We Made Brownies...

Tonight I'm grateful for:

Our Blessed Land of the Free.

The chance we all have to vote.

The election is finally over.

So, we made brownies to celebrate this historic election.

No matter who your favorite candidate was, this is a very special time in history!

And...this is my FAVORITE month!!
Why? Holiday warm feelings, family, food, and fun times.

This month I'll be sharing recipes. My favorite carrot cake (above),

and my favorite chocolate pie (below).

These are seriously fabulous recipes! You must try them - so check in often!!

And, I've begun my annual reading of this book ...


I read this every November. It's a great little book - so inspiring. It's easy to read, with nice little chapters that you can jump around and skim, or read straight through and soak in.

I just really feel that focusing on gratitude is the very best way to overcome the worry we may feel during these unstable economic times. And, if the holidays are not quite as "care-free" this year as they were last year - well, more attention to an "attitude of gratitude" may be just the thing to bring in some sweet peace, and the warmth and love of the holidays.

In fact, to celebrate this month of gratitude,

I think I'll have my first give-away!!

A copy of the book, and.....wait and see!

Happy November. hehe

BUSY

I'm really busy because:

- Our house is under construction!! They've finally busted through the walls. We're in for a messy three months.

- We've been having birthdays, performances, and funerals.

- I'm involved with special musical numbers at church.

- I've gone swap crazy, I'm doing three right now.

- I'm preparing for Camp Hideaway (I'll post about that later).

But the really fun busy maker is my new project! I'll be teaching a summer workshop series at Mystic Paper - my favorite paper craft store! I'm just thrilled to have this opportunity, because I really miss teaching (I taught school for several years, and private music lessons for many more years). I'm developing five classes for young people (girls, really) that will be literature inspired. Book-ish art!! This weekend I'm finishing reading, working on project samples, and writing an article about the workshop (and the store) that will be in a local paper. Everything has moved along so quickly - I've much to do!!

I'm off to the cabin to kick out the spiders and clean it up for the season...hopefully I can do some projects while I'm there. Have a great weekend, folks!