Thanksgiving Wishes And A Few Other Things

Welcome dear friends! I hope you all are having fun baking, cooking, and preparing your sweet homes for Thanksgiving day. I love this vintage postcard, just look at the pink coat the sweet little girl is wearing! I declared the turkey was her pet, but my dear husband insists she is luring him back to the farmhouse!



Yesterday I made a pumpkin pie for my husband and son and today I made them Cranberry Bread and Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Crisps. This recipe made a big batch, I have this plate, and a cookie jar full for them to enjoy. Tomorrow I will make dressing, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls, a salad and turkey of course.

Here are the recipes if you would like to try them. I use all organic ingredients.

Oatmeal-Chocolate Chip Crisps

1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup rapadura
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup canned unsweetened pumpkin
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
11/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon sea salt (I use Celtic)
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 cups rolled old-fashioned oats
11/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

1. Heat the oven to 350. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

2. Beat the sugars and butter together with a hand mixer until well blended and fluffy. Add the pumpkin, eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth.

3. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon into the mixture and continue beating at low speed until well blended. Stir in the oats and chocolate chips.

4. Drop by tablespoons onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until lightly browned.

5. Cool the baking sheet on a wire rack for a few minutes before removing cookies. Cool them completely on wire racks and store in an airtight container. Enjoy!

Adapted from the cookbook Pumpkin



Cranberry Bread

4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus more for pan
2 cups whole wheat pastry flour (spooned and leveled) plus more for pan
1 cup packed light-brown sugar
11/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon sea salt (I use Celtic)
1 large egg, lightly beaten
3/4 cup whole milk
1 bag (12 ounces) cranberries
1 tablespoon rapadura sugar (or turbinado) for topping (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350; butter and flour a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan, and set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside. In a medium bowl, combine butter, egg, and milk. Add wet mixture to dry mixture, and whisk to combine; fold in cranberries.

2. Pour batter into prepared pan; sprinkle top with rapadura or turbinado sugar, if desired. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean; about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack; let bread cool 30 minutes. Invert onto rack; then immediately turn right side up to let cool completely.

Adapted from Everyday Food Magazine




I have made two corduroy skirts and have three more cut out ready to sew. This is a gray one I made.



And here in the library, I am wearing the black floral one I made. I love this one best!



In my previous post I shared the wool rabbit wall quilt I made, here is a close up. These are so much fun to make, I have been making them for Christmas gifts.



I have been blessed by two sweet ladies that I won prizes from their lovely blogs. Dear Madai from her beautiful Forget Me Nots From Wren Cottage sent me this pretty package. She made the beautiful JOY banner, the star and heart, and enclosed some seeds in lovely lace with ribbon, and a sweet handwritten note. Thank you so much Madai, you are so generous and I appreciate you sending these pretties to me!!!



Dear Brook from her lovely The Home That Love Built sent me these beautiful JOY mosaic letters that she made. A few months ago I also won a beautiful mosaic frame from her. Thank you so much Brook, you are so generous as well and I appreciate you sending these letters to me!

I hope each of you and your dear ones have a wonderful and happy Thanksgiving Day tomorrow filled with God's blessings, good food and lots of JOY! I am so very blessed and have so much to be thankful for! May the Lord bless each one of you! Thank you for visiting me at my Rose Cottage by the Lake!


Psalm 118:1
O Give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.