over night guest

This gal stayed at my home Friday night.  She had a booth at the Apples and Acorns craft show at the Sandford  Center.  She grew up in Beach and she was a student at the school where I taught until she graduated in 2000.  Her parents where friends of mine and we went to the same church.  She married to an engineer for Arctic Cat in Thief River Falls.  He designs the new Arctic Cat snowmobiles.  She had a jewelry booth.  It was fun having her here even if it was such a short time.  Her sister was in my son's graduating class.  I asked her is she would have believed that she would be staying in my home  in Bemidji while she was in school. She laughed and of course would not have fathomed it. 

confirmation quilts

 

First Lutheran Church has 11 students that will be confirmed on October 28th.  Our quilters finished the quilts that will be presented to them.    They are simple but cherished by the students.  They have their names, the confirmation date and our church name on the quilt back. Last year I was one of four quilters that got the privilege of handing them out.  The size of the quilt is 40 by 60.  Just right to warm you as you do your home work.   



chile, tea and craft show

 

The month of October and November are really busy ones for the Auxiliary.  We have a chile and fry bread dinner on October 12th. It is 5:00 until 8:00 at the club.  Admission is 7 dollars.  The fry bread is made by our president and it is yummy. 

Then we are doing a membership drive October 20th, 1 to 4 at the club.  Come and find out what we are all about and how you can join us.  Appetizers will be served and we will give away a door prize every hour. 

Then in Novemver on the 17th 9 to 3 we are hold our annual craft show, bake sale and book sale. This is also at the post.  For a booth rental call 444-4455.  Lunch will be served and there is usually over 35 craft tables. 

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Pizza at homemakers

Dan and Heidi, owners of the Pizza Shop

The perfect one that I made.

 

 

We held Homemakers at the Rockwood hall in Becida.  We held our meeting during which we planned our Christmas party for the shut-ins and planned our Halloween party for the community children.  Then a member reported that a bachelor in Becida had a house fire in which he lost everything.  I suggested that I would donate a quilt to give him.  Then it was suggested that we put a gift certificate to Walmart with the quilt.  Then we got to the fun part of our meeting The Donut Shop from Minnesapolis demonstrated making pizza rolls for us.The owners of the company live in Becida and drive to Burnesville to work each week.  They supply pizza dough to many area restaurants.  They sell dough, sauce, and other pizza supply.   While their pizza rolls cooked.  We got to each make a pizza roll to take home.  What a wonderful experience and it was fun too.  On my way home I counted 20 deer.  Those were just the ones that I could see.  I wonder how many were actually out.

donation

winterization

 

From covering the sewer to putting away all the gardening vegetation and  all those beautiful decorations like my jeweled bowling balls, all have to be carried and put away for a Minnesota winter. I put all the things way that would get in the way of snow blowing and plowing.  Sunday was the day that was warm enough again to do my trailer. With the help of my friends I got this project wrapped up.  No pun intented.  After church I had put an apple crisp in the oven because I knew we would be doing this project soon.  Little did I know it would be that day.  So our reward for our hard work was warm apple crisp and coffee. I love the conversation that can happen over a cup of coffee.   I really don't know what I would do without the friend base that I have here in Bemidji.  I know with the help of these friends I will be able to live in the home that I love and out in the beautiful rural area that I love. 

apples and pumpkins

 

Yum yum

 

 

Not only is it crisp outside it is crisp inside too.  I am processing apples that I was given.  Most of them are making it to the refrigerator, but some just had to go into an apple crisp.  I mentioned on facebook I was making apple crisp and one person's comment was that she could smell clear down in Forrest Lake.  That is some really powerful apple crisp.   It is a smell that goes with Fall.  Another one is pumpkin pie.  That is the next project.  I am going to process the last pumpkin from my garden.   I gave one to each of my great nephew and nieces.  Even Cohan in Iowa is getting his as his father is going next week end to visit him.  I know he felt bad leaving it here in Bemidji when he went home.   But it still had to grow.  Well he ever be surprised that I sent it down to him.  It has gotten fairly big, but not as big as Tallan's 75 pounder.

I think I see a pumpkin pie in my near future. 

bedroom

 unpainted wall

Process 

 

unpainted

finished product

finished product

 

I am painting my bedroom dark brown and tan.  I was very fortunate to get my paint from Natalie and Jamon.  They had a ton left over from their last project. I have always admired the brown and tan they choose.  I could never find any swatches that looked like their paint. I asked them and Natalie had a couple of gallons of leftover paint. Did I mention that I hate to paint.   At the rate I am going it just may be done by Thanksgiving.  It was a slow process, but I finished it in a week. Did I mention that I hate to paint.   I got the corners where the two paints meet fairly well.  Well, they are acceptable.  Did you know I really hate to paint.  I just ordered Upper Case Living words for the spot above my TV.  "The heart that loves stays forever young".  I ordered it in beige.  My entire house except for one bathroom, one wall in my living room and now my bedroom are unpainted walls that just have the original coating.  They look all white and pristine.  But when you look closer they were tinted green.  In certain lights they will knock your eyes out.  Well, I don't like to paint, but it looks like a room a year is in my future.  I'll think about doing my patriotic room next.  Want to come and help??