Tag: NANEA HOFFMAN

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LAST WEEK RECAPPED

GOOD MORNING friends! I hope your week was longer than mine was. It was a whirlwind of activity getting ready for the craft fair & bazaar along with all my normal activities so it seemed like it was only 3 days long!! The fair/bazaar could have gone better, but it also could have been worse, so I am ever so thankful that it is FINALLY over! 

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE 

If you followed along with me last week you saw that what was forecasted was not even close to what really occurred on most days. This week they are forecasting a MAJOR atmospheric river that will drop A LOT of rain in our area and majorally north of us.

I’m hoping that we are at the most southern end and it isn’t as bad as predicted. Ironically, this will be more than likely be the forecast they get right. We really need the rain after the drought ridden summer we had, BUT NOT all at once. Fortunately for us we had to change our trip to next week well before this forecast came about so we won’t be wet and soggy during the downtime.

11/9 Monday 63° /49° RAIN & THUNDER ACTUAL ~ took all day to get to 61° for all of an hour around 2PM-3PM before it started cooling back off to RAIN, CLOUDS, SUN & BREEZY BACK TO RAIN
11/10 Tuesday 67° /44° CLOUDS ACTUAL ~ started off so foggy you literally couldn’t see your hand in front of your face…
11/11 Wednesday 66° /45° CLOUDS
11/12 Thursday 63° /46° RAIN
11/13 Friday 61° /46° RAIN
11/14 Saturday 57° /43° RAIN
11/15 Sunday 53° /39° RAIN
11/16 Monday 52° /35° PARTLY CLOUDY

TO DO, APPOINTMENTS, DVR/TV & PROJECTS

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS, TRAVEL,  APPOINTMENTS, MENUS & DVR/TV

LAUNDRY & CLEANING I changed the bed and towels and did 3 loads of laundry yesterday. GROCERIES & ERRANDS Not much on this week’s list so will probably skip shopping until next week.  PROJECTS & TRAVELS We rescheduled our trip to next week, but will be keeping a close eye on the weather and reevaluate as necessary. In the end I signed up for just the one class, the covered bridge on the 29th. THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY completed obligations and events… watching Hallmark Christmas movies… successful new recipes…. the smell of the first fires of the season…

READING TIME

I’m still reading THE BAKER and THE BODY, BLYTHE RIVER MYSTERIES #1 by Jesse Leigh Murray

FUNNIES

MENU PLANS

The trip for this week is a bust, so I scrambled to get a menu together made with ingredients from the freezer and pantry that I already have. I did pick up a few things at grocery outlet, like these beautiful Brussels sprouts. 🙂

	11/9 MONDAY	11/10 TUESDAY	11/11 WEDNESDAY	11/12 THURSDAY	11/13 FRIDAY	11/14 SATURDAY	11/15 SUNDAY
DINNER	CORN/YOYO CLEAN OUT REFRIGERATOR NIGHT or YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN	PAN FRIED CHICKEN with CAJUN CREAM SAUCE & BALSAMIC VINEGAR SEARED BRUSSELS SPROUTS	CORN/YOYO CLEAN OUT REFRIGERATOR NIGHT or YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN	BRAZILIAN STEAK and SALAD	ETOUFFEE & HONEY MILK ROLLS	PAINTING CLASS CORN/YOYO CLEAN OUT REFRIGERATOR NIGHT or YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN	PAD THAI CHICKEN
DESSERT

	11/16 MONDAY	11/17 TUESDAY	11/18 WEDNESDAY	11/19 THURSDAY	11/20 FRIDAY	11/21 SATURDAY	11/22 SUNDAY
DINNER	CORN/YOYO CLEAN OUT REFRIGERATOR NIGHT or YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN	Taco Tuesday before heading off to the coast!!	Tidal Waves (a favorite coastal restaurant)  for dinner	??	??	MILLION DOLLAR SOUP and BISCUITS	MISSISSIPPI CHICKEN and PORK & BEAN BREAD
DESSERT

FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA

The first two pictures are items that didn’t sell at the craft fair and I decided to keep for the upcoming holidays.

I bought the beaded drums when my girlfriend and I went shopping and out for lunch at a fun new restaurant and the tin soldier was from a garage sale yesterday.

The pig picture is one I took at the butcher shop as a tutorial 🙂

The Santa picture is actually a wreath, but it’s laying down because it needs a repair before it will hang.

My Christmas cacti are ALL starting bloom which makes me really happy.

And a friend sent me this picture of her littles enjoying the leaf pile that they raked up.

INSPIRATIONS

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP

COOKING THURSDAY RECIPES COMING UP THIS WEEK

• APPLE CHERRY CAKE
• CARAMEL
• TERIYAKI DUMP CHICKEN
• OVEN ROASTED CORN on the COB

COOKING THURSDAY RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

• ROASTED GREEN BEANS
• SMASHED PEA & BARLEY SOUP
• MEMPHIS CHOPPED COLE SLAW

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And in the blink of an eye October is almost over! Don’t forget to change your clocks next weekend! And for those going out on Halloween, you might want to do it BEFORE you leave on Saturday night or you’ll be late for everything on Sunday 🙂 And for those that need to hear it Christmas is in 60 days. 

LAST WEEK RECAPPED

GOOD MORNING I hope you had a productive and happy week. Mine was super busy, but productive. A girlfriend and I went shopping for “craft parts” for our various projects that we’re making for the craft fair and bazaar. I helped another friend with her Costco shopping for her new business, helped hubby with a fence problem, cut out several large sections of wild blackberry behind the fence that backs up to the county highway because it was starting to overtake the fence and grow through it, did some outside projects and winterizing on the faucets and hoses before the rain began yesterday, cleaned out dresser drawers and hope chests… 

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE

The rain finally returned to the Pacific North West yesterday! We are forecasted to have rain all week with temperatures in the low 50’s during the day and some 30’s and 40’s at night. 

TO DO, APPOINTMENTS, DVR/TV & PROJECTS

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS, TRAVEL,  APPOINTMENTS, MENUS & DVR/TV

LAUNDRY & CLEANING up to date other than what we wore yesterday…though this is the place for my new favorite funny GROCERIES & ERRANDS not too many this week, but I’ll do them when I go to town for my hair cut on Thursday and do the shopping for my girlfrien THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY comedy TV shows that make me laugh… completed projects… crafting with friends… fresh sheets and cozy blankets…

READING TIME

I’m still working on the Alice Hoffman book at night.

FUNNIES

MENU PLANS

  I started to do a 2 week menu calendar to make my life easier and it’s working! 🙂

	10/26 MONDAY	10/27 TUESDAY	10/28 WEDNESDAY	10/29 THURSDAY	10/30 FRIDAY	10/31 SATURDAY	11/1 SUNDAY
DINNER	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	6 CHEESE GNOCCHI	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	CHICKEN POT PIE SOUP	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	HALLOWEEN PARTY	ONE PAN CHICKEN & NOODLES
DESSERT

	11/2 MONDAY	11/3 TUESDAY	11/4 WEDNESDAY	11/5 THURSDAY	11/6 FRIDAY	11/7 SATURDAY	11/8 SUNDAY
DINNER	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	ULTIMATE CHICKEN CASSEROLE	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	CHICKEN with CAJUN CREAM SAUCE & FIESTA CORN SALAD	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	ROOT BEER CHICKEN and GOLDEN BREAD PUDDING
DESSERT

FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA

I received the hay bale and scarecrows from my secret pal, and started on some fun crafts for the craft fair and bazaar on November 7th. And I love the Rochester one lane bridge near our house, especially during the fall season when the colors start changing.

INSPIRATIONS

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP

COOKING THURSDAY RECIPES COMING UP THIS WEEK

• DREAM SQUARES
• SMOKED SAUSAGE SKILLET

COOKING THURSDAY RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

• LEMON LUSH CAKE
• LEMON BASIL VINAIGRETTE
• GNOCCHI STROGANOFF with CIDER BUTTER SAUCE
• PAN SEARED COD with WHITE WINE CAJUN SAUCE and BLISTERED TOMATOES

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 I’m still REALLY into the “BER months mindset and can’t believe that SEPTEMBER is over and it’s already half way through OCTOBER!! I’m REALLY glad you’re here Pumpkin month 🙂 And I’m old school enough to say Happy Columbus day, without him making a wrong turn we may not be here on this continent.

LAST WEEK RECAPPED

GOOD MORNING sweet friends! I hope you had a wonderful week and even better weekend! Ours was quite good.

MONDAY~SUNDAY On Saturday I deep cleaned our closet to set aside a few items for a bazaar table my girlfriend and I are doing at a craft fair and bazaar in November, I changed the bedding for new season, washed all the fall jackets and sweatshirts as well as bleached the whites and did 5 other loads to play catch up. Sunday was spent prepping food trays for the going away party as well as watching some football.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE

It finally rained quite a bit on Friday and we received our first frost advisories this weekend. The temperatures came down over 15 degrees overnight. This week is supposed to be in the 60’s during the day and high 30’s at night. It’s definitely flannel layer weather most of the time! But, we also have a couple high 70’s forecasted this week and then back to the regularly programmed frost warnings and layer weather.

TO DO, APPOINTMENTS, DVR/TV & PROJECTS

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS, TRAVEL,  APPOINTMENTS, MENUS & DVR/TV

LAUNDRY & CLEANING ALL done and caught up… GROCERIES & ERRANDS not sure yet PROJECTS & TRAVELS Things are still up in the air for many reasons, but we have high hopes… THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY family and friends laughing and having fun… seeing old friends and making new memories… experimental recipes that work out… cozy blankets and good book with a cup of hot tea on a cold frosty evening…

READING TIME

I started Alice Hoffman’s THE PROBABLE FUTURE. It reads a lot like Practical Magic, which I just rewatched and am looking forward to watching Practical Magic II soon.

FUNNIES

MENU PLANS

BREAKFAST is always a work in progress for me – it will generally be hot water and a fruit yogurt 😀

	10/12 MONDAY	10/13 TUESDAY	10/14 WEDNESDAY	10/15 THURSDAY	10/16 FRIDAY	10/17 SATURDAY	10/18 SUNDAY
DINNER	TERIYAKI CHICKEN STIR FRY with BLACK PEPPER YAKISAOBA NOODLES	Heather’s first official TACO TUESDAY as the new POC/OWNER	ON THE ROAD? or TBD	ON THE ROAD? or TBD	ON THE ROAD? or TBD	ON THE ROAD?  or TBD	ON THE ROAD? or TBD
DESSERT

FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA

This was an interesting camera week. 🙂 Yesterday we had a going away party for David, the now previous owner of The Offyce where we spend a good deal of time and I do some of their shopping. My girlfriend, Diana has managed the place for 15 years for him as he lives out of town and only came down every 2 weeks. It really has become a “family” hang out in this small town. David may be retiring, but the “new” owner, Diana’s daughter, Heather is even more like family to us. So while we are losing David, we are gaining Heather… Diana had this rendition of the building and layout framed for David to remember it all by. 

We had to go to the “BIG” city last Friday and stopped by a favorite recycling place to see what was new. I did like the humor about falling nuts in the back area They really were BIG nuts and might have actually hurt someone. On the way we stopped in a neighboring town for lunch and I found this old Packard showroom and gas station that I had never noticed before in all these years.

You may remember a few weeks ago I posted pictures of a VERY OLD dilapidated hotel in a neighboring town that was red tagged due to a lack of structural integrity (I mean most of the roof is literally in the basement!) as well as the big sign that was erected to have the mayor removed. Well, both have become a real source of MAJOR debate in the community. Someone has made yet another political statement about the town leadership. While the “KKK” reference is eye catching, it is inappropriate I believe and no direct reference to what is happening here.

On Wednesday some girlfriends and I went to town for lunch and made the mistake of taking a side road where we were held up by the train for 30 minutes as it hooked up multiple cars headed to Timber Town. I did get a couple great pictures of a golfing Pink Panther and the KoolAid man though 🙂

INSPIRATIONS

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP

COOKING THURSDAY RECIPES COMING UP THIS WEEK

• ZUCCHINI CRISP aka MOCK APPLE PIE CRISP
• NELLIES’S ROAST CHICKEN aka GRAM’S TRASH DAY ROAST CHICKEN

COOKING THURSDAY RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

• SWEDISH MEATBALLS aka SVENSKA
• GRAM’S OLD FASHIONED APPLE CRISP
• MILLION DOLLAR SPAGHETTI CASSEROLE

Be sure to join us at Happy Homemaker Monday with our host, Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom

LAST WEEK RECAPPED

GOOD MORNING I feel like I lost a HUGE chunk of time with this last trip. Coming back to a busy week was NOT ideal!! I did manage to get the laundry done and was “forced” to glean the garden with the weather change, not to mention the massive amount of rain they had while we were gone. If I hadn’t done the tomatoes immediately I would have lost them to rot 🙁

I’m really sorry I didn’t get around to visit everyone last week, but am hoping to get caught up this week with you all.

Hubby and our neighbor were finally able to complete a garage lighting project that makes life easier. We had some old fluorescent lights that the ballasts went out in and needed replaced because we could no longer buy bulbs for them so we decided to replace them with LEDs, but the electrical was screwy trying to hard wire in the new fixtures so they had to run new wiring etc… and it turned into an all day project. What a nice thing it is to be able to use the wall switch again instead of a pull chain and have such bright light!!

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE 

It’s official! As of tomorrow Fall is here! Our lows are already down to the 40’s and the foggy “moist” mornings are making for a seriously early late fall feel. Don’t get me wrong, I’M LOVING IT! It just changes up my chore list quite a bit.

They’re predicting an EL NINO winter for us which could hit hard and fast so we’re trying to get all the outside chores done as quickly as possible. This first week of fall should be beautiful. Highs in the mid 70’s, lows in the 40’s with some morning fog and even some rain rolling in around Friday. I’ve already pulled out some flannels for the evenings.

Here’s a handy chart for the rest of the year! You’ll notice the time change is listed as November 1st. For those of us partying on Saturday, Halloween night, might I suggest changing your clocks BEFORE you leave for the party? 🙂

TO DO, APPOINTMENTS, DVR/TV & PROJECTS

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS, TRAVEL,  APPOINTMENTS, MENUS & DVR/TV

LAUNDRY & CLEANING I’m actually caught up – for the moment anyway 🙂 GROCERIES & ERRANDS I need to sit down and do a new freezer inventory and menu plan PROJECTS & TRAVELS We won’t be leaving until around the middle of October again so I’m trying to get that trip planned. THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY empty laundry baskets… empty dishwashers… finished chore projects… crisp fall mornings… snuggle weather…

READING TIME

LOL I’m still right where I was this time last week, MAYBE a page or 2 ahead of that, but probably not! I’ll work on progressing on THE BAKING GAMES by Rachel Hannah this week.

FUNNIES

MENU PLANS

BREAKFAST is always a work in progress for me – it will generally be hot water and a fruit yogurt 😀

	9/21 MONDAY	9/22 TUESDAY	9/23 WEDNESDAY	9/24 THURSDAY	9/25 FRIDAY	9/26 SATURDAY	9/27 SUNDAY
DINNER	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS with SAUTEED BALSAMIC GREEN BEANS	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	MEATLOAF, FRIED POTATOES & GREEN BEANS	9-2-5 PARTY AND my friend’s birthday at the OFFYCE ~ how fun that she’ll have a permanent holiday for her birthday	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	NEW ENGLAND CORNED BEEF & CARROTS
DESSERT					Di asked me to make Banana Pudding in honor of Dolly. I found Dolly’s very own recipe that they serve at Aunt Grannys in Dollywood 🙂

FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA

I’m still working on cleaning up physically and virtually around here after the trip. I didn’t even get to the pictures from the trip yet as fall is hitting fast here and I needed to glean the garden before I lost what was still there. I spent Friday and Saturday doing that and making “Sunday sauce” for the freezer. We will have plenty for some yummy winter meals.

INSPIRATIONS

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP

COOKING THURSDAY RECIPES COMING UP THIS WEEK

• SMOKEY BAKED BEANS
• BLUEBERRY BOUNTY CAKE  
• GRILLED CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

COOKING THURSDAY RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

• HAWAIIAN CHICKEN BOWLS
• HONEY LIME CHICKEN with MANGO SALSA