This Calendar Week | Card & Projects

I'm pretending today is Monday... I conduct maintain no sentiment what happened to yesterday, but it was a quick one.  I want Oct days crawled yesteryear every bit slow every bit August ones.  They are going also speedily - I tin hardly believe it is already (almost) one-half over.  Time, delight ho-hum down.

Last week's checklist got partially completed - real partially.  I did attain Emma's 1-2 year-old book, thence I'll telephone telephone it a win!

Another big "win" was the later schoolhouse Caramel Popcorn (recipe here).

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 side non virtually making actual (non-microwave) popcorn : I haven't had existent stove-top popped popcorn since nosotros got a microwave inward 1985.  It was such a treat.  Emma in addition to I were both amazed that only a modest scoop of kernels filled the pot!  We savour our fair portion of treats (Emma's slightly obsessed amongst Starbucks cake pops...), but I exercise honey existence able to demo her how nutrient is made - in addition to that it doesn't conduct maintain come upwards out of a parcel to live a treat.  I genuinely exercise endeavour to avoid things that coming inward fancy packages (kid yogurts, snacks, etc.) because I similar her nutrient to hold off similar nutrient instead of a fun toy/treat.  So, "homemade" popcorn is going to live a novel favorite... particularly topped amongst caramel.

The entire recipe was real uncomplicated in addition to easy.  I added a lot of extra body of body of water tabular array salt in addition to nosotros both gobbled it up.  I excogitation to brand this oftentimes - in addition to powerfulness throw inward some cashews adjacent time, too.  Yum!



I've been getting requests for to a greater extent than unedited photos in addition to snippets of our home.  I honey the sentiment of that - in addition to it is genuinely much easier than staging anyway.  I took my photographic boob tube camera roughly this morning time a captured a yoke of favorite moments happening inward our domicile this October.

I honey this pumpkin!  From 1 side he looks light-green in addition to from the other he looks orange.  Very pretty inward our hearth room.  Clearly, Mr. Darcy couldn't tending less.

These footling gourds were supposed to live made into vases for the drape to solid bittersweet, but they've moved correct into their location on the counter in addition to I don't intend they are going anywhere.

Emma in addition to I've been collecting leaves for a novel project.  Last twelvemonth when nosotros didn't conduct maintain a solid (ok, that's a footling dramatic - nosotros were living amongst Mike's parents land our solid was existence built), I would dream virtually all of the projects in addition to crafts nosotros would exercise to decorate each season.   I honey seeing our existent life strewn virtually the house.  It powerfulness live a pile of leaves, Emma's "notes" she's been writing or a stack of give cheers you lot notes received.  I experience similar all of these signs of life brand a domicile experience thence good.  Did you lot location that playdoh creation inward the background amongst the copper cookie cutter?  A playdoh cupcake topped amongst a My Little Pony - a solid specialty.

This is our leafage project.  I bought a foam wreath cast in addition to wrapped it amongst Gold Ribbon (2" grosgrain from my store).  We'll collect favorite leaves throughout the autumn in addition to pivot them on the wreath every bit nosotros go.  I'm ever upwards for activities that volition assistance engage her inward nature in addition to changing of the seasons.  Whatever I tin exercise to avoid requests for shows/ipad... the never ending battle.



By Thanksgiving I promise to conduct maintain a wreath total of leaves to hang on our door.  Emma loved using the pins - straight off she wants to start sewing... eeeek!

Our dining/kitchen tabular array has evolved from apples a yoke of weeks agone to mini pie pumpkins.  I've also been lighting these bayberry candles I had left over from terminal year.  They volition live dorsum inward the store inward a yoke of weeks.  The scent is thence earthy in addition to everything I love.  Usually I don't burn downwards scented candles at the tabular array - in addition to these aren't genuinely "scented."  They are naturally fragrant because of the bayberry wax used.

Shoes, ii yesteryear two, on the stairs.  I purchase Emma the same pair of shoes every twelvemonth inward the same color - Navy in addition to Pale Pink.  I'm thence glad she withal loves them in addition to picks them out to wear.  I dread the twelvemonth she no longer wants to wearable her leather Mary Janes.

*my flats are from j.crew.
*emma's are L'Amour found here.



We made our foremost "real" carpet purchase over the weekend - an antique persian for Mike's Office.  I honey the colors.  Normally, I lean toward warm neutrals, thence this is a big departure.  I'm hoping to add together a carpet similar these to each room of our solid - particularly to purpose during the colder months.    It volition accept some fourth dimension to collect (and live able to afford...) them in addition to I hold off forwards to the hunt.  The adjacent on my listing is a runner for the kitchen.  I'm hoping to discovery 1 that is good worn in addition to a steal, since it volition accept a beating betwixt my stove in addition to the sink.

Now that nosotros conduct maintain the rug, I'll live sharing the pattern board for his Office/Library tomorrow - the chairs are arriving today.

I'm thence glad that nosotros left some of the master copy hardware inward the solid when nosotros re-built.  Many times my builder in addition to Mike tried to verbalize me into a novel door in addition to novel hardware for the forepart entry.

 But then, I would've missed moments similar this that demo some historic catamenia in addition to life.  Stick to your guns.

Some pumpkin piles from terminal weekend in addition to leaves showtime to pile up, too.  Mr. is using all of his restraint non to dart out of the forepart door.  I withal demand to fill upwards my basket.  I'm hoping to discovery some branches of leaves this calendar week that volition jibe the bill.

I'm obsessed amongst these footling "copper" tabular array salt in addition to peppers I constitute at target terminal week.  Just this tiny flake of copper color gives the kitchen a warmer feel.  And they were a steal.  I don't know if they are "heirloom quality" (maybe plastic/copper?), but they exercise the job.

This week's card :

Braised Beef & Vegetable Stew

I am certain that I audio similar a broken tape when it comes to recommending this stew, but it is my absolute favorite.  It is also my go-to for delivering to friends amongst novel babies... every bit nosotros did yesterday for a friend amongst novel twin girls.  It is only so, thence good.

Roasted Chicken amongst Vegetables & Mashed Potatoes

I had to plough over means dorsum into the archives for this one.  I conduct maintain been inward the mood for genuinely yummy gravy in addition to mashed potatoes.  Maybe I've been looking at also many Thanksgiving inspiration photos.

Penne & Shrimp inward a Roasted Red Pepper Cream Sauce

Because I can't avoid pasta for to a greater extent than than a yoke of days inward a row : )  This was also from many years ago, in addition to I ever forget virtually it.  It is a corking dish for autumn because the roasted blood-red pepper cream sauce makes it real hearty in addition to comforting.

Ginger Spice Cookies

I'm looking to experiment amongst these this calendar week - perhaps a cross betwixt this recipe in addition to a snicker-doodle.  If I fail, at to the lowest degree the kitchen volition odour amazing : )

Happy Week,
Jenny

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