Wildflower Adventures: Happenings on the Homestead in the Appalachian Mountains

Sunday, November 26, 2023

Happenings on the Homestead in the Appalachian Mountains

Hello there Adventurous Friends & Family, greetings from Georgia. How you doing this 47th week of 2023? I made a thermos full of hot chocolate then we headed to the woods for a picnic & to pick up pinecones to use for decorations. Moma & Sister hosted Thanksgiving. I was thankful for family get together time & the bounty of food with lots of leftovers for lunches. Our neighbor down the road turned on their well-known Christmas lights display. Grab a coffee or your favorite beverage & I'll tell you the final item I marked off my Fall Bucket List, come walk with me...

Look at those perfect pinecones
to decorate with, how many
do you see?

My edges used to overcook till
I discovered the method of wrapping
aluminon foil around the edge.

* The final item I marked off my Fall Bucket List was.... 15. Make a pumpkin pie. I made 2 pies using pumpkin puree from a pumpkin Kevin had got at the produce stand. One of the pies went to Moma's Thanksgiving dinner, the other one went in the freezer to have at Christmas.

Christmas Lily Elf helping me decide
which vegetable out of the garden I should
use to make a dish for Thanksgiving.

Daughter with her Mississippi Mud Pie.
Me with my carrots & pineapple dish.

* I went to Grand's basketball game.

Fans in the stands having snacks & sharing
nachos & cheese with pulled pork on the top.

It's never too early to get them
tossing around a ball.

Happy Birthday to Grand Olivia. She chose for her
party to be at Build-a-Bear with her siblings.

The lovely ladies that hosted Thanksgiving, everyone's favorite cooks. Sister gave a
short sweet educational presentation about Thanksgiving's history that included football
& there were a few turkey jokes in between.

Why were the turkeys parading down the street?
They were marching to the beat of their own drumsticks.

Why did the turkey cross the road?
It was the chicken’s day off.

These are some of the things that's been going on in my neck of the woods, how has your week been?

4 comments:

AnonymousNovember 26, 2023 at 9:51 AM
Love to cook for my fami;y
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Writing SparkleNovember 26, 2023 at 10:36 AM
Your pies look lovely, Karen.
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NatalieNovember 27, 2023 at 4:43 PM
Karen, I'm glad you had a nice Thanksgiving and a fun week. The pies look perfect. Thank you for your weekend coffee share.
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Joanne December 23, 2023 at 4:14 PM
Your pies look delicious! It sounds like your family had a lovely Thanksgiving.
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Hello there,

I'm glad you dropped by. Walk along with me & let's share some of our everyday activities of cooking, cleaning, weight management, gardening, camping, retirement, frugality, saving, spending, grandkids & whatever other stuff comes up. I try to live each day as if it were a new adventure to experience. I'm living a retired frugal life and I'm loving it. I'm discovering contentment & happiness as I prioritize what is most important. I go on a picnic every chance I can get. I enjoy going on jeep rides & hiking to explore all of natures beauties & landscapes. I have fun searching for heart shaped rocks & taking pictures of wildflowers. I like to cook, occasionally. I'm always on the lookout for a new recipe to try. I prefer simple recipes that are one dish meals or cooked in the crockpot & have ingredients I already have on hand. Come back again soon, so we can share other happenings that come up along the way - Karen.