An old door to fill in a "blank wall"

Yes I'm a little embarrassed to admit

I did get an old door out of the trash.

But it was the perfect size,  shape and color!

How often does exactly what you've been looking

for drop in your lap like that?

If you're anything like me your saying "never" .

 

So I looked around to make sure no one was looking 

and grabbed that door right up.

and when I say "grabbed" I actually mean "lugged

That thing was heavy!

And after a lot of scrubbing 

it was perfect...

Looking at this now I'm thinking the birdcage has 

got to go... but otherwise I'm loving

the shabby chic look

3 Miles is getting easier!

Yes I have officially run a 5K !

and I could still breathe when I was done

Quite the accomplishment for me.

I guess I should say I jogged a 5k...

I don't think a 10 minute mile is considered running, 

Actually I might look that up.....

It was so much easier today and it felt so good!

I took a week off last week and I'm wondering if 

the people at the gas station and the playground missed me.

Ha ha  just kidding, but seriously people are starting

to wave as I go by now.  

Maybe I need to change my route a little bit.

O and I forgot to mention...

I got an early Christmas present that I am totally loving...

new running shoes!

I am a happy girl.

Black and white photo letter art

Hello friends,

      Today I'm sharing a very special artwork project I have been working on for a few months now.

I love the photo letter art that I've seen a few places, 

and decided to make my own. 

It's finally finished and I love it!!

This is just a small sample of how much  EVERYTHING
I see reminds me of her.

The most time consuming, but fun ,  part of this was getting pictures
of the right letters.
I  wanted them to be naturally formed intoarchitecture,
but the options are endless!
I was surprised how easy this was.

Once I had all the photos
I just made a collage using the 'picture pile' setting in Picasa 3.
 



Picasa is a free software download from Google that helps you:

• Locate and organize all your photos
  
• Edit and add effects to your photos
• Create galleries
• Can update your Picasa web albums automatically

 

Click Here to download

I finally ran three miles!!

Well I finally made it....puff puff...  3 miles.

I wish I could say it was a breeze, but it WAS NOT.

I was jogging while in the mountains and let me tell you....

After 2 1/2  miles, I could hardly breathe.

 It makes me feel good to say that the 

air is thinner in the mountains and I'm not used 

to the steep hills and all that good stuff.... and I made it anyway,

but the reality is 

I'm just not quite there yet.

It was hard at the end, but it was enjoyable at the same time.

The lake was beautiful,

 the weather was warm and sunny, (just the way I like it)

 and I shared the road with some deer.

Perfect

Annnddd  the calories I burned were just an added bonus!

Hope you all have a great day!!

 

Happy Thanksgiving !!

 If the only prayer you said in your whole life was,

"thank you," that would suffice. 

~Meister Eckhart

 

photo courtesy of   Cooking with Nyla

 

 

Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest men;

but be careful that you do not take the day, and leave out the gratitude. 

~E.P. Powell

 

Hope you are enjoying this holiday with 

friends, family

  good food and football :)

I sure am.

Best Rolls Ever Recipe

I make these rolls for holidays and when I 

am having a lot of people over.

We LOVE them!   They are soft, light and  yummy!

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 2 sticks  butter  cut into cubes
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 3 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 7 1/2 cups self-rising flour

Directions

1. In microwavable bowl place 2 cups water and butter or margarine. Microwave about 2 minutes.
2. In mixing bowl, blend 1 cup sugar and eggs.
3. In a separate cup, microwave 1/2 cup water for 30 seconds. Add 1 teaspoon sugar and dissolve/stir yeast in this.     (let set for 3-5 minutes  if it foams up a lot , your yeast is working.)
4. Mix butter water and sugar and eggs mixture together; add salt. Mix in yeast water. Stir in 7 to 7 1/2 cups flour. Mix well.  Dough will be sticky.   Put in lightly greased bowl and let rise in the refrigerator overnight, covered.  
5. When ready to use, dump onto floured surface (DO NOT PUNCH DOWN!) and let warm to room temperature. LIGHTLY KNEAD! Only work in enough extra flour to handle.
6. Shape into rolls and place on greased sheet(s). Let rest 30 minutes, or until doubled in size.
7. Bake in a preheated 400 degree F (205 degrees C) oven until tops are golden.  8- 10 minutes. (optional Brush with oil or butter immediately out of the oven

30 days of photography Day 2

Welcome back to my photography challenge!

This is Day 2 and I'm really enjoying this,

now that I got

past that painful  self portrait business.   haha.

Day 2     Bridge

I took this while I was walking around in a local park.

It was so beautiful!   I wish I could say it was peaceful and 

all, but it wasn't .  It is located near some high traffic roads.

but it's okay to just look at it and pretend.   I do.

Aaahhhh   gotta love fall.

Have a great day!!