304/365 Halloween

I got to "trick or treat" with these three Sweeties. 

 303/365 Hot Chocolate

 302/365 Fellowship

Not lots of time for a 365 photo today and really not in the mood to photograph food although there is plenty of it here. But the glasses are on the table so I thought a simple shot but have some fun in Lightroom in post (I need to sit and decompress anyways). So here you are a mid mod feel on an evening of  fellowship. Probably should have lit the candle.....

 301/365 Bowling

Grandma got to take Jesse to a bowling bd party. Such fun! We really must find time for a family night of bowling and pizza. Taken with my very basic iPhone, however I have been patiently waiting for my contract to end so I can upgrade to one with a much better camera. Soon! 

 300/365 Reading

Emma is just 3 but she loves books! 

 299/365 Hope

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” Rev 21:4

 298/365 Burger

 297/365 Pigtails

She let me put pigtails in her hair! happy Grandma!

 296/365 Laughs

Just a couple of hours of laughs and giggles, exercise and sunshine and getting good and dirty. Life is good! 

 295/365 Encyclopedia

 294/365 Lemons 

I was juicing lemons for a soup and the sun was streaming in the windows onto the black stove top. So I had to grab my macro lens and get a photo. 

 293/365 Bread

Made with 2 cups dried chickpeas - soaked over night and a bunch of other stuff including 6 Tlbs of psyllium but the bottom line is one slice is 110 calories 5 gms of fiber and 6 grams of protein. And it tastes pretty good. Quite dense though. I think I might add a little flour next time since I don't need to be gluten free. And I will cook it longer - the middle was a tad wet and it sunk a little when cooled.  But sure looked pretty in the oven! 

 292/365 Give Thanks

Lucy and Jesse and I collected leaves in the back yard to make this fall garland for the living room. 

 291/365 Paper Airplanes

Who knew that these paper airplanes made by Grandpa could provide hours of fun! 

 290/365 Little Painter

So much fun to get to sit at Grandma's painting desk and paint. 

 289/365 Thirteen Dead End Drive

 288/365 Happy Birthday to our Firstborn

 287/365 Wishbone

Anybody else dry out the wishbone so two kids can anticipate the excitement of making a wish while  pulling the wishbone apart only to have one devastated that their wish is not going to come true? 

 286/365 Backyard

From the deck at night.

 285/365 Happy Thanksgiving!

 284/365 Onion Rings

Sometimes you get tired of counting grams of fibre and protein and just want some greasy onion rings! 

My stomach was mildly burning for about 6 hours. 

 283/365 Fall

 282/365 Hydrangeas

They have been cut and sent to the big compost at the back of the yard. So amazed with how long we enjoyed these beauties this summer. Until next June.....

 281/365 Meatballs

We made 98 of them but likely only about 50 will make it into the freezer. Between snacking and tonights supper they are disappearing quickly! 

 280/365 Squirrel

I have been watching this squirrel and his friends slowly store away the dark brown shiny nuts from the Ohio Buckeye in our front yard. They have been very busy retrieving the large leathery capsules from the tree, breaking them open to get the nuts and then carrying them to the backyard for storage.There are nut shells all over the driveway. I have found several of these hard dark nuts in my planters when cleaning them out. Silly squirrels. 

The nuts look very much like a chestnut. but they are VERY poisonous! 

I waited for the best morning light to get a photo of this fellow. 

 279/365 Celebrating 47 Years Together

 278/365 Farewell Summer

 277/365 Maple Tree

 276/365 Fall Table

 275/365 Sweater

This is an Aunt Heather original handed down from the cousins. It was made for Tanis who is now 17 so probably made about 15 years ago. And it remains in perfect condition. I believe Emma is the fourth grandchild to wear it. Pretty sweet! Perhaps Ella (Tanis' baby sister) will wear it one day. 

 274/365 Vintage Sunbeam Mixer

Making a freezer batch of Shepherds Pie today. This hand mixer was a gift from my Mom. It was made some time in the 1970 which puts it at over 50 years. I have been using it since we were married (47 years). 

These durable those old Sunbeam appliances were manufactured in an era that used heavy-duty copper windings and simpler mechanical gears that outlast almost any modern, plastic-geared equivalent today. They say that these vintage models can keep going indefinitely with just a tiny bit of basic upkeep.... or in my case, no upkeep other than a quick wipe with a dish cloth. 

I like using it. Reminds me of Mom and learning to bake as a newlywed. :)