Blueberry Cobbler

Ater work tonight, I made a fresh blueberry cobbler and put ice cream on top. Very Yummy! The recipe is a really simple one. I thumbed through the Southern Living magazine that came in today and saw some really good recipes for grilling and will have to try those out on an off day as grilling takes a little longer.

Now, I'm going to go for a nice, long walk here in the mountains. I better hurry. It's looking a little cloudy like we are going to get a brief summer shower.

Blueberry Cobbler

1 cup of flour--self rising makes a fluffier cobbler but I use all-purpose usually
1 cup of sugar
1 stick of butter or margerine
1 cup of milk

Melt butter in a casserole dish in the microwave. Mix flour, sugar and milk in separate bowl. This will appear a little lumpy.
Add the flour mixture on top of the melted butter. Important: do not stir, just pour on top.
Then, add fresh blueberries, 1-2 cups (I like 2 cups) from a spoon on top of this mixture (do not stir) and put in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes. Serve with ice cream or Cool Whip.

So, simple enough! Enjoy the fresh fruit cobbler. You can substitute peaches as well.

Pretty Kitty

Today after work, I went by Bessie Maes, which is a very cute little place with alot of unique cottegy stuff. There is a lady, Carolyn, that makes signs and handmade dolls. I couldn't resist getting this little kitty for my bedroom. The flowers were handpainted. The eyes are mother-of-pearl buttons. Reminds me of my kitty, Thomas. He even has a curly tail.


Speaking of Thomas, he was napping seriously at 4p when I got home. He didn't seem to mind I had another kitty! This is one of the porch chairs he usually melts into in the afternoons.

Oh yeah, I'm back with the camera again..........Sunlight strikes his fancy usually.

Speaking of mother-of pearl buttons.........I gathered my threads for this Little House Needleworks, Be True today and started at lunch. Oh, and here are my glasses from Walmart, a little stronger ones........ The DMC color 502 of the dress looks different in the picture than when I pulled out of my floss bag. It's really a lighter green vs. a teal green as in the picture but I didn't substitute and went with this color which blends well with one of our bedrooms. The camera really makes it look darker than it really is. I'm also wondering if I'm ever going to get this deep crease out of the linen............I did change the color of the border to a Weeks Dye instead. I know the model is framed in an antique white frame, actually Crescent Colors frame but for the spot I will place it, I need some contrast, so a darker frame (if framed) is what I will use.

I can't decide yet if I want to make a pinkeep with this or frame in this mahogany frame. I picked up these really old mother-of-pearl buttons several months back at a seconds store.

Please excuse the different ways I have stored my floss. I actually use floss baggies on all of them but just took out the ones for the project. As you can see, I have used stitch-bows and thread cards. I really like just using the floss bags for storage. That way I can save every last inch of thread. I'm kinda weird like that! LOL

Oh, I smell steaks cooking in the kitchen. The Bodyguard insists on cooking dinner tonight and he is busy, busy cooking steaks....YUM!

Finished!

New Amsterdam 1624 Sampler

design by The Sampler Girl --Tanya M. Anderson

32 ct Antique White linen

completed and framed June 8th, 2009

I placed the sampler by my fireplace near a light. Looks great with the Dutch painting The Girl With a Pearl Earring, painted by Meghan.