FYI

My NEW blog address is
bj-sweetnothings.blogspot.com

and I have a link to where you can receive
SWEET NOTHINGS posts in your EMAIL ACCOUNT.

Please go to the NEW BLOG.
thanks, bj

Friday, October 31, 2008

A HALLOWEEN PARTY TODAY ...AND...WARM UP RECIPES FOR SOUPS AND SUCH.....

DEEDS is a little PINK PRINCESS....
BRYNNA must be a SUPER HERO....

AND ....here's an old cowboy and his DANCE HALL QUEEN...
aka BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER and HANDSOME SON IN LAW....


"BOOO....."

"HAPPY, HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!"




THIS SOUNDS LIKE FUN...I HOPE SHE HAS.....TREATS
BE SURE to go over for the party at PEA'S CORNER...she is PROMISING lots of fun for us....


She says "be sure to wear a costume" and here I AM...in my cute and


NOT EVEN SCARY costume !!

"HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!"
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Sweet STACEY over at POOFING THE PILLOWS
is hosting this fabulous....
WHAT WARMS YOU...
soups, chili, anything that warms your tummy....
Be sure to go over and check her site out...she has some delicious ideas and there will be a lot more BLOGETTES posting THEIR ideas and recipes, too...
Should be a DELICIOUS time in BLOGLAND today....
YUMMY....WARM UP YOUR TUMMY....

PLEASE.....come on in, have a seat here at the little BISTRO table and you can sample my soup today....
Uh Oh....you can plainly see that I FORGOT to even set this table...
Well, SHAME ON ME....
Hold on, I'll ladle you up a bowl of homemade soup, cut a slice of cornbread and have it right over to you, table set or not !!


I don't know 'bout ya'll but out here in WEST TEXAS, we just can't eat SOUP without.....

CORNBREAD...

NOW....it's gotta be cooked in the ye ole IRON SKILLET or it's not REALLY considered CORNBREAD....
While Mr. SweetNothings and I prefer our CORNBREAD without SUGAR.....
Sugar can be good, too!!
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1 cup CORNMEAL (we like white cornmeal)
1 cup FLOUR
1 EGG
1 teaspoon SALT
1 teaspoon BAKING POWDER
a little melted shortening or butter
BUTTERMILK to make a nice pouring consistency...
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pour into hot skillet, with a little hot grease, and bake about 30 mins. in a 450 oven.

NOW....keep in mind that
JIFFY CORBREAD MIX
is mighty....I say, MGHTY good, too!!!
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and.....well......we all know that CORNBREAD and SOUP just hollers out for
SLICED RED ONION.....
oooo, honey

MY PERSONAL FAVORITE SOUP IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD...ANYWHERE !!
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HOMEMADE POTATO SOUP

Peel as many potatoes AND onions as you think you might need for a nice-sized pot of soup
Cut into cubes and boil, with a little salt in the water, until potatoes are tender....
Drain off a little water and add MILK and BUTTER...
Cook for awhile longer until all the ingredients are married....about 30 more minutes should do it.
Now, you may add anything like carrots, celery......we like ours just as above with chopped GREEN ONION, SHREDDED CHEESE and BITS OF BACON sprinkled on top of our bowl of soup.....
NOTHING HARD ABOUT THIS RECIPE AT ALL AND IT IS VERY VERSATILE, being able to add anything that sounds good to YOU....
I ALWAYS make enuf to have the next day or two...it seems to get better as it sits in the fridge...
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ummmmmm...and SOMETIMES, we love having
FRIED (i know...bad) CORN FRITTERS
with our soups....

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a can of corn (or leftovers, if you have some)
mix enuf flour, 1 egg, salt and pepper, a little melted butter, chopped green chilies,
chopped onion, grated cheese and milk to make the ingredients "stiff" enuf to spoon into hot grease in a skillet....cook until brown on both sides...
AGAIN...this is one of those recipes that you can add absolutely ANYTHING, chopped ham, bacon....
ANYTHING that sounds good to ya...(i love recipes like that!)
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they are yummy, easy to make and, boy, we do love 'em....
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COURSE....WE GOTTA HAVE A DESSERT !! my mom used to tell us that dessert was invented by the French and that just a little bit of sugar, at the end of a big meal, helped the digestive system get to work sooner !!!
now...i am pretty sure she just made that up...she was good at doing that!! ;O)
ANYWAY...we believed her, i guess, because, to this day,
I WANT DESSERT !!

while we love HOMEMADE pies the bestest... i keep prepared graham cracker crusts and INSTANT JELLO PUDDING MIX in my pantry for times when i am pressed for time....
Around here, we LOVE the SUGAR FREE CHOCOLATE PUDDING/PIE MIX,
poured into a tasty crust .....

while whipped creme or COOL WHIP is mighty good and QUICK,
we REALLY like the meringue on the top of our pies. It doesn't take long to whip the egg whites, sugar to taste, and a tiny bit of CREME OF TARTER.....
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GOSH...all this has made me STARVING.....
Gotta get over to STACEY'S and see what the other ladies are offering today...
Stay warm....
love, bj

Thursday, October 30, 2008

EVER STAYED AT A BED AND BREAKFAST ?

LET'S PLAY-LIKE......

let's choose a room in one of these charming houses....

I have never had the pleasure to spend a night at one of these MAGNIFICENT places...
BUT I WANT TO !!............REAL BAD !!





Just LOOKING at these lovely homes in the photographs makes me want to make a reservation at one of them RIGHT NOW.

From what I understand, the rates per night for staying in such a lovely place aren't any higher than staying in a nice hotel and most of the time, the food is out of this world......

and just think of the fun of being in such lovely surroundings...

I OPT FOR THE BED & BREAKFAST !!!

ROMANCE IS IN THE AIR.....


GOOD GRIEF, HONEY....
No, you can't have THIS one....it's MINE....ALL MINE !!

Well...you can come in for awhile and sit in that sweet chair by the fire and we'll have a cup of Raspberry Tea and a finger sandwich or two before you go on to YOUR room....


oooooo, delicious looking, for sure and soooo SPECIAL....


I can't tell just what this is but....it's scaring me a tiny little bit....


I just LOVE fancy foods.....
I sure would rather have THIS than a frozen LEGO WAFFLE, how 'bout you ??


AHHHHH HA !!
Here's one for all us TOILE lovers...
That bed is gonna get pretty crowded if we ALL pile in it, tho !


sweet sweet sweet
lights on the headboard...don't ya love it !



oooooooo....well....I can see I will have to stay at LEAST
two nights in one of these lovelies 'cause

I LOVE THIS ONE, TOO !!


So quaint....I just LOVE this!


OH, MY...what a GRAND dining room...
so full of charm...
Guess that's what BED AND BREAKFASTS are all about, tho....CHARM !



DREAM DREAM DREAM
This is a beauty but not quite my style...
I'd take it tho, mind ya......I'm just sayin'........

Oh, so pretty....
GOOD GRIEF .........
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**SIGH..... OH, WELL.... I will just have to settle for my own......

BED AND BREAKFAST

RIGHT.......


HERE.....


AT HOME !!

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HAPPY DREAMS AND FULL TUMMYS....

love ya dearly, bj


my something PINK for OCTOBER
don't forget to make an appointment for a mammogram !
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REGARDING THE HALLOWEEN GOLD COIN CANDY SCARE.....
THE FOLLOWING IS WHAT TRUTH OR FICTION has to say....


Melamine Scare In Pirate's Gold Milk Chocolate Coins-Truth!

Summary of the eRumor: A Halloween warning not to eat Sherwood brand Pirate's Gold milk chocolate coins because they could contain Melamine, a substance that could be toxic.

The Truth: This warning is true in Canada only.

October 8, 2008 the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a warning that "the public not to consume, distribute, or sell the Sherwood Brands Pirate's Gold Milk Chocolate Coins . This product is being recalled due to positive test results for melamine conducted by the CFIA."
So, to all our Canadian buddies, PLEASE DON'T BUY THESE and check your kids candy bags !!

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

DECLARING MY GRANDMOTHER'S RIGHT....

RIGHT TO B.R.A.G., THAT IS......................... only a CROWN this lovely would be fitting for my little


HOMECOMING QUEEN NOMINEE


Her school LOGO


HERE SHE COMES.....ISN'T SHE BEAUTIFUL !!


OH, HONEY !!

the back of her gown was as pretty as the front and....
isn't her back CUTE !!

LACEY JEAN and her so proud, DAD, our son, DAVID...
ooooo...i'm in luv !!
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Lacey is a FRESHMAN and was chosen to represent her Freshman Class at HOMECOMING....

Only SENIORS are chosen for HOMECOMING QUEEN but the school chooses one young lady from each class to SHINE for their particular class....

"LACEY ....what a shining winner you are, my sweet girl!! "
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Thanks to all for letting me brag !! :O)

the PINK crown above is ALSO for OCTOBER, BREAST CANCER AWARNESS MONTH...
i hope you remember to do the self-exam each month...it just might save your live and, remember, so many people love you!
love, bj
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A FABULOUS AWARD......





ooooo, thank you so much, SUZY.....I so appreciate this cute and meaningful award and I thank you kindly for thinking of me.....

So to celebrate friendship and this award I have to answer a few questions.

Do you have the same friends since childhood? Oh, yes...I am so blessed to have 3 friends that I went to school with. Martha and I started 2nd grade together, Mary and I started high school together and Alice and I met when I was a Sophmore. Now, over 50 years since we graduated from high school, we are still Best Friends forever.....

What do you value most about your friends? I think the thing I value most and am surprised by the most is that they love me for all my faults and quirks....I love their honesty, funness, ability to laugh and cry when they need to....most of all their loyalty....Since we've known each other so long, they are all like family and we share a lot...a LOT of memories together that go all the way back to our childhood.

Are your friends your sounding boards? UMMM, not most of the time. I can go to any of them with problems but I would much rather go to them in laughter....usually MR. SweetNothings gets to hear all my belly-aching !! ;O(

What is your favorite thing to do with friends? OH, this is a NO BRAINER...THRIFTING AND EATING TOGETHER....we dearly LOVE going to a cool place for lunch and then hitting all the thrift shops.

In the name of perfect friendship I would love to pass this award to my sweet and dear friends:

Jeanne

STACEY

TARA

Even if you have this one, ladies, now you have TWO, cause I love ya !!

I LOVE ALL MY BLOGGING FRIENDS....

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT, TOO, ON TABLESCAPE TUESDAY....

FIRST...I want to thank each and every one of you for your kind and wise words left for me regarding my sister*in*law, Marilee...
I appreciate all the kindness you have shown and I KNEW you would all
understand why I was so sad....
THANK YOU !
Thanks once again to SUSAN for hosting TABLESCAPE TUESDAY
Please stop by, tell her hello and visit all the other fabulous tablescapes....


I've not shown my octagon shaped, creme dishes to you yet.....


Excuse me, but have you noticed I seem to have a bottle of WILD WINES WINE on my table at all times? OH, MY.....
actually we DO NOT drink all that much wine. In reality, we have a glass most evenings with our dinner....
i promise !!!!
all those wine corks you see at times...I ordered a hugh box of them off EBAY.
Daughter, daughter in law and myself wanted some to look COOL......
promise !!!
and daughter in law is making the neatest bulletin board with hers.....


I have had these dishes forever and ever, Amen...
many have been broken over the years but I do find a piece every now and then at thrift shops.

I have always loved the creamy color of them..... and I dearly love this French Country tablecloth that is, in REAL LIFE, a king sized sheet, thrifted, at that...works perfectly!!
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Well, ladies, I have shown you just about all of my dishes now so I won't be doing but about one more TABLESCAPE TUESDAY.....
...at least until I can get some new dishes...which isn't going to happen any time soon unless I find a thrifty set somewhere. And, believe me,
I am ALWAYS on the look-out for more pretty dishes.. I sure could use some BLACK AND WHITE....OH, YEAH, BABY!!
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OOOOO.......

I leave you with this question......


ever had fresh, warm POUND CAKE........
smeared with BUTTER for BREAKFAST ??

OH, HONEY !!

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my something PINK for OCTOBER, BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
DON'T FORGET TO CLICK ON A FREE MAMMOGRAM FOR SOME SWEET LADY....
LOVE, bj