Flannel, Down & Snowmen

One of my most coziest feelings is slipping between flannel sheets under a down comforter on a RAINY Saturday afternoon. Today was one of those day. LOVED it. We use flannel all year long, but with my new acquisition of a down comforter it's even cozier...

Salad toppings

Have you ever gone to a resturant and have something to eat that your just really enjoyed? Well, that describes the Roquefort dressing at Finn's Cafe. It is frozen when they put it on your salad and by the time you get it at the table it is just the right consistance. It was a recipe from the original Finn's Resturant on Parley's Way in SLC. I just love it. Another salad I had recently was at the Curry Manor in Vernal, Ut. It was made up of baby spinach leaves, blue cheese crumbles, prailined almonds topped with a sweet oil/vinegar type dressing and a strawberry. YUMMMM. I didn't have my camera at dinner or I would have a pic of it too.

Family & Friends Celebrate Gene's life

Kate, Donna & Colleen... enjoying lunch with us. These are some of my fave girlfriends.




Karen, Walt & Finn (master baker at Finn's Cafe in SLC as well as being the only son of Finn & Greta Gurholt). They owned the orignal Finn's Resturant on Parley's Way.



Finn Gurholt & Walt's brother Gene at the luncheon we surprised him with. Gene & Kate are up in SLC from St. George for a ton of tests for his prostate cancer. They found out that the cancer has progressed into his spine. They have only a slim bit of hope thru some chemo treatments, but the prognosis doesn't look all that great. We all wanted him to know we CARE and wanted to celebrate life WITH him.

After lunch we all went over to Bill & Jennifer's house remodeling project in SugarHouse. They've been working on it for over a year now and still seems to need a lot done to it before it's finished. It is nice inside so far. This is Donna wondering if the garage isn't bigger than her house.
The house itself looks smaller than the garage, it's got plenty of room inside. Maybe the landscaping will take on a new look in the spring.

Painting the roof

With the great weather we've been having in SLC this fall, it was good time to recoat the roof at my sisters. Colleen & Walt took turns rolling the goo on. They got one coat on before a fall storm rolled in.

Buying in the rain

Even though the weather was drizzly, it didn't dampen the mood for a yard sale. I drove 26 miles to the one that Stacy & Kristy had. Erika was there too. These lovely ladies are part of a CAMPBELL Clan in Utah. What fun it was to meet Stacy & Erika. I had met Kristy before. This sale was helping Kristy clean out her STUFF as she & her hubby are moving to England in early Dec. He got a job with a Formula One design company. Things are different in England so getting rid of some excess stuff is cleansing. The weather wasn't all that cooperative, but the company was good - ME. I love garage sales. I picked up a down comforter in a duvet cover, an antique train case with pics decopaged on it, a clamp on light good for scrapbooking in a darker corner, a puppet for our pesty puppy and some scrapping supplies. I think of it as a huge score. Thanks Ladies.

Mum's the word

When I was in Birch Bay in Sept at one of a number of garage sales, I bought these mums for $1.00. Unfortunately, I forgot them in my cousins car. Shows you how badly I needed that stem of flowers. I had forgotten all abt them. Yesterday in the mail was this box from this cousin. I couldn't even imagine what she would be sending me. To my surprise there were my flowers in a "Daisy" can. That was something I hadn't bought. She thought I needed it now. She'd had it for a year - picked it up at a give-away session at a family gathering a year ago. How cute! I just love it.

Tabs and Friends

Today I took my friends daughter, Kandy, to the airport. This is Kandy's 2nd time on a plane. But the 1st time by herself. She'll be 31 in Nov. She is going to visit Judy (my friend) in Walla Walla for a week. I am so excited for them as they need to need each other. Kandy has 3 boys all under the age of 13 and hasn't ever been away from them. She NEEDS a break and her Mom stepped up to the plate and sent for her. The boys will be staying at home with their Dad for some bonding moments.
After I dropped her off, I went down to the Ronald McDonald House in SLC to turn in our 2 1-gal baggies of pop can tops. They turn them in for $$$$ that is used to make minor repairs, buy some extra goodies for the guests or just plain do nice things that the regular budget would allow.
Next I went over to another friends house to tend to the stay at home birds and cats. Connie is in Idaho visiting her Mom who at 79 recently had a hysterectomy to stave off uterine cancer. She is doing fine, just needs help getting back on her feet again.
On the way to Connie's I missjudged a curb and tripped going down with a thud. Landed on the heel of my palm and a bruise is already forming. I stopped by the Chriopracter and got an adjustment. I can tell the dif already. So much for living up to my childhood nickname - Grace...

Frolicking in FALL warmth

In Tooele yesterday there were many signs of Fall that I enjoyed looking at...colorful zuk- ins, leaves, berries, trees and iery thinks like spiders and dracula...

Fall into things to do...

Oh my goodness - Fall is a wonderful time of year. All the colors coming alive. Harvesting of wonderful vegetables and weather changes. Only problem, my head loves to view the weather changing, but my body doesn't like it. It makes me feel like a slug that aches. I don't feel like doing ANYTHING when it's gloomy outside. One thing I did get done though, was assemble the scrapbook page kits that I bought last weekend. That is why I bought several kits. They tell you exactly what to do to put it together. On Saturdays at FOR EVERY SCRAPBOOK in Lindon you can pick up extra kits during their buy one get one deals. We also went to be of assisstance at some friends of ours (Dave & Donna with the Airstream). Now they are having trouble with their trailer furnace not staying lit.

Walt & Dave worked on it for hours - to no avail. While Donna house cleaned, I sat outside reading a book and then some sitting inside looking at the latest vs. of Better Homes & Gardens. I love that mag as it inspires me to cook and deco some. So, we enjoyed a casserole and some acorn squash for dinner. Then I saw Sondra's post for the apple pie and that would have been great for dessert. Hmmm - we didn't have any apples though. What a great idea - freeze your pie filling and do it on the fly.
Tomorrow it's back to work - good thing I like my job. This coming week we are changing out some old fixtures and replacing them with new ones in the checkstand impulse area at a few local stores. Tomorrow I'm going to be in Clearfield, Tues in Tooele and Thur in Brigham City. Won't that be nice to see the leaves changing in Sardine Canyon...

Eating bright colored things

The "No's" in your life can't argue with what the doctor says :-)
Recently I went to the doctor for my yearly physical. My blood pressure was high, my cholesterol was high, I'd gained some weight,and I didn't feel so hot. My doctor said eating right doesn't have to be complicated and it would solve my physical problems. He said just think in colors... Fill your plate with bright colors... greens, yellows, reds, etc. I went right home and ate an entire bowl of many of those colors.... And sure enough, I felt better immediately. I never knew eating right could be so easy.