RESTLESS

How does one settle them self down? Fall is here and I’ve decorated the house, done some baking, lot of yard work still to do but I can’t put a figure on why I feel so restless. Is it because time is moving so fast and I’m not getting some projects done, like the remodel of kitchen? Is it because I know the holidays are going to be here before I know it and I haven’t started my grand kid sewing? I haven’t been able to put a figure on it. I painted one wall in my living room and it is not quit the color I envisioned. An acquaintance had this color in her home and I loved it, but it doesn’t work in my house, hum! So I know this is making me uncomfortable in my own living room. I have this thought if I paint my living room, dining room and kitchen I will feel better. I’m thinking it is too dark and bringing my mood at home down. Or is it because the rain has returned and the sky is so gray. Maybe I need to move south! So if anybody has a cure for my restlessness just let me know.

It the mean time I keep busy as usual. I had the family over Sunday for dinner, some couldn’t make it. But I was in the baking mood so I made an apple pie for I knew my son-in-law would appreciate it. And then I decided to make cupcakes for the kids. Have you seen this Halloween cake mix?

I thought it would be fun to make so I whipped it up, filled the pan and baked them. As I was taking them out of the over I had to kick myself for I forgot to put the confetti in the batter.

So plain ole yellow cupcakes it was. I’m thinking the grand kids won’t know the difference. Isn’t it the frosting they want?

A great dinner was had and afterword do we play cars at the table. I guess anything goes at Grammie’s house.

YES, I am left with the left over dessert! Do you see another 10 lbs coming on?

Come help me enjoy!!

June

GUESS WHERE I WAS?

Yeah, I made it to a Duck game Thursday night. My daughter in law had to work so I got to go with my son! Oh, the excitement! Of course a normal 1 1/2 drive turned into a 2 1/2 hr drive but it was so worth it. Traffic, traffic!!

The band is playing and the excitement rising! Yes, there was a little mist but as the announcer says it never rains at Autzen Stadium.

Here come the Ducks! Everyone YELL OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! The Duck fans are one of the loudest in the nation!

I was trying to take a picture of a play on the big screen. As usual I'm not the photographer!

I had a terrific evening at the game especially being with my son. Yes, the Ducks won 43 to Cal 15. GO DUCKS!

As I crawled into bed at midnight I was one happy Duck fan!

GO DUCKS!

Fall & More

We all agree that summer is over and Fall is here. I think the nesting is starting in all of us. But, I still have outside work to do. My tomatoes are still producing even if they are small. I picked a few last peppers and I still have potatoes to dig. So what did I do but go off and play again.

The industry I work in had a dinner and overnight stay in Astoria. The dinner was yummy but the room was wonderful. The hotel set on pilings in the Columbia River very close to the bridge between Oregon and Washington. I had wonderful thoughts of taking lots of pictures, but again I failed. So a few, but I sure don't do the view justice.

Right off the balcony and yes you feel like you are sitting on the water.

I could have sat in this window seat all day! Curled up with a good book and a cup of tea, ah!

How about a nice bath in this tub, soaking away with the shutters open to see the river. So if you are looking for a place to stay in it is called The Cannery. You see it was an old fish cannery building that has been restored into a beautiful hotel.

But alas it was back home and back to reality. Remember I said I still had tomatoes! I had about a dozen in the refrigerator and I picked another dozen when I go home. So tonight I cut them up and put them in the dutch oven on the stove.

I ran then through this sieve for I wanted to make some tomato sauce. Now I know there are modern food processors but I happen to love this old sieve. Maybe it is the memories of my Mom canning.

I filled the jars, in the canner they went and on the stove!

While they are boiling in a water bath I did up the dishes. How can once have so many dirty pans?

Yes, the finished product. All that work for only 4 pints and a little one! But I just couldn't waste all those little tomatoes. I'm sure this winter as I open a jar of my own tomato sauce I will think it was well worth it.

So now I take myself off to bed chuckling over all the work, nah, the fun I had putting up only 4 pints .

Yawn, it's past my bed time!

Weekend Ideas

Besides being a busy weekend I found a few cute ideas to do with some of my vintage finds. You see I went to the rest room of this restaurant and found these on the walls. So I had to come back for my camera. I really did check to make sure no one was in there with me. You know I could have been labeled a kook. I can see the headlines, Women arrested for camera in a restroom etc!Now isn't this a cute idea to display old doilies and pot holders. I have so many that my Grandmother and Mom made. This was a basket tray they hot clued them to.


I will have to keep an eye out for broken handles to make a shelf like this. Some people are so creative.


I love this idea of the hooks and hanging some of my old shifters. Now only it I had all this wall space to do this.

The fun part of the weekend was granddaughter's birthday. She had a little Luau party in her backyard with family and friends.
Here is her little sidekick, isn't she precious? I think Ashley is pleased with bag.

Let's blow out all nine candles! How did she get this old? Time sure flies!

Grammie ended up watching all eight kids while the adults went out for dinner. It was a very early evening for them because they wanted to be home by 7pm to watch the U of O Duck game. But while they were gone it was makeup and raiding Aunt Lisa's shoes, heels to be exact.
Where do they learn this posing, I guess they watch TV. The higher the heel the better, even though you can't see them. You don't see the boys for they had serious game of football going.

It was a great weekend but this Grammie was tired last night. I think with Fall it makes me want to grab that blanket and snuggle in. Yawn!

Enjoy June

ROAD TRIP

I took a road trip to no mans land, or that is what I'm calling it! You see over a year ago a friend wanted to go look for some property she bought back in 1974. Time slipped away from us and here it is a year later and we decided to go. She had a plot map, also a letter from the county that said the neighboring property applied for a building permit. So with that she figure she could fine this new house and could knock on there door, ask permission to walk through their land to hers. So off we went! Let's make one note, I required more maps with highway numbers. I know that the closest town to her property is 222 miles from our starting location.

We make it to this little town of Paulina, OR all of three blocks of it! So we continue looking for the road. Well, after driving 15 miles out of the little town I tell her we have passed it. She still is convinced it is farther out. Well I see the mileage markers have change to a different county. So I pull off to look at the map myself. I get my handy dandy tape measure out, doesn't ever one have one in their purse! I use the scale on the map and inform her the road is only 5 miles out of town!!! So, turning around now that I'm 26 miles out we head back. Sure enough, 5 miles out of town is the road. Yeah!! I had also calculated with my handy dandy tape that her road to the subdivision was only a mile away. With arriving this is what we found!

Does sage brush as far as you can see come to mine?

Sage brush and more sage brush! Oh, wait is that a road?


The road, that is if you want to call it that lead to more sage brush. Apparently the neighboring owner decided it was to costly to bring electricity over a mile, dig a well and septic. Believe it or not there was a really run down trailer sitting clear out there. Let's just say this person was not visiting, Deliverance comes to mind also rattle snakes!!!!

It was a fun trip but I think it will be at least another 37 years before any civilization comes to this part of the state. Now for you that don't know Oregon, it has many diverse geographic. From coastal waters, rich fertile valleys, glorious mountain ranges and of course the desert lands with sage brush! I conclude my road trip with this thought, I"M NOT MOVING THERE!

Now on another note, Fall is her and with that comes baking. I have been in this crazy baking mood so last night I whipped up one large loaf of banana bread and three smaller loaves of banana, zucchini, chocolate chip bread. Now the BIG problem, who is going to eat all this - it is just me at home!!!!

So two ton Junebug is signing off - anybody got some Alka-Seltzer?

THE GOOD AND THE BAD

Well it is time I came back to reality. I had a wonderful 2 week vacation of pool, shopping and eating. Now it's that dreaded time to go back to work, plus my garden needs me.

First it is the bad, ugh!

Yes, these darn weeds grew like crazy! So now I do have my work cut out for me.

But there was some good!

My tomatoes finally started producing. They aren't very big this year but ohhhhhhhhh the flavor is wonderful.

I came home to orange pumpkins. I only had two plants but I must have at least six pumpkins growing and oh I love the color in the garden.

My girls were happy to see me. As I was walking in the garden area they kept following me around. Do you think they missed me?

So with the garden producing I had to do a little canning. I know I will get more pints as they continue to ripening.

I guess it is good to be home but will someone start pulling weeds for me!!!

Enjoy June

NEVER WILL FORGET

LET'S REMEMBER

GOD BLESS AMERICAN