Gratitude

This is my cup of Gratitude.  My birthday was this past Sunday and wrinkled and grey I may be but there still resides a little girl inside of me. Growing older is going to be a wonderful adventure for me but I must remember the important word "growing."  I am very thankful for the years I've lived and the experiences I have had but there are even more exciting ones ahead.

Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Always love~

Thanksgiving Centerpiece

This is my attempt at a woodland centerpiece for Thanksgiving.  I couldn't find the exact animals that I wanted but it will do.  I wanted to surprise Star Dutch with little animals in the centerpiece.  He loves animals.

I have sat and watched a beautiful sunrise this morning from our breakfast room.  All red and orange just the colors of this season.  The beautiful colors have faded now into a bright yellow sun, so that means it's time to start cooking.  A full day but I'm going to have several great helpers at my side.

Enjoy the hustle and bussel of getting ready for a great Thanksgiving with family and friends.

More Fall Decorating

A Wonderful Autumn Salad

I love salads that have fruit and nuts and different greens.  I made this for dinner last night and I loved it.  Gary liked it and thought it was good but his favorite salad is all veggies with ranch.  :)
I used organic mixed salad greens and added some red leaf lettuce and some arugula from my garden.
I sautéed one cup of roughly chopped walnuts in one teaspoon of butter.
I thinly sliced one apple and one pear
Tossed all these ingredients together and sprinkled blue cheese crumbles over the top. Then drizzle with the dressing.

The dressing:
1 cup olive oil
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon ground mustard
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon celery seed
1 teaspoon paprika
1 heaping tablespoon of finely chopped onion
Put all the ingredients in a bowl except olive oil.  Whisk the ingredients together then slowly add the olive oil while you whisk.  The olive oil will emulsify and the dressing will thicken as you whisk.

Sun and Moon

When I was looking for a sun and moon for the "Landing Zone" this was one of the pictures I found.  I loved this but I knew this would be hard to replicate on the barn.  Just wanted to share it, a fun rendition.  :)

Fall Arrangement

This is a horn of plenty that I picked up at a garage sale this summer.  It was unusual and rustic and I knew it would look good with the things in our home.  I'm happy with the way it turned out.