Southern Fall Afternoon

The weather has been so gorgeous lately. Beautiful sunny days and wonderful moonlit nights. I just had to take some time to enjoy being outside with a cup of hot tea, some gingersnaps and a good book. The perfect fall afternoon with a nice setup for Tablescape Thursday with Between Naps on the Porch.

I really enjoyed my time out in the sunshine. I packed up a basket to take out the things to make the table pretty and a thermos for the tea and I was all set to spend some quality time enjoying the beautiful day. Honestly, I am always sad when daylight savings time ends and it gets dark earlier. I always enjoy the last rays of the day, whenever they are.

A Valour IT Update: Project Valour IT, so far, has raised over $50,000 to help wounded soldiers with technology to help them heal!

Project Valour IT is still going on (through November 11). Many of our military who are wounded receive comfort by way of technology. The Valour IT project is a fund raising effort to help provide the purchase and shipment of laptops and other technology for severely wounded service members. If you would like to donate to the help and comfort of our military, please go to the Wharton blog and click on the Valour IT link on the top right.

How else can you help? Join the effort yourself by posting about this on your blog. Help us get the word out. This fund raising effort runs from October 26 through Veterans Day, November 11!

Other needs you can help with:

One-time Care Packages
We have nearly 2,000 heroes waiting to be adopted! Would you consider sending a one-time package to help in the interim while we work on getting these soldiers adopted? If you are able to help us with this request, please send an email to soldiersangelsdonna@gmail.com.

Adopt a Military Family for Christmas
As the holiday season is just around the corner, we are starting our Operation Outreach for the holidays. This program involves adopting a military family for Christmas. If you would like to help make a military family’s Christmas a bit brighter, please send an email to opoutreach@soldiersangels.org.

Sweats for Military Hospitals
All Combat Support Hospitals and military hospitals are in need of SWEATS. Sizes needed are Medium to XXL with tan or olive drab for the Marines and tan or black for the Army.
If you would like to help with this request, please send an email to angels@soldiersangels.org or if you would prefer to send a monetary donation or a gift card, please send to:

Soldiers’ Angels
1792 E. Washington Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91104

Today’s Lagniappe:  Slow Cooker Pork Chops with Apple Cherry Stuffing
A yummy one from Betty Crocker and something to add to Crockpot Wednesday with Dining With Debbie.

1    package (6 ounces) herb stuffing mix
2    medium celery stalks, chopped (1 cup)
1    medium tart cooking apple, peeled and chopped (1 cup)
1    medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
1    cup dried cherries
1/4    cup butter or margarine, melted
1    cup Progresso® chicken broth (from 32-ounce carton)
6    pork boneless loin chops, about 1/2 inch thick
1.    Spray inside of 4- to 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.
2.    Mix all ingredients except pork. Place half of the stuffing mixture in slow cooker; top with pork. Spoon remaining stuffing mixture over pork.
3.    Cover and cook on low heat setting 6 to 8 hours or until pork is tender.

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