My great great grandfather the little irishman

Me and my Dah

I sure miss my dad he was a really great man and I am not saying that because he was my Dah

My eldest son graduating with his bachelors degree. I was so proud and he was so annoyed.

My youngest son he is going to be a college freshman, this fall he is going to be a pharmacist. sniff my babies are growing up on me

My Beautiful daughter she is going to be a college freshman she starts nursing this fall. I think she will be a great nurse she has a angel heart.

my christmas tree skirt

Its never to early to think about christmas, I am also working on a table topper, that I will post when I have it

done. I love those crazy quilt patterns and I think it is so christmasy.

I thought I would share a diabetic recipe

Bacon-Pecan Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe








Ingredients

1 pound large fresh mushrooms

4 tablespoons butter, divided

2 tablespoons canola oil

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons finely chopped onion

1 cup soft bread crumbs

6 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled

2 tablespoons chopped pecans

2 tablespoons sherry or beef broth

2 tablespoons sour cream

2 tablespoons minced chives

Directions

Remove mushroom stems (discard or save for another use). In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons butter and oil over medium-high heat. Saute mushroom caps for 2 minutes on each side; sprinkle with salt. Remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels.

In the same skillet, saute onion in remaining butter until tender. Remove from the heat; stir in the remaining ingredients.

Spoon into mushroom caps. Place on a broiler pan; broil 5 in. from the heat for 2-3 minutes or until filling is browned. Serve warm. Yield: 12-14 appetizers.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 each) equals 184 calories, 16 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 25 mg cholesterol, 277 mg sodium, 7 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein

this is my folk art quilt

I did both machine and hand quilting on this quilt.

Hi Folks

This is my first blog. Pretty cool Huh! Who said you can't teach a old dog new tricks. I am working on my eldest son Jeremy a rag quilt. Here is a picture of mu quilt thus far, I will post the finished quilt soon.