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Friday, February 24, 2012

Cranberry Sauce Apple Crisp

I made Cranberry Sauce for New Years.

My very first time making it from scratch, it was delish!

But, of course, I made too much.

I didn't have time to figure out what to do with it at that time

and didn't want to waste it,

so I threw it into the freezer.

The other day I came across it...

sometimes my freezer turns into a black hole!

Does yours do that too?

Since we love all kinds of Fruit Crisps,

I thought I'd add it to my Apple Crisp recipe to use it up.

Fingers crossed..it worked!

4 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and sliced (I used what I had and didn't peel)

1 1/2 cups whole berry cranberry sauce
1 cup flour)
1 cup rolled oats
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
2/3 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup margarine, melted (butter if you prefer)

1.Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

2.Place apple slices in an 8 or 9 inch square baking dish. Spread the cranberry sauce over the apples. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over the apples and cranberry sauce, covering completely.
3.Bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until apples can be easily pierced with a knife and topping is browned.

Gathered all my supplies and got to town.

MMM It was so yummy!!

Will have to remember this for next year.

Floral Embroidery Designs

Courtesy Dover Publications

Enjoy!

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Garden Bon Bons

I'm linking with:

Cottage Garden Party at Etsy Cottage Style

and

Fertilizer Friday at Tootsie Time

XOXOXOXOXO

All the fruit trees are ready to burst or are in bloom in the orchards

and in my backyard.

Nectarine

Cherry Plum

Cherry

Last weekend was The Great Backyard Bird Count

and while out counting I was able to catch a few photos

of some White Crowned Sparrows visiting my yard.

Now these are so cute.

I've never seen anything like them before.

My kiddos surprised me with them.

Seed balls made to look like a box of candy!

They're all different types of herbs.

Too cute!

Anxious to get them planted,

but even though we are having Springtime weather,

we are not into frost free mornings yet.

So I will have to wait a bit.

♥♥♥

Monday, February 20, 2012

P.S. I Love You

Partying with:

A Night Owl Blog

This week's theme: P.S. I Love You

♥♥♥

Sunday, February 19, 2012

A Victorian Lady's Scrapbook Images

Scrapbooking is not a new phenomenon.

Women of the nineteenth century created scrapbooks for a variety of reasons: as a craft project, as a way to preserve letters or photos, and as a way to document a family history or special event.

Here are a few reproductions to enjoy and use.

Courtesy Dover Publications

Thursday, February 16, 2012

How to Lock Your Car and Why

I received this from my sister and thought I'd pass it on. You can never be too careful.

I locked my car. As I walked away I heard my car door unlock. I went back and locked my car again "three times". Each time, as soon as I started to walk away, I would hear it unlock again!!

Naturally alarmed, I looked around and there were two guys sitting in a car inthe fire lane next to the store. They were obviously watching me intently, and there was no doubt they were somehow involved in this very weird situation .

I quickly chucked the errand I was on, jumped in my car and sped away. I went straight to the police station, told them what had happened, and found out I was part of a new, and very successful, scheme being used to gain entry into cars.

Two weeks later, my friend's son had a similar happening....While traveling, my friend's son stopped at a roadside rest to use the bathroom. When he came out to his car less than 4-5 minutes later, someone had gotten into his car and stolen his cell phone, laptop computer, GPS navigator, briefcase.....you name it

He called the police and since there were no signs of his car being broken into, the police told him he had been a victim of the latest robbery tactic --there is a device that robbers are using now to clone your security code when you lock your doors on your car using your key-chain locking device.

They sit a distance away and watch for their next victim. They know you are going inside of the store, restaurant, or bathroom and that they now have a few minutes to steal and run.

The police officer said to *manually lock your car door-by hitting the lock button inside the car -- that way if there is someone sitting in a parking lot watching for their next victim, it will not be you.*

When you hit the lock button on your car upon exiting, it does not send the security code, but if you walk away and use the door lock on your key chain, it sends the code through the airwaves where it can be instantly stolen.

This is very real.

Be wisely aware of what you just read and please pass this note on. Look how many times we all lock our doors with our remote just to be sure we remembered to lock them -- and bingo, someone has our code...and whatever was in our car.

Snopes Approved --.Please share.

Thanks Sandy ♥