A bit of a change

I'm going to start using this blog as just a place to put my pictures.

I have started a new blog - Still Waters Farm - to replace this blog and Critters N Crafts, I wanted to combine them so I did! Now that I want a place to put pictures I have it!

Johanna

Christmas Party

We had a party to celebrate the birth of Jesus. we had 30 people over to sing, eat, and chat.
These were just so pretty sitting in the table I had to take the picture. And seeing that I'm giving you the picture I might as well share the recopies too.

Molasses Crisps
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons molasses
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon ginger
2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
sliced almonds

1. Cream butter and sugar till fluffy.
2. Beat in egg and molasses.
3. Add salt, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, flour, and baking soda.
4. Roll into small balls and flatten on cookie sheetwith bottom of dampened glass dipped in sugar.
5. place a sliced almond in the center of each cookie
6. Bake 375F for 5-8 min.






Raspberry Schnitten
1/2 cup butter-softened
1/3 cup sugar
1 large egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup seedless raspberry jam
1/3 cup crushed almonds
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate

1. beat butter and sugar in medium bowl with mixer on high speed until fluffy. Beat in egg, reduce speed to low and gradually add flour until blended. Divide dough in half; wrap ion plastic wrap. chill 1 hour, or until firm enough to roll out.
2. Heat oven to 350 F. have two un-greased baking sheets ready.
3. place each portion of dough on a Baking sheet. Roll each into a 15inch by 4 inch rectangle.
4. Fold long sides of dough inward 1/2 and inch, keeping borders even. Pat the edges to keep the sides strait and seal any cracks. Carefully spread half the jam onto each rectangle up to the turned edges, Sprinkle jam with nuts.
5. Bake 15 to 20 min. until edges are light golden. Cool on pan 5 min.. While still warm Cut each rectangle into 16 slices. Remove from pan and cool completely.
6. TO DECORATE: Melt chocolate in a small bowl in microwave as package directs. Dip ends of cookies in melted chocolate. Store in cool place so chocolate can set.




Finska Kakor
3/4 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups flour

1. mix butter and sugar thoroughly, work in flour with your hands.
2. Chill dough and heat oven to 350F
3. Roll dough to 1/4 inch on floured surface. Cut into strips 2 1/4 inch by 3/4 inch
4. Brush tops with lightly beaten egg white.
5. Sprinkle tops of cookies with mixture of 1 tablespoon sugar and 1/3 cup Finely chopped almonds.
6. bake on un-greased baking sheet for 17-20 min. of till delicate brown

Our Puppy in the Snow!

Well fall WAS here! We had our first snow! IN OCTOBER! this isn't supposed to happen.
And fall is my favorite season too. SADIE LOVES THE SNOW!!!!!

GOD I know when I was little I always wanted you to give me snow in october but I'm not little any more...Please make it melt!

Is it a bit obvoiuse I don't want it to snow yet!

I have more puppy snow pics on my other blog www.critterncrafts.blogspot.com

Fall is Here

GOD is so good. I love his many wonders. The last wild flowers of the year.... I think the wild ones are my favorites.... and hydragias.

Fall is my favorite season. though I do wish that fall was a bit longer... and winter a little shorter.

I went out yesterday and took ALOT of pictures. I figured I'd take advantage of the most beautiful season while it lasts.

Oh, what a beautiful picture! (Yes that was me bragging!)
I love Black Eyed Susans


I love our apple tree. It didn't produce the greatest (really not eddible) apples last year, then my brother pruned it and now the apples are deliciouse!

Fall is Here

Praying Kitty

I'm sorry this didn't come out very clear. I just thought it was a very cute picture.
Oh, yesterday was Lila's second birthday. Give Thanks Unto The LORD 1 chronicles 16:34

My Apple Pie

I've helped mom make pies many times , i love helping mom make pies, This is a picture of my first pie. I know, it's an embarising pie! It's a mess and yet... i like mt pie. When I told mom I wanted to make a pie she figured I knew about pie crust because I helped her so many times! HAHAHA!
It was all the way bakc in april that I made it but i found the picture and thought it was worth posting.
I know, my first pie... at fifteen, not too impressive!