Beautiful Monday

Hi Everyone,

I hope all of you are having a great day.  Here in Vandergrift, PA we are having a beautiful autumn day.  The temp is to hit around 56 degrees or so.  Not bad considering it is almost November.   Today I have been cleaning and doing some laundry.  In a bit I plan on making a meatloaf for supper along with mashed potatoes and a veggie.

At the end of the week Jim and I will be going grocery shopping and getting the things we need for the upcoming Thanksgiving dinner.  Some much to do, but this is one of my favorite meals to prepare.  I truly love to cook and bake and this time of year is the best time to do both.

Well I am going to close for now and see what else I can get done.  Thanks for stopping by Nana's Parlor and visiting.  You are always welcome here, stop by anytime.

Love, Hugs and God Bless,
Janet (Kristy and Abby's Nana)

Late Saturday Evening

Hi Everyone,

I know it is late but I wanted to check in any way.  I hope all of you have had a great day.  Here in Vandergrift, PA if was cold but sunny out.  Kept busy with some laundry and cleaning.  Was able to work a little in my craft room and also started a new mini album.  Not finished with it yet, hopefully tomorrow evening I can work on it.  It is all pink with lace, flowers and of course pearls.  When it is finished I will be doing a video on it and I will let you know.

Since it is late I am going to close for now.  Thanks for stopping by and visiting here in Nana's Parlor.  You are always welcome, stop by anytime.

Love, Hugs, and God Bless
Janet (Kristy and Abby's Nana)

Fall is in the Air, and Winter is Just Around the Corner

                                         This picture was taken from the parking lot at our church.
                                               


Hi Everyone,

I hope all of you are staying warm.  Here in Vandergrift, PA it is chilly.  Last night we got a call that we must boil the water due to a filter failure at the water resevoir in the area.  We are dealing with the situation and I know the Lord will bring us through.  It is a little extra work, but hey a little work never hurt anyone.

I have been working in my art journal and planning some altered art projects.  I have a few things in mind but I have to wait till payday to get the supplies I need to do them.

I am posting some pics with this post of what autumn looks like here in our area.  I hope you enjoy them.

Thanks for stopping by and visiting me here in Nana's Parlor.  Stop by any time you are always welcome here.

Love, Hugs, and God Bless,
Janet (Kristy and Abby's Nana)





More views of the autumn foliage taken from our church parking lot.  Enjoy the beautiful autumn colors.

Crisp Tuesday

Hi Everyone,

I hope all are having a great day.  It was a beautiful fall day today.  Bright sunshine, but don't let that foul you, it was chilly out.

Got plenty of work done today, with cleaning and cooking.  I want to share with all of you what I made for supper today.  Oven roasted deer chops surrounded by potatoes, cooked slowly in the oven in its own juice, gravy and french style green beans.  It was yummy.  With the leftovers tomorrow we will have deer stew with homemade dumplings.  Looking forward to that, a great fall meal, the kind that keeps you warm inside.

I have been planning my grocery list for next month.  Thanksgiving is one of my favorite meals to cook.  We are having a very special guest this year for this holiday.  Our granddaughter who we adopted back in 2010 will be here.  We are so looking forward to having her with us for a few days.  She goes to Lycoming College out near Scranton, PA.

Well I better close for now.  Thanks for stopping by and visiting me here in Nana's Parlor.  Stop by anytime, you are always welcome.

Love, Hugs, and God Bless You,
Janet (Kristy and Abby's Nana)

Cozy in the House

Hi Everyone,

Yes it is one of those days where you just want to stay in the house where it is cozy and warm.  I love days like this.  I have spent most of the day working either in my art journal or on an altered canvas.  It is finished and I just uploaded a video on YouTube.

Tomorrow is church which is a highlight of the week for Jim and I.  Our church's missions conference ended on Wednesday evening.  What a great conference.  It is so exciting to hear what the missionaries are doing on the mission field.  Wednesday evening was my time to be in the nursery.  I love being with the kids, they are great.  When I am in the nursery it is with the toddlers.  During missions conference we always have a lot more kids than normal and it is wonderful to be with these little ones while Dad and Mom share with the adults about their mission field.

Well I am going to close for now.  Thanks for stopping by and visiting here in Nana's Parlor.  You are always welcome.

Love, Hugs, and God Bless
Janet (Kristy and Abby's Nana)

It is Friday

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone is having a gorgeous day today.  Yesterday it rained and was chilly.  Today the sun is out and it is beautiful.  God is so good.

Jim will be working outside cutting the hedges.  It will probably be the last time this year.  The leaves are turning quickly.  That is one thing I love about fall, the changing of the leaves.  Right now I am working on an art journal for the four seasons.  I am just about done with fall, I will be working on winter next.  I love the changing of the seasons.

Well I having cleaning to do and finish up the laundry, last load.  I must get back in my craft room and get things straightened out so that I can work in it.  Got to run.

Thank you for stopping by and visiting here in Nana's Parlor.  You are always welcome.

Love, Hugs, and God Bless,
Janet (Kristy and Abby' Nana)

Cold outside, Warm and Cozy inside

Hi Everyone,

I am back.  Took my my Mom home yesterday.  She had be recovering at our house since her hip surgery and she could not wait to get home.   She is 80 years old, will be 81 in November and is very independent and sometimes stubborn.  I am glad she is still active.  One of her favorite things to do is go to the senior center, have lunch and play cards with her friends and bowl on the wee.  At the high rise where she lives a lot of the ladies there get together in the evenings and play UNO in the community room.  So if that makes her happy I am happy.

Jim and I have spent a quiet day at home.  I got some laundry and cleaning done and now I am watching some shows on the computer and working on my art journal.  It is just so good to be at home with my hubby.  He is the best.

Well I hope to post daily.  Please don't hold me to it, but I am going to really try.  Thanks for stopping by and visiting here in Nana's Parlor.  You are always welcome. come by any time.

Love, Hugs and God Bless,
Janet (Kristy and Abby's Nana)

Check Out my Kitchen Blog for "A Marriage Made in the Oven"

Hi Everyone,

Hope all of you have had a wonderful day.  I would like to invite all of you to visit my kitchen blog and check out "A Marriage Made in the Oven."  Today a chicken and a pig were married in my kitchen oven.  Yes, that sounds funny, but what I did was I took a roaster chicken, stuffed it with red and green pepper and wrapped it with bacon and basted it with chicken broth and orange juice.  Wrapping the chicken with bacon helps keep it moist and tender.  So come on over to my kitchen blog and visit for a while.

Thank you for stopping by and visiting.  You are always welcome in my parlor.  Stop by any time.

Love, Hugs and God Bless You,
Nana (Kristy and Abby's Nana)