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RIP Jane Goodall

2025-10-01T20:29:25Z

Jane Goodall, famed primatologist and conservationist, dies at 91

I'm sad to hear this. She was such an advocate for not just chimpanzees, but animals and the natural world altogether. Mother Earth herself. She loved the planet and its inhabitants. She will be missed.

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It's October!

2025-10-01T10:38:19Z

Happy Halloween Month! YAY!

To celebrate, I thought I'd share the link to my Halloween Playlist. That way, y'all can listen to my weird music tastes. Be warned, not only is there some swearing in a few videos, but I have a lot of parody videos. What does that mean? That means The Merkins, a comedy rock group, dressed as Michael Myers, Jason, Freddy Krueger, Ghostface, and Leatherface, singing and dancing to songs with their own twist on things.

Like dressing up like the Backstreet Boys singing I'll Kill You That Way. Or Ghostface singing Call Me, Sidney.

A few other characters are popping up, Pennywise. Candyman. Pinhead. Regan, singing My Head Spins Right Round. Fun times!

There are also a couple of poems I had to leave in. The Raven. The Telltale Heart. And some SNL Halloween shorts.

Not David S. Pumpkins. Even I have a limit. LOL!

There are some other songs too, though. Ghostbusters, of course. I Put A Spell On You. Different versions of This is Halloween. Mr. Crowley. Mary Jane's Last Dance by Tom Petty. Because who doesn't like a little mild necrophilia for Halloween? I would put it on shuffle. Because sometimes I would search for a song, find several versions, and add them all at the same time. But yeah. I hope y'all like it!

Ame's Halloween Playlist

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Starting Up With the Halloween Recipes

2025-09-28T13:20:59Z

Good morning! Or whatever time it is when you're reading this. I hope y'all are having a good day. It is officially Fall here, but it's still warm. Not too warm, but not sweater weather either. I'm looking forward to it being chilly.

I only have to go out once this week, so yay! I had my mammogram, which I had scheduled for September, but it wasn't until tomorrow. Fun. Then, I have my usual Wound Care appointment for my leg. The only thing I can see being a problem tomorrow is standing at the damn machine while they sqish my tits.

Everything went well last week, the doctor is pleased with my leg and its healing process. It's just slow. I was home before, like, 11 am. So that was nice.

I've been watching Creepypasta, ghost stories, and mysteries on YouTube this week. Right now I'm watching Haunted Places TOO Scary For Ed And Lorraine Warren. So that's fun! I even found a couple on The Mad Butcher of Fayette County, which is where I live. He was a serial killer who supposedly operated out of the town I live in in the early 1960s.

People were finding bits and pieces of bodies in the area after a few people went missing. There's some information HERE. From what I've found, they never discovered who did it.

So yeah, creepy.

But hey, it's Halloween! I've got some information on the Headless Horseman that I've been saving to watch till this month, and just popping up in my subscriptions this week is 21 Creepy Samhain Creatures & Traditions you NEED to Know, and a video on The Entire History of Zombies. So I'm hoping to find time to watch that this week. I also plan to get Trick R Treat on Prime Video if I'm able. I love to watch that one around Halloween, but it's difficult to catch it online.

Now, before I get to the recipes, I want to let y'all know that I'm locking down my journal. Not because I worry about reading over my shoulder, I don't work and don't care. But others do, and I want everyone to be free to express their feelings in my journal. So as of October 1st, I'm looking this down. If you want recipes, you'll have to friend me. Sorry.

I'm starting the Spooky treats this week. First, the normal stuff. Before I get to the fun stuff. As y'all know, this past week was the 50th Anniversary of Rocky Horror Picture Show. I didn't want to do anything with toast or rice, so I'm starting with Sheet Pan Meatloaf, Garlic Butter Parmesan Chicken Meatloaf, and Pork Chops with Apple Pan Sauce. LOL!

Then I've got 3-Cheese Pumpkin Pasta Casserole with Spinach, Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Vegetables with Thyme and Maple Syrup, Hearty Beef & Sweet Potato Stew, Harvest Fruit Salad, and a Roasted Fall Vegetable Salad.

I've got a Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal for breakfast with Cinnamon Roll Icing Recipe for breakfast this week, and there's Cheesecake-Stuffed Pumpkin Bread, PSL Cinnamon Rolls, and Pumpkin Biscuit Bake. With a maple syrup butter to serve on the biscuits!

For drinks, I've got a Perfectly Creamy Tiramisu Latte made with a Vanilla Simple Syrup. Slow Cooker Chai, and for fun, I've got Harry Potter-inspired Pumpkin Juice.

Then I'm starting all the treats! I've tried to put some regular Fall treats in with the Halloween treats. I've got Butter Pecan Biscotti, Candied Pumpkin Spice Pecans, Halloween Popcorn Balls, and Gourmet Caramel Apples. Gotta have popcorn balls and caramel apples for Halloween!

On top of that, I've got Count von Count-Inspired Krispies Treats, Orange Poke Halloween Cupcakes, Butter Pecan Cookies, Ghost Cookies, Snickerdoodle Pumpkin Cheesecake Cookies, Tie-Dye Halloween Sugar Cookies, and finally, for the cookies, Halloween Witch Hat Cookies. They're purple!

Then the cakes. Pumpkin-Black Cocoa Swirl Cake, Haunted Hill Skull Cake, Black Magic Cake, and finally, an Apple Dapple Cake.

So yeah, I've tried to mix in regular recipes with the Halloween ones, like I said. But I can't help but break out the recipes for Halloween already! I've got plenty, so I might as well share.

Hope y'all like them, and that you have a good week!

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( Garlic Butter Parmesan Chicken Meatloaf )

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( Pork Chops with Apples Pan Sauce )

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( 3-Cheese Pumpkin Pasta Casserole with Spinach )

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( Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Vegetables with Thyme and Maple Syrup )

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( Hearty Beef & Sweet Potato Stew )

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( Harvest Fruit Salad )

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( Roasted Fall Vegetable Salad )

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( Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal )

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( Cinnamon Roll Icing )

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( Cheesecake-Stuffed Pumpkin Bread )

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( PSL Cinnamon Rolls )

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( Pumpkin Biscuit Bake )

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( Perfectly Creamy Tiramisu Latte )

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( Vanilla Simple Syrup )

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( Slow Cooker Chai )

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( Harry Potter Inspired Pumpkin Juice )

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( Butter Pecan Biscotti )

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( Candied Pumpkin Spice Pecans )

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( Halloween Popcorn Balls )

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( Gourmet Caramel Apples )

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( Count von Count-Inspired Krispies Treats )

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( Halloween Poke Cake Cupcakes )

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( Butter Pecan Cookies )

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( Ghost Cookies )

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( Snickerdoodle Pumpkin Cheesecake Cookies )

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( Tie-Dye Halloween Sugar Cookie )

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( Halloween Witch Hat Cookies )

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( Pumpkin-Black Cocoa Swirl Cake )

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( Haunted Hill Skull Cake )

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( Black Magic Cake )

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( Apple Dapple Cake )

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That's it for this week! Hope y'all like them!

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Halloween Decorations

2025-09-27T15:52:57Z

So I've been talking about my Halloween decorations, and Sally and I finally finished this week. I'm not gonna show you the entire apartment, but maybe half of it. LOL!

( Halloween Decorations )

I just have Halloween lights around the window, and leaves and gourds around and under the TV. Then I have an artificial cauldron with flowers on it on top of my electric fireplace, and decorations on my shelves. It's looking really good and I'm happy with it! Sally even packed up some of my old books that I don't read anymore to make room, and I have lots now. Which means I can buy more stuff next year! YAY!

So that's my decorations. What do y'all think?

Oh, and I'm just going to leave this here.

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Happy Birthday Rocky!

2025-09-26T11:38:56Z

On this day in 1975, a movie premiered in theaters and flopped. Well, at first. See, it was a movie of a stage musical of the name, Rocky Horror Show, only they had stuck the word "Picture" in the title.

It wasn't until later, a small theater started showing the movie at midnight, that the movie gained a cult following.

That movie was The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and it is fifty years old today! So, Happy Birthday to Rocky, Frank-N-Furter, Magenta, Columbia, and, of course, Riff Raff, who was played by the man who wrote the script and created Rocky Horror, Richard O'Brien.

Want to watch a stage production of Rocky, instead of the movie? Here's a 2015 production of Rocky Horror from London's West End that was broadcast.

The gentleman playing Frank is David Bedella. He's awesome, but see him for yourself singing Sweet Transvestite

If you just want a short trip to Frank's castle, you could always drop in to do the Time Warp

For you Buffy fans, I've got a special treat! Anthony Head, also known as everyone's favorite mild-mannered librarian, singing Sweet Transvestite

And then there's Amber Benson, or Tara, singing Toucha Toucha Touch Me, followed by Giles singing Planet Schmanet Janet, while showing some thigh!

And finally, an interview with Frank himself, Tim Curry on the sexual whirlwind of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show,' then and now

So Happy Birthday to Rocky Horror Picture Show! You've helped to keep some small theaters open and keep our midnights and Halloweens interesting for the last fifty years!

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Metal Cover of Staying Alive...

2025-09-25T10:09:03Z

I just watched a great Metal cover of the old Bee Gees song, Staying Alive

But now I want another cover of it, but you know, with zombies.

Wouldn't that be awesome?

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Everyone Here So Far?

2025-09-24T10:21:12Z

Anyone missing yet?

Just checking. LOL!

39 Of The Absolute Funniest "Rapture" Jokes I Could Find Online Today

I like number 16. I may do that if my stuff wouldn't trip people in the hallway. LOL!

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Wait... What?

2025-09-24T00:35:19Z

Apparently, according to TikTok, the Rapture is supposed to happen over the next two days.

Again.

Well, it was supposed to happen in 2011. No one called 2020, which, yeah, I kinda would have believed it then. But yeah, tomorrow and Thursday, all the good Christians will go to their reward.

Oh well, fewer lines for Black Friday this year, then.

The only problem is, with all the good Christians going to Heaven, that'll still leave most of our current government in place. Joy.

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Umm...

2025-09-23T10:30:36Z

I don't know much about Antifa, but um, isn't making a law against an anti-fascist movement a just a little bit fascist? Just a little? A smidge?

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Mabon Recipes Part Two

2025-09-21T16:10:25Z

Hello all, and Happy Fall! Tomorrow is the Autumn Equinox, and then it'll be Fall and time to decorate for Halloween! WHOOT!

I may have celebrated the Equinox this morning, since I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow. And I may have gotten all the Late Summer stuff down, and I'm cleaning and putting up a wee bit of Halloween up now. YAY! I love it! I'm so excited!

My leg appointment went well, and my endocrinologist was really pleased with me! She's upping my Monjaro to see if it'll help me more. We'll see.

Didn't watch anything really new this weekend. I watched Curse of the Black Pearl on Friday. And watched Batman stuff yesterday. I'm still watching Batman stuff, only this time it's animated movies. This morning is Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. I loved that graphic novel, so the movie should be interesting, especially since it's looking to be in line with the book, both in style and script. After that is Batman and Harley Quinn, and then I'll see what other kind of trouble I can find!

I've got to mention the whole Jimmy Kimmel, Free Speech thing. This pretty much sums my thoughts up.

I am looking forward to the next Randy Rainbow video, though. That should be fun.

Onto the recipes! It's Oktoberfest in Germany, so I have Harvest Vegetables and Sausage, Chicken Sausage with Fennel and Apples, and Beer Brats. LOL! Be afraid for next weekend, because it'll be near the anniversary of RHPS! Just after, but there are too many holidays for me to keep up with already. LOL!

After that are the side dishes. Homemade Stovetop Macaroni and Cheese, Roasted Fall Vegetables with Rosemary, and a Harvest Cobb Salad. Then there's the soup and sandwich. Hungarian Mushroom Soup and
Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwich. For breakfast, there's Breakfast Biscuits, Apple Pie Pancakes, and Spiced Pear Oatmeal.

Then there's Copycat Starbucks Pumpkin Bread, Shortcut Caramel Pecan Cinnamon Rolls, Apple Streusel Bread, Ginger Pear Muffins, and finally, as a challenge to y'all, Apple Honey Challah. I'll be providing a link to that so you can see the pictures if you want to challenge yourself and try that. Because wow. That looks complicated!

Then, two more soups. Why? Because I wanted to stick them in somewhere. LOL! Butternut Squash and Apple Soup, Potato, Bacon, and Corn Chowder. Then I have a Caramel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino (Starbucks Copycat), and Homemade Caramel Apple Creamer.

Then there's Scrumptious Apple and Pear Chutney, Buttery Toasted Pecans, an Easy Homemade Soft Pretzels (Brezeln), Baked Apple Cider Donuts, and Brown Butter Maple Pecan Popcorn for snacks.

For the desserts, I have Apple Pie Cookies, Easy Nut & Maple Cookies, Chocolate-Hazelnut Magic Bars, Pumpkin Chai Latte Bars, and Salted Caramel Pumpkin Cheesecakes. And for the finale, Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie, Apple Cheddar Pie, and last but certainly not least, an Apple Cheesecake.

Wow. That's a lot. And Halloween is coming up, so I'll be posting more pumpkin and candy sort of things. If you want to make some of the more holidayish stuff, you may want to stock up on Candy Eyeballs and Halloween Jimmies. Maybe some gel food coloring. You know, if fun colors like orange and purple. Just in case! LOL!

So, onto the recipes! Enjoy the Equinox!

( Harvest Vegetables and Sausage )

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( Chicken Sausage with Fennel and Apples Recipe )

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( Beer Brats )

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( Homemade Stovetop Macaroni and Cheese )

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( Potato Kugel )

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( Roasted Fall Vegetables with Rosemary )

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( Harvest Cobb Salad )

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( Hungarian Mushroom Soup )

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( Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwich )

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( Breakfast Biscuits )

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( Apple Pie Pancakes )

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( Spiced Pear Oatmeal )

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( Copycat Starbucks Pumpkin Bread )

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( Shortcut Caramel Pecan Cinnamon Rolls )

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( Apple Streusel Bread )

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( Ginger Pear Muffins )

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( Apple Honey Challah )

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( Butternut Squash and Apple Soup )

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( Potato, Bacon, and Corn Chowder )

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( Caramel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino (Starbucks Copycat) )

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( Homemade Caramel Apple Creamer )

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( Apple Brown Sugar Syrup )

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( Scrumptious Apple and Pear Chutney )

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( Buttery Toasted Pecans )

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( Easy Homemade Soft Pretzels (Brezeln) )

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( Baked Apple Cider Donuts )

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( Brown Butter Maple Pecan Popcorn )

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( Apple Pie Cookies )

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( Easy Nut & Maple Cookies )

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( Chocolate-Hazelnut Magic Bars )

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( Pumpkin Chai Latte Bars )

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( Salted Caramel Pumpkin Cheesecakes )

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( Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie )

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( Apple Cheddar Pie )

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( Apple Cheesecake )

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Na na na na na na na na! BATMAN!

2025-09-20T16:55:09Z

So, yesterday was Talk Like a Pirate Day, but today... Today is BATMAN DAY! YAY!

I've been watching fan videos of the Bat all morning. I've watched several, but only two really stood out to me to recommend them, and they're made by the same people, Bat in the Sun.

BATMAN: DYING IS EASY directed by Aaron Schoenke

BATMAN CITY OF SCARS

That second one has a darker, bleak ending that's still good all at once? I dunno how to explain it. But it was well done and believable. With great effects!

Both last about thirty minutes. These next two are shorter and more fun.

First, is Batman Reading Dr. Seuss

Next is one I've shared before, but I've got to share again! Batman vs. Darth Vader

The last video is somewhat different. It's not one about Batman, per se, but the man behind the voice. The late Kevin Conroy spent more time being Batman than anyone else, even if it was all voice acting work. He was a wonderful choice to bring Batman to life, and this video shares why.

The Gay Actor Who Brought Batman to Life: Remembering Kevin Conroy

So get out your Batmug and Batcookies and have an enjoyable day, Batfans! Talk to y'all tomorrow!

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Arr! There be more Piratey Goodness!

2025-09-19T22:08:26Z

Top 10 Best Movie Pirates

I can't believe I forgot a few good Pirate references this morning! I'll be walking the plank for that!

I am a Pirate King

25 Great Captain Jack Sparrow Quotes

The Dread Pirate Roberts vs. Idigo Montoya

Have fun on shore leave this weekend!

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Good Morning Matey's!

2025-09-19T10:52:00Z

Arr! 'Tis Talk like a Pirate Day! Hope you are all up to the challenge! For 'tis the pirates that kept Global Warming at bay!

True Fact: The Lack of Pirates Is Causing Global Warming

An Open Letter to the Kansas School Board (2006)

If you want to help out, here are some Pirate Shanties!

Pirate Music & Sea Shanties

What Do You Do With a Drunken Sailor?

Soon May the Wellerman Come

Hoist the Colors

Have a good day, Matey's! Arr!

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Mabon Recipes Part One

2025-09-14T15:18:48Z

Hello and Happy Sunday! Hope y'all are having a good weekend. I slept in this morning, about two hours later than I usually do. I must have needed it.

I lived through all my doctor's appointments this week. Everything is going well, and my infection is all better, which is great! Went to the neurologist and they confirmed I have a brain,n so all is well!

I only have the Wound Care doctor tomorrow and a follow-up with my Endocrinologist on Tuesday. That's always fun, because it's in Summersville and I've only been there to go to this doctor. It's in a county I don't go to, so it's weird. Plus, the drivers I normally go with don't seem to go that way very often, so I get wanky companies taking me to my appointment. That'll be fun.

And that'll be the last of my Tuesday appointments this month. Whew. Glad I'll be back to somewhat normal after that. Three weeks of two-day appointments, right after another, is a pain in my backside.

I'm almost getting ready for Fall! I have my Halloween decor mostly found and ready. As part of my Autumn Equinox plans, I'll take down my Early Fall sunflowers and things, and get ready for Halloween. When I get it all up, I'll try to put pics up here. It's going to be glorious! LOL!

I watched the most wonderful movie yesterday! It was a horror comedy, but it also had some wonderful, touching moments and character development. I wished I could remember a single line to quote, but there were so many that I couldn't remember just one!

It had a group of Drag Queens performing in a Redneck Biker bar, dealing with the usual attitudes, when vampires attack. And of course, they're in the middle of nowhere and can't get out. Fun times. LOL!

I wanna be Mama Sue Flay when I grow up, or Robin. And I wish I could see more of the Queen's adventures after that night. It was a wonderful movie and I wanna watch it again! It's free to stream on Tubi; I don't think it's anywhere else. But if you can, watch it! It's great!

I've got a few holiday recipes for this week, plus recipes for Mabon. Friday is Talk Like A Pirate Day, which is, of course, one of the High Holy Days of the Church of the FSM. And the lack of Pirates causes global warming. You can learn all about that in this Open Letter to the Kansas School Board from 2006.

Plus, you know, you can get freebies at Long John Silver's so there's that.

Then Saturday is Batman Day! So yeah, gotta celebrate it. I have a few recipes for Talk Like a Pirate Day, but there aren't many Batman recipes. I guess being an agent of Vengeance doesn't leave you time to cook. There is a list of the Top Ten Meals Alfred Would Cook.

Apparently, Batman likes Nutella. Go figure.

Then of course, I have oodles of Fall recipes! So here's the list. Pot Roast with Mushrooms, Roasted Turkey Legs, BEST Baked Fish and Chips with Tartar Sauce and Fry Sauce. Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese, Harvest Salad, Fall Fruit Salad, and Pumpkin Chili. Then there's Mushroom Melts and a Breakfast Quesadilla.

Then onto the snacks. Harvest Spice Bread, Apple Butter for the Slow Cooker, Apple Butter Bacon Scones, and the Best Cinnamon Rolls Recipe (Better than Cinnabon).

A couple of drinks. Apple Cider and Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino (Starbucks Copycat). Easy Candied Bacon, Cinnamon-Sugared Walnuts, and Parmesan Ranch Popcorn.

Then the desserts. Chocolate Sugar Cookie Bats (Gluten, dairy, egg, soy, peanut & tree nut free; top-8-free; vegan), Pirate Rum Cupcakes, Apple Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Frosting, Bakery Style Butterscotch Bars, Pecan Tassies, and Dirty Chai Snickerdoodles.

And to finish it off, an Easy Ginger-Pear Dump Cake, an Italian 3-Ingredient Cake, and finally, a Spiced Apple Pie. I hope you like them! I try to make sure there's something for everyone. Just wait until I get the Halloween recipes up and running. I have Witch's Brews and Green Slime Popcorn and all sorts of monster treats! Good for little and big kids alike. Oh, you might have to buy some Halloween sprinkles or some candy eyeballs, but it's all for a good cause!

So, onto the recipes for this week. I hope you like them!

( Pot Roast with Mushrooms )

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( Roasted Turkey Legs )

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( BEST Baked Fish and Chips )

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( Tartar Sauce )

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( Fry Sauce )

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( Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese )

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( Harvest Salad )

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( Fall Fruit Salad )

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( Pumpkin Chili )

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( Mushroom Melts )

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( Breakfast Quesadilla )

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( Harvest Spice Bread )

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( Apple Butter for the Slow Cooker )

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( Apple Butter Bacon Scones )

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( Best Cinnamon Rolls Recipe (Better than Cinnabon) )

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( Apple Cider )

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( Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino (Starbucks Copycat) )

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( Easy Candied Bacon )

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( Cinnamon-Sugared Walnuts )

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( Parmesan Ranch Popcorn )

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( Chocolate Sugar Cookie Bats (Gluten, dairy, egg, soy, peanut & tree nut free; top-8-free; vegan) )

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( Pirate Rum Cupcakes )

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( Apple Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Frosting )

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( Bakery Style Butterscotch Bars )

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( Pecan Tassies )

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( Dirty Chai Snickerdoodles )

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( Easy Ginger-Pear Dump Cake )

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( Italian 3-Ingredient Cake )

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( Spiced Apple Pie )

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The Start of the Fall Recipes!

2025-09-07T14:04:17Z

Hello! Hope y'all are having a good day when you're reading this!

The weather is lovely here today, cool and a bit rainy. It's supposed to be warm and sunny again tomorrow, so I'll enjoy the false Fall while it lasts.

Went to the eye doctor. I need new glasses, as always. Found out AFTER the exam that they no longer take my insurance. Sigh. Thank gods they take a sliding scale. So now I have to pay forty bucks I wasn't expecting. But no sign of any problems! So that's good. I've been diabetic for a good twenty-five years, if not more, so not having any sign of diabetic retinopathy is a great thing! I always worry about that since I love reading so much. Listening to books just isn't the same as reading them.

My leg is doing okay, but I had to show my bum to the Wound Care people again. I had the beginnings of an infection going on yet again. I'm on meds now, and it's cleared up mostly. I still want to finish my meds, though.

Many, many thanks to my dear lunabee34. She sent me some new dresses in a smaller size to wear! One's a bit too small, you know how some people's 4x isn't the same as the others, but I bet I can wear it soon! One's still in my mailbox, but the other fit perfectly! It's a pretty red and gold, so it's all autumn-looking, and Sally said she can really tell I've lost weight in it! It's all silky and soft too! I love it!

It was lovely wearing something that wasn't baggy and a bit too long! Thank you, dear heart!

That wasn't the only bit of magic that came to me this week. Wednesday, while Sally was out getting me quarters for the laundry, I was sitting in my chair by the window. I heard some rustling in the bushes right outside, so I just looked, expecting it to be the wind.

It was a FAWN!

A baby deer! Ten feet away from me! I said hi, just being silly, and it looked at me! I talked to it for a bit, told it how pretty it was. Then it turned around, flipped its little tail, and bounded away!

It was wonderful! Part of me wishes I had thought to take a picture. But I think if I had, I would have missed the magic of the moment. So I'll be glad of the memory of it. It was so magical. Like having a Disney Princess moment!

I didn't watch anything too interesting this week. I did watch Inglorious Bastards, which was fun at the end, but I quickly got annoyed by all the subtitles. I like to read or do something while I watch TV, and having to read the screen to keep up was annoying.

I did enjoy the end, though. I now want to watch Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, just for that alternate ending.

I have a BIG bunch of Fall recipes this week. Really. Plus, I've got some added things, a Back-to-School snack, an easy breakfast item, and lots of Fall treats, some of which needed added recipes to go with them. Plus, September 19th is Talk Like A Pirate Day, so I've found some recipes for it. We've got to help Global Warming by bringing Pirates back, if only for a day!

So let's see. I have Mushroom Pork Chops, a Crock Pot French Dip Philly, Five Cheese Mac and Cheese, and Marry Me Roasted Vegetable Medley. Then there's Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese, and a Breakfast Bake. For breads, I've got Homemade Sub Rolls and a Bread Bowl. Getting everyone ready for Fall with the Bread Bowl in case you want to make one!

Then there are a couple of Fall drinks. An Iced Marshmallow Pumpkin Latte, which takes Toasted Marshmallow Syrup and Homemade Pumpkin Spice Syrup. And a Crockpot Caramel Apple Cider, which takes a Caramel Sauce. And for a snack, I have West Virginia Pepperoni Rolls. Fun fact, this is like the State Sandwich. Miners used to make these and put them in their lunch pails, and they'd stay fresh.

Then comes the Fall treats. I couldn't decide. So I've got Chunky Applesauce, Apple Cider Spice Muffins, Dollywood's Cinnamon Bread, and yes, it's supposed to be the real recipe! Dollywood is famous for its Cinnamon Bread; they say that you can walk all over the park and smell it baking!

Then there's Starbucks Pumpkin Scones, Pecan Pie Pound Cake, Gingersnap Cookies with a Pumpkin Dip, Easy Homemade Pear Jam, Apple Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce, Shipwreck Cookies, Cinnamon Walnut Biscotti, Caramel Brownies, Peanut Butter & Jelly Cookies, Mermaids and Pirates Cupcakes, and finally, a Pear Bundt Cake.

Be glad there aren't many Batman recipes out there. September 20th is Batman Day. September 26th is the Fiftith Anniversary of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, but I think you all know what kind of recipes I'll share that day. LOL!

But yeah, that's the list for today! I hope you find a Fall treat you like! Enjoy!

( Mushroom Pork Chops )

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( Crock Pot French Dip Philly )

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( Five Cheese Mac and Cheese )

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( Marry Me Roasted Vegetable Medley )

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( Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese )

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( Breakfast Bake )

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( Sub Roll Recipe )

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( Bread Bowl )

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( Iced Marshmallow Pumpkin Latte )

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( Toasted Marshmallow Syrup )

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( Homemade Pumpkin Spice Syrup )

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( Crockpot Apple Cider Recipe )

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( Homemade Caramel Sauce Recipe )

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( West Virginia Pepperoni Rolls )

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( Chunky Applesauce )

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( Apple Cider Spice Muffins )

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( Dollywood's Cinnamon Bread )

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( Starbucks Pumpkin Scones )

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( Pecan Pie Pound Cake )

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( Gingersnap Cookies )

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( Pumpkin Dip )

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( Easy Homemade Pear Jam )

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( Apple Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce )

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( Shipwreck Cookies )

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( Cinnamon Walnut Biscotti )

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( Caramel Brownies )

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( Peanut Butter & Jelly Cookies )

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( Mermaids and Pirates Cupcakes )

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( Pear Bundt Cake )

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Eek!

2025-09-01T21:14:31Z

I just got Madam'ed! Not Ma'am'ed, Madam'ed!

I think I need to go lay down now.

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The Last of Summer

2025-08-31T13:59:07Z

Good morning! How is everyone this week? Are you ready for Fall? I am! It's been unusually cool here for the end of August. It makes me want to decorate for Fall already. But it's too early to decorate the apartment, so I changed my journal. I'm ready for Fall, y'all! I even have my Fall teas out!

My appointments themselves went well on Monday. My PCP was really pleased with my A1C and my weight loss. See, I don't talk about it much, but I'm fat. Not just obese, but fat. Like, back-up dancer on Weird Al's Fat video.

But as of Monday, I have lost a total of 80 pounds! So that's great. See, my endocrinologist put me on one of those meds that help you lose weight. But she did it to help me get my blood sugar under control. This is just a nice side effect.

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My leg has stalled on healing, though, so I'm looking to get skin grafts again. Hopefully, they'll kick the healing up a bit.

As for my mammogram, well, I had the wrong date down. It's set for next month. So I went out for nothing and could have slept in. Oh, well. At least I was early!

And hey, while I had to wait a bit for my ride on Friday, I didn't almost die, unlike my ride home on Tuesday after the dermatologist. The appointment went well, but I swear I prayed to five different gods and found three different religions on the way home. The driver was awful! She was a nice person, but should not be on the roads. I think I'm going to file a complaint. I hate to, because I don't want to be one of those people, but that was dangerous, not only to me but to the other people on the road!

That's how my week went. How was yours? LOL!

I go to the eye doctor on Tuesday, followed by Wound Care. I dug out my sunglasses. They're these huge things that fit over my regular glasses. I don't wear them that much because no case I have fits them, and I don't want them getting scratched up in my purse, but I'll need them this week. Fun.

I never did get to watch KPop Demon Hunters last week. I'm gonna try again soon, though. I keep getting caught up on things to watch on YouTube, and when I sit down to just watch TV, I fall asleep. I need to figure it out! I have so much stuff I want to watch, and I keep getting sleepy!

I'm starting to post the last of the Summer recipes this week. Fall starts after Labor Day for me, so yeah. I think I have, like, twenty different recipes of apple crisps and more pumpkin recipes that you can shake a stick at! Add in soups, stews, and casseroles, and it'll be a fun Autumn!

But for now, the Labor Day recipes! I've got Crispy Smashburgers, Baked Chili Hot Dogs, and Oven Fries. I thought there might be people not wanting to grill if the weather wasn't good, and focused on stuff that could be made inside. I've also got Summer Pasta Salad with Feta and Italian Dressing and Ranch Potato Salad.

For breads, I've got Cheesy Potato Bread and Sour Cream and Chive Rolls. Then it's Cold Brew Coffee, and for a snack, Homemade BBQ Chips. Yes, homemade potato chips! I have a couple of recipes for those, and these today can be fried or baked!

For breakfast, there's Banana-Blueberry Cream Cheese Bread and Raspberry-Almond Muffins with Honey Butter. Then for dessert, there's Strawberry Peach Easy Pies, Flaky Bumbleberry Pie, S’mores Rice Krispie Treats, Aunt Mary's Pineapple Drop Cookies, and the star of the show, Lemon Blueberry Layer Cake!

That last one looks a bit complicated, but the pies aren't too difficult, I think. Maybe making the pie crust homemade from the Bumbleberry Pie, but if you had to, you could use store-bought and just fill it. The rest don't seem that difficult. I hope you like them!

Onto the recipes!

( Crispy Smashburger )

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( Baked Chili Hot Dogs )

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( Oven Fries )

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( Summer Pasta Salad with Feta and Italian Dressing )

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( Ranch Potato Salad )

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( Cheesy Potato Bread )

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( Sour Cream and Chive Rolls )

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( Cold Brew Coffee )

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( Homemade BBQ Chips )

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( Banana-Blueberry Cream Cheese Bread )

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( Raspberry-Almond Muffins with Honey Butter )

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( Strawberry Peach Easy Pies )

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( Bumbleberry Pie )

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( S’mores Rice Krispie Treats )

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( Aunt Mary's Pineapple Drop Cookies )

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( Lemon Blueberry Layer Cake )

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A couple of notes from me:

If you use a mandoline, please, please, not only use the guard, but get you a pair of Cut Resistant Gloves! Because the guards may make it difficult to use, or your hand will slip! So get yourself a pair of these and use them!

When making Rice Krispies Treats, you may want to put on Food-Grade Gloves and spray them with cooking oil lightly before putting them in the pan. It'll make everything sticky, but if you have to use your hands to pat it down or something, it won't be a sticky pain in the rear.

Also, if you're putting blueberries in a loaf or cake or any berry in something like that, dust them with flour first! It'll keep them from falling to the bottom.

That's it from me this week! Have a good one!

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For A Limited Time! DW has Fall Blizzards are .85 Cents!

2025-08-29T23:27:41Z

For those of y'all lucky enough to live close enough to a Dairy Queen, they're having a limited-time sale on them for 85 cents!

Dairy Queen’s Brand-New Fall Blizzard Is Finally Here—and You Can Try It for 85 Cents

They've got a Pumpkin Pie Blizzard and a Caramel Toffee Cookie Blizzard. Plus, there's a Maple Cookie Shake. The sale runs from September 8 to the 21st!

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Holy Crap!

2025-08-27T10:33:54Z

It is an early morning in August, and it is currently 47 degrees! In August!

Wow! It's gonna be an early Fall!

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It's Pumpkin Spice Time!

2025-08-24T16:32:03Z

Hello everyone! Hope you are having a good weekend. And yep, it's Pumpkin Spice Time. This week, both Dunkin' and Starbucks are releasing their Fall drinks. That means Fall is around the corner!

Fall is my favorite season. It turns out to be lovely and cold, with the occasional rainy day. Plus, the colors once the leaves start turning. Add in Samhain, Halloween, and Thanksgiving, and it's just my favorite time of the year!

Getting my stitches out went well. I had healed a little too well; they had to dig to get one of them out! But I am done with surgeries for now, so yay! I'm just glad I did it now; if I had done it later in the year, it might have been during bad weather, and using one and a half hands on my rollator would not be a good thing when going out.

I didn't grow another skin island, but my leg is still looking well, so that's all good. I have my appointment with my PCP tomorrow, followed by my weekly appointment with Wound Care. Two appointments in one day, so that'll be fun. It's with a ride service I don't really like as well. They go a bit too fast and tailgate. I'll be riding with my eyes closed. Cross your fingers for me!

I loved Sinners when I watched it last week! It was awesome. I want to watch KPop Demon Hunters today. That is, if I can stay awake! I've been sleeping weirdly this week, so I'm trying to catch up. There are also a few series I've been waiting to watch, Bosch being one of them. I want to re-watch Babylon 5, too. I just don't like watching them when Sally is over because she isn't into TV that much, and it seems rude to ignore her for what's going on on the TV. Then I run out of time later on, and end up catching up on new stuff on YouTube. So yeah, I don't have as much time as I'd like to watch TV.

Oh! I read what I thought was an amusing article today! It seems like ICE is having to lower its training regimen to get people to join! LOL! Apparently, everyone's least favorite Superman has met his kryptonite. And it's ICE training. ICE Superman Dean Cain Struggles With Agency’s Boot Camp Obstacle Course.

I can't help but laugh at the thought of him puffing after people. Good luck, buddy. ICE is turning into something terrible, and he's the face of it. Urgh. Just thinking about it makes me sick.

Onto more pleasant things! Recipes. It's late Summer and Back-to-School time for a lot of people. Add in its Pumpkin Spice Time, I've got a weird mixture of recipes. Plus, I promised a friend a Crock Pot dessert. So I've got Baked Salmon With Greek Salsa, Pizza Stuffed Peppers, Breakfast Burritos (Freezer Friendly), Eggplant Mixed Grill, Homemade Alphabet Vegetable Soup, Homemade Brioche, Cheddar and Jalapeño Scones, Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice, Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Cold Brew (Copycat), Homemade Nutella / Hazelnut Chocolate Cream Spread, Perfect Plum Muffins (Made with Yogurt), Gluten-Free Red Velvet Cake, Toaster Pastry Cookies, Peach-Oatmeal Breakfast Bars, and finally, Crock-Pot Lava Cake.

Whew. That was a lot! The only reason I'm giving y'all a recipe for Pumpkin Pie Spice is that some people like to make their own using freshly ground spices. Nutmeg is great when it's fresh-ground, or however you say it. It tastes so much brighter, but it's difficult to do in large quantities. If you're going for more than a sprinkle, use a coffee grinder that is dedicated to spices like nutmeg and cinnamon, and break the nutmeg up into pieces before trying to grind it.

It's worth the effort if you use a lot of nutmeg, though, and you can grind your own cloves too! And again, you can grind your own cinnamon if you break it up into bits. You can get coffee grinders for as low as ten bucks, so it may be worth one if you're going to make a lot of Pumpkin Pie Spice.

Something to think about. I'm not into pumpkin-flavored coffees, but it's probably less expensive to make them yourself. I'm going to be putting up a recipe for cold brew coffee next week, and it needs a grinder for the coffee unless you buy your coffee grounds yourself, and either a French Press or cheesecloth.

Just something for you to think about this Fall. Cause I have lots of spiced recipes to post already!

Okay, onto the recipes! Hope you like them!

( Baked Salmon With Greek Salsa )

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( Pizza Stuffed Peppers )

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( Breakfast Burritos (Freezer Friendly) )

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( Eggplant Mixed Grill )

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( Homemade Alphabet Vegetable Soup )

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( Homemade Brioche )

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( Cheddar and Jalapeño Scones )

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( Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice )

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( Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Cold Brew (Copycat) )

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( Homemade Nutella / Hazelnut Chocolate Cream Spread )

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( Perfect Plum Muffins (Made with Yogurt) )

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( Gluten-Free Red Velvet Cake )

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( Toaster Pastry Cookies )

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( Peach-Oatmeal Breakfast Bars )

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( Crock-Pot Lava Cake )

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Is it Last Summer? Or Early Fall?

2025-08-17T16:13:50Z

Happy Sunday, everyone! Hope you are all having a good weekend! I seem to be messing up on my typing. I either didn't get enough sleep or got too much. Not sure which. LOL!

My hand is doing well! I expect to be able to get my stitches out on Tuesday. And when I went to the Wound Care center, I discovered I have grown another skin island! The Doc said if they all merged, it would kind of look like Africa. I love a doctor who is smart, kind, and has a sense of humor!

There isn't much going on this weekend. I slept most of Saturday away. I'm re-watching Watchmen right now, but I plan to watch Sinners later on today.

I got the renewal of my lease done, and my rent hardly went up at all! So nice, and a relief to have it done for another year! And the fact that it only went up a little helps me a lot. So that's a load off my mind. Now I can save that worry for next year.

My recipe list is weird today. I have Late Summer/Early Fall, Back-to-School, and Bread recipes. So it's a weird mix. So I have Crockpot Chicken and Stuffing, Pineapple Ham Sheet Pan Dinner, Back-to-School Breakfast Pizza, Kachumbari (East African Tomato Salad), a Copycat Crunchwrap Supreme, and a Saucy Meatball Sandwich Recipe. Then I have the breads, Homemade Hawaiian Rolls, and Butter Swims Biscuits. For little snacks and things, I have a Homemade Trail Mix Recipe, Sour Cherry Jam, and a drink called a Sicilian Sunset. It sounds yummy and can be made with Prosecco or lemon-lime soda!

Then I have the Yummy stuff. Snickerdoodle Doughnut Hole Muffins, Blackberry Lavender Pound Cake, Back-to-School Cookies, Vegan Tropical Magic Bars, and finally, a Cherry Pineapple Pie.

So yeah, I think I got a bit of everything today. I hope you like them!

( Crockpot Chicken and Stuffing )

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( Pineapple Ham Sheet Pan Dinner )

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( Back-to-School Breakfast Pizza )

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( Kachumbari (East African Tomato Salad) )

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( Copycat Crunchwrap Supreme )

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( Saucy Meatball Sandwich Recipe )

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( Homemade Hawaiian Rolls )

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( Butter Swim Biscuits )

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( Homemade Trail Mix Recipe )

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( Sour Cherry Jam (No Pectin, Small Batch) )

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( Sicilian Sunset )

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( Snickerdoodle Doughnut Hole Muffins )

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( Blackberry Lavender Pound Cake )

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( Back-to-School Cookies )

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( Vegan Tropical Magic Bars )

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( Cherry Pineapple Pie )

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We'll Never Have A Friend Like Him Again

2025-08-11T23:52:37Z

Eleven years ago today, we lost one of our brightest and most talented stars. Today, in 2014, Robin Williams passed away.

He was one of the few stars I really felt like the whole world shook for me when they died, up there with Gene Roddenberry and Jim Henson. I don't really have the words to say how much his loss hit me, or how much I still miss him. So I'll just put this here for you.

Top 10 Funniest Robin Williams Moments We'll Never Forget

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Gods help me.

2025-08-11T16:03:34Z

I've found keychains. And stickers.

Sigh.

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STOP ME!!

2025-08-10T22:44:39Z

Y'all need to stop me from adding anything else to my Wish List on Amazon. Having run out of space to store Halloween decor, I found Halloween jewelry. And headbands. Yes, I'm growing my hair long. I got tired of going in and getting my hair cut.

But I digress. I have found bracelets and headbands, and cute pendants! One's a witch against the moon with a black cat on her broom with bats! I WANT! Bat bangels, and other bangles, and cuff bracelets, and I fell down the Amazon rabbit hole. HELP ME!

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Late Summer and some Back To School Recipes

2025-08-10T13:44:47Z

Hello everyone! Hope you're having a good weekend!

Everything went well with my surgery. My left hand is even feeling better than my right hand! I'm able to use it more. Weird!

My leg is doing well, too! It's got another skin island, so yay! Now I just need a few more, and for them to connect up, and I'll be good to go!

Y'all, I have already been buying a few Fall and Halloween decorations. I need to stop before I have too much. Or I put myself into the poor house. LOL! But there's this really cool set of statues that's three witches around a cauldron, and the cauldron glows! I want! LOL!

Let's not even talk about the Yule stuff I've found already. I'm terrible at buying stuff to decorate with. I need to stop before I have to buy a storage room somewhere to store all my stuff.

I watched Stephen King's The Monkey. I liked it, but it wasn't great. Some of the kills were shocking and fun, but some weren't. I'll probably watch it again, but I liked the new version of Salem's Lot better. Yeah, I know most didn't, but I did.

I also rewatched Robocop last night. It's been decades since I watched it. I'd forgotten how funny it was seeing that rapist get shot in the crotch.

Oh! I found an interesting article on Why Cheetos Stain Your Fingers. There are even tips on how to get Cheeto stains off your clothes.

Now if only there were tips on how to get rid of Darth Cheeto. Sigh.

So, recipes. I have a few today that are different. First, a Slow Cooker Beef Enchilada Casserole. Then there's Easy Roasted Ratatouille, Blackberry-Peach Salad, and 40 Minute Hamburger Buns. Homemade Fry Bread, Homemade No Pectin Apricot Jam, Frozen Cherry Coke Slushies, and Watermelon Agua Frescas.

I want to make gallons of the Frozen Cherry Coke Slushies and see how much I can drink. Not even with the alcohol, but the slushie itself. But yeah, no.

For Back To School Treats, I have Morning Glory Muffins, Back to School Poke Cake, and Back-to-School Cookies.

And finally, I have S'mores Bars, a Lemon Thyme Pound Cake with Honey Whipped Goat Cheese, and Fresh Fruit Ice Pops for some Late Summer Treats.

That's it for this week. I hope you like what I've collected! Soon, it's Pumpkin Spice Time, and Fall, so stock on on your cinnamon and cloves now! LOL! Enjoy the recipes!

( Slow Cooker Beef Enchilada Casserole )

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( Easy Roasted Ratatouille )

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( Blackberry-Peach Salad )

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( 40 Minute Hamburger Buns )

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( Homemade Fry Bread )

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( Frozen Cherry Coke Slushies )

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( Watermelon Agua Fresca )

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( Morning Glory Muffins )

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( Back To School Poke Cake )

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( Back-to-School Cookies )

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( S'mores Bars )

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( Lemon Thyme Pound Cake with Honey Whipped Goat Cheese )

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( Fresh Fruit Ice Pops )

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