Kay Ellen

Pancakes

I enjoy making pancakes.

My favorite recipe is right on the back of the Bisquick box.

One additional ingredient I add to the recipe is one teaspoon of vanilla extract to the batter:)

We recently hosted a team breakfast at our home. 

The pancakes are ready to eat! 

Take you're running shoes off before you come in the house...

Ladies first :))

I had a sterno pan filled with a couple hundred pancakes. I heated up the syrup in a crock pot.

Boys lined up to eat after the girls plates were full...

Runners everywhere!

A fun morning cooking pancakes for the entire cross country team! 

Thank you for stopping by,

:Kay Ellen

Joining in a blog party at Sue loves cherries  HERE 

104 and rising!

When it gets over 100 degrees in the Inland Empire I will go to great measures to head for cooler temps!

Thankful we are not far from the coast

I changed my work schedule around and headed off for the beach 

 

 

 

 

School starts next week...last chance for a getaway 

Stay cool my friends

Joining in Beverly's Blog Party celebrating

Happy Pink Saturday!

:KayEllen

Picnic

I adore picnics. Don't you? I like the concept of simple dining, mismatch dishes, flatware, charming linens and a good book to read.

What to eat would depend on what time of day you want to plan your picnic...breakfast, lunch or dinner. I would suggest keeping the food and beverages light weight to carry ~~~ you could have a backup plan to have an ice chest close by to replenish goodies as needed. I am thinking about trying a dessert picnic sometime ~~~ doesn't that sound like fun?  

You can have picnic anywhere...in your garden, by the pool or at neighborhood park, even a drive-in movie.

My husband and I enjoy outdoor plays in the summer and we take a picnic dinner to eat before the performance.  

It can be a romantic idea for date or a fun family affair.

If you do not own a picnic basket you can improvise with a suitcase, large tote or beach bag. The little blue suitcase above I have had for many years...I use to store my Nancy Drew and Little House on the Prairie books inside for safe keeping :) Ahhh such fond memories. 

Be creative...

Go have a picnic! 

:Kay Ellen    

Blog Parties:

Joining in Rednesday HERE  

Also sweet Susan at Tablescape Thursday HERE

 

Cowgirl Charm

Sharing a little cowgirl charm today... 

These tiny boots are just precious. I feel in love with them the moment I saw them at a Barn Sale. I decided to fill one of the boots with a few pink blooms. 

My crape myrtle trees are over flowing with blossoms right now.

These cowgirl inspired treasures will be in my shop this weekend for sale.

and this petite chippy bench too! 

Be grateful for the little things in life :)

Thank you for stopping by,

:Kay Ellen

Always a pleasure to join in Beverly's Pink Saturday HERE

Creative Camera Display

I started collecting vintage cameras a few years ago for my husband...but as time passed I started realizing I loved old cameras just as much as he does.

Our collection is growing between the two of us...

Old crates can work great to display treasures on. I stumbled upon this double decker crate at a flea market and couldn't wait to take it home and give it try! 

I am very happy with this artful solution.

Keep your eyes open if you need to display a collection and remember my old crate filled with vintage cameras! 

Joining sweet Sue for Rednesday with my red side panels surrounding the cameras:)

HERE

:Kay Ellen

Walking around the Stadium

The Harvest Crusade has arrived again in Anaheim!

My husband has been gone for several days working at the Angel Stadium getting ready for the Crusade this weekend.

My daughter and I went down early Friday to take a tour of the stage...and check out everything my husband has been working on. 

You can watch the crusade live or archived HERE or come on down to the crusade this weekend!  

Each guest that comes to the crusade will receive a copy of the Harvest Newspaper filled with inspiring information to read. 

Amazing music, special testimonies and always a powerful message of hope from our Pastor Greg Laurie. 

Look who my daughter got meet in the dug out? Bethany Hamilton! Have you seen her new movie Soul Surfer?  ~~~ you should!

Oh my goodness what a blessing to meet her and hear her amazing testimony at the crusade. Check out Bethany's website HERE and also go on the Harvest website and hear her interview with our pastor archived from the Friday night crusade. 

Lives are being changed this weekend at the Harvest Crusade!

Hope to see you at the stadium,

:Kay Ellen

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Attention Weekend Bloggers!

My dear friends, Beverly is having a special Miracle Makeover fundraiser over at her blog for Pink Saturday~~~please stop by HERE and join in the cause. 

Creative Afternoon

I wanted to share a few photos from a creative afternoon I spent at sweet Rita's house...

Rita and her adorable Italian accent taught a group of artistic friends how to soldier jewelry and glass bottles.  My technique in soldiering is not perfected but I sure enjoyed learning. 

Rita asked me to bring my camera and shoot a few photos for an Italian magazine scouting out home decor and they loved Rita's stove. Oh my... of course I said yes!

The magazine liked three photos I shot~~~ hmmm published in an Italian interiors magazine? That sound's magnifico!

Here is my little necklace I made that day...

and the vintage bottle I embellished.

The ladies in the class told me my bottled looked like the Queen of the group! ha-ha

I don't know about that but we all had a delightful afternoon!

Meet Jenelle she took this candid shot of us after our class ~~ such a sweetie and creative friend too!  

You can visit my talented friend Rita HERE she is also having a contest right now.

Joining in White Wednesday HERE

Thank you for stopping by,

:Kay Ellen

Old & Tattered

I adore old tattered things that show their age~~~like this weathered metal container.

or these worn hot & cold bathroom handles... 

I love old glass doorknobs, they truly hold many fond childhood memories. 

A quick post to WISH you all a wonderful weekend!

All the goodies in the photos will be for sale in my little antique space #2 at: Forget Me Not Antiques.

I am off to work this morning to check on the kitchen remodel in progress. We are getting closer to completion. 

Happy Pink Saturday to Beverly and the sweet blogging friends participating this weekend!  

Thank you Good News Now for publishing my weather tin & rose photo on this blog entry:)  

:Kay Ellen