Portland Bound!

On our way to Portland we stopped at the Mt. St. Helens visitors center. We watched a film on how it blew up back in 1980. It was very interesting...but sad. We didn't drive all the way up to it but I pulled over to take a photo of it. We had a wonderful time meeting up with some friends of ours who drove up from Klamath Falls, Oregon and met us half way.

I took this photo a couple of years ago from an airplane. You can

totally see where the right side slid off.

On A Road Trip With The Larster!!

Yesterday, we headed South for Tacoma. Our main goal was to see the Le May Car Museum. We enjoyed it very much. I took lots of photos of cars and hood ornaments. Lar was in seventh heaven!

Pumpkin's With My Punkins!

I met up with my daughter and two granddaughter's to go to the pumpkin patch. We enjoyed an apple slushy as we walked around the fields. Yum yum!!

Crazy goat...trying to get a piece of corn on the ground

He stuck his neck under the fence going for it!!

Canada view of Mt. Baker.

Silly family!

More silly family!

Some of the many pumpkins.

Looking for the perfect baby pumpkin!

Look at these red pumpkins!

A Brisk Stroll Through the Woods!!

It was a crisp 38 degrees this morning but the sky was crystal clear. I got ready, grabbed my camera and headed for the woods behind where we live. Besides my hour walk I took a few photos after I was finished. I loved hearing the crunch of the leaves under each step I took, the crisp air, as well as the the smell of the great outdoors. There is just something about a morning out in nature. I loved it!

THE WOODS

SMOKIN' HOT SALSA!!

....and I do mean HOT!!!!  I put eight habanero and eight jalapeno peppers in one batch....and the rest I put in the other batch. Wow.....besides HOT HOT HOT....it has a lot of flavor. I added more lime juice this time and more cilantro as well. YUMMY!!

Look at the color in these peppers.

Fresh cilantro.

Salsa Ole cooling on the counter top. One jar I did not process...it is for us to eat now!

MY AMAZING TALENTED GRANDDAUGHTERS

I had the great pleasure of being with my two oldest granddaughters yesterday. They are growing up so fast and along their way have become amazing artists!! I took some beach glass, pressed flowers, canvases and some paints with me for my visit. After my session with my son-in-law teaching me how to back up all my data on my computer as well as my videos the girls and I got our creative on!    AMAZING ART TO FOLLOW!!

After blending some colors and painting the canvas this gorgeous shade

of lavender my oldest granddaughter arranged many different petals with

the shade of purple in them to create this AMAZING piece!

The beach glass tree was also created by my oldest granddaughter. After painting her canvas 

she arranged her beach glass on a piece of paper then took a photo of it. After the canvas was 

dry she used her photo to re-arrange her glass. BRILLIANT!!! 

The GORGEOUS arrangement with the flower petals blowing in the wind was created by my

middle granddaughter. After carefully mixing and blending her paint until she had the 

perfect shade she was looking for she arranged petals and leaves to create this 

EYE CATCHING piece of art!! 

Blue on blue heart on a tiny canvas created by my middle granddaughter.

Yummy For My Tummy Apple Pie Filling!!

I did it!!!!!!!!  I made apple pie filling and canned it!! It is way way way better than the stuff you get  in a can!!! It was quite a task to handle the quart jars....next time I make it I will stick to the pint jars. Amber will be very happy to get a jar of this in the mail.....I am sure of it!!!

It would be great on ice cream...to make turn overs...pies...heck...just eat straight from the jar!!

I made my second batch!! 

Twelve pint jars with yummy gooey apple pie filling!