Babs Just A Babblin' Blog

A bit of Gardening, baking, blogging, knitting, sewing, family, friends and discovering hidden treasures along the way.

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Mothers Day

How very blessed I am to still have my mother in my life.  She is always there for me, she is such a strong, caring woman.....I love her dearly.  Thank you Mother for being such a constant in my life.

And I want to thank the other lovely ladies in my family - who are great mothers as well......

Top left:  My sister Maggie; top right: my dear sweet nieces, Jackie (JoJo's Mommie) and JoJo's favorite Aunt, Jess;
Bottom left:  My sister-in-law Marlene - greatest Mom to Stacie and Sarah
Bottom right:  My sister Ginny with her two daughters .
Happy Mother's Day
God Bless you all!

Friday, May 10, 2013

Guess Who's Coming to Visit

Little Miss I can dress myself!
Notice, the hat, scarf, jacket and BAREFEET!

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Wonderful Day

I started off this morning headed to an estate sale.  It was down at the beach.  Here is the view as I rounded the corner.  So calm this morning.


Here's the outside at the estate sale.


House was packed full of dishes, linens, vases, cups and saucers, victorian purses, lots of victorian things.
All girly, foo-foo stuff. My purchases:



Love this....it's a pocket vase - for kitchen wall.




Brackets for Lila Jane




Another little tray - for Lila Jane




Another little wall thing for the camper

I'll probably go back on Saturday when everything is half-off.
I was waiting in line at the sale (#37) and up walked a gal I hadn't seen in years.  She lives in Houston and has a condo right around the corner from where the sale was being held.  We had the nicest visit.  Come to find out, she and her husband have a vintage camper also.  They are in the process of re-doing it.  She will be stopping over to check mine out before she heads back south next week.  What a small world.
On another note, the kitchen update is progressing.  Tomorrow the final install of the counters. (Two pieces had to be sent back - cut too small - like a fourth of an inch.  Here's a sneak peek.


After tomorrow, the only thing left to do is roman shades for windows.  I am going to make those but need to find fabric first.  So, I think I will share with you the re-do this weekend or first of next week.
Stopped by to visit my friend Dawn and I had to take a picture of this gorgeous flowering tree across the street from her condo.


 I planted the two large pots next to our garage today.  Here's a template of what I planted.




Greens, purples, silvers....should look pretty.
Maggie and Cooper walked over to say hi......it was 3:30 ish - Leah and Danny then walked over.
I suggested Happy Hour at Starbucks.  We all piled in the car - Jake came too - and off we went for a Frappacino - half off this week....can't beat it.  We sat outside and visited.  Great spear of the moment outing.


Have a good evening all!

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Monday, May 6, 2013

Starbucks Frappuccino



Happy Hour all week
3-5 pm
Half Off all frappucinos!

Thursday, May 2, 2013

This Recipe Will Not Disappoint!

Banana Cream Pie

This is the second one I made in two days.
So delicious.

The recipe came from Jenny Stebbens Hobick blog.  She has some very awesome recipes on her blog.
It's really not difficult to make either.
It's so light, tasty, and sure to please.


1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
5 tablespoons of butter
2 tablespoons of sugar
.....
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup cold milk
3 large egg yolks
2 cups milk, heated
2 tablespoons soft unsalted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ripe bananas, sliced
......
1 1/2 cups of whipping cream
1/4 cup of sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a pie plate, melt 5 tablespoons of butter in the microwave.  Add graham crackers and sugar to the melted butter and mix with a fork.  Press mixture into the pan with a measuring cup.  Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until golden-brown. 

For the custard, in a heavy saucepan stir together sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Stir in the cold milk and egg yolks. Heat the 2 cups of milk in the microwave until very hot - about 2 minutes in my microwave.  Slowly stir in the hot milk - whisking constantly.  Cook over medium heat, and continue to whisk.  As soon as the mixture begins to thicken, remove from heat and add butter and vanilla.  Continue to stir for 1 more minute.

Pour 1/2 of the custard mixture into the pie crust.  Add a layer of bananas.  Pour the rest of the custard over the bananas.  Let cool.

When cool (after 30 minutes or so) whip cream.  Add sugar while whipping.  Top pie with sweetened whip cream and refrigerate.

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Beautiful!

Praise the Lord!  It's finally here!  S P R I N G has Sprung!
It is 73 degrees as I write this post.

The magnolia trees are starting to bud.
The campground is still very empty. I saw only three campers.
Just about the time I thought there were no wildflowers yet....tada!

Pretty!
The lake is kind of strange..pool of water creating an island.
Babs diggin' the woods and sun and fresh air.