We're making progress

 Mr. Santa, a hand painted gourd by my friend Suzy has a place of honor in the toy box.

 On Friday, I went to a small, family owned nursery in Georgia to pick up my tree.  Isn't it lovely!  It's also extremely heavy, so I unloaded it into a big plastic bin in the wagon and hauled it up the steps.  We'll plant it right after the New Year.

Two Christmas quilts are hung and ready.

And all the bins full of decorations are waiting to be unpacked.

Who knows maybe even the packages will be mailed on time this year.

Until then, keep stitchin' . . .

Wishing you and yours a blessed Thanksgiving

Until then, keep stitchin' . . .

Ten Minutes to Make, Tastes Like Heaven Chocolate Pie Recipe

Sorry, no handy pie pictures available.  But here's the recipe:

4 oz Baker's Sweet Chocolate
1/3 cup milk
2 tablespoons sugar
3 oz cream cheese, softened
8 oz Cool whip (low fat okay) (generic brand okay)
1 ready made chocolate cookie crumb pie shell

Heat chocolate and 2 tablespoons of the milk over low heat until melted.

In separate bowl beat sugar, cream cheese, remaining milk.  Add chocolate mixture.  Blend until smooth.

Fold in Cool Whip.

Pour into pie shell.  Freeze.

Let thaw 10 minutes before serving.

It always tastes like you spent hours in the kitchen.  Yummm.

Until then, keep stitchin' . . .

Monday's Musings

Dated 1860-1870.
Probably made in Auburn, Illinois

Compliments of the International Quilt Study Center.

Until then, keep stitchin' . . .

Rolling into the weekend.

After mixing up all the preliminary Turkey Day preparations, let's go and sew something fun!

Until then, keep stitchin' .  . .