Say Hello to Little Miss Avery! In her Easter finery :o)

What a treat to see Avery growing into a beautiful little girl...I'd like to smooch those little cheeks :o)
Her mom has been good about sending us pictures of her every month...and it feels so good to watch her grow, I can see her father and mine in her little face..like they say "Blood will tell"...

It's been a blessing for us to receive the pictures, traveling these days is just a little too much for us...we aren't complaining...we do plenty for two old people...:o(  Just would like to say, Cecil is older than me :o)
Sorry I'm blogging a little slow these days, don't feel up to doing much that takes a lot of energy... I am trying to finish up a Lace scarf that I started two weeks ago and just can't seem to get it finished, there always seems to be another row! :o)

Happy Easter

Just taking a few minutes to wish you all a Happy Easter...The phone is keeping me busy today with well wishes...Will blog more later....

Spring is finally here!!

Spring!! It's been a long time coming ...it seems to me..so much snow, rain , hail,sleet and generally just cold and dreary this Winter...and in NC of all places...

The trees always put on a good show in it's own time...I'll be glad when the green leaves come...the buds are beautiful, snow white and full as can be...but they stink to high heaven with all their beauty...until the leaves come I can't stand to be out there with them...they bother my allergies too..
At the first glimpse of Spring my thoughts go to the pleasures it will bring for awhile..We love cooking and eating outside...and cooking fish outside is one of the pleasures, Glad I didn't have to run to the store to get some Whiting..(one of our favorite fish, that my son brought to us on one of his surprise visits :o)...As you can see we wasted no time in putting some in a pan on such a warm and sunny day..

  All the smells stay outside.. there is some
thing about the fresh air and cooking outside
that gives a whole new taste to food...We
always enjoy fish cooked that way...and I
don't have to worry about boiling some
vinegar and water inside to kill the oder, inside

Today I have been Blessed again :o)

I got a pleasant surprise with the morning mail :o) What's in this envelope? it's from Ladydi :o)...dare I hope it's an Apron with apples :o)...I'm grinning all over myself Which side should I wear :o) it's double sided with two different Apple patterns :o)

It's so pretty on both sides...I must show it off when I have company :o)...for now it will hang in plain site  I'm like the lady with a price tag left on her hat on purpose :o)

It's obvious that she heard me when I said my kitchen was full of Apples...This is the Cookie Jar that makes noise and tells me when Cecil is sneaking a cookie...:o)


This is my mat with an Apple Pie Recipe in front of the Fridge..Apples on chair mats, Apples on Curtains..Guess I love Apples :o).Thank you so much Ladydi....you made my day ...and touched my heart.
P.S. Did you notice the little quilt you sent me is still looking good in it's own special spot...:o)

Old Fashioned Remedy Chicken Noodle Soup :o)

Sometimes you have to resort back to old fashioned idea's to get your motor started!
A cup of tea sometimes gets me thru the day...or perks me up in the afternoon!
When I'm feeling all woozy from fighting a cold ...I get myself a pot of chicken noodle soup...and sometimes that gets the motor up and running...well, it did me some good for breakfast today , I got myself in the mood to make some
Challah bread :o) , wait till the kids see this blog , they will be flying in :o)
I also found an easy quick way to make some fried noodles to go with it...they get done about the same time...I just sliced up some Corn Tortilla's and fried them in a small pot of hot canola oil...seasoned them up with some salt,pepper and garlic powder..that gave me a good start...

The Challah bread baking was smelling up the house with the aroma of yeast and fresh bread in the making..WOW! when it was ready so were we ...armed with knifes and sticks of soft butter we tore into it  like we were on fire :o) it was delicious as
you can see we almost devoured the two loaves...I wanted to try some sesame seeds on one...but I think I'll stick with the Poppy seeds..we like them best..
Didn't I tell you there was magic in Chicken Noodle soup :o)

Welcome to Gingerbreads house :o) I'm glad your here :o)

Thanks for stopping by to see what I've been up too!  Take yourself a slice of cake with walnuts inside and out..while I fix a cup of tea for us both...would have a Pepsi, but it's a little chilly and I need something to warm the old bones up

catching cold around here is easy to do, the weather changes more than I expected it too here in the South..I've been under the weather a bit...turning the heat down because it's too hot in the house might not have been the smart thing to do..I can't sleep too well in too much heat..
I've been cooking (as usual) and just wanted to show you a couple of Spots that looked so good frying in the iron pan..made me think about the good ole days ;o)...there are some mighty fine pans out there today, but nothing, I do mean nothing cooks better than my old iron pans

"The Busy Cookie Monster"

Today was a good day to make some cookies!  At first I thought it was going to rain all day so I took my time crawling out of bed...and decided I would stay in and be comfortable...I didn't feel like making a cake..wanted something to grab and  put into my "pie hole" :o)....(I'm even silly today).First cookie on the list was the "Ginger Cookie" with a new twist...I wanted to see how they would taste with Raisins and or Cranberries...< it worked very well with both. this way I don't feel so guilty ..one must have some fruit :o)

Second  was a "Sugar Cookie"..I love the "Horseman cookies by Pepperidge farm, they are pretty expensive store bought..and today was a good day for a recipe supposed to be similar to it...I'm thrilled about how good they taste and Cecil promised to get me some Buttermilk...that will be dessert :o)
Third , would be making cookies out of my cookie machine that I bought years ago and had not learned (or had the patience to learn ) how to use it...well, today was the day with very good results...wondered why I waited so long ...it was easy.:o) Now I have to find some nice little cut outs...I only had Christmas designs .