Hi peeps! How's the weather in your parts? Cuz it is NOT good here!! We are in the midst of a Nor'Easter snowstorm which began Sunday afternoon and as of my typing Monday afternoon it is showing no signs of stopping😞. There are snow emergencies for many of the local towns and thankfully hubby's work place closed (hopefully for tomorrow as well).
As of noontime today(Monday):
and as of 4PM:
15 inches and still coming down hard and steady!
I checked (at 6PM) they updated the prediction total to up to 24 inches. It's VERY unusual for us to get hit like this with so much snow!! And now as of publishing my post (8:15PM) we are at 20 inches and no end to the heavy snowfall yet 😱!
So we're keeping warm with coffee and a special batch of pancakes I made for breakfast:
I tried a new pancake recipe - and it is a keeper! Butternut Squash Oat Pancakes.
Recipe at bottom of this post. Very easy to put together and delicious. Notice the mug? It's the reason for two photos😉 I just got this one I had made at
Collage.com. I wanted to see what their service and quality was like and I can say I highly recommend them! They offer coupons and great value discounts as well. Cheers to the
T Stands For Tuesday gang!
There is a new theme for this month over at
Art Journal Journey with guest host
Valerie who chose the theme "Heavy Metal". Here is a journal page for the theme:
The "heavy metal" is the Medieval Gloss Spray (which is a metallic though it's difficult to tell in the photo) I used to make the lollipop flowers and spatters. That gorgeous neon pink paint is Reflex Rose by Amsterdam which I LOVE!
Products: tag, pink trim, paper flower (Recollections); vintage image (ARTchix Studio); Chit Chat stickers, Botanical Collage Tissue (Tim Holtz/Ranger); Stickles glitter glue-Stardust(Ranger); purple German scrap (Collage Stuff); tiny hearts Shape sprinkles (Doodlebug Design Inc. - Simon Says Stamp).
Last post I shared some postcards I was making using my 5" x 7" Gelli Plate for the backgrounds for an Instagram challenge hosted by
Darkroom Door Stamps. Here are a few more:
Most images, all stencils from Darkroom Door. Gloss Sprays and Paints are Dina Wakley. It was fun coming up with a creative way to use the stamps and I'm happy with the way the numbers and flower images look stamped and white embossed on black card stock!
"Anything is possible with sunshine and a little pink." Lilly Pulitzer
Butternut Squash Oat Pancakes
1/2 cup (generous) butternut squash puree 4 eggs 1/2 cup oat flour
1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 cup sugar pinch of salt
Whisk all ingredients until fully combined. heat coconut oil or butter in a large skillet. Pour about 1/4 cup of batter for each pancake. When done, serve with syrup. Serves 2 -3.
Note: you can also use pumpkin puree in place of the squash. Both are available canned in select grocery stores.