The "How We Got Swine Flu"picture. You have probably seen this photo on the internet lately. I am charmed by this picture. On a related note, I hope that everyone is following the advice that Lizzie has given us that will help us ward of the N1H1 flu virus.
We get lots of leaves falling down in our neighborhood. Huge piles of leaves that kids play in. Once Noah hid in a big pile of leaves. The plan was to emerge when his Dad drove into the driveway after running some Saturday errands. He waited and waited but Maurie didn't come home. Finally Noah rose out of the leaves, brushed himself off and came into the house. Maurie missed out on being scared out of his skin by a zombie emerging out of his very own front yard.
I loved the image of these kids running in the leaves. Sometimes I wish that my kids were this young again, and this sweet, and this innocent, then I think about it and I say no.
Beautiful autumn leaves. In Illinois we have lots of different maples trees and they turn the most magnificent colors.
There are many small rivers around us and some of them have old bridges that local families put in to service their homes and farms. Isn't this one beautiful?
This is an old boathouse on a private lake. If you go to images of autumn leaves in fox valley pictures like this one come up.
This a Japanese maple. Maurie loves Japanese maples and we own one. It is in our front yard on the east corner of the house. Our tree is beautiful, but I'm blogging at night so I didn't get a picture of it and I put this picture in as a substitute.
I found this picture and then had to enlarge it to see what it was really about and when I did I knew I wanted a copy. It is Winnie-the-Pooh and his Hundred Acre Woods friends.
A scary halloween tree.
Some fun ideas for some Halloween nibbles. You make these with peanut butter and powdered sugar. The fingernails are almonds and the blood is raspberry jelly.
A new twist on pigs in a blanket. Maurie says that they look like little Afghan terrorists. You make them with crescent roll dough cut into strips and hot dogs. They are supposed to be "Mummies".
These are meatball spiders. Cook your meatballs on a tray in the oven. Roll them in mayonnaise, then cheese. Stab Chinese noodles, place olive bits for the eyes and set on a corn chip. I think they are cute enough to eat.
The ever popular edible graves. Chocolate pudding, crumbled Oreos, pipe on the RIP onto a cookie, andyou are done. I love the dried straw flowers as an artistic touch. I think everyone would have fun eating these ghoulish snacks.
And I will end this blog with what I think is the ultimate jack-o-lantern. Yes, it is the Death Star.
The "How We Got Swine Flu"picture. You have probably seen this photo on the internet lately. I am charmed by this picture. On a related note, I hope that everyone is following the advice that Lizzie has given us that will help us ward of the N1H1 flu virus.
We get lots of leaves falling down in our neighborhood. Huge piles of leaves that kids play in. Once Noah hid in a big pile of leaves. The plan was to emerge when his Dad drove into the driveway after running some Saturday errands. He waited and waited but Maurie didn't come home. Finally Noah rose out of the leaves, brushed himself off and came into the house. Maurie missed out on being scared out of his skin by a zombie emerging out of his very own front yard.
I loved the image of these kids running in the leaves. Sometimes I wish that my kids were this young again, and this sweet, and this innocent, then I think about it and I say no.
Beautiful autumn leaves. In Illinois we have lots of different maples trees and they turn the most magnificent colors.
There are many small rivers around us and some of them have old bridges that local families put in to service their homes and farms. Isn't this one beautiful?
This is an old boathouse on a private lake. If you go to images of autumn leaves in fox valley pictures like this one come up.
This a Japanese maple. Maurie loves Japanese maples and we own one. It is in our front yard on the east corner of the house. Our tree is beautiful, but I'm blogging at night so I didn't get a picture of it and I put this picture in as a substitute.
I found this picture and then had to enlarge it to see what it was really about and when I did I knew I wanted a copy. It is Winnie-the-Pooh and his Hundred Acre Woods friends.
A scary halloween tree.
Some fun ideas for some Halloween nibbles. You make these with peanut butter and powdered sugar. The fingernails are almonds and the blood is raspberry jelly.
A new twist on pigs in a blanket. Maurie says that they look like little Afghan terrorists. You make them with crescent roll dough cut into strips and hot dogs. They are supposed to be "Mummies".
These are meatball spiders. Cook your meatballs on a tray in the oven. Roll them in mayonnaise, then cheese. Stab Chinese noodles, place olive bits for the eyes and set on a corn chip. I think they are cute enough to eat.
The ever popular edible graves. Chocolate pudding, crumbled Oreos, pipe on the RIP onto a cookie, andyou are done. I love the dried straw flowers as an artistic touch. I think everyone would have fun eating these ghoulish snacks.
And I will end this blog with what I think is the ultimate jack-o-lantern. Yes, it is the Death Star.
