

Happiness is...../Tasty Thursday

Remember the 70's and the Happiness is.... t-shirts?  Well, yes, as a matter of fact I do.

Today made me think happy thoughts.

There was this....

Mother delivered homemade cinnamon and dinner rolls.

Score!!

Then there was this.......

A wonderful surprise visit from 2 of my favorite girlies!

They were so excited to introduce us to their newest family member,

a toy yorkie they named Trixie. Such an sweet little puppy!

And how about those adorable smiles!

Thank you Momma Lyndsi for bringing All your babies over!

For future reference, my eldest brought home a menu on her excursion to Kansas City.

We've never tried a Beignet before. After her pictures and review,

we might have a plan for a future Tasty Thursday post!!

It Started With A Bushel

 My mother went shopping.

You have to understand that my mother only shops with a distinct purpose.

It's a Mission. An Undertaking. An Operation.

I ended up with this.

My very own bushel of #2 Jonathan Apples.

 

This Tasty Thursday, were you here, you would find me immersed in making Apple Pie Filling.

By the jar fulls.

This is batch #1, 6 pints. I was only trying 1/2 the recipe here.

The quart jars were not sanitized yet.

I need to let you in on a little dilemma I had during the planning stage.

This particular issue of The Ball Blue Book, every canning person's Bible, did not print the 'how' to can Apple Pie Filling. Every other variety of apple this and apple that, but No Pie Filling.

Hmph!

 

But Mother came to the rescue by calling on Aunt Maybelle.

If you've read any of my other blogs,

Aunt Maybelle has her own tag.

She should be at the top of Google listings under Aunt Maybelle.

Yes.

She had the recipe.

So now the little project I had planned for her had definitely better be ready for Christmas :)

So does anyone else out there have an Aunt Maybelle?

You know, the aunt who is the coolest??

 

But I venture to say,
Aunt Maybelle learned some of her coolness from my mother.
After all, it started with a bushel.
 

 

 

Scraps Repurposed

Had a bunch of these cowls/circle/infinity scarves that sold out last year. That left me with a pretty significant bag of leftover yarn.

(My youngest daughter makes a fabulous model fyi)

Here's stage 1 of those leftovers.

Trying to decide on whether it just needs a border, or more squares.

Either one is an option.

Decision to come......

For those who don't follow me on Facebook or Twitter, here's the update on my mother.

She's officially back home now so it's Stage 2 for her now. Restrengthening her right side is her challenge. She needs the aid of a walker and has to try to think ahead on normal life instances. Such as how to get that cup of coffee from the coffee pot to her recliner in the next room. But she is one determined lady and we are confident this time next year she'll be back to her old self.