Porch construction at old Farmhouse

We are putting a wrap around deck porch on the old Farmhouse in WV. Here are a couple pictures.(Scroll down to slideshow). Can't wait to get the roof around the whole porch. Old farmhouses didn't have much closet space. Notice the porch upstairs, my husband wanted to close it in and make closet space. But we decided not to. We love settin on the upstairs porch in the mornings and drinking our coffee, we look across the field and see the beautiful view. More pictures to come, inside also.

Please scroll down my blog to view the slideshow of the remodeled bathroom.
Leave me a comment letting me know what you think.Hugs, Lecia

Slide show added today:

The computer is so hard for me, but I am soooo proud that I made this little video of our remodeled bathroom. It actually was done a while back. It was a bigger project than expected. Had to remove several layers of flooring. We planned on a weekend project, and it lasted several weeks. My commode was actually in my LR for a couple weeks. And to top it all off my daughter invited a house full of people here for my Grandson's birthday party.so glad I had another bathroom. Oh, just more memories!

Applesauce Oatmeal Bread

This is one of my favorite bread machine recipes:

This makes a 1 1/2 pound loaf

4 oz (1/2 cup) water-80 degrees

3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce (stir to blend any standing liquid)

3 Tbls. vegetable oil

3 Tbls. sugar

1 1/2 tsp. salt

1/ 2 cup oats ( quick or old fashioned)

3 cups bread flour

1 Tbls. bread machine/fast rise yeast

Add liquid ingredients to pan. Add dry ingredients except yeast.Make a well in center of dry ingredients; add yeast. Lock pan into bread maker.
Program for bread setting.

Set back and wait for the yummy bread to be ready, Enjoy!

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Hugs, Lecia

Butter Nut Snowballs

2 sticks (1 cup) butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups finely chopped nuts
powdered sugar

Cream butter, sugar, and vanilla until fluffy. Add flour and salt to creamed mixture blending throughly. Add nuts and mix well.

Shape into 1 inch balls and place on baking sheet
(If you use a piece of foil on the pans, clean up is a breeze)

Bake in slow oven 325 degrees about 20 min.

Do not brown, Cool, then roll in powdered sugar. ( I put the sugar in a zip lock back and shake them a little), this helps with clean up also.

Recipe says it makes 6 doz. but mine usually doesn't make that much.

YUMMY, ENJOY!!!!!

Good morning. We are waking up to snow, snow, snow in the beautiful shenandoah valley of Va. There appears to be at least 20 inches of snow already and supposed to snow all day today. I hurt my back shoveling the other day, so will have to depend on hubby to do it all. And my son Luke got into Miami yesterday from Haiti, no flights are flying in D.C. so I hope he just stays put in a motel. Probably will bake something today.

Caramel Apple Dip

8 oz. pkg. of cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup brown sugar, Packed
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 tsp. vanilla

Combine all ingredients, mix well. Refrigerate for 2 hours. Makes about 2 cups.

(Awesome and so quick)!!!!

HUMOR FOR THE DAY

A well-informed person...is somebody who has the same views and opinions

as yours!!!!

Fresh Apple Cake

It is snowing again,It's lovely but all I want to do is bake something. This is one of my hubby's favorite recipes. Due to the "Low calorie content", I don't make it very often. But it's so yummy! Plus he's working today and don't know when he will get home and I wanted to make him a treat!

3eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup oil
2tsp.vanilla
3 cups flour
1tsp. baking powder
1tsp. salt
1tsp. soda
3 cups chopped raw apples
1 cup chopped nuts

Beat eggs until light, add sugar, oil and vanilla to eggs and mix.

Mix flour, soda, salt and baking powder together. Add to egg mixture.

Mix until blended. Add apples, and nuts, mix well. Pour into greased

9" x 13" pan. Bake for 35-40 minutes.

Chocolate Chip Cheeseball

8 oz. softened cream cheese
1/2 cup softened butter
1/4 tsp. vanilla
3/4 cup powdered sugar (I use splenda, my daughter is diabetic)
2T.packed brown sugar
3/4 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
3/4 cups chopped nuts
Graham cracker sticks

Blend cream cheese, butter and vanilla in mixing bowl until fluffy, Gradually add sugars; beat just until combined. Stir in chocolate chips. Cover, refridgerate for 2 hours. Place on large piece of plastic wrap;
shape into ball. Refridgerate for additonal hour. At serving time roll
ball in nuts.
Serve with graham cracker sticks for dipping.
Makes about 2 cups

Whenever I make this I am always asked for the recipe, really good, plus quick and easy!!!!

I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth

and be an antheist, but I cannot conceive how he could look up into the

heavens and say there is no God.

Abraham Lincoln

Words of Wisdom

Sisters know you hide shopping bags in the trunk of the car until the coast is clear!!!

A HOUSE IS BUILT OF WOOD AND BEAMS, A HOME IS BUILT WITH HOPES AND DREAMS.

Snowflakes are snow angels blowing kisses from Heaven!!

Here is a little baking tip. When baking cookies, don't throw those old,

ugly cookie sheets away. Line them with tin foil and the cookies come

off easily and no messy cookie sheets to clean up.

Snow, rain, ice again, stuck in the house so I want to make something, here is a recipe I learned to make in 7th. grade, quick and easy.


NO BAKE COOKIES

1 stick butter

1/2 cup of milk

3 Tbls. of cocoa

2 cups while sugar

Add all ingredients, boil 3 minutes.

Then stir in 3 cups- 1 min. oatmeal, and 1 Tbls. peanut butter, 1 tsp. vanilla

Drop on wax paper and cool.

Have You Heard About The New Barbie Dolls?

Hot Flash Barbie: Press Barbie's bellybutton, and watch her face turn beet red while tiny drops

of perspiration appear on her forehead. Comes with a handheld fan and tiny tissues.

Good evening friends, I am slowly working on my blog, I don't sell anything. I just want to share some friendship, photo's of my home and displays, maybe even a hint or two and some of my favorite recipes. Hugs, Lecia

Hello, this is Lecia Stevenson from Farm House Prims, I am trying to create a blog so bear with me. I love country and primitive decor.