Fall shop update

Hello my friends!

Happy Monday!

I'm so excited to let you know that my little etsy shop is finally restocked. I had a lot of fun making pretty bags, a gorgeous patchwork pillow, and I have some more fun treasures on the way. A couple of quilts are in the works, so come back and check for shop updates.



Some really cute bags ..........





Even a squishy pillow to add a pop of color to any chair, sofa or bed!



..........just a little up close detail of the denim Frenchy bag.......



My little pile 'o goodies for the shop!



Now, back to work on the quilt binding...
....have a wonderful evening!

Nesting....Fall is here in thought ..... but not in temperatures

Couldn't resist these pretty new pink pearly bowls ............... my bowl cupboard is getting pretty full to the brim, now.



We're still enjoying bottling it up for the Winter.........I am gathering the ingredients for pickles.....just need to find the time, now. Just look at this amber colored goodness! Peachy jam goodness ~





This was our supper the other night........a Shepherd's Pie casserole. I added a layer of cheese and then mashed potatoes on top.........baked it for half an hour and oh yum! An all time favorite around here. Oh yeah, there is ground beef in there, carrots, red cabbage, bean sprouts, onion bits, peas, whatever you feel like layering............then the cheese goes on top.........and then the mashed potatoes! For fun you can throw in a yam or sweet potato with the regular potatoes, and then mash 'em up with buttermilk, butter, salt and garlic powder.....it adds a pretty, peachy-orange color to the mix of mashed 'taters.

Whats the weather doing in your neck of the woods? It's been really, really hot, here! Like in the triple digits. A tad bit cooler today......thankfully! Makes it painful to exercise out in the heat..........this is quite normal though for California weather. It won't cool off here, 'til after October! So much for Fall...............my favorite season, if only I could wear nice woolly, sweaters and tights.......just.waiting.for.our.turn.



A peek at one of the three toddler skirts I made this past week.......They are ohhh so sweet. For now, we will wear them with chocolate brown tank-tops.

Happy Thursday!

Monday Morning Muffins

Buttermilk Muffins (Gluten-free)

1/2 cup orange juice
2/3 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup tapioca flour
1/2 cup white rice flour
1- 1/2 cups brown rice flour
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder

*if you want to add one really ripe banana, this will be the ticket for some extra moist and sweet muffins!


Mix all ingredients thoroughly, and pour batter 3/4 full into muffin pans.
Bake in preheated oven: 345 F. for 25 minutes, or until golden brown and tooth-pick comes out clean.




Couldn't be better, with a blob of butter and fresh, homemade peach jam.

Dinnertime beauties

Dappled sunlight streaming through the oak trees.........picnic blanket under us, on the grassy incline............delish homemade food at our finger tips.....






Egg salad sandwiches with bacon..........made with gluten-free biscuits! YUMMY
(if you want the recipe, email me) ;)











Food tastes oh so good outdoors!
Spring rolls, egg salad sandwiches, just perfect! Finger foods made for picnicking.





And for dessert............ Cream tartlets!



....and if you want the recipe to these, just send me an email or leave a comment*.

*Cream Tartlets are gluten-free

Summertime, we're still chasing your shadow. Looking forward to a few more picnics this year.

Wishing I had my own peach tree.....an apple tree, and maybe an apricot, or a plum.....yum~ Growing up, we had several fruit trees on the hillside....but it was always a fight with the deer and squirrels, to see who would get the fruit.

Thanks to our neighbors.....we've been well stocked with peaches this summer.

Just need to find some more jars......can you believe my local grocery store did not have any jars? Hello!  Great big 'ol Safeway....and they did not get any jam jars in this summer.  Pooey on them.

Still watering my lovely little tomatoes.....they are the gift that keeps on giving......so yummy...

I love cooking with herbs....my new baby Sage.....she looks so sweet tucked into this vintage coffee pot.
On the sewing front, I've been sewing a bit here and there, and plan on re-stocking my etsy shop this Fall. Some fun bags, quilts, etc.... I can't wait to show you what I've been creating.

Happy Tuesday!

Dinnertime celebrations

Celebrating the best things in life............family, love for God, each other...........celebrating happy 40th anniversary to Mom and Dad!



Love you, Mom and Dad!


I'm off to tidy up the messy beyond words studio.........
listening to these a Capella ladies while I work away. They are so easy to listen to!

Falling roses

Feeling the changes in the air........ seeing the changes as the Summer comes to an end........meanwhile it's still scorching hot here...............but as evening falls, I can smell just a tiny whiff of Fall in the air.......especially in the cooler mornings.........ahh yes, I think they call it Indian Summer......not quite Fall, but still summertime warm during the daylight hours.





I'm loving these colors so much!





My roses are still blooming, but getting a bit scorched this time of the year........
still lovely, nonetheless. Thanks for all the love on our new re-upholstered chair! It was really fun to make it happen.......and now we get to enjoy it everyday.........the chair is so uber comfy.

My new chair.....we did it!

He removed the old fabric, the staples.....I cut the pattern, sewed the pieces together.....and he stapled and stretched and stapled some more! Snip, sew, staple...........something like that. Here it is.....the new and improved chair. I LOVE IT! I love HIM for helping me! He's the best husband and pal 'o mine. Didn't turn out too badly for amateurs.
(Six yards of continuous fabric + a lot of time, elbow grease and persistence = a new chair)








Oh, and happy September 1st! Now that it's here, I think I can get used to the idea that Fall is on the way......although I'm still savoring whats left of you, Summer......like these gorgeous sunflowers.......



waving at you............