November Mayhem!

Good Morning!

The weather has been beautiful here in Northern Michigan! There is something different about summer heat and fall heat...most of my time has been spent outside, doing the "last time" raking, mowing and storing patio furniture and the like...my grill, however, stays out on the back porch year round..Now it's time to start on the holiday projects...Pinterest is my achilles heel! So many wonderful ideas and trying to do them all! The holidays will be upon us fast and I have so much to finish! I have an interesting project I am working on right now involving wood cheese rounds...pics to come later! Enjoy your day, Raylene

Saying hello!

Just a few quick thoughts... Love the smell of fall in the air...pumpkins, corn stalks and mums! Excited for the upcoming weeks ahead with grandchildren and adventures! I've been pinning away with so many great ideas turning up on Pinterest for decorating, baking and getting holiday projects started..(it's never too early!)...photos of start to finish project coming soon!    Carpe' diem

Halloween

              Happy Halloween!

Is everyone ready for all the little ghosts and goblins? I have my bowl of treats ready to go!! The family get-together at the Orchard was great fun..the little ones all picked out a pumpkin, went on a hay ride, rode horses, bounced around like rag dolls in the bouncy house and watched cider being pressed...As quickly as fall has fallen upon us, so are the holidays, right around the corner...stop over at Tip Junkie and get a head start on some homemade goodies! Have a ghoulish day!  Raylene

More October Fun!

Can you tell I LOVE this time of year? It's always been a favorite...as a child, as a Mom, and even now...Look what I found over at Tip Junkie...Laurie has a lot of great ideas to share...these are just a few of the ones posted..to see more just click the link....as always, Carpe' Diem

Getting ready to go to the Montrose Orchard for a family gathering...This is our second get together for the pumpkin/hayride fun! Hoping to make this an annual event! I haven't tried this recipe yet, but they looked sooo yummy...Let me know how they turned out for you! Carpe' Diem..Raylene

Impossible Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes
1 15 oz can pumpkin puree
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup evaporated milk
2/3 cup all purpose flour
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 12 cup muffin tin with silicone liners, foil liners sprayed with cooking spray or just spray the cups with cooking spray. Either of these three methods will make it easy to take the cupcake out after it’s cooked. Paper liners make it difficult to remove the cupcakes.

Mix the pumpkin, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract and milk. Add the flour, pumpkin spice, salt, baking powder and baking soda to the mixture. Fill each muffin cup with 1/3 cup of the mixture. Bake for twenty minutes and let cool for twenty minutes. Remove cupcakes from pan and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes. Top with whipped cream and sprinkle more pumpkin pie spice on top and serve. Makes 12 cupcakes.

Here's more fun for Fall...check out The Lettered Cottage...



There's links to go to so you can get some great ideas for fall decor! Have a beautiful day filled with sunshine and love...carpe' diem..Raylene

Good Morning! There's a chill in the air as the leaves begin to turn...I love fall..you can smell something in the air.With Halloween right around the corner, I found a cute idea to share..carpe' diem