FFMF.....Fun Flea Market Find

Here is an Alphabet Stitchin book I found at a flea market this weekend. The lady I bought it from said it came from an elderly ladies estate. The house was over 120 years old....the book is very brittle and needs work done to the binding. It has some great pattern ideas. I also found a couple of needle books to add to my collection. The indoor flea market was a great thing to do since there was snow on the ground...I was praying that soccer would be cancelled. Can't even imagine the winter we are going to have if it is already snowing by October 10th....YIKES. Have a great week!!!! Linda

Pumpkin Muffins

PUMPKIN MUFFINS

2 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup sugar

1 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp ginger

1/4 tsp nutmeg

1 cup pumpkin puree

1 large egg, lightly beaten

1/4 cup canola oil

1 cup nonfat milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. Combine pumpkin, beaten egg, oil, and milk in a medium bowl. Make a well in dry ingredients; add pumpkin mixture and stir until just combined. Fill muffin cups and bake for 22-25 minutes. Makes 12 muffins.

From the Heart

This is a little make-do from the Need'l Love book, Folk Heart Threads. The pattern was Designed by Maggie Bonanomi and is called "From the Heart". Super easy to make so I plan to make more........scored big on the candlestick by hitting the goodwill on 50% off day.!

Have a good one!

Linda

Hubby says "It's a Keeper"!!!!!

This weekend I decided I would try a new receipe. Most of my friends know that cooking is not a natural talent for me. I found this recipe and the key word was "Easy" so I thought I'd give it a try. Rarely do I hear my husband say "that's delicious" or "that's not too bad". So when he said, this is "pretty good stuff" - I knew I had a keeper!

Easy Tortellini Soup

1 T olive oil

1 small red onion, chopped

1 zucchini, chopped

1 T minced garlic

1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomoatoes

2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth

1 T White sugar

1 T Italian Seasoning

1/4 cup red wine

1 dash hot pepper sauce

1 (11 ounce) can white corn, undrained

1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

8 ounces cheese tortellini

In a large pot over medium heat, cook onion, zucchini and garlic in oil three minutes, until onion is translucent. Stir in remaining ingrediants. Cook in crock pot on low for several hours.

We have a pair.......

I'm not exactly sure, but I guess these socks took me about two months to make......in between trips to the yarn store to help me repair my mistakes and then just working on other misc. unfinished work.

I would not consider myself an expert yet as I have only made two pairs of knitted socks. As I was getting toward the end I was thinking -really socks are not that expensive to buy but they are pretty fun. Well off to my next project. Linda

Hooked Rug Finished

Well I finally finished my class project from a weekend workshop I took this year with Rhonda Manley in Kansas City. The pattern is a Magdalena Briar -McCue Eagle. It was a very fun pattern to do and it was great getting to work with Rhonda! I think I just might have to hang it in the living room.

Cool, Cool Scissors!!!!

Check out this nifty scissors I found this weekend! Me and the fam were camping for the three day weekend and on a side trip went to an antique store and found these adorable scissors. How fun - now I have one tool that will measure and cut. I've also been busy working on my second knitted sock so hopefully will have that to show you in a couple of days. I love these three day weekend feels like you get so much done and we couldn't have asked for better weather!