Planning My Day(s) -A Prompt Driven Post & Menu Monday & An Apple Pie Recipe

 Good Morning & Welcome 

Do you plan your day?   I make a flexible plan.  Making a plan even if I go down a Rabbit 🐇 Trail helps me stay organized.  

Today I am beginning a new feature on the blog.  

I hope you'll enjoy and play along. 

You will still find my weekly Happy Homemaker in Texas post where I join Sandra's party.  I write my post every day Saturday and then link with HHM on Monday.  

Sandra asked us not  to add any prompts so.  ( Insert pout) 

 Here's a little background . . .

In my early blogging days I joined a link party that ran for years The Simple Woman's Day Book.  

The last time there was a post was in  July so I  the party is no longer weekly.  Click Here  to link at the current party. 

For a season I joined this weekly party.   After awhile I realized the prompts really didn't fit my style or what I wanted to share.  

Then I found Sandra's party! 

 

A few years ago I began to place my own photos at the top of my posts so that when I linked it I could use my own photos. 

I put Sandra's at the end of my post with invites to other link parties. 

I enjoy HHM but I have felt my posts were lacking.  There are topics I want to share so today I give you my Prompts . . . 

About my planner  

This is an older photo of my Calendar.   You can see how filled in it is.  I use this kind of calendar  for keeping track of my Book Reviews.   

Along with a calendar I use a planner.  My favorite  is a Happy  Planner because they are a type of spiral but you can add and remove pages. 

In June of this year I began making mu own planner from a local free magazine.  

I like this method.  It is budget friendly  and have plenty of space  to write.  I post my menu on each day.  I write  a To Do List.  And I write down  memories.  

Let's  get to the prompts  . . .

Today it is . . . 

. . . Outside

On my To Do List 

To Day . . . 

Tidy up my Air Plane Plant and Purple Jew Basket and bring inside

Finish my Tea Time Tuesday post 

This Week . . . 

Buy a new calendar 

Bring in the Bakers Rack and use it for inside plants.  We have a beautiful  under used window in our Media/Crafting  Space

A new recipe to try . . .

Debra Parmley's Apple Pie

(like her grandmother, Grace Maxwell used to make. It was never written down until recently.)

Preheat oven to 375

Take half the pie crust and line a 9-inch pie pan. (You can make your own crust or buy Pillsbury-ready crust.)

Peel and slice one entire bag of granny smith apples. 

To apples, add1/2 cup sugar

1/3 cup brown sugar

2 Tablespoons flour

1/2 tsp cinnamon 

(These measurements are approximate as you must taste the apple and add more or less sugar depending on whether the apples are tarter or sweeter.)

Mix. Put into the pie. 

Top with 2 Tablespoons butter sliced thin. 

Cover with the second pie crust. 

Pinch edges and put holes in the middle for steam. 

Put foil around the edges of the crust to prevent burning. 

Remove foil after 25 minutes and bake for 25 more minutes.

This week's menu 

Saturday  

Chicken and Dumplings 

Sunday  

Homemade Pepperoni Flat Bread Pizza

Monday  

Prime Rib, Baked Potato's, Bacon Wrapped Asparagus

Tuesday 

General Taso Chicken, Fried Rice and Egg Rolls

Wednesday 

Ground Beef Stroganoff w/ Noodles and Green Beans 

Thursday 

Green Chili Stew and Corn Bread

Friday  

Church Lady Sausage Casserole, Fried Okra, Salad

Something fun to share . . .  

A Cruisin' Galveston moment . . . 

Over at My Reading Journeys . . . 

I am featuring Author Debra Parmley . . .

Debra and her husband live in a motor home and travel.  

She shares about their travels on her blog.  Click Here

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be sharing be at all the regular in parties .

Feel free to use my prompts and write your own post.  Or make your own prompts and link up at 

Click Here