Women's Retreat 2010

This past weekend I went to Hume Lake for a Women's Retreat with my church. We had so much fun and I laughed so hard I cried. We got giggly/silly one night (Jeanie, like you and I did in England, when we were at the farm and mom said, "Now you girls stop that, that is enough" and we just kept laughing). Anyway the speakers were from our own church and it was very good. Shirley and Vicki and I took Friday off and went to quilt stores and had lunch with Amelia at the most awesome gourmet burger place (mine had fig marmalade, melted goat cheese, avocado, and fancy bacon). This picture has our 2 new friends, one of which is Canadian and couldn't believe I knew places around Langley and Vancouver. Oh, so much fun. The air is smoky from a fire down the canyon that has burned since July. They are letting it burn until the snow puts it out in winter. I did get to see Will a few times and have a good visit. I saw Joanna briefly and was happy for that.

Here is the picture of the glass button bracelet I made at retreat. I liked the process but wish I had different buttons. It was more fun than I thought it would be though....maybe because I was in good company. Now I look at it and remember the fun times we had. My friends have

similar button bracelets.

Color Color Everywhere

Ok, so these are easy and I got carried away. These 26 blocks are large and will be put into more than one quilt. Most are 1 color blocks but 6 of them are pink and orange blocks. It started as a Block of the Month at my quilt guild. I can put some of the blocks into the drawing for more blocks but I'm thinking I may not do that...more blocks, eek!

Color Blocks aren't just for kids!

Today I made these blocks. They will eventually be trimmed, added to other blocks and made into a quilt top. I thought it made a fun picture. It won't look like lanterns when it is done.

Look what I found...worth a try!

Snickerdoodle Muffins

Muffins

2 c. flour

¾ tsp. baking soda

¾ tsp. cream of tartar

¼ tsp. salt

½ c. butter, melted

1 c. sugar

2 eggs

1 c. milk

1 tsp. vanilla

Topping

1 c. sugar

2 T. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Either spray a 12-cup muffin tin or use cupcake papers.

Mix the dry ingredients together in a bowl. In another bowl, combine the melted butter, sugar, eggs, milk, and vanilla. Stir until combined. Pour this mixture into the dry ingredients and mix lightly with a fork.

Fill the muffin cups with batter. Top each muffin with the cinnamon/sugar mixture. It can be applied heavily.

Bake 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Welcome September

Super Easy Pumpkin Muffins
Now that fall is around the corner and the weather is cooling down, that means it's time for pumpkin muffins! I love all things pumpkin and these muffins are no exception. You can't get much easier than this recipe. Well, actually you can... Instead of using yellow cake mix and spices, you can just use a spice cake mix and skip adding your own spices.

Here's the recipe:
·1 package yellow cake mix
·1 can pumpkin puree
·1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
·1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
·1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
·1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)
Mix together cake mix and spices. Add the can of pumpkin and chocolate chips: stir until combined. Bake @ 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

Graduation in Arizona - 2010

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La Cucaracha Makes An Appearance

And what a surprise it was for Hillary and Daniel to open this gorgeous box, along with their other gifts, only to find the spiffed up, ready-to-party cucaracha. The best part though....Hillary and Daniel visited Aunt Jeanie and Uncle Bob while they were at the Oregon Coast. 'Nuff said :D