Fall is for Apples and Pumpkins

Fall is getting a good start in the mountains and the new crop of apples and Pumpkins are in. My brother brought me a box of fresh apples this week. I peeled and cooked them and made fried apple pies which we have enjoyed for the last few days. So delicious. Thought I would share a couple of our favorite recipes with you using apples and Pumpkins. The first is a fresh apple cake recipe I have had for close to 40 years but still one I am ask for the recipe every time I take it to a social. Be sure you try it and let me know how you like it.

OLD FASHION APPLE CAKE
1 cup salad oil ,
2 eggs
2 cups sugar
2 ½ cups cake flour
1 tsp. Soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup pecans or walnuts
3 cups sour cooking apples,(chopped)
6 oz. Butterscotch chips
In a large bowl mix well, salad oil, eggs and sugar. Stir in dry ingredients.
Mixture will be stiff. Stir in apples and nuts. Press into a greased 9x13 inch
pan. Sprinkle butterscotch chips on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 55 to 60 min.
For best results bake one day before serving.

The next is a wonderful Pumpkin Roll. Be sure and let me know how you like it.

PUMPKIN CAKE ROLL
3 EGGS

1 CUP SUGAR
2/3 CUP PUMPKIN

1 TSP LEMON JUICE
¾ CUP FLOUR

1 TSP. BAKING POWDER
2 TSP. PUMPKIN SPICE

½ TSP. SALT
1 CUP CHOPPED NUTS
CONFECTIONERY SUGAR
BEAT EGGS HIGH SPEED. BEAT IN SUGAR, PUMPKIN, AND LEMON JUICE.
FOLD IN REMAINING INGRED. EXCEPT CONF. SUGAR.
GREASE A 10X15 JELLY ROLL PAN AND LINE WITH WAXED PAPER. ALSO SPRAY
PAPER. POUR BATTER INTO PAN AND SPREAD. BAKE IN PREHEATED
375 DEGREES OVEN FOR 15 MINUTES. WHEN DONE TURN ONTO A TOWEL THAT HAS BEEN SPRINKLED WITH CONF. SUGAR..REMOVE WAXED PAPER AND
ROLL AS FOR A JELLY ROLL INTO TOWEL. COOL, UNROLL SPREAD FILLING
AND RE ROLL.
FILLING IS CREAM CHEESE ICING

CREAM CHEESE ICING
1 STICK BUTTER MELTED
8 OZ CREAM CHEESE ( ROOM TEMP.)
WITH ELECTRIC MIXER ADD IN ABOUT 1 POUND OF POWDERED SUGAR.
MIX UNTIL SMOOTH.

Hope you Enjoy.

Judy

Trying to catch up

Greeting from the mountains:
I am not sure when I will get back to normal. We are into fall here in the mountains with the mornings and evenings being cooler. We have already had to have the heat on in our house a couple times. Finally got all the goodies we have left from the old house in storage for the winter and the items we are going to be selling on Ebay and the web site organized to be able to work on in the coming months.
We took a few days last week and went to Tennessee to visit our children, Both of our granddaughters had birthdays this month so we had a little celebration.
This will be the first time in 22 years that we will be in our own home for the month of October. We have worked the Gatlinburg Craftsmen Fair for 22 years, With the changes in Darrell's health this year we have decided to sit out for this show. Be sure you stop in to visit the show if you are in the area, You will see some amazing work by some great artist.
We have some wonderful plans for the web site in the coming months. Be sure you come by for a visit.
I will try to share the change of our seasons with you as we go into the fall and winter months. I love the changes, We live in the greatest place when it comes to the weather.
Below are a few wonderful items you will find when you come to visit. Remember we always send a free gift with every purchase and we will adjust the postage to only charge you the exact amount of shipping. We look forward to hearing from you real soon.

Hope you are enjoying your seasons in whatever state you are located.

Judy

Pink Saturday

Hello from the Mountains,

I am so glad to be able to join all of you for Pink Saturday again. We were just to busy the last couple of weeks for me to spend much time on the puter. We are starting into our fall season and the day are cooler and shorter. I so look forward to the change in our mountains and will share some wonderful pictures with you as they change.



I have two little pink stories to share with you today that mean so much to me. Along with everything else I do I have a home baking business, Baking home made cake, pies and other items for customers in our community. Well for some time I have been debating whether to buy a new mixer or not. A couple weeks ago I got a scratch off card in the mail for Kohls store and to my surprise it was for 30% off. I usually just get the 15% one, so Immediately it gave me the excuse to buy a new mixer. When I went into the store and saw the pink mixer and read about the link it has with breast cancer research I knew it was the one I would buy.

Just this past year I lost a wonderful first cousin to breast cancer and she was just 60 years. She had first found out about her cancer in the year 2000. She went through all the treatments and was cancer free for seven years. She decided to take a family trip to the beach last year in May with her children and grand children, There first, all together in many years. She came through West Virginia to visit us on her way back home to Ohio, She was having some trouble with her back, After returning home she found out her cancer had returned and was in the spine. From there is traveled fast and she passed away a couple days before her birthday in December. Sharon was a wonderful Mother, Wife and Friend. My tribute is to her and she is missed very much by so many of us. My pink Kitchen Aid Mixer is in her honor.







My next tribute is to my wonderful and beautiful Granddaughter Miranda, We all have refrigerator art and mine is one of my most treasured items. The little pink sign hanging on my fridge was a gift from Miranda just last year and that means so much as she gave it to me after she became a teenager, ( we all know how they change as teenagers) She is the joy in our life. She has been raised by her Mom and Darrell and I have helped in every way. She has spent every summer and holidays with us. She is more like a daughter than a granddaughter. We are so proud of the young lady she is becoming. Loves School, and has such a wonderful heart. The little picture above the sign is her at about 4 years old and she was helping my sister to make homemade bread. She loved playing in the dough. She had her 15th birthday just a few days ago. We now have a new Granddaughter, Madison, who belongs to our son. She will be 3 this month. We look forward to watching her grow up as we have done with Miranda, We will be in Tennessee next week to visit them both and to make more great memories.

Take a little time to hugs your children or grandchildren today or make a new memory.

Be sure you visit Beverly and stop by to visit all the others or are participating in Pink Saturday. Just click on the little lady icon on the left.

Hope you all have a blessed week.

Back to Normal, ALMOST!

I am so glad to finally get back to some what of a normal day. We have been working on the merchandise from the old house so long I have almost forgot what a normal work day is, Darrell and I have spent this week cleaning up after the sale. We have some goodies left so are packing them in one of the big trailers which we are going to use for storage for the winter and will have another sale in the spring. Our sale was very successful. Wish you could have been here.

We have some of the most amazing small vintage lamps and I wanted to do something special with them. Darrell rewired them with all new wiring and made some into candle lamps. They are absolutely awesome so I wanted to share a few of them with you. You will find some for sale on my website. A wonderful blogger friend Stephanie had these amazing little shades for sale on her blog a few weeks ago. I purchased a few and they are perfect with the lamps. Hope you enjoy and come shop with us real soon.

We also had the good fortune to be able to purchase this amazing beaded lamp shade cover and to be able to offer them to our customers. You just top your shade with it to add that extra special touch. You will find it for sale on the website and they are only $8.00 and will ship free.

This sweet little design I decided to keep and use in our guest room. I love it.
I have had this beautiful shade for a year or so and purchased it on ebay but don't remember who it was from but I also love it.

Our day are getting cooler and shorter and our leaves are starting to change. I look forward to the fall season. This will be the first time in 22 years I have been home for the month of October to enjoy our mountains. I have worked the Gatlinburg Craftsmen fair for 22 years and spent the month of October in Tenn. I am so excited to just get to hang a fall wreath on our door. I plan to try to post on a regular basis now so come by often to visit and let me hear from you.

My sale from the old House

So Sorry I have not had the time to post for the last couple weeks, But as you all know about the old house, we have been getting ready for our sale and we are now in full swing. We started on Saturday the 31 and will be selling until Monday the 8th. We have had hundreds of shoppers the last few day and have sold so many great pieces. Furniture, Glass, China and so much more. It has over taken in front or our house and shop. We did a lot of advertising so have had people from about a 50 mile radius. I am sure we will have lots left when we finish next Monday as we are still unpacking boxes and our out buildings are full. I think I will set up a booth in an antique mall for a few months. There are a lot of pictures, but I wanted you to get a good look at all the
STUFF. We have sold so many beautiful pieces of furniture, even a lot of the shabby chic, We have 3 absolutely gorgeous Mahogany Dining Tables. These will probably go in the antique mall.

I have missed precipitating in Pink Saturday and will be back in a couple weeks.
I look forward to getting back to the normal and my puter but it will take a while. If you live in our area come by to visit and shop.

Pink Saturday, Better late than never

Well The day is almost gone but as the saying goes "Better late than Never" I had a little emergency this morning and had to be away from home for the day and I have not took the time to learn how to post in advance, I promise I will learn this week, Everything is fine and I am home now. When our seasons start to change and you can fill the fall coming I usually get the Holiday fever, More now than nearer to the Holidays, so my mind turns to the Christmas season which is my favorite time of the year. I have a large family and we have always spent the holidays together, My children now live in Tenn. and last year was only the second time in 38 years we have been away for the Christmas Holiday. When they have to work near the holiday we will now be going to them. Anyway I love to decorate for Christmas so for the Pink Saturday I am going to share a couple of decorations with you.

The first is A Victorian Santa, Of course in pink and Mauve, I have had him for many years and he has sit many different places in my home. He is jointed so you can pose him how you like.

This next beautiful little ornament is covered with clay roses. I purchased it on Ebay last year, don't remember who it was from but I liked it so much I leave it out all year round. I hung it under the chandelier in my dining room.

I promise I will be on the ball next week. I have enjoyed visiting the other blogs as I have the time and love to hear from you. Be sure you visit Beverly, and stop by as many of the blogs as you can and let them know you were there. Just click on the little pink lady on the left.
Hope you have a Blessed Week.

New AD for Shabby Lane

Good Morning or Good Afternoon as I should say!
I belong to the wonderful on line shopping mall called Shabbylane and Catherine in putting together our add for the news letter today and I am running late as usual getting mine in so thought I would just share it with you and kill two birds with one stone. Get my ad in and post on my blog. Be sure you visit shabbylane for wonderful shopping from a great mix of shops. Just click on the shabby lane ad on the left of the page. Catherine, who is also owner of the shop isabellasroses.com, has only had shabby lane up and running for a few month and it has been wonderful to bring many new customers to my site. She is always there to help. It is also wonderful to work with victoriasshabbycottage who I purchased my site from and is responsible for the shabby lane site. Be sure you visit and you can get a head start on your Christmas shopping. Sign up for the news letter while you are there.


This will be my add for the up coming news letter:

We hope you all ready for School to start and to get into full swing for the holiday season. Come visit our shop and browse all the new items we have added for your shopping pleasure. We have over 50 new items in the last month and will add more daily. Don't forget! You will get a beautiful free gift with every shipment and stop by to enter our give away. No purchase necessary to win. Also, we still have the free shipping on any purchase over $100.00 until the last of August. Don't miss this opportunity to get some early Christmas shopping done. Drop us a line, We love to hear from you and appreciate your business
Judy at http://www.vintagetochic.com/

Hey It's Pink Saturday Again

Good Morning From the Mountains,
Our seasons are ready to change and fall is right around the corner, Our children will start school in a couple week and of course it is foot ball season for the high schools. Mine are long out our of high school but it always brings back good memories.
OK! On to Pink Saturday, I am going to share a few of my favorite things with you.
The first is another Doll from My collection. She is a vintage store mannequin, I inherited her from my MOM, who also was a lover of Dolls and had a wonderful collection. This little lady is about the size of a 10 years old, has a cloth body. she sits in a chair in one of my bedrooms.

This is a beautiful table lamp I painted and decided to keep for myself. It is a vintage brass lamp that I painted white and added a wonderful design of pink roses all the way around. To accent the shade I added a vintage dress collar.
Last winter I got in the mood to do some cross stitching while watching TV at night. I made some pillows for my granddaughters and sold some on my web site. I am so high energy that I can't just sit and watch tv, I need to be doing something with my hands, Some times this is great and some times not. I do get a lot done.
This is a wonderful assortment of sachets that we sold as a Bakers dozen with the stand.


We have had so many new ladies to join and share Pink Saturday, so be sure you visit Beverly and stop by as many as you can and let them know you were there. Just click on the PINK LADY TO THE LEFT. I love to hear from you and enjoy visiting as many as I possibly can. Hope you have a Blessed day.
Judy

Almost Ready

This Summer has been a real experience for Darrell and I. Sure didn't know how much work we were getting into when we purchased the contents of the old house. Has been hard work but we have had a lot of fun along the way. We got the trucks pulled into our drive the first of the week and Darrell had to build a platform between the two to move the merchandise. The one on the left is loaded to the back as you can see, Everything is ready and we will start tomorrow to unload, move and sort everything on the truck. We are going to have a sale starting the 30th of this month and run for about 10 days. Got a lot to do before then. I will let you see some of the furniture as it comes off the truck. Will be a real job just to match tables with legs. Come by often and see all the fun we will have and If you live close enough to visit, don't forget the sale, We would love to have you visit.

Pink Saturday

Good Morning Ladies:
You can feel the fall here in the mountains, our mornings are chilly, I get more Holiday spirit when this starts to happen than I get in December. I am going to be here at home for October this year for the first time in 22 years, We have worked the Gatlinburg craft fair for 22 years and always there for the whole month of October. I am so looking forward to the change of the leaves in our mountains. I will share them with you this year.
My contribution to pink Saturday will be short and sweet today. You have so many to visit and enjoy. Just click on the little pink lady on the left and it will take you to our Gracious host, Beverly. This beautiful plant has been in my home for 16 years. It is and Angel Wing Begonia, The leaves are shaped like angel wings and the sweet pink flowers hang in pods under the leaves. My Mom passed away 15 years ago this month and this beautiful plant was given to me as a gift when she was sick. She was a bed patient in my home for two years before passing away. I was so blessed to be able, along with my brothers and sisters to take care of her the last years of her life. Each year when this begonia blooms it brings beautiful memories of my Mom, and my first granddaughter was born just one week after my Mother passed. God takes one home and sends us another. Miranda will be 15 years old on Sept. 3rd. I move the begonia indoors for the winter and set it on my porch in the summer. Hope you enjoy your day and have a beautiful memory of your MOM.

Spread The Word, New Give Away

Gooooood Morning!
Can't believe I am getting to my blog this early in the morning. Got 10,000 things to do today as usual. "SPREAD THE WORD" Our next give away on the web site is up and running. All you have to do to get in on the fun is leave a comment on my blog or make a purchase from the web site. We have had past winners from both. This one will close on "SEPTEMBER FIRST" The gift this time will be one of our hand decorated Victorian boxes. Let your friends in on the fun. Each comment or purchase for the month of August will give you one entry.

My first chore this morning is to make a run to the grocery store to get a few necessities. I have been cooking and baking for a few ladies in my neighborhood and it is beginning to grow. All I need is another business but I love it. Baking is therapy for me.

Hope you all have a wonderful day.

At The Auction

If You have never been to an auction it is a real experience. We were there on this past Saturday evening, It is held in Claypool Hill, Va. which is about an hour and 15 minutes from home. They have regular auctions every weekend and once a month they have an antique auction. This was for antiques, They had more than 700 items and it was all sold in about 5 hours. It starts at 5 p.m. You register when you arrive and are given a number and a paddle which has your number on it. Open at 12 noon so you can look over all that is for sale. Every item has a number and you can make a list of the items you are interested in and want to bid on. Auction starts at precisely 5 p.m. and it does not slow down. Many workers on the floor and they move very fast. As soon as one item sells the floor moves to another location, another worker and the sale goes on. You must pay close attention, especially if two item you like are sold one after the other. People are talking all around you and up walking the floor, It is so amazing and fun. You have to watch about even scratching you head as you may be putting in a bid. lol! If you ever get the opportunity you should go at least once.
I had to make myself not bid on anything as I already have so much to take care of now, but I will be returning as I love it.
We sold a few items in this one but left before the auction was over, so will have to wait until I get the papers in the mail to see what they sold for.
They sold some beautiful antique furniture and some that would have been perfect to give the shabby look. I never paint on an antique if it is in great condition as it destroies the value, unless, it is something I really want for my home. Beautiful glassware and dishes, art work, quilts and so much more. The pictures will give you a little look at some of the items. They also sold a Cadalic Car and an Amish Buggy.

Pink Saturday

Good Morning Ladies,
So glad to be back home and to join Pink Saturday again. I didn't get to visit the others last week but do plan to get to as many as I can this Saturday. Be sure you visit and leave a comment. I am sure Beverly did not realize how this would grow when she started. It is really amazing and so enjoyable to see all the post. My hubby has always laughed at me as I love driving through towns at night and getting a glimpse through peoples windows. So interesting to see the difference in decorating. Could call me a peeping Tom I guess. lol!

This week I am sharing a couple of purchases I made at the show last week. Like I need another doll but she was just to gorgeous to pass up and of course in pink. She stands nearly 3 feet tall and is a beautiful Victorian lady with the most wonderful eyes and hair. I purchased her from a doll artist who lives in Maryville, Tenn. She has a new home on a cabinet in my second bathroom. My other purchase was a sweet wreath from Cricket who also live in Maryville. She is an amazing floral artist. Grows all her own flowers and dries them using a commercial freeze dry machine. I also got a fall wreath that I will share later.



I have got to take the time to learn how to post in advance. We are off to Claypool Hill, Virginia today to an antique auction. Will be selling some of the items from my old house so anxious to see what they will bring. The auction will be selling over 600 items this evening. Enjoy your day and looking through the windows of all the ones who are precipitating this week. lol!