Trying out a new blog…

This network looks like it is much better than the one I have. I’m going to try it out for awhile and see how it works: http://feminineways.ning.com/?xgi=jd2yy6K
Come on over and see how you like it..It has lots of features for “everyone” who visits.

Pink & Rosy…

pink and rosy,,, by gaylynn

more fun…

feminine fall by gaylynn

having a litle fun….

 

feminine by gaylynn

Soup’s on……………..

Homemade soup, my daughter’s recipe!

Stew meat, diced small (or ground meat)

1 onion, diced

3-4 T. butter or cooking oil

1 can diced tomatoes (with green chilies if you like them)

1 package frozen soup vegetables

extra potatoes and a can of mixed vegetables to make it go farther (opt) If adding the canned veggies, wait until almost ready to serve to add.

1 quart water

 

Brown meat with onion with a little butter or oil in a dutch oven or very large skillet or saucepan. Add water, stir, add other ingredients, simmer together until vegetables are done and meat is tender. At least an hour on low-medium heat. Watch that it doesn’t boil dry and burn. Add more water if necessary. Serve over rice (opt) and/or  with French bread, biscuits, cornbread or crackers.

 

SIMPLE STEW:

1 lb. ground chuck or stew meat, diced small

1 small onion, 1/4 and slice

1 can cream of mushroom soup + 2 cans of water

1 15 oz. can sweet peas and carrots

4-6 small potatoes peeled, bolied and then sliced 1/4 inch thick

Brown meat and onions well, stir in remaining ingredients and simmer for about 10 minutes. Serve over rice (opt) and/or  with French bread, biscuits, cornbread or crackers

Fall is in the air & Foxfire…

Foxfire, the eerie phosphorescent glow emitted by decaying logs in dark woods, struck the Georgia high-school students charged with starting a magazine in 1966 as the ideal symbol of the bright but slowly fading traditions of Appalachia.

Just thought I’d throw that in there….LOL It is something I’ve witnessed! IT is indeed eerie looking! We dug a pond and had the land pushed around it and at dusk the ground was lit up like fireflies! We researched and found that it was phosphorous!

FALL

 

Fall officially begins on September 23…Also known as Autumnal Equinox, which simply means that the sun moves to the southern hemisphere, or has a more southerly motion…We begin to have shorter days and longer nights…It is the time for harvest. This also means there has to be some way of preserving the bounty of the harvest, such as canning freezing, drying, dehydrating the fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, etc. Undoubtedly this is why in earlier times feasts were prepared and celebrations took place at this bountiful time of the year…This is when we begin to think about picking up fall mums at the local nursery, to decorate for fall. That is if we haven’t already planted them from the previous fall…

We go to the local farmer’s market to pick out a pumpkin or two for making pumpkin pie, bread, and for decorating. Making table centerpieces out of gourds, miniature pumpkins, corn husks, acorns, and other gifts from nature. Children get all excited about raking leaves, toasting marshmallows, and playing in the piles of leaves.

This is the perfect time for making homemade hot mulled cider to warm us up…And bundling up in our cozy sweaters, corduroy skirts, thick tights and sturdy boots…After we have washed or dry cleaned our stored winter clothing, of course…Sometimes just hanging these on the clothesline for a few hours in the bright fall sunshine, will freshen them up just fine!

 

Fall in the South means:The pecans will soon be ready to gather, provided the squirrels haven’t found them first…We’ll be making all kinds of treats with them and freezing some for later use. Scuppernongs are ripe for picking and making jelly or jam…Having cooler weather makes it nice to go for walks in the woods and gather pine cones, berries, and other natural gifts for decorating the fall table…

There is something about the cool, crisp weather that is so invigorating!

Autumn is a lovely time…which is why I love to bring the outdoors inside at this wonderful time of the year…Changing the decor just a bit to include some if the rich, scrumptious fall colors…It is said that warm colors in our surroundings actually tend to warm us…In other areas of the country it is apple picking time…Apple Picking There is nothing more delightful than picking apples, peeling them, slivering up a few to simmer in a cast iron skillet on the stove to add to pancakes or hot biscuits. Just add a few teaspoons of brown sugar, a bit of cinnamon or Apple Pie Spice, cook until desired doneness and spoon onto toast, pancakes, biscuits, bagels, etc. Fall is one of those special times of the year…Let’s get out and celebrate it with these charming ideas…Your life will surely be more delightful than ever!

OLD WORLD APPLE PIE

1 can of apples

3/4 c. sugar

1/3 t. salt

1 egg, beaten

1/2 t. vanilla

1 c. sour cream

1 t. flour

1 pie shell

Topping:

1/3 c. flour

1/4 c. butter

1/3 c. brown sugar

Or use regular dough and cut in strips for a lattice topping.

 

Chop apples, set aside. Combine sugar, 1 t. flour and salt. Add egg, vanilla and sour cream, beat until smooth. Add apples and mix well. Pour into shell. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. FOR TOPPING: Combine remaining flour, butter, and brown sugar, sprinkle over top of pie. Bake for 20 minutes at 325 degrees.

If this is confusing, just write me with your questions.

something on my mind…

For a few days I’ve been pondering this, and finally have the thoughts worked out enough that I’m going to go for it! If this steps on toes, so be it.

On the program for a meeting my husband and I attended Tuesday night, we were presented as “Bro. & Ms.”…No I didn’t say anything to the editor or chief about this….LOL But, I am a Mrs. I became a Mrs. 33 years ago (October 3rd to be exact…LOL). I never had or will have the desire to be called by something I am not, and that is Ms. MS represents a generation of women who did not want to be known or recognized as a married woman, or an unmarried woman ie Mrs. or Miss. I truly have not studied this at all. I just know what I think I know from years of seeing feminist women use this title.

I’m having Deja Vu here writing this…I don’t know why. Anyway, there was one older woman who had the title of Mrs., so it is a little confusing to me why all the other married women were titled as Ms. Is it because we were younger? (trying to see this from another perspective) Is there something I’m missing here? The editor of the program (secretary?) was a woman, perhaps an evangelical feminist, not really sure but it looks that way to me. I’ve written before how feminism has seeped into all facets of our lives, and this is just one more example. SHOULD I say something, expressing my views and reasons for my viewpoint? Should I let it slide? Is this the perfect chance to voice my opinion about a subject near and dear to my heart? Will I possibly invite criticism by doing so? I can be very brave at times. I started a whole new way of thinking by ladies in several area churches by wearing long dresses all the time to morning services, night services, shopping, and everywhere I went! It didn’t take long for this to catch on for some though, and I am happy I planted those little seeds. But what will this topic do? These are board members/workers/employees for the local church mission association. I just feel I cannot let this go. I have a mission HERE too! I am FEMININE, hear me roar!!!!!!!!! With my heart racing and a sneaky little look in my eye……………………I’ll keep you posted!