How To Make A Royal Hat

Go to your kitchen and grab your biggest kitchen tool.

Pick your favorite color of ribbon

and get your sun hat out of your beach bag.

Put it all together and Wa La!

You have a Royal Hat and you will fit right in with the Royal Family.

See!

Here are the Royal Cousins,

Eugenie and Beatrice, Princesses of York!

Now don't you think I would fit right in with the craziness?

I don't know about you but I was late to Royal Wedding.

I didn't set my alarm clock.

Actually the dogs woke me up.

And when I threw them out the back door and turned on the morning news

The Royal Wedding is all I got!

I finally got there just as they were taking the carriage ride.

I did wear a gown, my night gown that is.

And I did catch a few of the special moments

on the news replays.
Glad that's over.
Now maybe we can get back to the real world.

What A Way To Live

St. Mary's River, St. Mary's Georgia

Mid~Week~Blues

 

This is the Tricolored Heron

This one was nesting and when I got to close, flew off.

This is what she was sitting on!
I was thrilled to capture a picture of her eggs.

I took the pictures at the Alligator Farm in St. Augustine, Florida a few weeks ago.

Go here to check out more Mid~Week~Blues!

Oh, How He Loves His Mimi!

Priceless!

I loved this last picture.

This is baby Jake, my DIL's little nephew.

His Mimi had hired me to take some Easter pictures of both her grand children.

 These shots were just an "Afterthought"!

 But this last one is my favorite.

More Birthdays!

My baby sister, Lola Jill

and my nephew, Andrew Ripley

Share the same birthday and that is today!

Hugs and Kisses and Birthday Wishes!
Love yall.

Barn Charm ~ # 8

Near Lumpkin, GA.

On the road that takes you to Providence Canyon State Park

Seen any beautiful barns lately?

Take a picture and join in the fun of Barn Charms!

Happy Birthday To The DIL

 

Today is Christon's birthday.

She is the mother of my GRANDgirls and wife to my oldest son!

She's a wonderful DIL.

We had a nice Easter dinner yesterday at the home of my other DIL, Jordan and youngest son Travis.

 

The girls hunted eggs after dinner.

They found an equal amount.

 

I think that they had a great day.

 

The Sweetheart and I spoke in church Easter morning.

It was an honor, a privilege and a humbling task.

Can I say, that I'm really glad it's over and that it's Monday.

p.s. I did not take the pictures but it was my camera.

p.s.s. I did my BEST to get that gray goat off that mans face.

p.s.s.s. I am really losing my touch, he wasn't having any part of anything I was offering!

p.s.s.s.s. Yes, I did pick my shirt to match his so we could look like one of those matchy couples for our Sunday Easter dinner with the family. And yes he rolled his eyes and he thinks I'm nuts but he LOVES me.

Happy Easter

Barn Charm ~ #7

Douglas Georgia Barn

Come on and join us in Barn Charms I'd love to see your barn pictures too.

What's It Answer

Such an interesting texture, isn't it?

Does this picture help any?

Just look at that precious smile! He was happy to see me.

Florida welcoming committee.

Thanks for playing along.

Have a great day.

What's It ?

 

Take a guess?

Sugar Cookie Bars

For all of you who love Sugar Cookies but hate the rolling

 out the dough and cutting all those little bunny's or pumpkins

 or candy canes, just go with these Sugar Cookie Bars!

I am in love with these!

They are very moist and oh so yummy!

Just cut and ice with cute colored icing and you have a very delicious treat!

Sugar Cookie Bars

1 1/2 C sugar

1 C butter, softened

8 oz cream cheese, softened

1 egg

1/2 t almond extract

1 t vanilla

1/2 t baking soda

1 t baking powder

2 1/2 C flour

FROSTING:

1/2 C butter softened

4 oz cream cheese, softened

3 1/2 C powdered sugar

3-5 T milk

1 t vanilla

food coloring

1. In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer beat the butter, cream cheese, sugar, and egg until nice and frothy. About 4 minutes.

2. Add the vanilla and almond extract and beat for 1 minute more.

3. In a small bowl combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda. Mix them around so that all ingredients are well incorporated.

4. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat for about 2 minutes.

5. Press the dough into a large jelly roll (cookie sheet) pan.

6. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

7. Let the pan cool completely.

8. Time to make the frosting! In a medium sized bowl (or your stand mixer) combine the butter and cream cheese. Beat for about 2 minutes.

9. Add the powdered sugar, milk, vanilla and food coloring. Mix for 1-2 minutes or until smooth.

10. Frost your pan of cookies. Cut the cookies into bars and serve!

As a fun decorative option, you could pipe a bit of white frosting onto the bars. Just take about 1/4 of the frosting out of the mixer before you add the food coloring. Put the white frosting into to sandwich sized zip loc bag. Carefully snip the tip and pipe some fun decorations onto the bars.

I found this little gem of a recipe here! Thanks

80 and 8

My Mother In Law turns 80 years old today! Party later this evening.

The youngest Crenshaw boy, Maxwell turns 8 today too!

Both birthdays are such milestones!

Hope both of your birthdays are the best ones yet!

All my love.

Barn Charm ~ # 6

Boyne Falls, Michigan