Our Acer Saccharum Marshall or Sugar Maple at its BEST

 This year the BEST was only a very brief moment of less than one week...

That is, before the leaves came all OFF!

The leaves of our Acer Saccharum Marshall (Sugar Maple) were HUGE this year; do you see my hand in this picture?

At the very top, the wind already did knock down several leaves.

Pictures are from November 12.

So picture perfect on a sunny day!

Related posts:

{Our Acer - Maple Trees} | post from 10 years ago...

Hand Crocheted Peacock Curtains DONE and Hung

 For dear friends, I've done many stitches of hand crocheted labor of love.

Measuring and designing these peacock curtains, then crocheting the 80 hours with double mercerized French DMC thread; the finest crochet cotton available.

For these, I've worked a lot at Schiphol airport, while waiting to board for our flight to Indonesia...

Also while in Indonesia when I had a spare minute.

Just wanted to show you the result.

Pieter hung them, using the tiny brass nails that he used for our Rose Curtains.

Pattern taken from a Burda special for Filet Crochet

I've only left off some leaves, that are shown on the left...

A lot of counting and paying attention to all the details.

Did you ever work some peacock pattern into something?

Related link:

{My French DMC Rose Filet Lace Crocheted Curtains} | previous post with detailed photos of those brass nails

TACO TIME with recipe

When the weather is colder it is great for having a bite that comes hot from the oven!

Hot and spicy and served with baby arugula...

Placemat is from Le Jacquard Français with Gero Zilmeta 528 Menuet knife and fork.

Using the special Taco Holders and shells from Trader Joe's, I've filled them with grass fed ground beef 93% lean from Whole Foods Market.

Topped with some cheese (for us the lowest sodium content available...)

After 15 minutes in the oven... on 375℉ they're ready to eat!

Ready to enjoy!

For recipe and also spice mix see below post.

Related post:

Easy Oven Baked Taco Recipe | previous post with recipe and separate seasoning recipe