Hulsey Apple Pie

Having a Fall party?  Want a cider-punch recipe?  Well here it is.  This shot-style sipper is best served at room temperature and in moderation.  I served this drink at our last get together.  I borrowed a glass gallon jug with a tap from my Mom… you know, one of those summer tea jugs, and purchased the smallest plastic cups I could find at Walmart.  This isn’t the type of adult beverage that you need a Solo cup full of.  Just a dab’ll do ya!

 

Hulsey Apple Pie

1 gallon apple cider (non-pasturized!)

1 handful red hots

4-5 cinnamon sticks

2-3 packets powdered apple cider drink mix

1 750ml bottle Ever Clear

1 750ml bottle Bacardi 151

 

In a large stock pot bring apple cider, red hots, cinnamon sticks and powdered mix to a slight boil stirring until red hots are melted and powdered mix has dissolved.  Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.  After cooled, add alcohol and stir together.  Pour into large mason jars to store.  Serve as you wish… and beware! 

This one will sneak up on you quickly and is oh-so good.

 

 

 

 

 

just for giggles

today, during naptime at the dc, I have been hooked on a blog I found and really trying to keep quiet.  this is the first day i have not turned the window unit on (as back up) for the a/c or the noise for them to sleep by.  so it is super quiet in here.  until i found this video.  i couldn't resist turning up the volume a tinch and giggling at the little dancer.  y'all she is too cute and i am happy to say would fit right in here!

Weekend Adventures: Bellbuckle 2013

You had to have known this was coming!  We had an awesome trip to Bellbuckle Tennessee to the huge craft fair put on my the Webb School.  Some of it put on by the Webb School and over the years it has overflown into including the entire town and we love it!  There were tons and tons of booths.  We mainly stick to the junky ones and boy did we find a new fave!  I had my usual turnip greens and white beans just as soon as I could get to them.  We had wonderful weather. 

I'm just going to hush and let the pictures say it for me. 

 

 

 

I love to take tons of pictures so I can go back and look at them later to notice things I overlooked then.  Oh and for the lovely Bellbuckle memories!  Seven of us went this year in two cars.  I think I can speak for us all in saying what a great time we had!



Book Review: Couture Prairie

I adore Rachel Ashwell books.  I would say that her style is what my heart desires.  I feel it just takes a little help to get there and this book sure handed me a dose of inspiration.  I was honestly inspired to go into the master bath and change out my tobacco shelf on the tub with the green shelf that I had painted, added an oval iron stone platter and put my vinegar cruets filled with bath gels and a vase full of zinnias.  I also moved a gold velvet chair into the room by the tub and wound up painting a peg board a light pink color and distressing it.  It looks fantastic, it's just not hung yet.  I get nervous and ask for help when I hang stuff on the walls.  I feel like I need to find a stud and can't ever seem to hit one right.  The book is fantastic.  I have visited her store online and her blog.  I won't exactly allow myself to afford her duvet covers and sassy items but it gives me inspiration for working with the things I can afford and find at yard sales and flea markets.  I adored this book and I give it a 10!

I have never wished I saved the curtain rod for my clawfoot tub more.

 

And here are the pics of my inspiration.