~Back Fence Gossip~ Guilt Free Pancakes

~Back Fence Gossip~ Guilt Free Pancakes- below is the actual picture of the pancakes made at Mesquite Creek Cottage, handmade from scratch! Mmm good

Ingredients

Wheat bran 1tsp

egg whites 1/c cup

spelnda 1/4 cup

cinnamon 1 tsp

non stick spray- butter flavor

6 to 8 inch non stick skillet

whisk all ingredients together and pour into skillet, makes one pancake, due to the nature of the wheat bran, it is my experience that this works best mixing one pancake at a time, this ensures even distribution of the wheat and keeps each serving low carb. 

Toppings

 Walden Farms: Pancake Syrup 

 I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! Original

Brummel & Brown Made w/Yogurt butter 

 

 

Summer vacation

Whoop whoop
Summer Vacation starts-
Return blogging September 2012
Best Summer Ever, the couple from the Mesquite Creek Cottage

~Mesquite Creek Woods Monday Update~ lark sparrow nesting

This year at the Mesquite Creek Cottage the killdeer did not nest on our drive, but the Lark Sparrow did next in our back yard on the graveled path to the swimming pool.

We placed a center block about a foot from her nest to block the 30+ mph winds she was receiving. Fortunately she tolerates me checking on her daily without making a peep. We respect her space and privacy. I am not sure the eggs with hatch, the Lark Sparrow has been nesting for almost two weeks, and we had an entire week of unseasonable cool weather. We are keeping our fingers crossed that they do hatch.

~FOTD Friday~

Red - White - Blue,
Revlon lip butter lipstick in 070 cherry tart
handmade skirt
thrift shirt
handmade jewelry, real red coral, fresh water pearls, blown glass
new hair style

~Back Fence Gossip~ may

another handmade skirt this one has pink lace on the hem

~Mesquite Creek Woods Monday Update~

more wild flowers these are wild purple thistle and a native to Texas we has was lucky and an entire grove of these bloomed in one spot in the west acreage we probably have about 200 hundred of these blooming and they are one of my favorite Texas wild flower.

~FOTD Friday~ spring yellow

The following is me in yellow, I know I don't look the best in yellow with my straw hair and pale skin but I do like yellow in the spring

Of all places I found this cute stripe shirt at Walmart

Fresh water pearl and pineapple jade necklace is a DIY by yours truly and the skirt is from Target

the other picture is me after my new hair do and no, zero, zilch makeup

~Back Fence Gossip~new hair do

this is my new hair-do, Okay I admit it, I have never been one to have what I would call a great hair day. I have had thin/fine hair my entire life! This is me and I have learned to love it. You know my hair dries lightening fast!!
skirt- handmade navy with white, green, red dots
ordinary red tee
mix of costume and real jewelry
new hair style
shoes designer via Target a couple years old

Hooded Eyes video I like from youtube

For a year I have been using NYX jumbo pencil in milk on the inner part of my eye. I do have natural hooded eyes both from age and just facial features and I tried placing a medium dark brown on the inside of my eye instead of the milk pencil and YES, I think it made my eye look rounder and in proportion compared to the slant of a hooded eye. Give it a try, hope it works for you as well.

TIP on the second day of trying this reverse method, I used NYX jumbo pencil in "french fries" a brownish golden bronze color, I placed a wash of it on my lower lid next to the lash line all the way to my crease and also in my inner corner. I liked the effect and it was fast, I set entire eye from lash line to brow with Mac brule.

~Mesquite Creek Woods Monday Update~

~Mesquite Creek Woods Monday Update~

  weekend Mothers Day

Wild Flowers and Bees

Listed:
Wild Honey Bee
Nectar sucking fly
Solitaire bee (species that doesn't live in a hive) has a wicked sting, I know personally from a few years back
yellow beetle with black spots

The Killdeer bird that nested at our gravel drive last year has made two appearances but has yet to nest this year. 

~FOTD Friday~

cool day in spring
dress from target
jacket walmart

leopard shoes flats target

my sink, and pink mirror, and wash room/mud room

~Back Fence Gossip~ first week of May

I have never been proud of my sewing skills, when it came to sewing on a machine it was always a source of stress at home. My Mother was very proud of her machine, but her machine and I never got along, and this was a source of great stress and anxiety when it came to me learning to sew. I don't know of many people who can say they are a fourth generation seamstress. I am sure it goes farther back than four generations but I am only privy to in know in person of four. I am so selective when it comes to skirts, I am tall and I do have some junk in my trunk and I am over 40. That means, that I cant show to much leg and I refuse at the moment, to wear those shiny fabrics the 20 something crowd is garishly sporting. Lets not forget how much I love a little Lilly P. in my closet. Did you know you can buy past seasons bolts of unused fabrics from eBay from the Lilly Pulitzer factory? I didn't till a few years back and was able to purchase and make my own genuine Lilly P skirts. Below is pics of me sewing a Greek key white, with navy patten skirt, I choose to make my own patterns based on my measurements.

and of course it just wouldn't be a pic of me without another basic button-down shirt and dress combo. (chuckling at self)

~FOTD Friday~ last week of april

standard pink button -down, found anywhere
skirt from Cato
maroon wine colored tights George Walmart
Necklace found here
http://www.fornash.com/products.asp?product_id=100803&dept_id=100037

~FOTD Friday~ end of April

sample of the ever changing face of life. Snap shot of my life this past April

~Back Fence Gossip~ Mall of America

Our mall of America trip to see Princes Diana's wedding dress
April 18th-22
First I had a new hair style, I unintentionally copied Victoria Beckham's style, but what can I say?

this black and white portrait of sweet Diana was bigger than life.

Woody from Lego land, view from the aquarium

the above picture, I am standing in a cave with sharks above me, I wore my black and white flats, so comfy, this was day 2

above, day one, large tote bag for shopping, and so that hubby would help me carry it around, it contains, Revlon lip gloss, wallet, hand sanitizer, water and iphone, plus purchases from Mall of America, this pic was taken at the amusement park see the large green brain the background?

here is hubs with Woody