Bakery Style BUTTERFINGER COOKIES

Today was a cool, mostly cloudy summer day with just a few sprinkles

 so a great day to bake!

The timing was perfect as our cookie supply was getting low so even more reason to make a fun, new batch. And, I had some candy on hand, which made the decision of what type to make even easier!

Once the Butterfinger cookies were in the oven I decided to cut out some sugar cookies from leftover cookie dough I had saved in the refrigerator. There was even enough leftover chocolate drizzle to decorate the top these cute little cookies with a simple design to make them a bit more special.

Our stock of sweet treats is now looking good and 

should get us through the weekend 

and hopefully even a little longer.

Happy Thursday!

Italian Dinner

Summer calls for quick and easy dinners.

Homemade bread along with a fresh tossed salad and . . .

. . .  spaghetti with homemade sauce hit the spot!

A quick and tasty summer dinner, 

just how we like it!

Happy Wednesday!

4th of July BBQ :: SWEET TREATS

Happy 250th Birthday

AMERICA! ⭐

Red, White & Blue 

Birthday Cake Cookies

Fun day in the neighborhood 

with family and friends.

Homemade Stamped Sugar Cookies 

for the BBQ . . .  YAY!

The leftover colored cookie dough was 

pressed together with plain cookie 

dough to make 

marbled dough for stars.

Have a VERY FUN &

HAPPY 4th of JULY!

Precision, Patience, and 958 LEGO Pieces

Paris 

City of Love

This Paris City of Love LEGO a was birthday gift

 and I was so excited I got started on it right away!

It was so much fun and was going great. 

I only had a few decorative pieces left to attach.

And then . . .

all of a sudden, something seemed wrong! 

Very wrong!!

The more I tried to fix it,

the worse it got. . .YIKES!

I needed HELP!!

 So, I sent picture texts to a couple of our many

LEGO experts in the family . . .  

. . . and showed them the problem!

After consultation it was quickly determined 

that this little uff-da  would require some delicate 

repair. They had me deconstruct the entire 

section to get to the mistake. And, it was tricky,

as it was nestled under the tower. YIKES!! 

FINALLY, after my consultation and some 

very careful reconstruction I had it fixed and finished 

just before noon!! WOOHOO!

I love it!💕

Happy Friday!

Birthday Cake Cookies

It happened again. 

I ran out of cookies! 

So what's a girl to do?

Make more cookies of course!

This time birthday cake sprinkle cookies . . . YUM!

P.S. ~ Our cute bunny stopped by while I was making cookies. It is not actually ours but it does stop by regularly which I enjoy.

However, Mr. McGregor (aka: the hubs) is not as fond 

of the bunny as I am, as he tends to nibble 

in our garden. Nevertheless, I like to think of it as a 

compliment to the gardener. Either way, he was back 

and thankfully had no interest in the garden 

this time. Just cute as can be. However. . . .I suppose 

if he nibbled on my cookies 

I might feel the same way as the hubs.

😉

Happy Saturday!🎈

Another Day Another Adventure

A hike with E&W last weekend at Silver Falls State Park.

We were on the trail by 9:45am. 

There were very few people there at that time so we had great 

views and could go at our own pace which was so nice. 

We spotted the sweetest little birds nest

nestled in the rock under the first waterfall. 

What a fun surprise. 

We followed The Trail of Ten Falls and they all were amazing!!

Some of the trails took us behind the falls.

It was a bit cloudy however the rain held off until the very end of our hike as we were heading back to the car. The weather and temperature were actually perfect for this hike and we managed to see all ten falls. SUCCESS!!

Once we got on the road, the clouds finally disappeared 

and the sun came out for the rest of the day! 

Perfect Timing!

Penne Alla Vodka

Miss E. cooked dinner Sunday night.

This was the first time I had ever had Penne Alla Vodka and it was so good! Creamy, spicy and great with a fresh tossed salad.

Winner, Winner, Pasta Dinner!

♥