SNOW

 I looked out front yesterday morning to find my pumpkins covered in snow.  It snowed most of the day though we didn't get much accumulation.

 Winnie was like....pffffft, I want to play in the snow!  Willie just wanted to take a little nap.

My leaves are still green and few have dropped so it was weird to see them covered in snow.

I made gingerbread bars for Thanksgiving.

 The Recipe:

A simple thin icing made with a bit of milk, vanilla and confectioners sugar is perfect to top these bars.

In the bowl of your mixer, combine the following ingredients:

1 C. butter
1 C. white sugar
1 C. light brown sugar
1 large egg
3 T. molasses
1-1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1-1/2 tsp. Cinnamon
1/4 tsp. allspice
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
2-1/2 C. flour

Mix until you have a smooth dough.  Press this evenly into a 9X13 pan and bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.  Let cool and spread with icing.  I refrigerate these before slicing.

My turkey gravy.

And on the coldest day on this date since 1922, my furnace broke.  Fun times. It's 12 degrees here right now.  My house is 40.