Which is actually a pottery mug filled with milk and a dish of still-warm baked Peach Cobbler!
Definitely sweater weather here, now. And the caramel slouch boots are on their way. Loretta will be so proud...lol...I've even been looking at infinity scarves.
Celebrating my youngest's 24th birthday on the 17th...and the above pictured is his early birthday gift. He has always wanted to learn violin...the classical stuff...not "fiddle music"...lol So, now he will. Truth be told the first attempts sounded like mice in a blender...but it is getting smoother and now sounds like the Philharmonic is tuning up in the living room :) Which is kind of nice!
Always an adventure. And thanking the gods that he didn't want to learn the bagpipes.
A beautiful beginning to the Covered Bridge Festival on Friday and the weather and colours- perfect. And a kettle simmering with home-made soup on every day, here. Bean soup...French Onion..Red Potato and Cheddar with Bacon or Minestrone. This is the weather of baking a fresh round loaf in the morning which not only makes the Den smell amazing...but also runs off the early chill. The weather of cobblers...peach and apple and blackberry...and of chilis and stews.
And Tucker curled squirrel-like in a furry ball in the quilts. Warm and purring.
And busy times. The beginnings of teaching Loretta to use a computer. Finishing a few of the summer projects left undone. Working on "The Ashes" manuscript again...and going to finish it by the year's end...then take next year for edits and re-writes. Release by October 2015. Putting photography to the second Zen manuscript in the trilogy and editing soon for an April 2014 release.
And gathering to work on my "grand-bump's" baby quilt this winter.
Finished Follet's: Winter of the World this week. The Second book of "The Century" trilogy. Chronicles the deaths of the main characters of Fall of Giants and the lives of their children through WWII as seen through the eyes of a German Family...a Russian Family and an American family. Well researched historically it lends a deeper understanding of the Rise of Nazi Germany, The Development of the Atomic Bomb and the Attack on Pearl Harbour and The Rise of Communist Russia.
Unfortunately the third book (Edge of Eternity) will not be released until late 2014...sigh...looking forward to it!
Also finally watched World War Z with Brad Pitt. Not your schlocky Zombie movie. Actually pretty good. Great special effects and better than average storyline. Want to read the book now.
And a quick and easy Fall recipe for
Peach Crumb Cobbler
2 cans (or jars) Peach Pie Filling
Open and place in deep baking pan...or iron skillet.
Cut together 1/2 stick butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup flour
until pea sized.
Sprinkle this mixture over pie filling thickly...then sprinkle liberally with cinnamon.
(optional: you can also sprinkle 2 tablespoons of brown sugar over the top for a richer...sweeter crust...)
Bake for 25 minutes at 350 degrees until top begins to slightly brown. Caution filling will be molten...surface of the sun hot...let cool slightly before serving.
Serve warm with vanilla bean ice cream on the side.
Enjoy!
