raindrops on roses...

these 

are 

a few 

of my favorite things!

It is  officially fall.

We went from 90 degrees last weekend

to 54  yesterday and today.

Rain, gray skies, fuzzy blankets, 
sweatshirts,
space heaters,
and baking goodies.

My girl and I made this 

caramel-apple-upside-down cake

(found on pinterest)

yummi-o

recipe found here

Fall cleaning has begun,

my first soup of the year is simmering on the stove,

and

white pumpkins are promised for the weekend.

I am  hoping there will  be just a few more roses.

I am enjoying every. last. one.
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p.s.
Have  you been following any of the 
31 days postings?


There are over 700 posters.


Here a few that jumped out at me:


31 days to rebuilding your house and your heart
at life in grace
(you might remember that Edie's home burned to the ground last Christmas)


31 days to change the world
at chatting at the sky


31 days of lovely limitations
at Nesting Place


31 days of purging
at marla taviona .com


and my favorite


31 days of letting go
at flower patch farmgirl
but then again I love everything this girl writes.

go see for yourself.

p is for...

 pie

peach pie

fresh peach pie

mmm...my favorite

making homemade pie crust is a must-learn in this house

mrs mk was our first pie-baker

then mrs (miss) g took on the role

she took pie crust to an all new level

delish

before she (miss g) left home, 

we made sure to get her recipe 

and  

little sis had a private cooking lesson 

last week the peaches were finally ripe

so girl young-in went solo

wow

yummy

big sis...watch out...there's a new girl in town
you taught her well
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here's the recipe for the crust

it has shortening and butter in it

shortening for flakiness

butter for flavor

it is good

Grace's 
(and soon to be Abigail's) 
World Famous PieCrust

2 1/2 cup flour

1 Tablespoon butter

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup FROZEN shortening cut into small pieces

pulse above ingred in food processor 9 times

move to separate bowl 

6 Tablespoons cold water

Stir

Add 2 Tablespoons water if needed.

Divide into 2 piles

wrap each pile in saran wrap

Refrigerate for 1 hour

~ enjoy ~