Sorry Mr. Snowman....

Sorry Nana, Charlie got too excited with Mr. Snowman tonight! Andy was here for supper and Charlie was acting up! It's so cute to see him with Andy! I'm going to try to put Mr. Snowman back together.....

My basement craft area....

The joys of having an unfinished basement!!! A dream come true. It's not beautiful, but the space it wonderful.....

A Basset is an Asset

Enjoy this .......http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2wpALJHCKA......dedicated to Charlie!!!!

Charlie's visitors

Looks like a doggie choir doesn't it! This is Chuck and Pork Chop from next door....they stopped by this morning with their mom.

For LeAnn...my apothecary jar

I think this is the only apothecary jar I have! I work at Pottery Barn and we have lots of neat ones!! (In fact they just called me to come to work!.....must go.......) I enjoyed all of your jars.
Be sure and check out LeAnn's blog, in my favorites, Simply Dandy--it is!!!

Treats for Small Group...

Brown Bag Apple Pie and Triple Layer Peanut Butter Brownies....hope they enjoy!

Brown Bag Apple Pie

Toss 4 cups of Granny Smith or other pie apples with fresh lemon juice. Prepare single crust in glass or ceramic pie pan. Arrange apples on crust.

Combine 1/2 cup sugar and 2 Tbls. flour and spices. Mix and sprinkle over apples. Next combine 1/2 sugar and 1/2 cup flour and cut in 1/2 cup butter to make a coarse crumble.

Sprinkle over apples.

Put into brown bag and secure with paper clips. Bake 1 Hour @ 425 degree oven.

Be careful when you open the bag....especially if you are talking to your sister on the phone when your doing it!

I am so happy!! It is beautiful and easy....hope our small group will like it!!! Here's the complete recipe....

Brown Paper Bag Apple Pie

1 unbaked 9" piecrust pierced with a fork

4 cups Granny Smith apples peeled and cored

2 TBLSP. fresh lemon juice

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup flour

2 TBLSP. flour

1/4 teas. nutmeg

1/4 teas. cinnamon

1/2 cup chilled butter.

Note: Place one extra shelf away from heating element. Make sure paper bag has no ink or paint on it. Use metal paper clips to close bag. I thought the bag smelled funny at the beginning, but it was OK.

Recipe from a "Cabin" magazine I saw at the hair salon....Great Clips!!!!!