looking at things anew...

      {Every picture tells a story}.

...and finding moments of peace.
As the cooking gets underway here this evening, perhaps I can share some food pictures, and maybe the pumpkin gooey bar recipe. But I do have work to do first. So until then I'm wishing you a peaceful day!

til soon,
Heather

p.s.: Thank you sweet friends for sending wonderful thoughts this way yesterday and today. I almost didn't make that post out of embarrassment but your ((hugs)) made it worth it. Thank you Hannah, Kathleen, Angie, Jeana, Gretchen, Teeni, Julie, Patricia, Jude, Karin and thank you to the silent friends too. You all have hearts of pure gold!

Don't fear the squash

my root vegetable cobbler


Good late morning to you,
This morning I was unable to be on the computer {so as not to wake M.} at my usual early hour with my cup of coffee, so I wrote out this recipe for you on paper. I make this dish to take for Thanksgiving and have adapted it from this cookbook recipe. So it's really a kind of vegetable pot pie. It is good, warming, textural, and a little perky with the turnips. And I do have a small star cutter that I use for the biscuit pieces on top. You can use whatever shape you have.

I'm going to work on my Wallpaper Pinhole Project today, yippee! Tomorrow I'll start making this cobbler and the dessert, the two things I'm in charge of. The dessert is pumpkin gooey bars with fresh whipped cream. It is quite a yummy recipe and everyone seems to like them!

What are your favorite dishes?

Until soon,
Heather

a pillow, a doily, pinholes & no. 100



Hello!
It's Monday and it's my 100th post here! {silent cheer}

I want to show you a couple things I was drawn to while in Chicago and find inspiring. What do you find inspiring?
: ceramic pillow, The Art Institute of Chicago.
:: antique doily, from the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef, Chicago Cultural Center.
::: pieces of Mama's letters, pg. 4, pinholes on paper, 6in. x 8in., matted size 12in. x 14in. View one matted. Available now, here, at artstream.

Artstream has been updating their online shop and it looks so good! Go see for yourself! And while you're there, find something lovely for your special someone{s} this holiday season!

Tuesday I want to share with you another recipe. This one will be a recipe of a vegetarian dish that I have made to take for Thanksgiving dinner the past couple years, and plan to take again this week.
Have a great day {today is my only day to teach this week, the rest is Thanksgiving vacation}!
Heather

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postscript: Thank you Kathleen, Julie and Gretchen for telling us more about yourselves.
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Bibbi has a nice post today, as she truly always does, everyday life.

pumpkin muffins for sunday brunch

In elementary school {I think 2nd grade} our class made a cookbook. Each child brought in their favorite recipe, this was mine. My mom will correct me if I'm wrong, {and I say that lovingly because now I want her to} but I think this recipe came from the * Zevely House in Winston Salem. {or maybe I'm making that up} Regardless of where they came from they're still my absolute all time favorite muffin. My husband says "they're old timey"; it must be the molasses.

* About the Zevely House
"Antiques and a fireplace decorate this house, which dates back to 1815. It was constructed by Van Neuman Zevely, a Moravian cabinetmaker, and became the center of his plantation. In 1974, the building was hauled to its present site and authentically restored....The brown sugar pound cake is always a good choice. A fireplace keeps the place snug in winter,..." {more here.}