Chocolate Chips Galore

One can never have enough chocolate chips on hand, right?

Grandkids like them in their lunches and for after school snacks, with milk.

Grandmas and Grandpas like to dip them into their coffee.

Plus, they make great little gifts when stuffed into a baggie and presented with love.

So inside a warehouse store, there was a coupon for $1 off from a package of chocolate chips.

Little was it known that the bag was the biggest one these eyes have ever seen.

Back in the apartment, there was a spare gallon sized glass holder.  Yup, gallon sized is correct.

Every last, precious chocolate chip fit in it!

So now they are ready, way in advance, to be mixed into chocolate chip cookies, from the Toll House recipe on the sides of chip packages.

These are going to make a LOT of chocolate chip cookies once the Christmas baking begins.

Birdie Sweetness

On this rainy Indigenous Peoples' Day, one can look back on the journey of Native Americans.  

Some of it is perilous to remember.  

Blessings are wished on Native Americans everywhere throughout this country.

On this free day, however, it's fun to look back at the weekend and think of all the fun things done.

One of them was a Harvest Festival at a church in Western Massachusetts.  

It is always a winning event.

The women of the church, St. John's, do a fabulous job of promoting an August mother lode yard sale.

In October comes the Harvest Festival.

Because things are being sold or given away in the apartment, most of the time at such sales is spent enjoying what is there but not buying too much.

Two precious little birdies did make it home, though.

They are as sweet as cupcakes.

Here's to a good day for you, too.

Rain or Shine, Remember Him

Yesterday's weather report predicted 75% chance of rain day.

Unsually, when the probabilty of rain is 75%  high, that's a no brainer. 

The chillier temps and lots of water drops coming from the sky make the soggy forecast a done deal.

During a drive to a part of the state that had yet to be discovered and explored, we came across a place called The Blessing Barn

It's a huge antique and used everything business.  It certainly did not disappoint. (Watch for a blog post on it this week, if interested.)

It was kind of off the track but it was a lovely drive with the fall foliage. 

Nearby towns we drove through had tons of churches.

It was fun to see all the different styles and steeples. 

The church seen at the top of this post is located close to the Blessing Barn. 

Its steeple was peeking out through the trees and looked so beautiful.

May your own Sunday be super blessed. 

The Yellow Tea Pot

Because of ongoing, never ending, efforts to de-clutter, going frequently to estate and yard sales is no longer good.

There's just too much temptation to bring more objects home.

Well, occasional estate and yard sales are permitted (by me. ha ha)

One whopper last weekend had hundreds of items. 

The woman whose possessions were being sold was a massive, major, mega collector. 

Using great care, only a few things came home with me.

One was a whisk that was needed and the other was a nice pair of scissors.

Then, eyes met yellow teapot  It is so cheerful and pretty. 

However, there is no need for a teapot. 

It was hard to walk away from it but never fear, there was a return trip to that section of the sale when all prices got slashed to half price.

The teapot, which can be used as a vase, sold for a paltry $2.50.

It's soooo pretty and cheers up the top of a kitchen hutch-of-sorts.

ARE YOU A TEA DRINKER? IF YES, WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TEA TO DRINK?

The Lingering Days of Autumn

These are the glory days of autumn.

Roadside stands are filled with apples,  pumpkins in all shapes and even colors, gourds, dried corn stalk decorations, and plenty of butternut squash.

Temps this week have been a little crazy.

It's downright chilly in the mornings, so we don sweaters and sweatshirts.

By noon, temps are up and off come the sweaters and sweatshirts, exchanged with lighter clothes.

By late afternoon, it zips back to chilly. 

It must be hard to be a weather person, predicting the kind of day is ahead.

However, as long as the autumn sun shines brightly, and the skies are blue and beautiful, one can withstand the rapid change in temps.

No doubt about it, this is the most delightful and picturesque time of year in New England.