For those of you along I-44...

Brrrrr...I hear you, Ol' Girl. We have iced-up trees here in north Texas, and we're also in hibernation mode. Which explains why I've been on AW all morning! Hubby made apple-caramel coffee cake, and we're putting a fire in the fireplace...

Be safe guys...yummy on that cake!

For your snowed-in morning...!

APPLE CARAMEL COFFEECAKE

3 eggs
2 cups sugar
1-1/2 c. oil
2 tsp. vanilla
3 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
3 c. chopped, peeled apples
1 c. coarsely chopped pecans

TOPPING:

1/2 c. butter
1/4 c. milk
1 c. packed brown sugar
pinch salt

In a mixing bowl, beat eggs until foamy; gradually add sugar. Blend in oil and vanilla. Combine flour, salt and baking soda; add to egg mixture. Stir in apples and pecans. Pour into a greased 10-in. tube pan; bake at 350 for 1 hour and 15-20 min. or until the cake tests done. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 min. Remove cake to a serving platter. For topping, combine all ingredients in a saucepan; boil 3 min., stirring constantly. Slowly pour over warm cake (some topping will run down onto the serving plate). Yield: 12-16 servings.

Wow, stay safe, you guys!

I hope the power stays on for everyone!

Oh, goodie. If OFG was getting it around 11 this morning, then it will be here this evening.

Keep it over there, okay.

This is what I saw today.

-and the neighbor girl found a baby bird -

Greenland.

I hear they need it.

I saw bees, too. You're not supposed to see bees in January.



yes, the weather is fine out here in the twilight zone ...

So hope you're ok and still have power, Jen & family and everyone be safe and well and warm. You're in our thoughts & prayers.

You guys are getting all the winter weather. Here in Connecticut, nothing. Not one lousy snowflake.

Stay safe all of you.

And Lori, no ice-skating, later, for you. Okay.

Be safe, folks!! Thankgawd you've still got power!

We don't have anything that exciting here in California, just cold about 15 degrees lower than usual.

But I'm making that cake anyway.

That cake sounds amazing. If only I had all the ingredients here. Thanks to the ice I won't be leaving anytime soon.

Wow, and I thought I was freezing my yaya's off ! We're finally warming up a bit here, nearly 40 * by tomorrow afternoon.

Put more clothes on the ya-ya's. Another wave of ice storms are on the way.

I'm not touching that conversation.

Still keeping warm OFG? Things settled down at all?

Oh, and by the way, do you want a Gmail account for all the auction stuff instead of your own?

Are the ya ya's of the new millenium
the same thing as the bodacious ta ta's of the ...er...80's?

You can get Gmail by referral or by applying via text message on your cell phone. The idea is to keep down the number of people that use throw-away email accounts to send spam.

I've been happy for 2 years. No complaints with gmail.

Keep warm, guys!! 27 in AZ this morning. This is the lowest I've seen it here. It usually doesn't drop below 40. Someone's P.O.ed Mother Nature again.