Good morning peeps! I have to make this quick because I am headed our for a short 
Yup, on this perfectly cool and crisp fall day, I am leaving Mr. Red Door home to man the fort, and I am headed north to spend some time with my friend Jill in Maine. Can you say Foliage?? WOO HOO! I know I am going to have a visual treat as I drive along the highways ad by ways. I am excited just thinking about it. Jill is taking me to a shop she found that specializes in wool – I am so excited about that. We will also go to a really nice shop called Jeremiah Campbell & Co that I have never been to as well as some places I visited in the spring and last fall. Now don’t get too excited, I am not coming home with piles of new prims. I think I have finally have reached a point right now where I don’t have much room on my walls or shelves for much more. After being in this house for 23 years, I am starting to scale back on adding new things because I like what I have and sometimes you need to know when enough is enough. Not that I won’t ever buy another prim, or new lamp or an antique, or furniture or linens, because I surely will. But I have so much now that I don’t feel a driving desire to shop until I drop any more. My mom once told me I would get to this phase of decorating in my life and I now understand what she was talking about. It is something I think about a lot lately so I am sure it will be a topic to be explored in future posts as well.
Today’s post is to join in Colleen’s 
My recipe is an adaptation of the old fashioned Sloppy Joes. I cut out most of the fat and added some veggies and Mr. Red Door and I love it.
Turkey Sloppy Joes
1 1/3 lb ground turkey breast (that just happens to be the size package I find pre-packed around here. A little more or less is fine)
1 TBSP Gravy Master - optional but it fools people into thinking it is made with beef!
1 large sweet red pepper
1 medium onion
about 8-10 baby carrots
6 oz tomato paste
12 oz water
4 Tbsp brown sugar
3 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp vinegar
1 tsp blk pepper
1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp dry mustard
Instructions
Brown meat, add gravy master to water and pour over meat and mix well, mince veggies in food processor and add to turkey along with rest of ingredients.. Simmer several hours on low. I use my slow cooker. Serve over toasted bulkie rolls or Texas Toast or even noodles. And shhh- don’t tell the family there are veggies in it. They will never know!
Please stop on over to Colleen’s blog And Baby Makes Five to see some other great recipes for this time of year.
That’s all for today folks! I’ll leave you with a few more of my fall decor pictures and I’ll be back sometime next week with show and tell and links and addresses of all the shops. Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend.
Until next time –hugs, Grammy Linda
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Linda,
Love your pics of your home.
Fall is showing up here in Virginia. Love it!
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Jackie
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Linda,
I know what you mean that the house gets full. I have lived here for 27 years and have been collecting longer then that.. I, also, have some of my mothers things so time to slow down. I do still see things I would like to add. A friend who is an antique dealer told us that your need to update things sometimes. So is it in with the new and out with the old. My daughter loves when I am looking for a new home for some of my things. She is into collecting now.
Jackie
1836 victorian farmhouse
Linda, have fun, fun, fun! What a color tour you will probably see - I'm so jealous! Be careful and take lots of pictures, Dawn
Hi Linda,
Hope you have a great time with Jill today! Please take lots of fall foliage pics for us to enjoy.
You're in for a treat today at Jeremiah Campell and Co. I've had their website saved in my favorites now for a few years. What fantastic pieces they have.
The turkey sloppy joes sound wonderful. Not sure if my boys will go for it though. I'll give it a try.
Have a fun time! Hugs, Loretta
Oh, Linda ... fall is definitely in the air here in Maine today! You're in for a treat. Brendan and I just got back from our morning walk through campus and our nearby neighborhoods. The sun is out, the leaves are turning, and there's a bit of a blustery wind.
Have a wonderful mini vacation! I enjoyed your latest fall photos and your version of sloppy joes sound so yummy.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Hi Linda,
Thanks for the recipe! Have a fun day with Jill and enjoy the beauty of fall! I know what you mean about scaling down...I'm learning to choose carefully and I've gotten rid of some stuff I've been hanging onto..just in case! :)
And thank you for more fall pics...I can't get enough of your home decor, so it's great! I actually got an idea from one of your pictures....I forgot I had something stashed away in a closet! :)
Tammy
Linda,
Have a great trip!! One of the reasons I started a store is because I love to buy new things,but just don't have much room, so this way I can stock items, and share the pleasure with others as they purchase pretties for their homes :)
Enjoy the beautiful foliage!!!
Mornin' Linda!....pics of your home are always enjoyable, beautiful as always!
What a treat it must be to be in New England especially this time of year, I hope to make my way up there sometime!
I know what you mean about slowing down on wanting to buy stuff for the home, I am finally getting there myself although I still find certain dolls and other handmades that call to me, LOL
Have a wonderful Autumn weekend!
Janet
Have a great time with Jill! enjoyed the fall pics!
Hi Linda!
That all sounds great! I'll be ready by 10:00! lol...
I hope your little trip was wonderful and your time with your friend was blessed.
Oh! Thank you for putting your friend Karen's e-mail. I received her order form and am going to send off for some of her candles! I can't wait!
C. C.
Hello Linda, I am sure you will be having a wonderful weekend in Maine. You will just go crazy for Jeremiah Campbell's, I have been stopping there the last few years on our trips to Maine, we always find something we just "must" have. We were just there this past Monday, it is a wonderful shop and the owners are so nice and friendly. Can't wait to see where else you go so I can include it in my next trip. Love your fall pics!! Dianne
Have a super trip, Linda.
I was in NY and VT yesterday and the foliage was exquisite. My girlfriend and I were quilt shop hopping and the batteries in my camera died before I had a chance to take some pics of the Fall foliage.
Thanks for the recipe. Sounds yummy!
Drive safely and think of me and my ongoing love affair with wool when you visit the wool shop.
I hope that you have a great trip.
It sounds like you will have a lot of fun.
Can't wait to see what kind of eye candy you come up with.
have a safe trip.
God bless
Well Linda as always I just love the eye candy you post on here...love your home and how you decorate..I hope you had a wonderful time with your friend and took lots of photos...have a wonderful weekend and that recipe is something I have to try...;)I can almost smell it now.:)
Have fun Linda with yoiur special friend, Jill. Hope your week-end will be beautiful. Thanks for sharing the wonderful pics! Sherrie
I know what you mean I was at The Country Store today and I've come to the point where it just has to WOW me before I'll think of buying it. I do buy a little bit of the patriotic just to build some up in here but once that is done I'll just be very chosey:)
I hope you have a wonderful time with Jill in Maine and you get to see all the beautiful tree's!
Rondell
Hi Linda...I hope you have fun on your little trip. I totally understand about the big shopping trips. I have gotten to that point also. I have to really like something to bring it in...and then I try to get rid of something that has grown "old" on me. The problem is is that most of what I have decorated with, I really love and can't get rid of...so that means no room for new! But that has its blessings, because we can still walk in our homes!!
I am sure you will have a great time on your short trip. What fun! I have been busy today as best as I can while recovering from a stomach virus. Much better today compared to the last few days. Been nice staying home. I miss that feeling of being home all day. Gives me a taste of what life will be like when I retire which is a long way off I'm afraid. But still looking forward to it nevertheless. Have a great weekend!
I see s many things I just love. When I finally get my house I will be using pictures of your home for inspiration! I love it all!
Have a great vacation!
Donna
Hey Linda, if you go to this blog, on the right column it has a 3 month food supply list and possibly others..didn't look real closely..but it will give you and idea of what you are to have...http://preparedldsfamily.blogspot.com/
take care and enjoy the rest of your weekend.:)
Have a great time with your dear friend, Jill. I know that you will.
Thanks for the recipe. It sounds so good to me now that I am feeling better. I think I will make it this week when I am up and around again.
Thanks so much for your well wishes. I apppreciate all the blog love I got. Have a wonderful week. Love,Lura
p.s. I never tire of looking at your picture perfect home.
Linda,
I have been off the circuit for about three weeks!
Happy Fall! Now that we are in school, I welcome the cooler weather wholeheartedly! Liliana is getting so big and is just as cute as ever!
The construction continues (HEAVY SIGH). Maybe we will be done by the time I have MY first grandchild!
Amy
Linda - I have a wonderful solution that will fix all sorts of things. You mentioned that you won't be buying so much anymore but I am concerned about the effect that may have on the economy. Not only that but you have access to all those wonderful prim shops. I also noticed that you caught onto the Woolies rules/no rules thing perfectly (like, we can't stop you). SO, you come pop in on us at Woolies, bring along some of your house decorating items - as gifts to myself for instance... That will free you up to buy more new things thus helping the economy.
How am I doing?
Looks like a Mexican Standoff to me! I want to keep my wools and you want to keep your prims. I'll try to come up with another solution I guess. Oh, the pressure!
I hope you are having a great time!
I have been going through the same thing at my house. It's full too. Sometimes I may find something I like better and make a trade here and there. But I do not need another thing! My problem is that it's so hard for me to pass up a bargain. LOL!
Your recipe sounds so good! We use turkey in a lot of recipes too. At one time, it's all we ate. We had cut out red meat entirely, but we have gotten back into the habit of eating it lately. Shame on us!
Enjoy your week!
Hi Linda~
It sounds like a fun girls weekend for you and Jill. I hope you had a good time and got to see some foliage. I think another week or two will really bring the fall colors out.
I do love the pictures of your home with all that festive bittersweet!
Hugs to you~ Birgit
Linda,
Love the new pictures, I am always happy when you have a new post. I have to ask, did you do the Cranberries Sampler? I have the same one, I must have done it at least 18 yrs ago. It still graces my walls and I still love it. I also understand about buying stuff. My home is filled and I only buy what I love and I need to get rid of something when I bring new in. I go in many shops and come out empty handed because I just don't need anything else. Hope you have fun!
Hugs,
Donna
Hi Linda :)
I just know how much fun you must have had on your trip ;)
I know what you mean about coming to the end of shopping. I can't buy any more furniture unless I get rid of something or we'll have to move out and sleep in the yard LOL
Linda Harris's house is gorgeous. The pictures in the snow, made my little heart pitter pat!
Little Liliana is getting more and more beautiful everyday!
Thank you so much for your sweet words. I've been feeing out of sorts lately with all that goes on and you made me feel much better. Rich does too... ;)
(((hugs)))
rue
Well my goodness! I am so happy to have stumbled upon your blog today on this fine autumn day in ole Virginny . I can't wait till your next post! I was just telling my husband the other day how fabulous it is to be able to connect with people around the country that have the same interests as you. Have a wonderful day . _Sarahlynn
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Hi Linda! I sure hope you enjoyed your trip and your time with your friend, Jill...well, actually I pretty much know ya did! ;) What could be better...........
Love all your photos...
I actully posted some pics of "FOOD" (that I made) on my blog...ya might wanna come take a look...it may NEVER happen again! LOL!
Have a beautiful week, friend.
hugs!♥
OOH! I haven't had a good sloppy joe in years! You're all signed up with the New England Bloggers. If you'd like to receive emails if we do a blog scavenger hunt or something, drop me a note at:
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Sigh... lovely what else can I say.
Mary
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