Today my granddaughter Alexandra will be sharing some amazing photos she took while on a trip to the mountains of western North Carolina. Alex did some tricks with her phone to get these awesome shots! Come fall with Alex on Wordless Wednesday! Yes fall is in the air, missed the peak but such a beautiful area around Murphy, Cherokee, Bryson City, Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Nantahala National Forest.
Did you make it to the end of October UBC? I think the month flew by and I enjoyed checking in with “seasoned” UBCers and meeting new ones as well! My first Ultimate Blog Challenge was January 2016 and I have participated and completed every challenge since then. So I officially have completed four years and loved every one so I get to share my brag ribbon! Thanks to Paul T, our gracious host for sending daily emails with suggestions, I used some and others of my own. I haven’t
Today is October 30th, almost November! Some areas are already getting snow but our summer flowers are in full bloom! They withered during the hot summer heat and I thought they were gone until next year but the past week the weather has been beautiful, low humidity and very comfortable tempuratures. Perfect for the flowers to start blooming again. I took all these summer flower pictures last evening after a light drizzle. Last Wednesday I posted Falling for Fall on Wordless Wednesday and today we’re back to summer flowers for
I love when my granddaughter comes over and we start pulling ingredients out of the cupboard and refrigerator not always having a plan. The other day Alexandra and I made delicious bruschetta! Bruschetta is an Italian appetizer that is a mixture of tomatoes, seasoning, olive oil and red wine or balsamic vinegar. It’s easy to make and great for a quick snack or even for a party because you can whip up a small or large batch. This is our recipe for our quick snack, you can double, triple or
Do you ever need a quick dinner and not sure what or how to prepare it? I’m sharing three of my 30 minute meals and besides being quick to make, they are easy and delicious. Steak and Potatoes This meal started with about a pound package of boneless NY strip steak, I cut it in thin slices and pan fried the steak in olive oil with a sliced onion. While that was cooking I microwaved 4 golden potatoes for 2 minutes (just to precook them) and then cut in cubes.