HELP! (Edited!)

Lesson learned: I should ask my children for help before I go into panic mode!)

Help, please!

I am trying to work in Picasa and have tried downloading twice.

It won't let me edit anything.

I only have the library.

No other options!

I have spent 4 hours trying to do this.

Nothing to show for it but a sore back from sitting over the computer

and tears of frustration in my eyes!!!!!!!!!

AAHHHHHHHH!

I welcome any assistance you can offer.

Finally!

I got time to sit and tinker.....

With these lovelies from Juls.

I wore it.

We lost.....

Lovin' the key

My hubby (and daughter)  really like these!

(the then he likes anything in the Skins colors)

These came about because I made a dangly for the bracelet and thought

 - wow, those would make great earrings -

and they do!

I love these!

They might just get worn even if it is not Sunday!

So, I played with my new camera and came to this conclusion ~

I am not smart enough to operate it!

Good Lord!

I spent two hours with the manual and make it to page 60!

 Page 60 - it is a 250 page manual.

If there is anyone in my area, I really need a lesson!!

( I learn better when someone walks me through things)

I took a bunch of shots of my daughter by telling her

"I will delete everything from the disc"

She looks great!

Hope you all had a great weekend!

Happy Birthday

To Me!

I finally did it!

Just waiting for that damn battery to charge.......

Not a patient person.

Hope to be able to play tomorrow,

after of course, I make my Redskins bracelet!

Have already made my earrings!

They ROCK!

Hopefully I will have some new pictures tomorrow.

Have to completely re-do my Etsy shop.

Need to add items and re-do some photos!

TTFN.

I.Am. In LUV!

Check out these beauties!

Juli Cannon made them for me, a special request kinda thing!

A Redskins kinda thing!

I am going to create such wonderfulness!

Can't hardly wait!

Ok, first I have to make dinner.......

Lorelei's Lima Beads Challenge

Better late than never!

I mis-read the reveal date, coupled with just returning from my father's memorial

service made for my not making the deadline!

But, I love the beads and wanted to complete it anyway!

I can't remember the names of everything, but the colors are wonderful,

right up my alley.

I am loving those yellow beads!

And those purple flowers - mmmm!

Those nuggets have the most wonderful color striations!

I wire wrapped with copper and love it.

Now, I also made these earrings.

 Now, these came out perfectly! I love the flowers and 

those purple drops! They hang wonderfully!

Love them.

Thanks for taking the time to look!

I won!

Ok, I got this wonderful email this morning - Monday morning!

Courtney! You won my contest!! Email me so I can get your info!! WOO HOO!!

Vodka Mom is they hysterical blog I follow. She is a kindergarten teacher

with the funniest stories! She makes me laugh!!!

You should hop over and give her a read. 

Books, deodorant (teenagers in the  house) and a Vera Bradley bag.

What a great way to start my birthday week.

(ok, it is on Friday, but.....)

Happy Monday!

Off to get my pumpkin latte and bagel!

(I am off for Columbus Day and no one else in my house is! Peace and quiet!)

Antique store goodies!!!

So, yesterday after my wonderful breakfast of a pumpkin latte and a bagel with salmon cream cheese, hubby and I went to the farmer's market. 

On the way back, we spied this wonderful store filled with treasures! 

I could have spent more time and more dollars so very easily!

She packaged it up so cutely!

(now what is embarrassing about this is that I thought it was a clear

shot - obviously need to wear my glasses when shooting)

vintage food crate labels

how cute are these!

little lie detectors!  thinkin' of earrings, you?

I am hoping for some time tomorrow (or perhaps later on today)

to sit and tinker.

Juli Cannon of Julsbeads is making me some custom color

team beads (Go Skins) I can't wait to get them and

make my bracelet and earrings!!!!!!

Promise that I will share......

Happy Sunday to you all!

Finally, finally going to do it!

I am finally going to get an SLR camera. I am looking at the Canon T2i.

Here is my question to you - 

what type of camera do you have?

what do you love/hate about it?

what would you recommend?

THANK YOU!!!!!!

Returning.........

Hello! 

Remember me? I would understand if you didn't.

It has been awhile.

I was in Colorado last weekend for the memorial service for my father.

I feel like a giant weight has been lifted.

I feel like my father is at peace now, I can breathe again.

Fall was in full swing, absolutely stunning!

It feels right to be back.

My desk feels right again ~ I am looking forward to this weekend and spending some time there.

Hopefully I will have some good pics to share.

I am working on Lorelei's Lima Beads challenge.

(ok, I emptied the beads onto my table! :) )

Here's to a long weekend! 

What to do after all that soup.....

(my soup can be found here)

Pumpkin Spice Madeleines!

For those of you who know me, this is not a stretch. 

I will shortly be turning into a pumpkin. 

I should be grateful that the pumpkin season 

is a short one.

Although, we do have until January! :)

So, I decided that I wanted to try making madeleines, and since it is fall,

wanted to try pumpkin spice madeleines.

So, I googled, found a few recipes and landed on one. 

Know what drives me NUTS? 

When you go through the list of ingredients, 

get everything out and start mixing and they call for an ingredient

THAT IS NOT ON THE LIST! 

Yup - recipe said to mix sugar in and there were no measurements for sugar

on the ingredient list.

(this is a cooking blog, folks)

So I googled a bit more and found the same thing - missing ingredients.

Now, people, if you have a cooking blog, you should make sure that it is

CORRECT!

Can you tell I was a bit hot under the collar?

In searching around I seemed to find a ratio of sugar to flour and went from there. This is a mix of several recipes found by googling.

Below is my recipe for madeleines.

(after that, I hope all my ingredients are listed.....)

1 cup salted butter, melted and cooled

4 eggs

2 cup flour

2 teaspoons salt

3 Tablespoons canned pumpkin (the real stuff, not pie mix) 

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1 teaspoon nutmeg

sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice

2 Tablespoons vanilla

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 1/2 cup sugar (I do 3/4 white, 3/4 brown)

mix sugar, eggs, vanilla together

add pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin pie spice; mix until smooth

slowly add melted butter

mix well

add flour 1/2 cup at a time until mixed. do not over mix

put a tablespoon into each madeleine mold.

If you get more, they get "bellies" (according to my daughter)

Translation - very rounded and not as flat as a madeleine.

If you don't have madeleine molds, I would think this would be

good muffin mix. You would need to play with baking times.

bake @ 375 for 11 minutes. They should be light brown on top.

 (see how your oven does and adjust the time accordingly.)

enjoy! (they make the house smell really good)