DONNA'S - In The Attic

Enjoying a Beautiful Fall Sunday Afternoon ! ! !

I Love Fall!

What could be better than Football, Napping and

Homemade Soup with Cornbread ? ? ?

Pepper Soup is a Quick and Easy

meal to prepare!

Just a few ingredients I try to keep on hand for days like today.

Pepper Soup

1 lb ground beef - (I cooked mine in the Crock Pot before I added the other ingredients)

1 can Ranch Style Beans

1 can Rotel

1 can stewed tomatoes

2 cans Minestrone Soup

2 cans water

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

( *sometimes I add a can of corn just because I like it)

Brown ground beef, drain, then add remaining ingredients.  Cook until bubbly.  The longer it cooks the better the flavor.

Enjoy!

 

I like to make Cornbread from scratch

but on days like today when I'm feeling lazy,

I always fall back on the next best thing ~

Jiffy Cornbread!

 

WISH YOU WERE HERE!

 

~  DONNA  ~

DONNA'S ~ IN THE ATTIC is now Open For Business ! ! !

 WOW!

We had a Wonderful Weekend!

 

I have to Say that our "Open House" was a Great Success!

A HUGE "THANK YOU!" goes out to the Many of You that Stopped By to Visit and offer your  Kind Words!

I could not have asked for anything more!

I appreciate your Support!

"FRIENDS ARE LIKE FABRIC, YOU CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH!"

Here are a few pictures of our Completed Shoppe ~

~  The Front Room  ~

 

 

 

 

 

 

~  THE BATHROOM  ~

 

~  THE FRONT BEDROOM  ~

 

  

 

~  THE OFFICE AND CUTTING/SEWING ROOM  ~

 

~  THE KITCHEN  ~ 

 

 

~  OUR $15 HOOSIER CABINET  ~

WOW, . . . by the time we got this back together, we were beginning to think we paid to much for it!  It was quite a Challenge,

 BUT, . . .

 I LOVE IT NOW!

 

Well, . . . that is pretty much it for now.

 

I do want to give a HUGE "THANK YOU!" to

my two Daughters, Lori and Jana,

my Mother - Mattie, my Sister -Rebecca, and my Son-in-Law - Chad for all of their Help!

(We took pictures, but they made me promise not to Post them on my Blog!)

I appreciate your Support and Encouragement!

I could not have done it without your Help!

None of this would have come about if it were not for my Husband - Garry.  I know there were days that he was wondering what he got himself in to.  Thank you for your Patience and for getting all of the "Honey Do" jobs done for me!

YOU HAVE MADE MY LONG TIME DREAM COME TRUE!

It sure feels GOOD to be Open!

Now Back to some Heavy Duty Quilt Work!

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

~  DONNA  ~ 

THE KITCHEN RENOVATION at DONNA's - In The Attic

The Kitchen Floor is in ~

 

They did a Beautiful Job!

We are One Step Closer to being finished!

We are down to the final few days before our Open House

Saturday, October 16 ~ 12 noon - 6:00pm

 and

Sunday, October 17 ~ 12 noon - 4:00pm 

 

My new address is ~

704 S 2nd St

Canadian TX.

The Shoppe is easy to find.  Second Street is the Main Highway running through town. Coming into town and heading North, you will Spot an Allsup's on the East (right) side of the street.  Go past it just a bit and look on the opposite side of the street.  You will see my Sign.

Now, . . .  for the Final Decorating!

I will Post Pictures Soon!

I AM GETTING SO EXCITED ! ! !

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

~  DONNA  ~

HOOSIER CABINET ~

I just had to show you my latest "Diamond in the Rough" ~

Garry and I were heading to Amarillo a couple of weekends ago.  As we were passing through Panhandle TX, we spotted a Garage Sale!

There sat this Beautiful Hoosier Cabinet.  The owner was trying to decide a price to put on it. 

 I was standing a little distance away just waiting to see what she would decide on.

Suddenly, she placed the price tag on it.  

Hoping for a bargain, I went to check it out.

$15.00 ! ! !

I TOLD HER I WOULD TAKE IT.

She commented to her friends that she sold her Pile of Sticks.

I must admit it needs a little reinforcement,

BUT, . . .

I know Garry can Fix It Up for Me!

I am anxious to get started on it.

It will go in my New Sewing Shoppe as a Display Piece.

I have another Hoosier in my house and I just love it!

It was left in an old house that we purchased several years ago.

It was painted yellow, so I added a coat of burgundy and just sanded it a little.

It is one of my Favorite Pieces!

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

~  DONNA  ~

CAST IRON SKILLET and a DELICIOUS COUNTRY BREAKFAST ~

I have been wanting a Black Cast Iron Skillet for a long time,

BUT, . . .

 I know very little about Cooking with one.

It just so happened that one of my Good Friends and I were visiting a few days ago about  Flee Market finds and Cast Iron Skillets came up.

AND, . . . GUESS WHAT ? ! ? ! ?

She Gave Me one of her Skillets ! ! !

I just couldn't wait to cook my First Country Breakfast using IT this weekend!

OH MY GOODNESS ~ IT WAS WONDERFUL ! ! !

I ate way to much, but there was NO Stopping Me!

(No, this was not just MY plate, Garry and I split it!)

 

I hear that there is no better way to cook Cornbread, Biscuits, and Hash Browns than in a Cast Iron Skillet!

OK, I know, . .

I have already Pulled Out my Running Shoes!

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

~ DONNA ~

PEPPER SOUP ~ CORNBREAD ~ BUTTERMILK PIE

WE ARE ICED IN TODAY ! ! !

SO, . . .

What could be Better than

a BIG POT of Pepper Soup ~

Cornbread ~

and , . . . Buttermilk Pie!

I have given you my Pepper Soup Recipe before, and we LOVE

Jiffy Cornbread ~

 

BUT, . . .

I will share my Buttermilk Pie Recipe with you later!

(This is the first time I have used this Recipe, so I'd better Check and make Sure it is DELICIOUS first!

 

Stay Warm and 

 
 HAVE A GREAT DAY!

~ DONNA ~

~ A NEW ADDITION TO MY KITCHEN - DREAM ~

I have been seeing this and other Large Canvas Paintings in several Magazines ~

 

I just LOVE them!

~ I THOUGHT I NEEDED ONE IN MY KITCHEN ~

 

~ I AM A "DREAMER" ~

Have a GREAT DAY ! ! !

~ DONNA ~