WHO'S THAT IN THE PUMPKIN PATCH?

I guess the inevitable has happened.

PUMPKIN COOKIES FOR FALL

Here is a perfect recipe for your Fall Afternoon Tea Party - you won't be able to stay out of these and your kids will love them too!

I originally got this recipe from Bev Meller:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and butter the baking sheets which you will put in the refrigerator.

 Ingredients: First of all blend the following together: 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 1/2 cup brown sugar, 2 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla, 1 tsp lemon juice

In a large bowl mix these together: 2 1/2 cups sifted flour, 2 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp ginger, 3/4 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp cinnamon. After combining these- mix with above 6 ingredients.

 Now add these: 1 1/2 cups of canned pumpkin, 3/4 cup nuts and 3/4 cup raisins. Keep the cookie sheet cold before dropping heaping tablespoons of dough on it. And chill dough between each batch.

Bake 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Cool cookies on waxed or brown paper.

Now for the icing 1/4 cup canned pumpkin, 4 Tb melted butter, 1 lb (which is 3 3/4 cups) powdered sugar, 1/2 tsp lemon juice, pinch of salt. Wait till they cool to ice. Icing can be thinned with a little milk if too thick. Makes around 5 dozen or more.

SUNDAY CELEBRATION - The Ten Commandments

My Mother in Law just sent this plate back with my husband for me.  I found it interesting that it says "state flower" since D. C. isn't a state - but a district.   Do you know the Ten Commandments (by heart) that God gave to Moses ?

WELCOME AUTUMN BACKYARD TEA

You know when fall comes you can feel

a change in the air.  It isn't fall yet

but we feel a change.

 I have set up a little tea table

with some favorite old issues

of Victoria Magazine which has

always been my all time favorite.

Help yourself to some

cinnamon tea:

 My garden is just over 2 years old

and it makes me very happy.

I will soon be missing it

as we will face the snow

of winter.

This particular issue of Victoria

really interested me because my

friend and I got to visit that

unusual shop, Bellochio near

Berkley, California.

ROSE VINTAGE TABLECLOTH for Tea In the Garden

Sunday afternoon my husband and I drove up to Denver and went to some antique malls and shops we hadn't been to for over ten years.....I found this lovely old 50's vintage tablecloth with roses which spoke to my heart. I have always loved "old things".

We spent 2 1/2 hours in one of the antique malls and I thought I was in heaven.....isn't that silly?

Did you ever see something in an antique mall that you owned as a child?  That is a weird feeling isn't it!

Roses stand for love although different kinds of roses can have many different meanings.....you can look up the meaning of each flower in The Language of Flowers. The Victorians were really into the meaning of flowers and each flower was chosen very carefully to send a message to the recipient.

The smell of the herbs here is just wonderful beside this bench - especially the basil and dill.