first oil ~

This is my granddaughter's very first  and only oil painting ... 

her and her friend walking the railroad tracks ~

I think it's pretty amazing :) ... 

Until next time ...
So it goes in my neck of the woods.
~mel

doughnuts ~

... to glaze or not to glaze? coat with sugar and cinnamon or chocolate and sprinkles, powdered sugar, nuts, coconut?  How do you like your doughnut?  Personally, I like my plain.

Today was homemade doughnut making day. 

Now I really can't take all the credit for making these doughnuts.  Granted, most things I do make from scratch; but when it comes to the doughnuts I buy a bulk dry mix from my Amish friends.  You add 4 cups of warm water, and 4 Tblsp. of dry yeast, mix it up, let it rise, cut them out, let them rise again, and fry. 

Pretty easy ... and cheap.  The mix says it will make 3 dozen doughnuts - but I got 52 of them out of one batch.  They came out to $0.91 cents a dozen and that wasn't counting the 52 doughnut holes!

Frying the holes :)

... and then some doughnuts  ... I fried them in my electric frying pan ~ which worked out quite well, I could do a dozen at a time.

I know the family would like it if I made these more often; but I only do them once a year.  They freeze up beautifully and sure do make for an easy breakfast or something quick to put into Dear Hubby's lunch box for work.  Dear Hubby also likes taking them along with him in the fall when he's trapping for a quick snack to grab.  I take such good care of him :)

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Looking out my window ...  on the edge of the yard ... THIS is why I love living in the woods ~

Until next time ...
So it goes in my neck of the woods.
~mel

i LOVE this time of the year ~

So pretty out right now ... with the changing of the seasons:) ... the trees are gorgeous!

 Want to go along on a ride?  Slim's driving ... 55mph (plus) ... he refuses to slow down for me ... he's grumbling something about me having enough fall pictures already ... all these pics are through the windshield of the truck ... I sure am glad the windshield was clean ... just wish the driver wasn't in such a mood.

 I don't care if grumpy pants won't slow down ... it's still pretty out ... and his foul mood isn't going to sway my good mood ... so there ... (I just stuck my tongue out) LOL

I hope you enjoyed the fall colors as much as I did.


 Oh... how I wish you could smell the air ~ so crisp and clean. 

Some of the places we drove past you could just smell the mushrooms.

I truly do love the fall season ...

Until next time ...
So it goes in my neck of the woods.
~mel