Category Archives: Fall

Peach Sherbet

Another peach  treat 🙂  I must warn you though we are low on photo’s today.  It was an off camera day and I wound up with 2 useable images.  (Whoops)  Rather than remake the recipe I am going to just … Continue reading

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Fresh Peach Pie

Anyone still have peaches hanging around?  To be honest we went and picked up some more the munchkins were moaning that our fresh peach supply vanished too quickly!  Plus I had a few recipe I was still hoping to try … Continue reading

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2014 Canning Update

Ready or not canning season has arrived in a hurry.  It appears fruit is especially early this year!  Today I am sharing our update of fruit for 2014 for my records.  Not super exciting but helpful for me next year … Continue reading

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Pears and Lemons

Exhaustion is setting in as I type this up.  We bottled 2 bushels of pears for a total of 51 quarts of pears.  We used just over a quarter of a bushel of pears to fill the dehydrator too! It … Continue reading

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Gratitude part 2 (Pocket of Blessings)

Did you miss part 1 of our Gratitude Activity? Click HERE If not welcome back! Once our Thanksgiving Mix was made we got to work creating our Pocket of Blessings! I originally found this idea HERE at Cinnaberry Suite. (I … Continue reading

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Gratitude (Part 1)

Today I am sharing an activity I did with my 8 year old girls church group.  I LOVE November and the opportunity it gives us to realize how blessed we are and to show our Gratitude to those around us.   … Continue reading

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Pumpkins!

We harvested our pumpkin patch! I must say we were pretty excited with the results this year!  We knew of 5 but as the vines died down we found a 6th one hiding!  What fun! The kids are also excited … Continue reading

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The truth and a recipe

Today should be a stitching update.  However I am going to spare you the agony.  Let’s just say NOTHING was accomplished in this area.  Quilting yes, oodles of canning yes.  Christmas stocking not so much.  Here’s hoping October goes better! … Continue reading

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Halloween Ghosts

This little project has been on the someday list for awhile!  The best part about it was that it is easily adaptable for all ages to enjoy and everyone to make their own masterpiece. I did this with my 8 … Continue reading

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Snack Time

Today I am sharing one more food storage type post then I promise to move on to something new next week! This is probably my most favorite thing I dehydrate/can each year.  Pears!  They are DELICIOUS (don’t believe me next … Continue reading

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