I'm Ba-a-a-a-ck!

Not quite like Jack Nicholson in The Shining, but here I am! After more than a year's absence, due to health reasons, I find myself able to do nothing much more than work from an office desk. And what do I know better while sitting at a desk is that work I love most...genealogy research.

Unfortunately for our family, we have lost our eldest living siblings in the family.

On August 16th we lost Margaret Beane Loper.

Margaret was within 11 days of reaching her 100th birthday.

And just last evening we lost William McHarvey Beane.

Bill was 97 years of age, and had been struggling with health issues for some time. Please keep the family in your prayers.

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Have a great evening!

Sunday Sing Along - Angel Band

Sunday Sing A Long - Stairway to Heaven

Shopping Saturday - Thanksgiving Menu Shopping

Okay, so this isn't going to be anything but short and sweet, and I mean S-W-E-E-T!!!

I got this years menu, shopping list, and even the recipes, for our Thanksgiving dinner all from FlyLady. And you can too! I find this an absolute fantastic find for someone who works full time and can easily lose track of when to lay out the turkey to thaw, and get started on dinner!

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Family Recipe Friday - No Bake Pumpkin Pie

This is by far the easiest pumpkin pie recipe ever. I've seen various recipes that based upon this same one, but none have quite the deliciousness that this one has! I've used this recipe for years when in a pinch during the holidays, and it's a never-fail option to the traditional baked version!

 

1 pkg.  (8 oz.)  Cream Cheese, softened

1 cup  canned pumpkin

[you can substitute the pumpkin pie filling just leave out the pumpkin pie spice below if you use that]

 

1/2 cup  sugar

 

1/2 tsp.  pumpkin pie spice

 

1 tub  (8 oz.) Whipped Topping, thawed, divided

 

 1 graham cracker pie crust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BEAT cream cheese, pumpkin, sugar and pumpkin pie spice with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Gently stir in 2-1/2 cups of the whipped topping. Cover and refrigerate remaining whipped topping for later use.     

 

SPOON cream cheese mixture into crust. 
          
REFRIGERATE 3 hours or overnight. Serve topped with remaining whipped topping. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.

 

 

Treasure Chest Thursday - Annette's Cross

 

 

This handmade brass cross necklace has been passed down for four generations through the maternal line.

 

Adeline Eve received it from her mother, Annette Dubois Eve [1840-1870]. Annette died when Adeline was but 3 years of age. It was considered her most favorite possession.

 

Adeline Eve Banet [1867-1958] passed it down to her eldest daughter, Irene Caroline Banet when she turned 17 years of age and married.

 

Irene Caroline Banet Dreher [1906-1989] gave it to her youngest daughter, Lois Velleda Dreher, on her 16th birthday.

 

Lois Velleda Dreher Beane gave it to her eldest daughter, Cynthia Ann Beane, on her 21st birthday.

 

It is my intention of leaving this heirloom to my youngest daughter.

 

The cross is hand formed brass and has a tiny multi-faceted diamond at its center. It has been through numerous chains just since I have owned it. But the cross itself remains unchanged since Joseph made it prior to 1858. It is one of my most treasured family heirlooms.

Wordless Wednesday - In Memory of Roger Hull Jr.