KT Tunstall Tiger Suit Album Review

This will be pretty short since I'm not feeling fantastic this evening.  Thanks to One2One Network I received a copy of KT Tunstall's new album Tiger Suit to review.  The only song of hers I knew before I got this cd was "Black Horse and A Cherry Tree." Most of the songs on the new album have a great dance beat, it might be good if you are in to running while music is playing, and it has kind of a natural feel to it.  Her voice is so different it's almost hard to classify, likely due to her being Scottish and having her own unique style of music writing and singing!

From Amazon:
"KT Tunstall has had a recurring dream since she was a child. She sees a tiger in her garden and goes outside to stroke it. She returns indoors and is seized by the fear that she could have been killed. Over the years, it has occurred to her that the reason the tiger responds so passively is that she herself is disguised as a tiger. That she is wearing a tiger suit." Click here to listen to some song samples.

Full disclosure: These amazon links do not have any affiliation to me, and I received the cd to review it and give my honest opinion, which I did!  I will also be entered into a drawing for a gift card for completing this review. 

Beanie Blessings

Something has been missing from Jeff's life for a few years, and tonight he was reunited with a whole 25 lb of his dehydrated refried bean buddies from the past.  It was a picture-worthy reunion. I almost shed a tear.

TWD: Caramel Pumpkin Pie

 Janell had her turn to host this week, and she chose Dorie's recipe for Caramel Pumpkin Pie. 

Things to do differently next time:

- find time to make my own pie pastry (I had some in the fridge and it was speed v. taste and texture today)

- ensure that the crust does not shrink during prebaking (I swear I didn't stretch it!)

- put foil on the crust during baking time so it doesn't get as dark

- don't prebake at all, maybe?

- cook the caramel for a bit less time so it doesn't have as much of a burnt aftertaste - though it never really burned as I cooked it, the flavor was a bit too full, perhaps

- try it with the streusel

I had fun putting this together with my kids tonight and just enjoyed two slices for myself.  This might be a good pie to remember if you have some pumpkin, but not enough for a pumpkin pie, since it only calls for 1 C of the puree! 

Three Cedars Farm

 The other night we packed up some dinner and met our friends the Nielsons at a pumpkin patch/cider mill/donut shop/animal farm/corn maze/hayride kind of place that's not too far from us. It was very fun!  Here are a few pictures of our time there. I recommend going if you live near us, and if you come visit sometime in the fall, you should ask us to take you there. I'm sure the kids will gladly go again, the little ones and the two big ones... :)

A wee bit fuzzy...but a nice picture nonetheless. Maybe I will work on fixing it some...

Blurry but I love her little crossed legs in this one!

New Bed

So, a few weeks ago I decided to make Jacob a bed. So, I did. I used almost solely wood I had scavenged, and did not design the bed before hand, and so it did not turn out so well. Jacob has been sleeping in it for a bit, but, I resolved to build another one. So, this morning, I did. Jacob and Rebbecca helped, and it is a bit sturdier than the last one I made. Here it is:

Did I mention Jacob sleeps outside?