tasty tuesday...

more granola!

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i love granola!

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it's the only cereal

i eat now

since i discovered

the original recipe last winter.

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this recipe is a revised version

of the original version.

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i love to revise recipes

and i do it aaaaall the time!

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i'm calling this version
autumn granola!
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autumn granola
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7 c old-fashioned oatmeal
2 c raisins
1 c walnuts
1 c brown sugar
3/4 c butter
1/2 c honey
2 t cinnamon
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mix all the dry ingredients together
in a large bowl.
melt the butter and honey together
and pour over the dry ingredients.
place on a large, greased baking sheet and
bake at 350 for 35 minutes,
stirring occassionally.
cool.
store in an airtight container.
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yum, yum, yum!

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you're gonna love it!

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wishing you a yummy day!

peggy

thoughtful thursday...

life is not intended

to be simply

a round of work,

no matter how interesting and important

that work may be.

a moment's pause

to watch the glory

of a sunrise

or a sunset

is soul satisfying,

while a bird's song

will set the steps

to music

all day long.

~~~

laura ingalls wilder

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wishing you a soul-satisfying day...

peggy

back to school...

it's time...

time to go back to school!

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today is our first day

back at school!

(i say "our" first day

because i drive clary

to and from school~

33 miles one way!)

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clary and i are both

pretty excited about it,

as you can see!

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we had a greaaat summer!

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clary went to

spurs

(therapeutic horse riding)

and swimming

(also therapeutic)

and i gardened!

(physical, mental, spiritual therapy)

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a very therapeutic summer

for the both of us!

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and we're not entirely ready

to let summer go!

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but we will...

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sssssloooooowly

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because it's time

to get back to

our school routine!

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we're off...

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let the school year begin!

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wishing you a wakeful day!

peggy

tasty tuesday...

another summertime treat

i look forward to

and love

is sweet corn!

~~~

fresh from the field...

lots of butter,

salt and pepper!

~~~

this favorite summertime treat

is another treat

i can enjoy

thruout the winter.

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freezing sweet corn

is easy,

messy,

and so worth the effort!

~~~

the recipe i use

to freeze corn

is baked in the oven

after the corn is cut

from the cob.

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the fastest and easiest

way to cut corn off the cob

is to put the top end

of the cob

into the hole

of an angel food cake pan

and cut it off with an electric knife!

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this tip is from

my mom!

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it works like a dream!

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try it!

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frozen sweet corn

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fill 9x13 cake pan full

of fresh corn cut from the cob.

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add:

1/2 c butter

1 c half and half

1 t salt

2 t sugar

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bake at 350 for 1 hour,

stirring occassionally.

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cool the corn

and put into freezer bags.

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what a treat

it is to enjoy

the sweetness of summer's corn

on a cold winter's day!

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enjoy your day!

peggy

peaches and cream...

peaches and cream...

another one of

my favorite summertime treats!

~~~
i look forward

to peach season

and am always excited

to buy my crate

of faye alberta peaches!

~~~

i will only buy

faye alberta peaches!

~~~

they are the best!

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i use my crate of peaches

to eat

as peaches and cream

and

to make jam.

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peach jam,

for me,

looks and tastes of summer,

and warms me

as i enjoy it's summer-ness with toast

on cold winter mornings.

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for now,

it's still summer

and i'll keep enjoying

my peaches and cream!

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wishing you your favorite summertime treats!

peggy

thoughtful thursday...

i am beginning to learn

~~~

that it is

the sweet,

simple things of life

~~~

which are

the real ones

after all.

~~~

laura ingalls wilder

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wishing you real, sweet, and simple things...

peggy

on it's way...

it must be

on it's way...

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autumn, that is!

~~~
this is my autumn clematis
and it's beginning
to bloom!
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the autumn clematis
is blooming
and the last few days
have been somewhat
autumn-like~
wonderfully sunny,
somewhat cooler,
and incredibly beautiful!
~~~
as much as i will
continue to savor summer
as long as it stays,
i will welcome autumn
with all the gifts
and blessings it brings.
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wishing you end-of-the-summer blessings!
peggy

thoughtful thursday...

hug o' war

~~~

i will not play at tug o'war.

i'd rather play at hug o' war,

where everyone hugs

instead of tugs,

where everyone giggles

and rolls on the rug,

where everyone kisses,

and everyone grins,

and everyone cuddles,

and everyone wins.

~~~

shel silverstein

from

"where the sidewalk ends"

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wishing you hugs, kisses, cuddles, and grins!

peggy

colorful corn...

this is the first year

i've planted

indian corn.

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what fun it has been!

~~~

i love autumn

and decorating

for autumn,

and i wanted to have

some colorful indian corn

to decorate with!

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the indian corn has tassled

and the pollen is hanging

on the tassles.

~~~

it has been

so much fun

to see

the colors

of the pollen

on the tassles.

~~~

there is

yellow,

pink,

mauve...

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red,

purple,

burgandy...

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a rainbow of colors!

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a rainbow of colors

that i hope

to see

show up

in the kernels

of
the indian corn

that i'll harvest

later this autumn.

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it is so much fun

and such a joy

to watch a garden grow!

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~

wishing you joy in your garden!

peggy

the pumpkin patch...

i love my pumpkin patch!

~~~

actually, it's a squash

and pumpkin patch!

~~~

and while some

of the other veggies

are slowing down

the pumpkins and squash

are growing

and growing

on these hot summer days!

~~~

the squash and pumpkins leaves

vary in size and shape.

~~~

some even have a mottled coloring.

~~~

the backs of the leaves

and the vines are

rather rough

and prickly.

~~~

the vine's tendrils
and their curlicues
make their way
up and down,
over and around.
~~~
the bright and bold
gold blossoms
hide under
the canopy
of the leaves.
~~~
their sunny gold color
is a colorful contrast
to the grassy green leaves.
~~~
the bright blossoms
vary in size and shape
as the leaves do.
~~~
soon these bright beautiful blooms
will wither
and grow into
the different squash
and pumpkins
i'll harvest
later this autumn.
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wishing you a bright and beautiful day!
peggy

thoughtful thursday...

deep summer

is when

laziness

finds

respectability.

~~~

sam keen,

philosopher

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wishing you respectable lazy days...

peggy

it's a boy...

our third grandchild

is due

december 18...

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and it's a boy!

~~~

how exciting!

~~~

our third grandson!

~~~

papa celebrated

by buying him

his first tractor!

~~~

(the first tractor

papa used!)

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grama celebrated

by buying him

denim!

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soft stretchy denim.

~~~
(grama looooves denim!)

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denim

and an oh-so-cute

onesie!

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another boy!

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life is good!

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wishing you good...

peggy

on the washline...

what's on my washline?

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this lovely lavender quilt

made in 1933.

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isn't it a treasure?

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i love it!
~~~
i love the lavender color
of the flowers and background
and the green of the leaves and stems.
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the stitching
is so pretty and perfect.
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quite a cherished treasure,

this quilt!

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wishing you treasures to cherish...

peggy