Here is a picture of the top and bottom. The right as you can tell as swirls it's the top of the cupcake. The other side is the bottom that will get leveled.

The Making of a Huge Cupcake!

Here is the start of the biggest cupcake I ever made!! The pan was amazing and the cake released very well. The pan is a Dimensions Bakeware product for those who are curious.

There are a few things I will do different next time. One is don't follow the directions completely. The directions say to put 4 1/2 cups of the cake mix in the left side top of the cupcake I would shorten that by not measuring and just pouring the cake about 1" from the top of the rim. The rest obviously in the right side.

Skunk Sundae and a Gorgeous Sunset...

Before I tell you what a Skunk Sundae is I first have to tell you about the pics...you'll want to read on about the Skunk Sundae its actually edible.

I had to add some more pictures. The one on the left is a sunset on Thursday. It was just to unusual not to photo. The colors the way the clouds seemed to be dancing in the sky and then there is a pic of my yard. Of course it doesn't go back that far...you can see my garden on the right and on the left is the neighbors garden. He does his every summer, he actually has two, the other is in the front of his home that sit way back off the road. Anyway I posted the picture on the right as this is where all the deer come out. I stood Wednesday night and watched two play in the lot on the right where it's just dirt. I am just in aw everytime I see them. They are so graceful and elegant...such a free spirit, so light on they're feet. I just love watching them in the wild. Then a car came along (the other side of my garden has a side road) and they took off. It was just beautiful even if it was only a short while.

By now I am sure your wondering, "what the heck is a Skunk Sundae" well it goes like this...A friend of mine stopped by last night a male yes...I seem to get along better with males than I do females although as I have gotten older and wiser it makes sense to me. No need to explain to anyone. So back to the Skunk Sundae...he stopped by we talked and he ask if I wanted some ice cream. Well, you don't have to ask me twice about ice cream or chocolate. I do my 30 minute walk at least twice a week sometimes three and sometimes I just say I need a break. I do my best not to eat junk food, rarely eat fast food although chips and chocolate seemed to be my enemy and you know what they say about enemies...keep your friends close but keep your enemies closer. LOL...so I do but I do it in portions most of the time. I eat a lot of salads, fish, olives, tomatoes and shredded cheese plus chicken if I am going out. I don't eat red meat. Okay Okay now the sundae....

So we went to the get ice cream right down the street ha ha...of course thru the drive thru. He ask what I wanted and I said a sundae, "what kind, he said. I replied, "a tin roof" he said "what?" I said, "wait I'll have a skunk sundae" he replied, "it's not listed" of course it's not neither is the tin roof but it's on the menu inside." So the girl says, "can I help you?" He replied, "I'd like a Skunk Sundae" she said, "can you spell that?" So he says, "S K U N K! I couldn't help it as hard as I tried not too... I started laughing just as I am written this down. The girl wouldn't come back on... so he pulled around to the window. This guy approached the window opened it...while I'm sitting there laughing so hard I had to get out of the truck. I knew the girls knew me, once they saw me... then my truck. They figured it out. They know I love to laugh. He gets out he's appologizing and everyones laughing. He kept saying Screw You. I couldn't help it...anyone who knows me knows I love to laugh. I couldn't believe he spelled it. All he kept saying till he left was screw you... I can't believe I spelled it....I've been laughing all night.

Now you know there is no such thing as a Skunk Sundae and so does he! Have a awesome day and keep laughing as often as you can...you'll find it really does feel good. Blessings to all.

New pics of my garden

Here are some recent pics of my garden, as you can see its come along way. I am in the middle of freezing green beans so I will be back to add more in a few...my beans are blanching right now and I am writing waiting for the time clock to let me know they're ready to cool down and then freeze.

I am back I finished the green beans I had washed and cut. Once you wash them you have to process right away, in fact, once you pick them you only have two days to can or freeze. I prefer freezing as it leaves in more of the nutrition.

So here is my garden. The first row is carrots. I have learned with carrots its best to keep the weeds in them as they grow. One it keeps away the little flies that attract them and secondly they get a chance to grow a strong root. I keep the weeds cut to the length of the green top of the carrots. The first row are baby carrots. Actually you can leave carrots in all winter long. Just cover them with mulch or fall leaves even straw and you can have carrots all winter long. Strange I know.

My second row is lettuce WOW! did I plant way to much. This stuff just keeps right on growing everything you pick. Unless you leave it alone and let it top. Which I am doing now. This particular brand is great to work with has a great taste. It's green salad bowl lettuce. You just have to watch for cabbage worms they like it too. So plant spinach away from lettuce I learned this the hard way. My daughter had one in her bag of lettuce and that's after I washed it.

The Third row is mustard spinach...I love this spinach. First time for me. Has an incredible dijon taste to it. It's actually considered a green like collards etc. I love it in my salads. I have been giving away extra's that I grow. Behind the spinach which is hard to see is parris island cos much like romaine. It's just about ready to harvest.

I AM HAVING A BABY YEAH! NOT....I am talking about my little cantalope in the picture on the right. When I was weeding and I saw this little guy I yelled "I am having a baby" it was so awesome to see. I can't tell you enough how rewarding and delicious growing an organic garden can be. The food itself taste so much better. I had some of my green beans last night and the freshness the crunch everything was just awesome. I know I will be doing another organic garden next year.

The pic on the left side is my veggie squash. Now, I have heard a lot of different opinions on this stuff. You put the whole thing in boiling water then split it open in the center is a spaghetti type veggie. You can add tomato sause or olive oil and seasoning. Some say its awful others say it's okay. Well, I decided to try it! There are so many growing now...maybe about 10 just about ready to harvest.

So now you have seen my garden to date. I said I had a bigger one this year and I wasn't kiddin'. The weeding is relaxing...I always leave weeds up around the root of the plant until it gets strong and beds deep into the soil. Keeping the isles clean is what I do most of unless it rains...then the next couple days you already know what you'll be doing. Stop back again I will keep you posted or just share my day. Keep safe, keep smiling...Blessings to all.