I am taking five minutes of my day to share five things.





1)  I like picking out the candy that I give out to the trick or treaters who come to our house.  One year I bought candy that we did not like (so that I would not cheat and eat it before Halloween) but not this year!

2)  I love eating (sneaking) some candy and chocolates while I give it out to the trick or treaters.  I've also cheated a little bit already on the candy.  Hehe.  I bought 2 large bags of candy this year.  Last year we had a lot of trick or treaters and I used up 1 large bag.  So we'll see what happens this year.

3)  I enjoy giving out the candy to the kids and looking at their cute costumes.  (I do not enjoy looking a big kids with no costumes on)!

4)  My dog Bosco has a new Halloween costume this year and will be dressed up as super dog.  He will help me give out candy to the trick or treaters.

5)  I love looking at the houses decorated for Halloween.  In our neighborhood we have some houses that are decorated with orange lights and a lot of cute and scary decorations.

Do you like Halloween?  I'd love to know!

(And Not so Wordless)

 (And not so Wordless)

Hi friends, I'd love to share with you this recipe I found on Pinterest.  This easy and delicious recipe is from Betty Crocker.  The nice part about this recipe is that there is no pie crust.

I have been making this Vegetable Pie for a few months and it's a family favorite.  This makes a great meatless dish paired with a salad on the side.  I hope I have inspired you to make this for lunch or dinner.

This is my fourth Teacup and Mug Exchange that I have participated in and it's always fun to receive a fun package in the mail and to make new blog friends.

You can visit my other exchanges here:

Exchange #2 - Here
Exchange #4 - Here
Exchange #5 - Here

I was assigned to send my package to Sue who lives in North Carolina and she blogs at Pear Tree Lane Farmhouse.  Sue, I do hope you enjoyed your goodies, as I had so much fun and enjoyed gathering and making the items I sent to you.


I'd love to show you my awesome package I received in the mail from Mary who blogs at Material Girl Quilter.

This is what the inside of the box looked like when I opened it up.


Everything was wrapped up so nice and put inside a pretty box with a pretty festive dish towel and bracelet wrapped around the outside of the towel.



I love how pretty everything was wrapped in black tissue paper with the silver ribbon.


Mary wrote me such nice note and I love the card with the bear sitting in the cup with flowers.


Here are all of the wonderful goodies I received from Mary.  It felt like Christmas for me as I sat there opening up my gifts.  She included in the package a Paris themed mug with peanut M & M's (which I love), shortbread cookies, dark chocolates, different flavored hot cocoa mix, a dish towel, bracelet, and pretty box.


These are the assortment of hot cocoa's that I will enjoy drinking during the fall and winter months in my new mug.


Here is my new Paris themed mug which is perfect for a large cup of hot chocolate and coffee.


I love the pretty box that Mary included with everything.


The shortbread cookies are so amazing which I enjoyed already with my afternoon coffee.  I can't wait to have the Acai and Blueberry Flavored Chocolates.


Here is my gorgeous new mug which I have enjoyed using already.  I am waiting for colder weather to enjoy the hot cocoa in my pretty mug.

Recently while I was visiting with family, I made this apple pie and everyone loved it.  All you need is a box of pie crusts and apple pie filling to make this easy and delicious pie.

Psst... I did not share my secret with anyone either!  Lol!

( And not so Wordless)

I usually do not put out fall decorations inside my house, but this year I decided to do some decorating in my living room.  I was inspired because of all the blogs I have been visiting and looking at their fall home decor.  I was determined this year to decorate my mantel with crocheted apples that I wanted to make.

If you would like to visit my post on how to make your own crochet apples you can visit my blog post HERE.




The other items I bought at Michael's craft store and I enjoyed picking them out as there were so many to choose from.  I thought they blended in well with the crocheted apples.





This is my fall mantel and the church painting was made by me many years ago when I was a teenager and I had taken many painting lessons.  I love this fall scene and the colors of the trees.


On this small bookcase I have displayed a pumpkin crate with small pumpkins inside.  The hydrangea's are not real, but I love the way they look in the vase.