Fall Card and Gift Card Holder

Fall card using small leaf stamp;

Gift card holder;

Inside;

Annual Girls Weekend

This past weekend was "The Girls" annual shopping trip to Saginaw Mi.
We try to get Christmas shopping done but end up somehow finding more for ourselves and our homes.

On the road again!


Lined up at the border,


Duty Free stop, Sherry and Rosanne ;


Crawled out of bed after 1st day of shopping(note wine in bucket)


Is there enough coffee in the world?


Some of us are brighter in the AM than others!


Sister Donna;Which store next? How much money do I have left?

Strange ladies at our room window!



Supper at Outback;



Scared at midnight by Winking witches with their color changing ghost !


Last morning, heading for a hardy breakfast
to help us get thru the last of shopping trip .....

Great fun to get away , lots of laughs , found some bargains and managed to purchase a few Christmas gifts !

Apple Caramel Cookies

Very cold , windy ,grey autumn day. Wonderful weather to spend the day baking.
Wanted to use some apples, cinnamon and skor bits .This is what I came up with using a tried and true basic cookie recipe with the additions of my choice.
Ingredients:
1 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 cups flour, all purpose
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup peeled medium chopped apple
1 small pkg. skor bits
Cream together butter and sugars.

Beat in eggs and vanilla.
Combine flour, soda, cinnamon and salt.
Gradually add flour mixture to creamed ingredients. Fold in skor bits and apple chunks.
Drop by tablespoons onto an ungreased cookie sheet , I recommend using parchment paper ,1 tray I used parchment one I did not .Bake at 375 for 10 - 12 minutes , watch carefully so they don't burn. Let cool for 3 -4 minutes to firm up then remove from pan.
These turned out to spread quite a bit but the flavour is great, a nice soft and chewy spiced cookie.