What would Fall be without fruit and vegetable carving? I know you’re thinking Jack-O-Lanterns, but what about carved watermelons or pineapples? I doubt you’ve seen anything like these. Please follow the links to see some beautiful pictures (there are a few magnificent Jack-O-Lanterns included) and don’t forget to bookmark us before you go. Fruitcarving.com Weburbanist.com Telegraph.co.ukContinue reading “What’s Fall Without Vegetable Carving?”
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Thought for Today
“A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.” ~Charles H. Spurgeon
Thought for Today
“The excursion is the same when you go looking for your sorrow as when you go looking for your joy.” — Eudora Welty
The First Pot of Chili
One of our favorite ways to welcome Fall is with the first pot of Chili of the year. This is one of my favorites. I call it Genie’s Slow Cooker Veggie Chilli. Enjoy! Ingredients: 1 onion chopped 2 carrots peeled and sliced thin 1/2 cup lentils 1/2 cup dry garbanzo beans (chick peas) soaked overnightContinue reading “The First Pot of Chili”
Thought for Today
“Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping him up.” ~Jesse Jackson
Thought for Today
“If you haven’t any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble.”~Bob Hope
A Great Halloween Alternative
Do you remember Trick or Treat for UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund)? Perhaps you went door to door with your orange box on Halloween when you were a child. While trying to come up with some new ideas for alternative celebrations I found myself thinking, “do kids still Trick or Treat for UNICEF?” The answerContinue reading “A Great Halloween Alternative”
Thought for Today
“My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.” — Jack Layton
Thought for Today
“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.” – Henri Matisse I just noticed this it the 100th post. My how time flies when you’re having fun! You know the best part about writing this blog? Our followers. You guys are great! Thank you for following.
Time to Kill the Fatted Pumpkin
Every year around this time I go through the autumn tradition I call killing the fatted pumpkin. This is when I cook wonderful fresh pie pumpkins and freeze the puree for the rest of the year. Cooking fresh pumpkin is easy: 1. Choose a nice orange pie pumpkin. 2. Cut pumpkin in half. 3. Scoop outContinue reading “Time to Kill the Fatted Pumpkin”
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