Life and Times.....

I've had a few people

ask where I have been

....I wish I could say

I've been on a beach vacation

but alas.....I can not

There are many changes 

in my life right now

and things have been
topsy - turvy

I can't go into details
right now because

my blog has eyes

I will say ....

             .....we are ok 

and in a better place
than we have been

I guess to sum up
in  one word
PEACEFUL

You may not realize
 it when it happens, 
but a kick in the teeth 
may be the best thing 
in the world for you.  
~Walt Disney

I have been very busy

with a friends campaign
 for city council

(have been using my cricut 

and will have tutorials)

First Fridays - only 2 left!

also volunteering for our
up coming community festival
(it is new and improved)

sorting tossing and selling!

My dtrs what seems 

annual move

I have some great inexpensive

cheap decor ideas

to share with you...

Even some new recipes!
So be on the watch....

What a day....

It was a busy weekend

We started out the day

by helping pick up

trash in our downtown in preparation

for 1st Fri this next weekend

We then came home and did 

yard work

We found out Isabella

loves water

She wasn't sure at first

before long

she was "eating" the water

 And playing in it...

 she had a blast!

 We have her on a 20ft leash

when we are out front

because we live on a busy

street and she really isn't 

 She loved smelling the lilacs

She was one happy dog...

 We then went

to our local

historical society's

Log House dinner

 Fresh bread with apple butter

 Field Green Salad

 Beef Stew

Berry Buckle

What a great day....

tomorrow we have a birthday party

and some R & R time

Dining by Rail

Saturday night

we went to a fundraiser

for the historical society

It was Dining by Rail

Each table had a model train

as a centerpiece

abt 72 people attended

The placemat had sample menu items

from the different railroad companies

Some of the people who 

are on the railroad display committee

volunteered to be porters

for the evening

Above us

is some of the museum artifacts

there is also

a train display of our city

We had multiple train companies

 A Conestoga wagon

Old Bikes

The menu

We started with Sherried Fruit Cocktail 

Dinner was buffet style

All the food was prepared from

actual dining car recipes

Salad w/ Pa.Dsg

which was interesting - it tasted like eggs

or  Red Drg which was like French Dsg

Then Pork Chop Normandy

Sliced Turkey w/ Broccoli Supreme

Puff Potatoes

Diamond Cheese Biscuit

Corn and Green Pepper Saute

String Beans w/ mushrooms

Desserts

French Apple Pie w/ nutmeg Sauce

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

This drawing has been made 

into Christmas cards 

for a fundraiser

There also was a presenter

John Portfeild

discussed the history

of the dining car 

and dining by rail

He has written a book 

with recipes