Weekend Photo Hunt (Joy & natural)

Didn't put much brain cell in coming up with who “photo hunt” I was going to post. I'm going to use an alphabetize by themes.

Weekend photo hunt theme is “Joy” and “Natural”

I like are “Morning Coffee” The time I spend with my husband and our first cup of coffee. This simple thing in my life gives me a lot of “Joy”

usual we don't have a treat like this...but a little later on we heated up some “ginger bread” I made. Which was joyfully good and both hubby and I enjoyed every little bit..So “I'm sharing this recipe with you”

Yule Ginger Bread

From: The Good Witches Farm House Kitchen

¾ cup sugar

1 cup molasses

½ cup of butter

3 cups of flour

1 cup milk

2 tsp ginger

2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp cloves

¼ tsp nutmeg

2 eggs well beaten

1 tsp baking soda, dissolved in ¼ cup of boiling water

Cream the butter, sugar, eggs, and molasses...mix well.

Stir the flour and spices and add alternately with the milk to the first mixture.

Stir in the dissolved baking soda. Pour into well greased cake pan and bake at 350° (176)

for 30 minutes.

Editor note...I found out this cake wasn't done in 30 minute but closer to 45 minutes.

I still sat the timer for 30 minute and checked about every 5 minute.

Light now is shortly in the sky. We who live on Northern part of world is lacking natural light. The sun comes up so late in the morning, right around 8. Then pretty much heading down on the other side of earth, close to 3:30 in the afternoon

So it been hard to get the time when the sun set.

For years I been keeping a personal almanac of weather related stuff.

Next weekend photo hunt picture will in some strange or factual will consist of surprise and light 

But now I want to thank both our hostess Gatina and Sandi. If anyone want to check out any picture who is part of a photo hunt click on surprise or light.

Been slowly putting Christmas together. I've heard on the news this year the average Christmas shopper spent right around $700(452 P)(537 E) I don't know if there bragging, complaining or trying to make one feel guilty not spending like that.

Well looks like Murphy and I spend right around $200(129 P)(153 E) The cheapest present is the coloring book and crayons which my two great grand nephews will each get one. There both in 1^st grade.

The most expensive gift well I can't recall if it a set sheets or the 2 quart sauce pan. Well I don't want to say much because theses gifts will go to my sons.

But this year the gifts average out to $10(6 P)(7 E) a piece.

I know we spending a lot less this year on Christmas. Last year we spend right around $100(64 P)(76 E) on each son. This year it was cut by 50%

Then on the kids at family party there gifts where also cut right around 50%.

Slowly been wrapping and sacking gifts. I recycle Christmas wrap. Statement time...I can't believe what people will throw out.

I found two rolls of Christmas wrapping paper in the dumpsters.

I've got Christmas wrapping paper at thrift store, yard sale, wrapping paper that people throw a way. And the day after Christmas sell.

I also do this for those gift bags.

Confession...I'm getting tired of the Christmas wrap. I been using the same wrapping paper doing what every I can to stretch it

Editor note...P stands for the pound and E stands for the Euro.

This caught my attention a No Spend January Usual in January I purchase my under garments. But I know in reality no one our society can't go around spending money. But there is always room for cut backs. I'm going to take the challenge.