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Homemade Cream Cheese Pie Crust
The making of a Sweetie-licious Cream Cheese Crust for Apple Almond Pie 🤤. I use this crust for homemade chicken pot pie too – the slight sweetness is amazing with savory insides! It easily whips up in under 10 minutes with just a handful of ingredients.
Made from my favorite pie making recipe book, Sweetie-licious Pies by Linda Hundt. This book is charming with the author’s family stories and pictures behind each recipe. It’s full of all kinds of delicious pies (sweet and savory) and different types of crusts and crumble toppings. She shares recipes she uses in her two pie shops , some have taken blue ribbons in competition. It’s been my main go-to for years – a must add to your arsenal of recipe books! 👩🍳❤️
Day 1 Thanksgiving Prep in My Kitchen!
Inside Edition – Day 1 Thanksgiving Prep in My Kitchen! 
The rest of the edibles will be prepared when my sister and brother in law arrive – extra helping hands instead of furry paws. 
USA, SC, Gadsden
Our newest setup! What do you think? Show us yours.
Christmas in July
Happy Christmas in July – Today, I have this adorable kitschy retro santa that I finished up just in the knick of time. 🎅🏻 🎄 🥰 Now, off to watch Tom & Jerry with hubby 📺 😺🐭
God Bless our Veteran’s
To all who have served in our United State’s Armed Forces – We thank and honor your commitment, dedication and sacrifices made in the honor of our country.
Mike and I were talking about our Veteran’s this morning while having our morning cup of “Joe The Eye Opener” and sharing in our funny side kick’s of childhood learning woe’s – Mike revealed that as a kid he didn’t understand the difference between veteran’s and veterinarian’s! Of course I couldn’t contain my laughter to which he replies “knock it off Miss Yield”. “Oh man – busted!” I too had my own childhood learning woe’s. The yield sign made no sense to me. It was difficult to grasp and I thought the yield sign should just be a stop sign if you might have to stop anyways, I mean really! Funny thinking back on the things that tripped us up as children.
Fox news had a clip on whether or not our current young men and woman of the USA are as willing to join and commit themselves to the United State’s Armed Forces. Certainly a scary thought and had me appreciating our Veteran’s even more so. We salute you today and everyday!
God Bless and Thank You from the bottom of our hearts!
Fall Harvest
Two miles down the road is this lovely farm that people come from as far as NY City to share in the “country” experience of harvesting pumpkins, running through corn mazes, taking a hay ride and having apple cider. This experience is shared at Christmas time too but that’s another post yet to come.
We made our way over on opening day last Saturday, we were the first ones . . . YEAH!!! Mike wasn’t nearly as cheerful about the experience but humored me (good boy!) Now to find a pumpkin
These guys were HUGE!!! I don’t even know how one would transport these babies???
These are more like it although sstacked and lined up so nicely, we shouldn’t mess it up.
“Oh, hey Mike how bout the corn maze?” Mike: “Ahh . . . I don’t think so!”
Look, they cut pumpkins off the vine but left them in the patch looking so nice! Can’t take one from here either cuz they are placed so nicely for viewing purposes LOL!
“What is up with my crazy wife taking all these pumpkin pictures???”
“Better shape up Mike or I’ll put you in with these little oinkers”
Ahh HA! Here’s where one picks there pumpkin! Ours is in the front row, 3rd from the right. Tall and perfect for carving a scary face . . . muahaha
Was a nice time at Jone’s Family Farm.
They don’t allow pets so our baby couldn’t go but I must insert a picture of him from the very same day. Arf Arf!
Labor Day 2009
Can you believe that summer is over??? I can’t, ours was so chock full of house stuff that it buzzed right on by. We lazily spent a quite afternoon on the back of the boat sipping a delish margarita with good company coming and going. Missed my sister and her family who had to reschedule due to illness 😦
I don’t know why I like to take pictures of feet, shoes or whatever someone has on their feet. It’s weird I know but humor me K? Since I don’t get my pic taken often these days I’ll share a pic of my feet in summery flip flops. I know they’re not the prettiest so look quick!
Margarita Mike
“Emm that’s good margarita!”
“The look” . . . “why do you insist on taking my picture?”
Discussing politics . . . or wait debating politics . . . what a hot topic!
July 4th on Talmadge Boat
Another 4th celebration Talmadge style! The fireworks this year were pretty good although nothing to brag about. Guess cuts have to be made somewhere in the times we live in. We had nine guests on the boat this year thus making for a nice time to celebrate. Although I’m thinking a maid is in order for next year so I can have a couple drinks and be sociable.
We start the afternoon off with Margarita Mike’s Margarita’s. Does the drink have them all mesmerized or is there something going on to the left that they’re all looking at? Mike must have a clam stuck in his tooth there too LOL!!!!
The kids on the dink with a fishing pole. I’m certain they caught something with Matt being the captain but I didn’t see anything.
Clams anyone? YUM!
The captain and his first mate
The men on the boat . . . ar ar ar
The happy maid 🙂
Now onto cigar smoking (I passed on one this year)
We all thought the stogies would be good.
Emm not so good huh? This picture cracks me up!
How bout this one of Meaghan and the goofy face she’s making? So funny!
And lastly a group picture of the woman on the boat.
Here are a few pics of friends on boats surrounding us
Mike and his son Sean
Mike’s other son, Matthew (cute kids Dee and him have)
Charlie and Barbara
There were so many others that we didn’t get a picture of or the shot came out blurry. Happy 4th of July, I’ll try to post about holidays a bit sooner the next time around. This was what? Like two weeks ago ~ albeit old news, hope you still enjoyed the post.
The Smallest of Gifts = The Soul of One’s Heart
Memorial Day on our boat this year was indeed special! Bridget & Jeremy blessed us with their presence and in tow was one of the cutest little girls on the planet, Isabella. And to my surprise she anxiously awaited my return to give me this special surprise she had made especially for mua. One doesn’t “need” their own children to experience the compassion, love and thoughtfullness only a child can give. I find it straight through my nieces and nephews whom are some of the most loving children I know!
Along with the beautiful flower Isabella so graciously picked out of her dance rehearsal bouquet she wrote a letter with a picture of our boat and how much she loves visiting us on the boat. My sister allowed her to sound out and spell the words by herself. By the way, I think the now dead flower looks just as lovely as it was alive, it’s just a different color now. hehe
It says “Aunt Brandi I Love it” with an arrow pointing at her drawing of the boat. The part that looks like the sun is the wheel of the boat and I believe the two little lines to the left of the wheel is the captains seat.
This is the backside of her letter saying she loves me and loves being at our boat. Don’t you love how she spells “at Brade” meaning “aunt Brandi”. Then she writes “I love you at Bran” . . . the “bran” cracks me up because I’ve always despised being called Bran for short. Sounds like a box of cereal or something. What a sweet thought to give a gift to her auntie that usually only mom’s experience. From the soul of my heart, Thank you Miss Bella you make me smile! You’re so sweet I could put you in my coffee.
Picture was taken of Isabella and I sitting on the bow of the boat. I didn’t know Mike had taken this picture until I uploaded to find it amongst all the others. She was telling me stories about a mouse of which I now forget how the story goes. I do recall her saying “he was the sweeeeeetest mouse!”
Talmadge House 