Better Success With Donuts

   I really wanted to bake up these donuts again, so I made two batches, which made 24 mini donuts.

    I discovered that the donuts must totally cool in the pans before taking them out. I wanted to share that in case any of you decided to bake up some donuts.

   I struggled with the first pan so by the time I started on the second pan-magic-they all came out easily as the pan and the donuts were totally cooled down.

  The ones that came out in pieces I sprinkled Lakanto sweetener with cinnamon, the rest I drizzled melted keto chocolate chips all over the donuts.

This and That

  We are into August already and so far the last few days feel like autumn. I am reading from a lake area facebook group that the hummingbirds are migrating already-which is a month early-Wow they must know something about the weather that we don't.

   Tuesday brings us to T with friends hosted by Bleubeard and Elizabeth. You are most welcome to join in just show a drink related photo on your post and link up.

  I won't be linking up this week as Tuesday I will be up early voting, and then off to the dentist and then perhaps check on the woods house since I will be half way there. I may be going back on Wednesday as well.  I don't want to link up if I won't have the time to visit all of you.

   Over the weekend for Second on the 2nd I shared a dye project for curtains that I did several years ago.  I had forgotten about the fall yellow color yardage. The plans for dyeing that was to make curtains in the dining room where the walls I had textured and painted and glazed with yellows and golds to look like a country European kitchen.

   So after being reminded of this pretty fabric, I went in search for it-some of you will remember the super packed craft room closet filled with mostly spinning fibers and quilting fabrics. After spending most of the day on Sunday I can't locate it any where. I just can't think where it could be. It was not with the other hand dyed pieces. So of course this has me frustrated. I looked a bit in the weaving yarns too. I need to make it a priority to check on the woods house this week so will look again there-I can't imagine it is still there though. I am really at a loss as to where it could be.

   In my search though I uncovered a bag of small quilts my Mom had made for charity but didn't get them quilted yet. I brought them out to see what they are and work on those.

   I also got out my civil war reproduction quilt project of small hexagons. I brought that out in the living room so I can get back to working on those. I would love to be able to finish this one. It's just barely started though, but I am in love with the colors from that time period.

   Over the weekend I tried out a new recipe-keto mini donuts. I have had donut pans for baking for years now-I had found them at Publishers Clearing House before baked donuts were even popular. I have the mini pans, regular size pans, and also for jelly donuts.  The recipe I tried was made with coconut flour and very good tasting. However I had a really hard time getting them out of the pan. They didn't stick to the bottom but I think it was the shape of the donut-will fill them less next time.

     I glazed them with no sugar chocolate. They ended up quite a mess haha so didn't take a photo of the finished product. I will try this again Larry liked the taste of them though

  

   The weather has been brutal here for veggie gardens, but I was hoping for a few heirloom slicing tomatoes-Not -I have discovered that the chipmunks here love the tomatoes-and have eaten every single one sigh 

    I did save one small tomatoe that was almost ripe.  I will have to think again if I want to try and have a small veggie garden here at the lake or not. Gardening etc is in my farm girl blood so will see, not sure how to even battle these cute critters haha

   Enjoy your new week everyone

T Stands for Tuesday

Happy T everyone,
   Anyone is welcome to join us for T with our hostess Bleubeard and Elizabeth, just share a drink related photo in your post.

  How has the weather been for you?

     We have had summer temps-hot and humid, with rain added-which was perfect for me getting all the iris's planted.

   I did decide to Not purchase India Flint's dyeing class. (I posted about it a couple days ago)
     I really wanted to do this and I think I would really enjoy it but right now with expenditures for two homes I can't justify the $350 plus dollars. I could afford it but feel a bit guilty spending that much money.
   I think the 9th was the last day to sign up for this.  If I would have seen it in the beginning of covid I think I would have jumped on it-as it would have given me positivity every day during those months.  What is awesome as well-those that took the class before it was archived can submit their dye pieces to her for a showing and then I am thinking would get them back-that would have been cool.
 
    I needed to dig up more sod-all the sod in this area will eventually be gone to make way for veggies, flowers, and herbs.  I decided to extend the one iris bed that is near a bush.
   I also dug up a peony bush down by the lake that was by itself and not in a group with the others. I also brought two water lilies that like to have their roots wet near water, that I dug up near one of our ponds, I found a spot on one of the shelf rocks down by the lake-need to check on those and see how they are doing.  So it was a busy several days getting all these plants in their new homes

   In the process I ended up with poison ivy-ugh. Hadn't thought about poison ivy being on the plants that I brought-as they were near poison ivy plants. I have patches of it on my hands, arms, and down by my feet-I must have stepped near some. I am really allergic to it. So far no scratching-I keep washing it with lavender soap, and then add tea tree oil, and anti itch creams. It is slowly getting better after a week now. and I spotted poison ivy and poison oak in this iris bed-will need to figure out how to safely get this out.

I am pretty sure this is poison oak as they have 5 leaves. update from comment below from Mae Travels this photo is not of poison oak-although I am going to still stay away from it.  

   got this first photo from the internet

  When I went food shopping at wal mart I was able to pick up a rosemary plant and a couple sweet pepper plants. I planted the rosemary near the oregano plant I brought from the woods house.

    Looking out the door facing those steps up the hill-this area is to the left-the little white shed in the front is ours
     I need to get some clippers sharpened so I can cut out the dead area in that bush. and in the back to the right I need to watch and see what will flower or what is weeds
    I put the iris's around this bush and iris bed that was already here.

I spaced them out so these will have room to fill in

This was a job digging up this peony and bringing it here but I think it will be pretty in this spot.

Over the weekend I tried a keto blueberry muffin recipe that just looked really good-and it was-very moist and delicious.  Recipe here  This is now my new go to site to try out keto-gluten free sugar free.  I usually do not care for recipes that only use almond flour but this one is really so good and these stayed fresh tasting for two days.  Her site is in my blog list now.  She used a blender for this-I just used my hand mixer-easier clean up for me.

A couple weeks ago now when we finally got into warmer weather I took a walk around my little area-right now I walk around twice to get 4000 steps will work back up to at least 6000 steps.  The wildflowers coming up in the center where the wooded area is was just lovely. I also love moss on trees.
    Here are a few photos-some of these will be painting inspiration

Does anyone know what this one is with the red berries?

I believe this is a Missouri wild rose

There is one person living up here in the middle of this woods-she must have awesome views too of the lake

I smiled to see this sassafras

We haven't seen the eagles for awhile-so when I heard him singing I had to go out and say Hello

For my beverage photo-This is the last of my drink while working on my latest entry for Art Journal Journey

And to close on a really happy note-Larry finally will be going fishing in his boat late this afternoon (Monday) around 4 pm-it will be cooler and less people on the lake during this time.

   His physical therapist and nurse is still coming for another two weeks to work and check on him-but with his motivation to walk sooner he is walking pretty good now and can walk down the hill to his boat. A friend of ours near the woods house is driving up to fish-one of his fishing pals.

     

(found snoopy online)

Oh and my ice cream maker is finally arriving today-it was back ordered for about a month-Life is Good (Smiles)

Happy T everyone-thank you much for visiting