Rohling Studios

Making Apple Crisp

Peel tons of apples by hand and dump the peels in the garbage disposer.

Slice apples and plop them into a pretty pie pan...take picture of apples.

 

Open packaged mix (take a shortcut here...because you already spent too much time peeling and cutting apples.

Add one stick of melted butter to mix, crumble, and put on top of apples....bake in oven at 350 Degrees.  Take out to cool.  Go back to take picture of finshed product and it is already half gone....too late to take a picture!

Let's Make Walnut Ink!!!

We have had a bumper crop of walnuts this year! 

We can't sit under these trees for fear one will fall on our noggin!  When they come down.......they hit hard with a very loud *THONK* kind of sound. The squirrels are having a great time "hiding" them.  How is this for a switch?

They are putting them IN the bird feeder instead of taking the bird food out!! 

I am finding them everywhere.....from on my chairs to

being tucked carefully on the bumper of my boat.  I grilled out the other night and found one in the grill basket. 

They have torn apart my flower pots and left them there...unburied.  I always thought they buried nuts!

I even almost tripped over a stash by the front door.  I admit that I became just a bit irritated after finding  the nibbled up remains of one on the hood of my truck!  There are so many this year they can't even eat them all. They stain your skin if you pick them up.  Do I need to tell you what happens as the hulls are left behind on the patio or where ever the furry little fellas leave them after their feast?...

  There are stains all over the patio this year...and, on the picnic benchs.  Which in turn means on my pants!  The trees are beautiful in the summer and yet, I have been told that the wood is very valuable.  I might consider selling them because the roots are toxic to other plants and not many things grow well around the area.  BUT...You know what they say..."When life gives you lemons, make lemonade".  (I have walnuts....maybe I'll make walnut ink!)  Click HERE, HERE, or HERE if you wish to choose a recipe for walnut ink.

More on THE CAKE

Ok...I know...I have bored you a lot with our family birthday cake.  But I have never had a close up of it to share with you.  Take a minute and share what is left with us!  If you add the aroma of coffee and chocolate (the frosting) with the vanilla and almond flavoring of the cake you can close your eyes and almost taste it. 

Happy Birthday Lillian and Wyatt!!!

              

I can't wait till tomorrow.  Two of my grandkids are home to celebrate their birthdays!  My daughter, Jennifer has made "THE CAKE".  I had to work today but it was sure fun to come home to family in the house...laughing little children, bare little feet and toys all over the floor.  Everyone has gone to bed after baths, and putting on little pajamas.  I love their little wet heads of fluffy little kids hair.  It smells so sweet....like nothing else in the world.  There is nothing better than a clean child ready for bed.  Sleepy little ones were carried up the stairs and not a peep  has come from them since.  Tomorrow morning the rest of the grandparents will be coming over for cake and coffee (and milk for the kids, of course).  Presents will be opened and more toys will be on the floor (which I enjoy every second of!  It is so different when you become a grandparent...even toys turn from clutter to cute!)