Happy Fall Y'all & an Easy Recipe!

Happy Fall Y'all! Even though its still in the nineties here, I'm glad its autumn.

While at the grocery store today, we saw the ever tempting candy corn. Its one of my husband's favorite candies. Of course we had to buy a bag, but I was also thinking of this super easy snack...Candy Corn and Peanuts. Have you ever tried the combo?

Its super easy to make - just put candy corn and peanuts in a jar in equal proportions and shake it up.

Its a great snack to make for fall parties, for easy hostess or teacher gifts, or just plain eating (like we will be doing!) I mixed ours in a pint fruit jar and tied a scrap of burlap material around the jar. I don't know how long the jar will last, but at least I'll have some pretty fall decoration on the bar for a few days!

What'cha waitin' on? You going make some or not?

A Texas Longhorn Sunset

I was driving home last night, deep in thought, pondering an article I had read in MaryJanesFarm Magazine over the weekend when I happened upon this sunset. I was thinking about the article that discussed how women digging in the dirt and working on the farm seem to be healthier and have less stress. I must say, I don't mind getting dirt under my finger nails and its been over ten years since I've been to a doctor.

 I was on my way home from the farm, country music blasting on the radio, cruising the back roads as sunset approach. It had rained most of the weekend (for which I'm very thankful) and the clouds made way for the sun to light up the sky.

 I rounded one corner on the black top road and immediately had to put on the breaks and grab my camera out of my purse. I jumped out of the truck, climbed the ditch and snapped several pictures of Texas Longhorns against the sunset.

 

The scene brought me full circle back to the article and I thought about how much I love living in the country. You don't get to see scenes like this in the city and you sure can't stop in the middle of the road, leave your truck door open while listening to the radio, taking pictures of cows in the sunset. Yes, I'm a genuine country, farm girl and I wouldn't have it any other way!

 

Fall Decorating with a Black Cat

I added a little more decorations to my outdoor fall dresser this week. I found these two scarecrows over the weekend and they have taken their place for the season. The woman at the store said "awww, you're taking these poor babies home..." You could tell she was a grumpy employee, who doesn't like fall nor decorating.

 

 Then I come home one evening and our sweet black cat was sitting on the porch rail that is hidden by the tin. She completed the autumn scene!

 Someone ask me on Instagram if she was posed here or if it was just a "kawinkiedink". Let me tell you, Annie does exactly what she wants to and there is no way to get her to pose on demand! The tin is attached to the back porch and she declares the porch rail as her very on cat walk. I really didn't think about her being fall decor when I set up the vignette.

 All my life I've heard how black cats are unlucky, but Annie is the sweetest black kitty and we are lucky to have her.

(taken with cell phone)