Just for Me

Well not actually just for me. I suppose I will share these with Jim when I fix dinner. These are one batch of my oven dried tomatoes. I put olive oil, salt, pepper and dried basil on them. I am looking forward to using them as appetite suppressant pills or rather appetite satisfaction pills on my homemade pizzas, pasta dishes, stews and whatever else crosses my mind when I get them out of the freezer this winter.

Do the experts, who ever they are, still say that tomato stuff is good for heart health especially for men? If so I got you taken care of honey.

Great Weekend

My weekend was busy and fun and I hope yours was too. On Saturday we went up to Payson. That drive seems to be a regular one for us on the weekends. We stopped at the fruit stand again as they were getting ready to close for the day. When a tired vendor of fruits and vegetables is getting ready to pack up and go home it is a good time to shop. We got almost 2 cases of tomatoes, a case of apples, some pears and some potatoes all for $10! I have spent today making tomato sauce and trying out drying some of the tomatoes in the oven. Tomorrow I am going to make some apple pies to go in the freezer for Thanksgiving when we will have a houseful.

Sunday was spent getting cars washed and going to the Cardinals game. We were treated to seats in a suite by Jim’s boss. (Thank you Tony!) It was a nail biter fourth quarter but the defense really saved the game. It was so much fun to be in the crowd on a winning day.We had a small brush with fame after the game. We ended up at the elevators at the same time as John McCain and one of his daughters. Jim shook his hand. I didn’t get the camera out and ask for a picture because I figure every one needs a day off. We wondered later if senators have some secret safety products to protect them when needed when they are out in public. There were some quiet guys in suits around but I really don’t know if they were part of his group or not.

Silly Sounds Making Smiles

Do you ever run across words that just make you smile?

Once I wrote a post on the EtsyBloggers team blog for a shop named Hello Pineapples. Just saying it made me grin. Then there are the cute things kids say. For example last week on our way to dinner in Tooele with our tenants my granddaughter asked, "Why do they have two willas?"

What was it that put these silly things in my mind today? I ran across the word Kettlebells. I think it would make a good replacement word for others that should not be said in front of the little ones in your life.

What words make you smile?

You Choose Dear

We recently got a new television. The old one died and I didn't think it was really old enough to do that. In the process we had to or rather Jim and the sales guy discussed the merits of plasma tvs vs led tvs vs lcd tvs. The whole thing made my head spin. In the end I really did not care which one we got. I love computers but other electronics are not what I get real excited about. Now that we have lived with the new tv for awhile I admit I like it and the picture is great but I probably would have thought that no matter what we chose. The one we got is a le…. no maybe lc… oh never mind. When we watch football Jim says he can count the blades of grass. Me? I am usually just listening and knitting so it might as well be on radio.

Autumn Leaves

This picture says fall to me. It was taken in October a couple years ago on a trip we took between Utah and Arizona in Zion National Park. We had stopped to take pictures at a view point of the cliffs there. I looked down and saw the beautiful autumn colors in this bush and it was added to our collection of pictures of the day.

If these colors and shapes say fall or autumn to you let me show you some of the items for sale on ArtFire that echo these things.

How about a pair of earrings from the shop Button Divas?

At Heather's Handmade Creations you can find all kinds of seasonal cards.

In Whimsigals shop based in the Southern Hemisphere where it is spring she offers this lovely Autumn Leaf Brooch.

Last but by no means least, in one of my favorite art forms, this stained glass suncatcher from Blessings - Glassworks. Beautiful isn't it?

So tell me what says autumn to you?

This post is part of the Blogfire Guild's biweekly blog carnival. The carnival will be published tomorrow on the guild blog. To read other posts in the carnival or to find out more about the guild check out the guild blog.

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Wednesday

The middle of the week feels so strange when it starts your week at home. We spent Sunday through Tuesday in Utah and now we are back home on a Wednesday that feels like a Monday. Jim went off to work this morning and I got caught up on laundry and other things that pile up even when you are away a little while. There is still no magic housekeeping fairy here to do things while I am gone. 

We did have a good time with those that we were able to see. Don't tell Hilton Hotels but we had three stowaways in our room on Sunday night. They think it is a special thing to come to the hotel and spend the night with the grandparents.

something new

I have always disliked the look of the few fonts available by default from Blogger. They all seem cold and businesslike.

A couple days ago I saw the little button on my desktop for Windows Live Writer. My distractible self went off on a couple hours of exploring the possibilities. I wondered if I could use lots of fonts with this software? Guess what? Every font on my computer can be used and shows up on Blogger.

I like the script styling and dare I say cozier look of this one. I think it fits me much better that Courier, Times New Roman or Georgia. What do you think? Is it easy on the eyes and easy to read?

I like it for now anyway and I hope you do too.