~Our 2010 Christmas Tree~

After 34 years we did white lights! I actually bought them years ago, but never could use them until this year! They were a hit and our tree was just a bit more beautiful! I love everything about Christmas!

~Christmas Cards~

I do enjoy making these, a bit more meaningful to be able to personalize your individual cards!

Cabin 11 happiness

strawberry jams!

So thanks to Ella and Sarah, our neighbor friends who pick great berries for me, I have two batches of regular preserves and one batch of strawberry honey preserves! I must say, the honey used quite a bit less of sweetener, and it is soooo smooth reguarding the taste! You can taste the flavors happening! I have found a new recipe!

Broccoli from my garden, peas too!

Anniversary Dinner Table's

Rustic Tarts

These are 5 different flavors! One each of apple, peach, plum, strawberry and blueberry! About 4 cups of fruit on each, then for the apple and the peach I take unsweetened apple juice concentrate, heat and thicken with a tbsp of cornstarch poor it over the fruit on the tart (pie) crust, back 450 degrees for 30-40 minutes. The others I used black cherry concentrate and thickened it and poured over the fruit and baked the same. Yummy with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side! ~Happy Anniversary~