Happy Fall To All

From one pumpkin to another!!!!!!!

A woman was asked by a coworker, ‘What is it like to be a Christian?’

The coworker replied, ‘It is like being a pumpkin.’ God picks you from the patch, brings you in, and washes all the dirt off of you. Then He cuts off the top and scoops out all the yucky stuff.

He removes the seeds of doubt, hate, and greed. Then He carves you a new smiling face and puts His light inside of you to shine for all the world to see.’

I liked this enough to share it to all the pumpkins in my patch... Smile, God loves you!

A Unique Motel

My featured motel in keeping with the pumpkin season. A very unique one I must say... creepy, but cute...

Rooms go fast in these cozy, critter-filled pumpkins, which offer a shudder-inspiring alternative to traditional carving motifs.

1. Using a marker, draw a circle for each hole.

2. Cut out holes with a keyhole saw; shave edges smooth with a scraper if desired (no interior scraping is required).

3. Fill holes with rubber mice (available at Halloween stores).

4. Listen for screaming neighbors.

Invisible Pops

Here's a fun and easy candy treat to make with your kids during this holiday. They're so pretty.

Ingredients

Makes 1 dozen

• 2 cups sugar
• 2/3 cup light corn syrup
• Assorted candies and seeds, such as red and black licorice whips, candy corn, and pepitas (hulled pumpkin seeds)

Directions

1. Line three baking sheets with Silpat nonstick baking mats or parchment paper. Prepare an ice-water bath; set aside.
2. Bring sugar, corn syrup, and 1/4 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Don't stir, but occasionally wash down sides of pan with a pastry brush dipped in cold water to prevent crystals from forming; boil until mixture turns golden and registers 300 degrees to 310 degrees (hard-crack stage) on a candy thermometer, 5 to 7 minutes.
   
3. Immediately set pan into ice-water bath to stop the cooking (syrup will steam vigorously); let sit about 20 seconds. Swirl pan 2 minutes more to cool.

4. Working quickly, pour syrup onto baking sheets, forming circles (3 to 31/2 inches in diameter) and spacing pours about 4 inches apart .






Press in lollipop sticks.

With your fingertip or a wooden skewer, lightly press candies and seeds into syrup. Let stand until completely hardened and cooled.

W Mexico City

W Mexico is another one of the W Hotels Worldwide. It's also one of the boutique hotels that I like.

Terrace Third Floor

Motor Lobby Cascade

Wheels Waiting Area

Wired

Extreme Wow Suite

Extreme Wow Suite

W Signiture Bed

Fantastic Suite

Solea Terrace

Away Spa Temazcal

Away Spa Indoor Pool

Away Spa Massage Cabin

Red Lounge

View From The Whiskey

Solea Restaurant Terrace

Solea Restaurant

Solea Bar

Sensory Meeting Style Layout

Meeting Space Studio 4

Forgiveness

When I feel wronged, I can contrive a hundred reasons against forgiveness. “He needs to learn a lesson.” “I’ll let her stew for a while; it’ll do her good.” “It’s not up to me to make the first move.” When I finally soften to the point of granting forgiveness, it seems a leap from hard logic to mushy sentiment.

One factor that motivates me to forgive is that as a Christian I am commanded to, as the child of a Father who forgives. Jesus said, “If you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses” (Mark 11:25).

But beyond that, I can identify three pragmatic reasons. First, forgiveness halts the cycle of blame and pain, breaking the chain of ungrace. Without it we remain bound to the people we can’t forgive, held in their vise grip.

Second, forgiveness loosens the stranglehold of guilt in the perpetrator. It allows the possibility of transformation in the guilty party, even if a just punishment is still required.

And third, forgiveness creates a remarkable linkage, placing the forgiver on the same side as the party who did the wrong. We are not as different from the wrongdoer as we would like to think, for we too must ask our heavenly Father, “Forgive us our debts” (Matt. 6:12).

A Lovely Mix

The most beautiful things are not always the finest. It's okay if it's old and used. And it's okay if it's very very simple. You know how some people are not comfortable with silence — they have to fill it up with words? The same can be said for a house. Some people think it has to be filled with stuff to be beautiful. It doesn't. That's what I think this style is all about.

Foyer

Living Room

Dining Room

Dining Room Detail

Family Room

Sun Room

Kitchen

Master Bedroom

Master Bathroom

Lavander Scented Tires

Here's a fancy rubber for the ladies. In December 2006 Kumho Tire USA announced the introduction of the world's first fragrance automotive tire, the ECSTA DX. An alluring aroma tire that replaces the normal "black rubber" smell with heat-resistant oils in the scent of lavender, and in later versions, orange and jasmine.The tire’s lavender scent lasts a year, and the company says it’s most noticeable after normal driving when the tires are still warm. That's a pretty good way of freshening up your garage after a long commute. Check out Tire Rack.

W New York

Boutique Hotels are popular nowadays. An increasing number of travelers prefer to be surprised. So when planning their trips, they seek properties that are noticeably different in look and feel from branded hotels.

Boutique hotels are smaller providing a more personalized service and an intimate environment. They're very fashionable and hip, and so they're also sometimes known as "design hotels" or "lifestyle hotels".

In the US, New York remains the center of the boutique hotel phenomenon. I am featuring a Boutique Hotel in Times Square,NY. The W New York.

Welcome To W New York

Welcome Desk

Welcome Area

Welcome Area

Living Room Area

W Store

Guest Room

Living Room Suite

Living Room Suite

Living Room Detail

Blue Fin Restaurant

Blue Fin Restaurant

Blue Fin Restaurant

Studio Meeting Room

Sensory Set Up

Studio Meeting Room Set Up