Fair Warning

          LADIES!!! 
 Remember...a  
 layer of dust 
protects the 
Wood beneath  it.

'A house  
becomes a home 
 when you can write
 'I love you' on the
 furniture .' 


I used to spend at least 8 hours every

 weekend making sure things were just 
 perfect - 'in case someone came over' . 
  Finally I realized one day that no-one 
came over; they were all out living life 
and having fun! NOW,  when people visit, 
I   don't have to explain 
 the 'condition'  of my

 home . They   are more interested in hearing about the things I've been doing while I was away living life and having fun.
If you  haven't  figured this out yet, please heed  this advice. 
Life   is short. Enjoy it! 
Dust if you must  ........   But   wouldn't it be better to paint a picture 
 or write a letter, 
bake  cookies or a cake   and  lick the spoon
 or plant a  seed,
 ponder   the difference between 
want and  need? 

Dust   if you must,   but   there's not much time . . . ...   With   beer to drink , rivers to swim and  mountains to climb  ,   music   to hear and books to read, friends to  cherish and life to lead.   


Dust   if you must,   But   the world's out there with the sun in your  eyes,   the   wind in your hair, a   flutter of snow, a shower of rain.   This   day will not come around,  again. 

Dust if you must ,    but   bear in mind,   old   age will come and it's not kind. ..... .   

And   when you go - and go you must - you,  yourself will make more   dust!  

Share   this with all the wonderful women in your  life. I   JUST DID. It's   not what you gather , but what you scatter that tells what  kind of life you have lived.    

kitten color coded

Odd Brownies

Vintage Garden

Seed Holder and Vintage Seed Fronts

Halloween Labels for your Party

Vintage Halloween 
Poison
Labels to Print 
Found HERE

Great Halloween tags

Great Halloween tags found

HERE

Mummy Pork Yummys

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 pork tenderloin (about 1 pound)
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 10 sheets phyllo dough (14 inches x 9 inches)
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 medium apple, peeled

Directions

• In a small skillet, bring cream and mustard to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes or until mixture is reduced to about 2/3 cup. Remove from the heat; stir in thyme.
• Meanwhile, place pork on a rack in a shallow baking pan. Brush with oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Broil 6 in. from the heat for 6 minutes. Remove from the oven; cool slightly. Change oven temperature to 400°.
• Set aside 1/2 cup mustard mixture for serving; spread remaining mixture over the pork. Place one sheet of phyllo dough on a work surface; brush with butter. (Keep remaining phyllo dough covered with plastic wrap and a damp towel to prevent it from drying out.) Repeat layers four times. Place pork on one edge of phyllo dough; roll up tightly to form mummy's body and tuck in ends.
• Place another sheet of phyllo dough on a work surface; brush with butter. Repeat layers three times. Cut into thin strips; wrap around pork tenderloin bundle.
• Cut remaining sheet of phyllo dough in half; brush with remaining butter. Cut a 1-in. cube from the apple; wrap in prepared phyllo dough. Position at the wide end of bundle for a head. Save remaining apple for another use. Discard remaining phyllo dough.
• Place bundle in an ungreased shallow baking pan. Bake, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 160°. Transfer to a serving platter. Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with reserved mustard sauce. Yield: 4 servings.

Originally published as Yummy Pork Mummy in Taste of Home Halloween Food & Fun 

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