Author Anna--The Adventurer

Hartwell-Georgia on my mind-a picnic on the Savannah River

Anna--The Adventurer Leave a comment

Enjoying a long weekend with fine weather calls for a small adventure, crossing state lines to go into Georgia-with an easy picnic.

Okay, I “cheated” with the picnic, picking up some bagged food to enjoy on my outing, but the beautiful late autumn colors, a little fire in the perma-grill, and spectacular views, listening to the songs of the river and chirping of the birds, well worth it!

Located just outside Hartwell, Georgia, the Savannah River location, just beyond the Savannah Hydro-damn is quite stunning; an easy drive without any gate or tag fees, it’s quite a lovely place to enjoy the tranquility, enjoy an easy picnic and the splendor of God’s wonderous works.

A picnic on the Savannah River, Hartwell, Georgia–free adventure site
And Yes, I had a small fire in the grill to help keep my hands warm.

Shopping locally via eBay–American Artist, Knitter, Craftsman–free shipping–easy Christmas shopping😊

Anna--The Adventurer Leave a comment

Sleight bells ring, are you listening? The Christmas and holiday season is just around the corner!

Free shipping on items from my ebay! Some of the images below are just a few of the items for sale! Pretty pottery medallion necklaces, light weight and chunky warmer scarves, paintings of all sizes, are available for sale via my eBay site! All items (except frames) are handmade!

If you would like to “claim” these homemade items as your own creation, it will be our secret!

Every purchase also helps benefit local charities! Happy Shopping!

https://www.ebay.com/usr/apotthoff?_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l2559

A friendly Challenge-easy-peasy- lemony squeezy-Food and Hygiene donation drive- shop, click, delivered!

Anna--The Adventurer Leave a comment

” Blue Lightening states: Our annual Food Drive is back this year for the full month of November! All donations benefit the Wiggins Community Church. This year, especially, they are in need of food, cleaning products and personal hygiene products. Get up to a $25 Bill Credit with your donation”

Click here for the Amazon Wish-List fore ease of donating, shop, click, pay and it it’s shipped on it’s way to the donation box! There are many items to choose from that are under $1- $2-$3, and $4–including many “bulk” package items for helping to stretch the donation.

https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/FVB79V6FXUJ2

Blue Lightening is located in Wiggins, Colorado–and to help support their food and hygiene donation drive, I have created an Amazon “wish list” that, if one doesn’t live in the area or can’t stop buy during business hours to drop off a donation, they may purchase and have the items directly shipped (often, free with Prime!) directly to the donation box at Blue Ligthning! (see link below)

https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/FVB79V6FXUJ2-A $5 purchase/donation (one item or many that add up to $5) can go a long way!

A little “Moore”-beautiful Headstones at Flat Rock Baptist Church, Oconee County, South Carolina

Anna--The Adventurer Leave a comment

My sweetness and I went out on a lovely date this evening—on a great cemetary crawl near Walhalla, South Carolina.

My Sweetness is shown in the pictures admiring the great masonary work while I walked around, admiring the different inscriptions–the cemetary is easy to find but take comfortable shoes as the ground is a bit uneven and some of the graves are sunken–spooky!

St. John’s Lutheran Church and Kitty–A purrfect crawl

Anna--The Adventurer Leave a comment

A lovely afternoon, historical cemetary crawl in Walhalla, South Carolina at St. John’s Lutheran Church.

My cousin and I toured around the cemetary and a little furry friend joined in our adventure. The kitty hung out with us and even “talked” with us as we walked around, reading incriptions and admiring the stone masonry work.

As seen by the photos, there is quite a collection and variety of stone work and much beauty to behold.

Amy and Issaqueena, Walhalla, South Carolina

Anna--The Adventurer Leave a comment

A delightful afternoon with my cousin as we joined up for a small adventure! We were having so much fun that we forgot to take pictures at the Waterfalls near the Stumphouse Tunnel in Wahahlla, South Carolina.

A co-worker had given me a few scratch off tickets, which we cashed in and purchased a few more, scratching them off together and laughing, joking, and pondering what we would do if we won the big pot ($10,000 on that particular game.) We didn’t win the big pot but it was fun to play a game of pretend in such beautiful surroundings.

Of course, we picked up awesome lattes and frappuccinos on our way to the waterfalls!

A garden delight-spicy chicken bake

Anna--The Adventurer Leave a comment

So simple! Feeds 2-4 people (depending on how hungry the people are!)

2 pieces of chicken breast

2 jalepenos (sliced the long way, seeded)

Tony’s Satchere’s season

1 small onion

1/4 cup of coarse chunked walnuts

3 medium or large carrtos, peeled and sliced into rounds

Salt, pepper, minced garlic

A dash of oil

Put the oil in the botton of a baking dish or glass pie pan, put all the ingriedients intogether, cover with alumunium foil, bake at 360 degrees Farenheit for 90 minutes.

Kings in the Corner-Game night with snacks & Goodies

Anna--The Adventurer Leave a comment

My sister hosted game night and we played the card game “King in the Corners”. My sister made homemade Apple Cinnamon Bread with apples and caramel dip. Papa brought fried chicken and fish. My Sweetness also joined in the games and fun–My sister and nephew also played in the games and goodies!

Life is better with loved ones and fun family nights! Of course, the highlight of the evening was getting to play with my nephew and watching “bop bop” along to music and hearing him squwak along as he played card with us.

Want to partake in the games and goodies? Follow the links below!

Apple Cinnamon Bread Recipe

Kings in the Corner Card Game

If you want to partake in the fried chicken and fish, Papa picked up both at the hot food department at the local Ingles Grocery stores!

Books on Main, A quaint, lovely bookstore with imagination and literary adventures, Fort Morgan, Colorado

Anna--The Adventurer 2 Comments

My mom invited me for an adventure and she hit the nail on the head with a picture perfect blend of literature and beverages in Fort Morgan, Colorado! I enjoyed browsing the shelves while my mother read her book, while sipping a hot chamomile tea from the shop’s beverage board.

The curator of the shop was also very helpful and I purchased several books, including a Hungarian recipe booklet, which I thought was super exciting. As evidence by some of my previous posts on this blog, I am trying to expand my cooking and baking capabilities and the varieties of food I make (no one wants to eating boring food or sandwhiches all the time!)

Another refreshing surprise was that I was also able to get/find purchase local postcards, which are becoming harder and harder to find but especailly local postcards of the area are even more “rare”. There are also other handmade local items featured for sale in the book store as well, which is a treasure trove for any shopper, books, goodies, postcards and a hot beverage, a shoppers/visitors delight!

A very cool feature of the Bookstore on Main is they also feature a local Author, whom I know, Rebecca Victor (www.rebeccavictorbooks.com). She is the author of several childrens books.

I love the adventure with my mom and I had such a good time today at the shop!

It’s Saucy to make Juice–canning tomatoes in jars

Anna--The Adventurer 2 Comments

My grandmother’s skills are alive and well as she taught both my mother and myself to can/pickle/jar produce. Holly also joined in the canning and jarring of over 2 boxes of fresh tomatoes (from Honey Acres in Wiggins, Colorado).

While it’s not a difficult task, it does take time to make, from blending up the tomatoes to simmering it down in a giant pot (seasoned, of course) to steaming the jars and lids with sealers and more! It’s a task worth while though and the three of us had so much fun! We had an abundance and as seen, we had made many quarts of successful tomatoe juice for sauces and more!