I wanted to capture something that I value as truly necessary– clean water, healthy food, warm clothes. There are so many things we often forget are luxuries; we don’t really NEED them.
This is just a photo of a boy and his dad, one of countless photos like it. But, it’s a reminder to me about one of the most important things we need and what this blog is really all about: Family.
One of my goals for this year of my life is authenticity. Which in this case, means posting a weird self-portrait when none of my other ideas for the day come together.
Yes, I am posting an unflattering photo of myself on my blog. Standing by my back window, doing the dishes. I didn’t put on makeup, or even take off my glasses. But, it’s real, so i’m going to roll with it.
And, for those of you who only read my blog for the cute kids, here’s a cute kid from last week…
He loves to be tickled. “Kickle, eez?… No! Feet!”
I think today’s topic was too broad. And, I had too little time. I really didn’t have much time to pull out my camera until 6pm, when the sun was already going down.
I do like this photo, but I’m not sure it captures focus. His main focus here was stuffing his mouth full of goldfish crackers.
I actually took two others that might fit the prompt a bit better, but I’m not sure anyone wants to see a leaf or a huge spider. In case anyone does: picture of a huge spider & generic picture of a leaf.
Now, if you aren’t totally grossed out because you couldn’t resist clicking through to the spider photo, pumpkin muffins! A friend commented and asked for the recipe, so I will share.
Just a note, this is not my recipe. It originally comes from a Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook. My mom made these pumpkin muffins for years and they’ve always been a hit. The original recipe calls for raisins, but I’m not a fan.
1 egg
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup canned or cooked pumpkin
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Preheat over to 400 degrees. Mix wet ingredients separately from dry ingredients. Gently mix the dry ingredients into the wet, until just incorporated. Scoop into muffin tins. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 18-20 minutes for regular size muffins (10 minutes for mini muffins).
They’re really best just after they cool enough to eat. Still warm, SO yummy.
We had fresh baked pumpkin muffins this morning. Can you tell who really loved them?
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