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Come Junk With Me

Jennifer — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:16:15 +0000

I went to the most fun event ever on the Junk Bus. If you live in the Puget Sound area, and you love ‘junkin’, then you must attend one of Timi’s events. She is a FABULOUS hostess and a hoot to boot! The whole day is about you… and she has thought of everything to make you Junk Queen for the day. Coffee and goodies in the morning… fantastic swag bag… prizes…VIP treatment from the vendors she works with, gifts, fantastic lunch…it’s so fun!

Timi has another event coming up on December 5th. She is going to all of her favorite places for a Christmas shopping spree. Just think, no parking issues… fighting the crowds on your own. Just a good ol’ time with some really fun gals and lots of great and unique shopping.

I can’t go because I’ll be at the Nutcracker that day but I’ll be signing up for the next adventure wherever that is!

The event I went on last time was the Funky Junk Sisters sale down in Puyallup. They put on a great show…lots of wonderful vendors and amazing vintage stuff! Then we headed over to the adorable little town of Sumner for some vintage shopping and fun. I can’t believe that I have lived here my entire life and had never been to Sumner!?! A great place to spend the day at cute little restaurants and shops.

And now… eye candy from the trip!

Cute little vintage chairs

These are little pieces of art that used to be in cigarette boxes.

Cute Display!

Everyone should be a Junk Queen!

Lovely vintage clothes and jewlery

The Funky Junk Sisters put together this tree for a Breast Cancer Fundraiser.

Love the jewlery!

How cute is this...? Deb Kennedy at Retreat put this together for Timi and the fundraiser tree. It's our junk bus!

Cute little shop...

Everyone should have a Paris chalkboard!

And be Queen for the Day!

Little trinkets everywhere

And it is that time of year again!

Sumner...the cutest town ever!

Really, you don’t want to miss the next trip! Come Junk with Us!

Pumpkin Cookies

Jennifer — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:48:40 +0000

I have had a few requests for the recipe for the Pumpkin Chocolate Chip cookies that I made for our soldier. The picture and following receipe are from All Recipes. I followed some of the reviewers advice and changed the spices to 1 tsp cinnamon and 1 tsp nutmeg. I also used an entire 15 oz. can of Libby’s pumpkin. It’s a little more than a cup but worked fine. I think I added another dash of flour to compensate. I cooked the cookies for 10 minutes at 365 degrees as some other suggested as well. They were delish!!! Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 cup canned pumpkin

1 cup white sugar

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 egg

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon milk

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions:

1.	Combine pumpkin, sugar, vegetable oil, and egg. In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, and salt. Dissolve the baking soda with the milk and stir in. Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture and mix well.
2.	Add vanilla, chocolate chips and nuts.
3.	Drop by spoonful on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for approximately 10 minutes or until lightly brown and firm.

Printed from Allrecipes.com 10/27/2009

I’m Dreaming of….

Jennifer — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:55:13 +0000

I just picked up my Halloween issues of Martha Stewart and Country Living magazines. I look forward to them every year! Sit down with a nice big cup of hot cocoa, cuddle under a blanket and watch the rain fall…

Wait a minute. It’s 80 degrees outside and will continue to be most of next week. Go away summer. You are officially over on Tuesday, did you forget? I’m ready for fall to start. I know there are those of you cursing me right now and I’m ok with it.

I guess I’ll have to turn on the fan and pour a cup of iced tea and enjoy instead. It won’t be the same though…

Come on Autumn… I’m looking forward to spending some time with you!