Wise Wrds On Sunday

 

Saturday Critters #619

I stood by the window and this Blue Jay flirted with my camera...

he enjoyed all of the attention. 

Junior watched and climbed the tree to get in on the photo shoot...

it worked!

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Longwood Gardens In Fall

No matter the season, visiting 

Longwood Gardens

should always be at the top of your "I gotta' go there" list.

Located in Kennett Square, Pa., we have season passes, and it is about a 2 hour ride to visit.

We visit often, but Autumn is not the most popular time to visit.

We went on Wednesday of this week 

and I would say in comparison to other visits, the gardens were empty.

It was a beautiful day, the air was crisp and fall like, and the trees were beginning to change color.

I think our fall color is arriving late, or may be nonexistent because of the lack of rain.

 

There was lots to see and enjoy, they had plenty of pumpkin and mum displays.

These stars were covered in clear lights and were in several areas of the gardens

I don't know if they are stars or snowflakes or they are preparing for the Christmas display.

The view from the gazebo...it looked like nature had picked up her paintbrush and painted the woods,

 one stroke at a time.

This is one of our favorite spots to take a picture.

Inside the Conservatory, the mum displays were gorgeous.

We were able to see a fountain show while we were there.

I'll share those pictures soon.

Weekend Fun Days...

The weekends this month have been really crazy, so fun and so festive.

I don't know about where you live, but here in New Jersey, we make a huge fuss about 

Autumn Festivals and Halloween.

This past weekend started on Thursday with a Pep Rally for my 2 cheerleading great nieces.

Friday we went to Delicious Orchard to stock up on all our favorites.

I took way too many pictures, so I will Share the pictures from Delicious Orchard in a later post.

Saturday morning we went to an Autumn Festival at

 Calgo Gardens

This is a really beautiful Garden Center that has these festivals during most of the seasons and holidays.

Here's how it looked on Saturday...

They had so many really nice, unusual benches, most/all had people resting on them.

I found this one with sunflowers on it and I needed a rest.

The hubs snapped my picture, 

I was in my cheer gear because we were going straight to the competition afterward.

They had live music that was really nice...

they also had this cool train set up, with a Halloween theme.

The girls Cheer Competition was also on Saturday...they finished in 1st Place.

My Lorelei is on top, all the way to the left, she is considered a "flyer".

Addie is third from the left, she is consider a "base".

I learned the "cheer lingo" early on.

They have cheered for Brick Town for so many years, their mom did also and so did I.

On Sunday,

 I said I was not leaving the house and spent most of the day on the couch knitting and watching football.

My KC Chiefs played really well...

and beat The Raiders 31 - 0.

I watched the Giants play afterward...they are considered my home team but I am not a huge fan.

That game was insane...if you watched or heard about it...there is not much that can be said!!

 

Creamy Tuscan Sausage Pasta

  This may be the best pasta dish I have ever created.

The recipe can be found here,  I pretty much followed the recipe,

but I used sausage instead of chicken and added 1/2 of a diced sweet onion in the beginning.

This was super simple, get your pasta water going right away,

because after you brown your sausage, this is pretty much a dump...

dump it all in with the sausage and let the flavors "marry" until your pasta is done.

The ingredient line-up...

Brown sausage, add 1/2 diced onion if you like, I always like some sweet onion to start.

Water is boiling...

I use DeCecco Pasta, the best of the brands.

I used bow-tie pasta and that needs a little extra cooking time.

Once the sausage and onion are cooked, everything else goes in.

The recipe calls for 1/2 cup of chicken broth, I used pasta water instead.

Use a deep saucepan so everything fits...

including the pasta!

It was so good and super easy.

Here's what you will need, but also click on the recipe link I provided here and above...

If you use sausage, you will need 8 ozs, the recipe called for 2 pounds of chicken breasts

2 garlic cloves, finely minced

1 cup of heavy cream

1/2 cup chicken broth, I used pasta water

1 tablespoon of tomato paste

1/4 cup of parmesan cheese

1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes, diced 

1/4 teaspoon salt