I couldn’t wait any longer….

I had to start “The Great Pumpkin Conspiracy”:

on 28 ct. “Exemplar “ by Lakeside Linen. I’m substituting over dyed cottons for the DMC flosses.

I just love the crows! (This one’s missing his feet.")

Fabric Give-Away

Look at these fabrics:

And they can be yours if you visit Pumpkin Patch Primitives blog and enter.

Here's the link to the contest post.

 

If you qualify to enter, please tell her that you came from my blog and I'll receive another entry. Thanks!

Unfortunately....

I came across a new meme today. You Google the word unfortunately plus your name in quotes. So my search would look like this:

"unfortunately Mary"

And these are some of the hits I received:

Unfortunately, Mary has been making some public statements that have hurt her reputation.

Unfortunately Mary's cooking was rather basic, which means that nobody would eat it, and the restaurant closed in short order.

Unfortunately, Mary could not compete in the competition because the routine she had planned was working with more than one dog.

Unfortunately, Mary needed to marry in order to be taken more seriously and to ward off unwanted attention by men hoping to gain her hand in marriage lest start rumors that would compromise her virtue.
Unfortunately, Mary's white blood cell count was low again this morning.

Unfortunately, Mary discovered that lobbyists could invest years into something and never know if it would come to fruition.

Unfortunately, Mary Elizabeth didn't have much to say regarding her experiences with death and destiny.

Unfortunately, Mary doesn't share (or even understand) her desires.

Unfortunately, Mary's story is common.

 

Jeesh! I could write a really funny book with these!

Wonderful Wednesday Wrecipes

More sweets. I've tried substituting butter for the shortening, and it didn't really come out as well- the cookies got very hard and dry. If you bake these just until the edges barely turn brown, and take them out even with a tiny bit of moistness in the center, the carry-over heat in the baking pans will let them cook perfectly while they cool on the sheets. Store them in a zip-bag or other air-tight container, and they should stay tender for an entire work week of lunches.

Peanut Butter Cookies

• ¾ cup peanut butter
• ½ cup shortening- plain or butter flavored
• 1-1/4 cups packed light brown sugar
• 3 TBSP milk
• 1 TBSP vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1-3/4 cups all purpose flour
• ¾ tsp salt
• ¾ tsp baking soda
• ½ cup Demerara sugar

Heat oven to 375 degrees.

Combine peanut butter, shortening, brown sugar, milk, and vanilla in large bowl and beat at medium speed until well blended. Add egg and beat just until incorporated.

In a separate small bowl, combine flour, salt and baking soda with whisk. Add this mixture to the creamed mixture at low speed. Mix just until blended.

Pour Demerara sugar in a shallow bowl. Using a small cookie scoop or a heaping teaspoon, drop balls of dough into Demerara sugar. Place sugar- topped cookie dough-balls 2” apart on parchment lined baking sheet. Make sure sugar is on top! Using a fork, flatten each ball slightly in a criss-cross pattern.

Bake at 375 degrees for 8-9 minutes or until set and just beginning to brown. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet, then remove to wire rack to finish cooling completely.

Let it Snow...

I've started the snow on PS Christmas Eve:

My plan is to add blending filament to the snowflakes, so I'm holding off on those as long as possible.

In other snow news, the Patriots opened a can of whoop-ass all over the Tennessee Titans. They were doomed as soon as the snow started.

Snow was still on the shady areas of the ground at work by the time I left this afternoon.

I had an eye exam tonight. The nice doctor showed me the huge difference readers/bifocals would make. And the nice receptionist kept adding double and triple digits to the $99 price on their "value" eyeglasses, first for progressive-ness, then for ultra-lite lenses. I used the excuse that I need Em with me to pick out frames because I can't see myself to know how good bad I look in any particular frames, and walked out with my prescription. Plus, when I asked if I could get over the counter readers for stitching, he immediately said "NO!" Maybe because of my nearsightedness issses? I'm pretty sure BJ's or someone offers 2 pairs for $99. I bet I could get a pair of readers and a pair of distance glasses for that deal.

I'm getting anxious to start The Pumpkin Conspiracy; i might pick out fabric from my stash tonight.....

You're going to be jealous!!!

LOOK:

Those are the flosses I'm going to use. Now I have to decide to start this or the Pumpkin Conspiracy.......

Wicked Wednesday Wrecipes

I got nothing people!!! I made this for tomorrow night at Stitch and Bitch:

This was from the Pioneer Woman's site-Billie's Italian Cream Cake. I'll let her typing skills suffice and save me the trouble. Instead of the cream cheese frosting, I made a double batch of this frosting: Creme Frosting, substituting 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla with 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract, and obviously decorating the sides with slivered almonds and omitting the Oreos.

DONE!