The Last Petunia

I took these pictures on Sunday morning. 

I'm wondering how long they will last.  The weather has been getting cooler and cooler.

Have a great day!

Mumzie

Watery & Outdoor Wednesday - Lake Tahoe Outlet Gates - October 2009

Watery & Outdoor Wednesday

These pictures were taken last month during our visit to Lake Tahoe.  

Hope you enjoy your Wednesday!  For more participants visit "Watery Wednesday"  & Outdoor Wednesday visit Susan http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/

Thanks

Mumzie

Thought for Today

Never allow your sense of self

to become associated with your sense of job. 

 If your job vanishes, your self dosen't.

***

What advantage does man have in all his

work which he does under the sun? 

A generation goes and a generation comes,

but the earth remains forever.
Ecclesiasties 1:3,4 NASB

*****

Writing in Brown Book Magazine in 1904,

Bessie Anderson Stanley gave this eloquent definition of success:

He has achieved success who has lived well,

laughed often and love much; who has enjoyed

the trust of pure women, the respect of

intelligent men and the love of little children;

who has filled his niche and accomplished his

task; who has left the world better than he found

it. whether by an improved poppy, a perfect

poem, or a rescued soul; who has never lacked

appreciation of earth's beauty or failed to

express it; who has always looked for the best in

others and given them the best he had; whose

life was an inspiration; whose memory a benediction.

***

I've seen several versions of this writing, but I like this one the best.

I took the above picture at La Bella Rosa Vineyards - Sonora, California

Mumzie

Halloween 2009

Happy Birthday Jenni - Colin's first Halloween

I'm not sure what happened, because our exterminator company was just here on Tuesday.....

We had a great Halloween. Jenni, Curtis and Colin came over for pumpkin carving and Halloween fun! Little Colin was dressed in his special Halloween outfit for the occasion. We ate Pasta Carbonara, salad, french bread, and wine. 

Oh, the Hubs went crazy with the spider webs...but everyone loved them!

I made a two layer cupcake "Happy Birthday" cake for Jenni's 28th birthday. Yes,  28 years ago I delivered a baby on Halloween night.  What can I say....I tried my best to postpone it to the next morning, but it just didn't happen that way.  Anyway, we celebrated all evening long. Curtis handed out candy to almost 200 plus trick-or-treaters. He did a great job dressed up as a very scary scarecrow, even the adults had a hard time determining if he was real or fake. It was fun for all.

The Pasta Carbonara is a recipe from one of my favorite blogs....ThePioneerWoman.com...

Ree Drummond has plenty of great recipes on her blog. She just released her new cookbook called, "The Pionneer Woman Cooks"last week. I've been following her blog for over a year and love following her adventures and confessions of rural life: cows, horses, country kids, and plenty of chaps-wearing cowboys. You gotta love it!

Mumzie

New Little Pumpkin - My Grandson Colin

Meet Mumzie's newest little Pumpkin....

Colin McRae Tyler

Born 10-1-09

Riding home from the hospital

Being a Grandmother is the BEST!

Mumzie

Ruby Tuesday - Traditional Spanish Attire

Kelly competing @

Central Coast Peruvian Paso

Championship Horse Show

September 12 & 13, 2009

Santa Maria, California

This is my first post for "Ruby Tuesday"...

For more participants of "Ruby Tuesday" visit
MaryT @ Work of the Poet

Have a GREAT Tuesday!


Mumzie

Kellie's Pumpkin Bars

Kellie's Pumpkin Bars

4 eggs

1 2/3 cups granulated sugar

1 cup vegetable oil

1 15oz. can pumpkin

2 cups all purpose flour

2 tsp. baking powder

2 tsp. ground cinnamon

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking soda

Icing

1 3 oz. package cream cheese, softened

½ cup butter or margarine, softened

2 cups confectioners’ sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

Using an electric mixer at medium speed, combine the eggs, sugar, oil, and pumpkin until light and fluffy. Stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda. Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and mix at low speed until thoroughly combined and the batter is smooth.

Spread the batter in an ungreased nonstick 13 by 10 inch baking pan. Bake for 30 min. (I usually have to add 5-10 min. until a toothpick comes out clean). Let cool completely before frosting.

To make the icing: Combine the cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add the sugar and mix at low speed until combined. Stir in the vanilla and mix again.

Spread on cooled pumpkin bars.

Everyone loved these pumpkin bars at last Friday's "Family Night".  Thanks Kellie!

Mumzie