Monday, December 20, 2010

I love my country friends and neighbors

I would much rather have something homemade than store bought, something with a story behind it.


  My neighbor brought this over . . .


1 quart of homemade V8 juice, one pint of hot salsa, one pint of canned pears, and 2 jars of pear preserves


and

still warm chocolate cake with chocolate icing -- needless to say there's much less of this left today!




and my dear friend Kris could not have made the boys any happier than slab bacon!


There is nothing like being a country girl!
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10 comments:

  1. Out on the prairieDecember 20, 2010 at 3:48 PM

    It all really looks good, I enjoy trying different meat markets smoked meats.I had some elk pastrami for lunch that was amazing.

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  2. JulesDecember 20, 2010 at 5:51 PM

    Amen Sister, nothing like Country folk! Now you have made me hungry :) BACON

    Merry Christmas!
    Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow

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  3. DawnDecember 20, 2010 at 10:39 PM

    THOSE are wonderful gifts! Nothing better than handmade for sure:)
    Would sure like some of that cake......

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  4. NancyDecember 21, 2010 at 5:44 AM

    Hello and good to meet you! Thank you for visiting and commenting yesterday. I see a few of my friends are already here -- Dawn and Steve. Very good company.

    Homemade gifts are so special -- it takes time and thought -- something many people are short on around the holidays. The cake looks delicious! :)

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  5. A Brit in TennesseeDecember 21, 2010 at 6:52 PM

    Such wonderful gifts, and I'm drooling over the bacon sizzling :)
    What a kind and caring neighbor, and no amount of store bought compares to homemade.
    Wishing you and yours all the blessings of a wonderful Christmas, and thank you for being my bloggy friend and neighbor !
    Hugs,
    Jo
    x

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  6. Corine MooreDecember 21, 2010 at 11:41 PM

    Me too!!! :D (I totally prefer homemade. :) Which is why, I give homemade. :D Lucky you to have and be wonderful neighbors! :)
    Corine

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  7. Mary L. BriggsDecember 23, 2010 at 4:16 PM

    Looks great! Merry Christmas!

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  8. SunnyDecember 23, 2010 at 6:44 PM

    You must be really loved by your neighbor, how nice is that! I checked out your tree.... that may have been where I saw the orange slices, lol. But didn't remember the cloves (?) in them?? My daughter also did some a couple years ago, along with dried apple slices cut so you could see the *star* in the middle. I love home-made anything!!

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  9. Hold my hand: a social worker's blogDecember 25, 2010 at 8:32 PM

    Looks yummy!

    Merry Christmas!!!

    Doris

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  10. JulesDecember 30, 2010 at 5:35 PM

    Stopped by to wish you a...

    HAPPY NEW YEAR!
    Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow

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