Wine

Husband is doing puzzles again. I love this one 

I finished my Claus, I do love how he came out 

I had a lemon that needed to be used. So lemon chicken soup it was. My first time making it, sooooo good. I froze some for later. 

My feather tree is decorated with vintage ornaments. I am finishing up Christmas decorating.

I honor all veterans!!

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I finally finished up the raking. What a big job it has been. Husband has not been able to help much he has gout sadly.

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Tomorrow afternoon I am going with a friend to a french wine tasting. Should be very interesting. 

Have a great rest of your week. Snow flurries in our forecast eeek.

An Up Date And Soup

I am joining Robin at The cranky crow soup chain. 

Chicken Gnocchi 

2 cups cooked chicken

1 package of premade gnocchi

 5 cups of chicken stock

2 carrots chopped

2 stalks celery chopped

1 med yellow onion chopped

Thyme

2 cloves garlic

1/2 and 1/2 1 cup+

1 Tab of corn starch

A bit of olive oil in pan, saute onions,carrots,celery until onions are tender add garlic cloves, saute just a min or two. Add chicken stock and thyme (I use a couple of stems of fresh thyme) Simmer until the veggies are tender.

Add chicken and simmer for a few min. Add gnocchi cook about 5 min until it floats. 

I add the cornstarch to a cup of 1/2 and 1/2 before adding to the soup to dissolve it. 

We like it thick if you like it thinner add less cornstarch.

(It will thicken as it continues to simmer)

I also add a tablespoon of butter at the end. Check for needed s & p.

I am more of a cook by the seat of my pants kinda girl. So I hope you enjoy it 

We went to a winter farmers market. The bread is delicious with soup 

I am in full Christmas mode here. Everyday something gets added to my Dec calendar. I want to join all the fun. Plus we are hosting a family party and some house guests.

I started a new rug. A crazy Vermont folk art piece. 

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My tooth saga ugh. 

I saw 3 dentists had 4 x rays. Spent more money than I care to think about. And it came down to a cracked tooth down through the root. It had to be pulled. I had pain like I have never had before. I really wanted to save that back moler but at this point I am happy it's gone. 

 Have a great week!

Short And Not So Sweet

My hibiscus after brining it in for the winter. 

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I am dealing with an abcessed tooth. I had full X-rays and a cleaning at the end of Sept  and yet here I am. Pain like I have never ever had before. Root canal tomorrow ugg!

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Record breaking warmth today. Something to be happy about. 

What's A Witch To Do?

We continue to have amazing weather. My sweet friend and I took a nice long walk.

The colors have faded but still pretty. 

Tree is up!

My nod to Thanksgiving. I have a very busy season a head and I love my vintage Christmas decorations. So out they come!! It makes me happy so why not?

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The clocks fell back. We are tucked in watching football. Life is good.

Claus

The leaves are still falling and I continue to rake a bit most days.

It was much cooler this morning than it has been so I made some pumpkin spice donuts.Yummy.

When I found the antique mirror at our dump store I found this vanity tray too. It cleaned up great and I will use it for myself. 

I finished hooking Claus he needs a good steam and a nice birch branch to hang from.

I am just back from a fund raiser with my sweet friend. A taste of the local restaurants. So much food!

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Time change this weekend. The darkness is what I like least about our winters. The days are so short. I have to get outside most days to keep the winter blues away. 

  Happy Halloween!

Rhythm Of The Seasons

I took some time to organize my wool.

We worked very hard raking our steep driveway. The leaves can make it very slippery 

We made a dump run and I snagged an free antique mirror!!! Needs a good cleaning but great condition. 

I have been decorated for Halloween for some time as I had a dinner for my women's group early this month. So I am itching to get Christmas decorationing started.

I have a very busy season ahead! 

I am trying very hard to stay in the season and enjoy it. It has been one beautiful fall so far. 

Glorious Days

I could not ask for more beautiful days. The leaves are falling.

I fixed my fox's leg. Now to steam and bind.

My sweet friend Dayle gave this to me for Christmas a few years ago. I should get it done before the holidays.

I made a large batch of cookies. I froze them in balls on a cookie sheet and then bagged them. So when the holidays roll around quick cooking.

A week ago today I felt a funny something around my left eye. Thur it seemed worse. So I go to the walk in care. She decides she is not sure I am NOT having a stroke. I go to the hospital.....

They wire me up and put me through my paces and do a brain scan. They take many viles of blood. And then they say bells palsy, give me a high dose of steroids and a prescription for them and sent me on my way. It is better but not gone. I see my primary tomorrow.

(Taping my eye closed at night is a drag.) 

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Enjoy the rest of the week.

Wooly Witches Weekend

My daughter had fun with AI on our pictures. From left to right. Donna,me,Pam,Dayle,and Bonnie. Very special friends.

Lori Troutman's lobster. 

Vicki Brown's Halloween stocking.

This amazing piece is hooked by Dayle Young. My sweet friend. She did an amazing job!

My sweet friend Bonnie's work amazing piece. No throw down so not many pictures.

And look who showed up to join the fun!!!! Ha ha ha ha ha!

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The day before I left for Maine I was diagnosed with Bells Palsy. But that's a story for another day. To much play has made me tired. Hell getting old.

Hooking

I started this on Star Island in Sept. I am going to work on the foxes front leg. Moved the moon I added and added a barn instead of two tiny cabin.

I am getting ready for our annual witches weekend! Lot of friends,food, and lots of hooking. 

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We are in for wind and rain this weekend so most of the leaves will fall. 

Holiday Weekend

My women's night was wonderful. We were a group of 11. Food and wine from everyone. So very nice to catch up. One of the women brought me flowers from her garden. Not one person had their phone out so no pictures.

The colors and weather have been heaven.

The traffic to get north where we are was bumper to bumper for hrs. It makes me feel kind of special living in an area people are willing to sit in traffic for hrs for.

We had a couple of cords of wood delivered. We have been busy stacking it in the basement. It will be a help with the heating oil this winter.

 

We have the grand dog for the weekend. We were just back from a 3 mile walk. She is pooped! She had also been outside chasing squirrels.

She prefers our chairs to her bed. She can see out the big picture window laying there. 

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I am working on my winter rug and I am so tired of it. Why oh why am I always hooking snow?

Enjoy the holiday weekend.

Tourists

Thursday husband and I took a little trip north for lunch 

The colors are really starting to show and the weather could not be better.

After lunch we took a walk around town. I thought this was cute. By the time we left Lincoln NH there was a waiting line for the restaurants and traffic was backing up. Time for us to leave!

The tourist came in droves! There was a waiting line to get to the trails! I have never seen that! A 10 mile back up on our Kancamanagus scenic highway that has sweeping views of the White Mts .All for the chase of the most beautiful view of the changing leaves.

We stayed home. 

And walked in the leaves and walked the dirt road that runs behind our house. Fall has a smell and a sound along with the amazing colors. 

Husband and I celebrated our anniversary this past weekend. Lots and lots of years together. 

I picked some of my herbs before our first frost and made herbal salts. 

  Monday evening I have my women's group coming over. Everyone brings something to share, I think I will make a chicken veg soup to share. Looking forward to seeing these sweet ladies. 

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Have a wonderful week.