On vacation!!

So I bet you think I disappeared  right?  Nope  I am in Michigan for a few  weeks  visiting my  kids.  They  live  so far away  and I have  not  seen them since last  year so  they  graciously sent me a ticket and  here I am .  

I have  had  a lot  of  fun so far and  with two weeks  left I am sure there  will be more memories  made before I leave.   Let's  see .....  we  have  played outside  in the sprinkles 

We  have  gone  shopping  for Halloween costumes  and I am now the  proud Grandma of a pirate  and  Cleopatra  

The  weather  has  been  typical Michigan fall weather.  Crisp and  a  bit  windy  but sunny  most of the  time.  The  fall colors  have  been amazing   .....

Oh course  when it  is fall you have  to go apple  picking  and  then make  apple sauce and  apple butter  so you can remember that  fun day  when it is cold and wintery  here.  

 On one warmer  fall day we  took the  girls to the  pumpkin  farm and let the  play on the hay bales,  play with baby animals and  pick their pumpkins .

So  after  the  pumpkin getting  you must  do this  right ?  I think they did an awesome job  too, I can not  wait to see them lit  tonight !   

So  the only  bad  memories  so far?  A  nasty  cold  that  won't  go  away  but if  that  is the worst,  I will take  it  !!  So much for today ,  more memories to follow  but  before I go a couple more memories  for you  to enjoy.    

 

Amy's Down Home Cooking:

I  love  to  cook  and  bake.  I LOVE  it and  I love finding  blogs  for  recipe ideas .  I have  found MANY blogs with  fabulous recipes and  there are a few of my  faves.   This  lady  and her  blog is  one of my  all time  favorites , she is the top of my list.  I  have  found this  lady on  face book .  I love  her  creativity, her knowledge and  her cheerful  upbeat  attitude and  willingness to always share.  She is a star in my book.   I love  her  blog and I love her group on Facebook.  If you want an idea  for dinner, or  need some help with some ingredients you have  but  not any idea of what to do with them ......  Amy is your  gal.  Thank you so much Amy, for all you do for us that  are recipe  challenged.  Please  take a few minutes and  check out  her  blog and  enjoy the  recipes;    Her  blog  link is below  and  I know you will love it.

 Amy's Down Home Cooking:

Sweet Tea and Cornbread: Peanut Butter Cake!

I  LOVE  to bake.  It is what  I do and  I  love it.  Baking and Crochet ,  what  else  is there that  makes me   so happy not  counting my  grandchildren of course.   Anyway  because  I love to bake  I follow  many blogs.  This  one  Sweet Tea and Corn Bread......  they  are  amazing.  They have the  BEST recipes  I have  found and they so  graciously  share them with us .  Thank you folks  for all you do and  I give all the credit  to them for this  recipe . You really must  check out their blog .  You will not  be  disappointed  I promise.



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Crochet Baby Bunny Hat: Free Pattern

Crochet Baby Bunny Hat: Free Pattern

I  love  love  LOVE  hunting the  web  for  free patterns to knit or crochet .  I  so  appreciate  the  people that  take the time to create them and then so generously let us  use  them  for free.   This  lady  has  an amazing  blog  such a  fun  read  and  her  patterns are amazing.  Thank you so very much for  them and  she  also has  an Etsy shop and  is on face book .  Please take the time to look at  her  pages  and friend them and  support  her  beautiful efforts if  you can.      Her  blog  is     http://poochie-baby.com/index.html   and  her pinterest  page is   http://pinterest.com/MyPoochieBaby/      and  her  facebook  page  is      https://www.facebook.com/pages/Poochie-Baby/206062482830506.   Please  check her  out  she  is  such a fantastic  artist.

Crochet Attic: Crochet Japanese Flower

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I am totally smitten with these  patterns  I have  found  on some of my  favorite  blogs  and  if you are a crocheter  you must  try  them .   I  am going to make  some up  very  soon.

Would you like Yarn With That?: Japanese Flower Motif--FREE pattern!!

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