Big and delicious

Who doesn't love a yummy cookie? Big, delicious, Chocolate Chip cookies.

A friend brought these cookies one night when we were hosting a small dinner. Boy were they a hit! I couldn't let her get away without sharing the recipe. So now I am sharing it with you!

Chewy Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies

4 1/4 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cups softened butter

1 1/4 cups sugar

1 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar

2 eggs

1 Tablespoon vanilla

2 cups (12 oz) semi-sweet chocolate chips 

 Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt. Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, combine softened butter, sugar, brown sugar. Beat till creamy.

         add eggs and vanilla. Continue beating until well mixed.

Reduce speed to low and gradually add dry mixture. Stir in chocolate chips.

Drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls, 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake at 375 degrees for 10-14 minutes or until light golden brown.

There is only one problem I have found with these cookies....

You can't eat just one!

Saturday Sparks

Autumn Skies

 

Denise Hunter sure knows how to write a swoon worthy romance.

I was so delighted to return to Bluebell and the Bluebell Inn.  Autumn Skies follows the youngest of the Bennett clan, Grace. She's young, energetic and naive. But when a handsome and elusive stranger comes to the Inn, she is instantly attracted.

Wyatt Jennings has been put on mandatory leave as he struggles with flashbacks. He drives to Bluebell, just to look at the summer home his family visited every year. Until the year that changed his life.

The chemistry between Grace and Wyatt is instant and intense. But Wyatt is a Secret Service agent and knows he cannot have ties. When Grace offers to be his guide through the mountains, things change. He opens up to her as he never has to anyone else. There seems to be a connection between them. And when they discover the tie that did bind them, well let's just say I was a little weepy.

Denise Hunter is such a skilled author, bringing all of her characters to life. Just because this is the third in a series, you don't need to read the others to appreciate this beautiful story. But I may go back and reread the first two. Mostly because I love Ms. Hunter's writing.

The story is good clean romance, with a twist of mystery. I loved it, and would encourage you to buy this book!

I received a complimentary ebook copy from the publisher, through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Wowser!

This weekend, a gentleman came by to see our camper that we have for sale. When my hubby asked him what he would be pulling it with, he said.....

this....

 

 ha, ha I don't think you can pull a 31' camper with this little beauty!

SO SORRY! Don't know why the picture doesn't show. But this is what it is....

 

The Christmas Swap

 

The Christmas Swap was such a fun book to read. Vacationing in Breckenridge Colorado, taking to the slopes, meeting the caretaker.  The Caretaker!!

Emma, a shy substitute teacher and music hopeful, is persuaded by her friend Gillian Landers to tag along when the Landere swap houses with a family in Colorado.  Emma is a good go between for the dysfunctional family. When she meets West, the caretaker, she is impressed by his mild manner and easy way of conversing. He offers to teach her how to ski. Her manipulating friend learns of Wests hidden identity and makes for trying times on the slopes.

It was a fun read, short but sweet. Melody Carlson is an expert on writing believable characters.

I received a complimentary ebook copy from the publisher, through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Staying in touch

All summer long I have been sending cards to my little grandchildren that live across the bay.

I asked my son if they enjoyed receiving mail, as they are only 4 and 2 1/2. He said they did.  So I bought up some fun cards from the Dollar store and have been sending them one a week.

 

It's been really sad that we cannot be with them, their mom and dad too. But my little granddaughter will tell her dad that she wants to talk with me. So we do Facetime and we chat for a bit. She always asks me "What are you doing Grandma?" And I tell her, I'm talking with you :-)

Let's hope things will soon be back to normal so we can enjoy our families.

No green thumb

All summer long I have been seeing people posting on their blogs the abundance of their growing gardens. Apparently there has been lots of canning and freezing of vegetables.

To my dismay, I have tried to grow tomatoes, green beans, zucchini, and green peppers. I only got one tomato before the plant withered. (Two plants actually as one never produced a single tomato.)  All the rest died on the vine.

But the only thing that has bloomed abundantly is my zinnias.

Am I the only one with a black thumb?

A cool dip

You know is seems like it was just a few weeks ago people were still in the middle of frost and cold weather.  Now we are hitting high temps, in some places over 100 degrees.  So tell me, is that why when we see a picture like this we want to dip our toes into the water :-)

I know I do!

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