October Day 10

Doll Diaries October Challenge

Haley, Kaya, Melody, both

Day 10 - Yellow

This is such a fun challenge! Thank you Doll Diaries for the list.
We headed back to Stauffer's produce stand for our yellow picture.
Do you think we took more mums? Not at all. For yellow we did apples.
What? You say apples are red.
True, but we have...
Had...
No, the sapling is growing nicely.
Okay.
So we have an apple tree that produces the tastiest golden apples.
Sadly, the big tree had to be cut down and its baby isn't producing yet.
Which is why we stopped at Stauffer's.

Aren't these apples lovely?
Love the golden yellow color.

Other yellow apples include Jona Gold and Ozark Gold.

Happy apple picking to you!

Do you like your apples sliced, sauced, in a pie or crisp or pancakes? With peanut butter or cinnamon?

Hahaha! I asked a similar question yesterday. :)

So I'll change it up a bit...How would you use these apples? Bake, sauce, pancakes, juice, cider, butter?

And I still would like to know if any one likes their apples with peanut butter, cinnamon, caramel, fruit dip?

Best wishes,


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October Day 8

Doll Diaries October Challenge

Day 8 - Green

I love green almost as much as Kaya does. So I jumped at the chance to model for this day. Our new green polka dot jacket is perfect! Cute, huh? Then I found Frankie and a few other green things and stood among the evergreens.

Here is a closer look at my green headband. [Found this at Dollar Tree.] Love it!

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October Day 9

Doll Diaries October Challenge

Kirsten, Melody, 2 or more

Day 9 - Orange

At first we thought about pumpkins, but that is day 29.
So we thought and thought about something else orange.
We were passing Stauffer's...
Our favorite produce and flower stand...
and thought...
MUMS!
So Xyra pulled in and we found a lovely mum to pose with us.
(laughing)

Pretty, huh? We have an orange mum blooming at home we could have posed with it, but...
We wanted some apples too. Picked up some Honeycrisp.

So yummy!
Perfect paired with smoked Gouda cheese too.

Do you like apples? If yes, what is your favorite way to eat them? And what is your favorite kind of apple (gala, red delicious, granny smith, etc.)?

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Best wishes,

Happy Holidays

October 13, 2014

Lots of things to celebrate today.

New Tea

Kaya, Xyra

One of the foods Native Americans introduced to the European settlers is the pumpkin. So I thought we should make The Republic of Tea's Pumpkin Spice tea.

This looks like it should be really good.
The blend includes: "black tea, ginger, cinnamon, natural ginger and pumpkin flavors, sweet blackberry leaves, nutmeg, cloves, allspice"...I bet it won't need any sweetener.
How do we brew this one?

The paper says, "Heat fresh water to a rolling boil, pour over tea and steep 3-5 minutes if using a tea bag. Add a splash of warm milk."
Bag into the pot...water...set the timer.

Oh, no! We've added too much water. This may be on the weak side.
(4 minutes later)

I've got my cup, the warm milk, and some pumpkin butter for on toast.  This should be a good pumpkin morning.

Smells really good. Tastes good too. I was right, no sugar needed - spicy and sweet.

Now, let's try it with the milk.

Yuuuummmm!  This is really good. I definitely want to try this again with the right amount of water.

What is your favorite way to enjoy pumpkin?

Kaya's Outfit

Moccasins: Kaya's Pow-Wow Dress of Today II
Skirt: AG Sightseeing Outfit
Top: Preemie tee shirt
Belt: Kaya's Meet Outfit
Necklace & pouch: Kaya's Accessories

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Hope you have a lovely day!

Best wishes,


Note: The Pumpkin Spice tea bag was a free sample in the latest Republic of Tea catalog. This review was unsolicited and our own. All links are supplied for education purposes - no purchase is sugested, necessary, or required.

October Day 7

Doll Diaries October Challenge

Day 7 - Red

To others autumn red may signify apples or leaves.

To us...
engines!

Franz had a few engines running the other day.
This Economy was perfect for the challenge.

Best wishes,

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October Day 6

Doll Diaries October Challenge

Haley, Kaya, Melody, 2 or more

Day 6 - Hat

We love hats!
Have several.
We didn't know which hat to wear.
This is how it played out...

Choosing a Hat

Mel, that newsboy cap looks perfect with that outfit. What do you think of mine? Should I wear the pink instead?

Thanks. No, the hat you are wearing is great. I'm going to wear it when we go for pumpkins.
Cool. I bet it will look great on you too.
I added a flair flip to this bucket hat.

Love the flip - looks so fashionista.
(giggling)
You know, I think I'll be a pioneer for Halloween and borrow Kirsten's hat.
That would be fun. Who did that last year? 
I don't remember. I wish...It's not cool enough for the hat Lady Vanyer made.
No, but it sure is beautiful.

Do you wear a hat when it gets colder? What kind? Do you have several or just one?

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Best wishes,



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October Day 5

Doll Diaries October Challenge

Haley, Kaya, Kirsten, Lanie, Melody, 2 or more

Day 5 - Raincoat

We don't really have a raincoat, so we did the next best thing.
Got Bijoux involved.

She's wearing the Pet Rain Gear...
that Meatloaf really likes.

[Xyra note: This is an older pet outfit. It is not supposed to fit the new style pets, but it did. Thankfully the loop that goes over the head is elastic and the waist belt was velcro. She did need brushing after taking it off.]

What is your raincoat or jacket like? Plastic? Bright colored? Fun pattern?

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Best wishes,

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October Day 4

Doll Diaries October Instagram Challenge

Day 4 - Boots

This was fun! We wanted to show off our "kicks."

Haley started to put on her "meet" boots, but they are too wintry. 
Maybe in a December challenge.

Do you prefer black or brown boots? Or maybe another color?

Thank you for stopping.

Best wishes,


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