Getting Ready For A Cozy Weekend

Ooh baby, a cold front is moving in.  It's supposed to go down to 47 

degrees ;-)  David is in a golf tournament all weekend and he is thrilled

because he hates the heat.  I know, he's a Texas boy, but he went to school

up in New England for many years while he was young and really adapted

to the cooler temps.  And then of course, we lived in Northern Virginia

for four years when we were first married and it got cold there too.

I am hoping that it is fireplace weather starting tomorrow.  There is nothing

I like better that a wood burning fire and we don't have the opportunity

to have them very often.   I really became a good fire builder when we 

lived in our sweet little farmhouse in the horse country of Virginia.  We

used to order wood from a local mill.  We would buy the tailings which 

were perfect because they were already split for the most part.  They

would drop off a load and I would stack up a small pile on the front porch.

I could have a fire going in no time at all.  It was especially nice in the

evening after David worked hard all day and would drive down our

country lane and see the smoke coming out of our chimney and walk

inside to yummy smells coming from the kitchen.  Our cozy and 

comfy little nest.

So I am keeping my fingers crossed and perhaps I'll be stoking the fire

tomorrow too.  

Perhaps with some morning coffee and a good book by the fire.

I love to cook and I especially love to make yummy soups and stews.

I am longing for some homemade chicken pot pie too.  I remember 

going into the city (Chicago) with my Mom.  We would take the train

into the city for a day's shopping adventure and we would stop for 

lunch at the Walnut Room at Marshall Fields.  Mrs Hering's chicken pot

pie was so yummy.  Here is the Recipe in case you want to try it

this weekend.

David will be on the golf course and I'll be in the kitchen.  I'll be

loving it.  Listening to music I love and creating yumminess.  Bentley

will be nearby of course, hoping for some tasty tidbit to fall on the

floor ;-)

But then it's hard to say no to that sweet little face!

And on Sunday afternoon I am planning to curl up in bed with Bentley

and watch old Christmas movies like, Christmas in Connecticut, The Bishop's

Wife (the old one with Cary Grant, David Niven and Loretta Young), and 

White Christmas and Miracle on 34th Street.   Later in the evening, when

we call it a day, I'll have sweet dreams of starring in our own movie ....

Bentley and I are hams ;-)

So get ready and start making your own plans because it's Friday

and y'all need to make your own nests cozy for the weekend too.

And .... you might need some great recipes, so enjoy this last 

day of the Holiday Recipe Blog Hop

Today you can visit these savvy girls ~

Kitty's Kozy Kitchen

Intentionally Eat

The Dedicated House

Opulent Cottage

And a big Texas thank you to our hostess Carol from

Blue Sky Kitchen.  Carol is always creating something

yummy in her kitchen!

Big Texas Hugs,

Susan and Bentley