Giving thanks.

I am thankful for family, friends ,a warm home, and food from my garden bounty.

God is so good to us we are so blessed in this country we live in. We all need to take time to name our blessings. Name them one by one as the song says...

Happy Thanksgiving

Aunt Maria

This is a card I designed in 2006.

Look at this!!!

I looked out the window and was surprised to see this hawk on top of my bird feeder. I took the picture through the window.

One day I saw him swoop down after the little birds at the feeder. He wasn't fast enough, they got away. He has even gone after my chickens.

Some chickens went missing---I guess he has to eat too.

Help!!!!

My poor little scared birds---Had to scatter for their life. This hawk is not eating bird seeds , he hopes a little bird is in side

Pear tart.

I made a very rustic pear tart with the last big pear. The crust is made with whole wheat flour.

The Christmas jar and cup will be gifts.

The cup is a single cup cake and the quart will make M and M cookies.

Pretty fall colors.

Come on up for a visit--- Fall is fine and Thanksgiving is good food family and friends.

Aunt Maria's Cabin

This picture was made when the pear tree still had pears.

Aunt Maria's Cabin

A little snow for Christmas mood.

Country Life!

Come in visit for a while.

Nativity

This is a Christmas card I designed last year

while waiting in the Drs. office.

Bird Houses!!

Another spot in the Cabin---I guess you think I have lots of things, I do and I have enjoyed making, painting and creating over the years. God has been so good to me that I have been able to go in so many directions with my art.

Folk Art is my style.

More Things!!

Another spot in the Cabin.

35 yrs. old and still holding together.

This was a 4-H project many years ago.

She holds a favorite spot on a cabinet in the cabin. Papier mache Llama.

Christmas tree

More things in the cabin.

Altered Art

This is in the Cabin also ---I am a great chicken lover as you can see.

Little display

This is not a very good picture--This is just a few things in the Cabin .

Come over for a visit. Miss Millie will welcome you--Black Kitty.

Pears

This is the last of the pears. I just wanted to share with you ---the size of the large pear compared to the regular pears.
I will make a pear tart with the big boy.

End of season.

All these vegetables looked so good still in the garden, but it was going to frost and get cold so we picked all of them. You can see what I made with them in the next picture.

LAST OF THE GARDEN.

This is Dixie Relish or some might call it Chow Chow---which ever it is delicious with beans and meat. I always make this if we have green tomatoes and green or red peppers in the garden at the end of the season. It also takes cabbage and onions. I grind, sprinkle with salt ,mix well and let it sit for a couple of hours. Use a collinder to drain and press as it is draining to get all the liquid out .Pour out the liquid. Season the relish with 5% apple cider vinegar, took over a gallon for this batch.Sugar to taste , celery seeds, mustard seeds and turamic , cook until it changes color---Put in hot sterlized jars and seal. Does not have to be hot water bathed.
If you like it hot put in hot peppers when grinding
the mixture.Try some .