Wordful Wednesday - Celebration

I am soooo excited!!

It is here..

Do you see them?
....my creations!

When Louise from Adori Graphics contacted me about making embellishments for her digital scrapbook kits I was intrigued.  I just started digitally scrapbooking myself and thought it would be cool to see my creations in kits.  Louise is very creative and super awesome to work with and I am looking forward to collaborating with her to make more creations for her kits.

BTW...she has down-loadable free cupcake liners and invitations that match this kit, here.

For more WW check out 5 Minutes for Mom, WW & 7 Clown Circus.
I am also linking to these fabulous parties, here.

Buddies

I took this of Lily and my friend Sharon's son on Friday.  They looked so cute standing there together. 
(They were watching Sharon's daughter's horse show.)

Linking to:

Blueberries

I have never gone blueberry picking until last Friday.  Lily & I went blueberry picking with my friend Sharon and her kids.  (Ian was fishing with his grandfather.)  We went picking at Cudney Farm during their U-Pick Blueberry Fundraising Event.  All proceeds were donated to the Western New York Land Conservancy. 

It was a beautiful day.  As soon as you would get hot, the sun would go behind the clouds and you would cool off. While we were there Channel 7 news was their filming us picking the blueberries.  We ended up on the 6:00 news' piece about the fund-raising event.

Lily did fantastic!  I was only going to do one quart because Jeff & Lily really don't eat them unless they are in something, but when I looked over Lily had a quart container 1/2 full.  So I decided to fill both her's and mine and get 2 quarts.  I LOVE blueberries.  Who am I kidding, I LOVE most fruits. 

I decided to make a Blueberry Coffee Cake Sunday morning with some of the blueberries.

I got the recipe for the coffee cake from my mom.  The original coffee cake recipe is from her 1969 Betty Crocker Cookbook, which has a few variations.


Favorite Coffee Cake (Blueberry Buckle version)

Cake Ingredients
2 cups Flour
3/4 cup sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup shortening (I used butter)
3/4 cup milk
1 egg
2 cups well drained blueberries

Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease round layer pan, 9x1 1/2 inches, or square pan, 8x8x2 or 9x9x2 inches.  (Note: I used a 8x8x2 pan.  My mother uses a 9x13 inch pan and bakes for less time.  I will probably make it next time in a 9x13)  Blend all ingredients except blueberries; beat vigorously for 1/2 minute.  Carefully stir blueberries into batter. 

Sprinkle Topping (recipe below) over batter in pan.  Bake for 45 to 50min.  (until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean)

Topping Recipe:
Mix together 1/2 sugar, 1/3 cup flour, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/4 cup soft butter.

*A side note:  I measured out all of my dry ingredients and left out my butter the night before I made this.

The coffee cake was yummy!!  I have frozen blueberries to make another one and some muffins this winter.

I am linking to these fabulous parties, here.

Sunday Citar

"Life is full of beauty.  Notice it.  Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces.  Smell the rain, and feel the wind.  Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams." ~ Ashley Smith

{I took this photo in the front of my sister's home last Sunday.  She has always has beautiful flowers blooming around her home.  They make me smile.}

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