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05 Feb 2023

Recipes with Pumpkin

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Everything’s Coming Up Pumpkin

Everything’s Coming Up Pumpkin

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Spiced Pumpkin Cake Roll

Spiced Pumpkin Cake Roll

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Vermont Maple Pumpkin Pie

Vermont Maple Pumpkin Pie

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Creamy Pumpkin Cheesecake

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Pumpkin Pie Smoothie

Pumpkin Pie Smoothie

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Light and Fluffy Pumpkin Pancakes

Light and Fluffy Pumpkin Pancakes

Patricia and TomHi there! Tom and I are two empty nesters who decided to downsize and simplify our lives—lose the clutter and drama, travel a little, laugh a lot, sit back, and enjoy the simple pleasures life has to offer. Read more

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From Our Kitchen

Easy French Onion Soup
Cranberry Pineapple Pecan Mousse
Sweet 'n Tangy Crock-Pot Pork
Sunny Sprouts
Cashew-Rice Pilaf

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Simplify Simplify Simplify

For some time now I’ve been walking around with three words at the top of my To Do List—simplify simplify simplify. I know it’s just one ... continue reading ...

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Pallet of soft green, offset by deep red earth.

Yellowstone or Bust

When you’re hot on the trail to Yellowstone National Park, you don’t go home just because they won’t let you in.

THE HORSES OF WYOMING by Tom Schmidt, watercolor, 2012.
Pallet of soft green, offset by deep red earth.
Hand-carved, Great Northern steam engine by Ernest Warther.
Buffalo Bill Reservoir.

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Our squirrel stealing filler from our flower pot f
Our squirrel stealing filler from our flower pot for his nest.

Exploring Arches National Park. #travel #utah #arc
Exploring Arches National Park. #travel #utah #archesnationalpark

Dinner for two. #pizza
Dinner for two. #pizza

Patio with a view. #ourhouse #ourpond #ourview #su
Patio with a view. #ourhouse #ourpond #ourview #summertime

My lunch today was a quick-and-easy combo of icebe
My lunch today was a quick-and-easy combo of iceberg lettuce, eggs, ham, turkey, shredded lettuce, and walnuts. So simple and simply delicious. #lunch #whatsforlunch #eatinghealthy

A fat bouquet from my husband. Just because. #love
A fat bouquet from my husband. Just because. #love #howdoilovethee

Once upon a time, I did embroidery. #needlework #w
Once upon a time, I did embroidery. #needlework #wallart

Room with a view.
Room with a view.

Mid-morning snack. #bananas #blueberries #cherryto
Mid-morning snack. #bananas #blueberries #cherrytomatoes



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