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Chicken chili was on the menu in September when we had a cold snap, and I was working on the recipe. Sometimes you just want something hot and filling, thick and richly flavored, a stick to your ribs kind of meal. The best news for my gluten-free readers is you can eat this! I didn't …
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This barn raising setting for the next Quilt of Valor was so interesting with the variety of patriotic prints and mix of colors with a bit of gold. I liked the transition from a light beige to a darker beige background as the blocks go from center to edge. I loaded it longways in order …
This weekend the colors on the Blue Ridge Parkway are finally reaching their peak, and are past peak in the highest elevations. Friday was going to be clear and comfortable for hiking, so we thought it would be the perfect day to see the lookout tower on Fryingpan Mountain. Driving up the Blue Ridge Parkway …
Quilting Stars on Autumn Lane was fun, as was able to use both my favorite Autumn pantographs. The first step was to decide on the color of thread, so many pretty ones to choose from! I could choose two colors as I had two quilts to do. It was a bit difficult to decide between …
Here it is November, and my favorite holiday is coming up. I love Thanksgiving more than any other day of the year. I'll get up early, make coffee, put the egg casserole in the cold oven and start it baking. Then DH and I enjoy breakfast while watching the parades, and start in on football …
One of the things my family looks forward to every year is a Thanksgiving card. I started sending them years ago, when it was very difficult to find them in card boxes in the stores. But I liked sending a card when it wouldn't get lost in the deluge of holiday cards. One year I …
Autumn Jubilee wouldn't be complete without a pretty table and some yummy ideas for an Autumn Brunch. The idea of an Autumn Brunch reminds me so much of my mother. She and I loved to read cooking magazines and cook together, and never more so than when pumpkins were in season and a chill was …
One more week of giveaways, and we have several more winners. There is an additional surprise today too, so read on to the end. There is still time to enter this week's giveaways, just look back to the previous posts. Today is the final day for entering the Electric Quilt drawing from last Sunday, be …
Are you ready to assemble? I know some of you have already done this, and I am enjoying seeing all your shares on the groups on Flickr and Facebook. I will finish up with the quilting next week, I know it will be November, but we just need an extra post to get it all …
Our weather has continued to be warm through most of the month, not really getting chilly at night until this past weekend. But I know that the garden is winding down, most of the flowers are done. It is time to prepare for some things to come indoors for the winter. One of the plants …
