(photo credit 3news.nz.com) Hey all you full moon watchers. At 12:25 AM EST the moon is full. Did you know that the Native Americans named all the full moons? This month it’s named the Full Flower Moon, because the flowers are in full bloom.(Achoo!) It’s also called
Today Katie and I decided we would do a little baking. She loves chocolate icing and wanted to make that but I explained to her that we needed to make something to put under the icing. Not that I haven’t eaten more than my fair
Welcome to Backyard Gardening. Let me first start by say I’m not an expert at gardening. I’m someone who has been gardening in some way all my life from as early as I can remember. My dad taught me to outdoor garden. He always
If you are a regular follower of the blog you know I don’t make anything fancy, I like the ingredients to be simple, using things I already have on hand. I have seen recipes where you coat your chicken with mayonnaise before you bread them. I
Dougherty Exhibit at Wegerzyn Gardens Dougherty Exhibit at Wegerzyn Gardens dubbed “A Wiggle in It’s Walk”. The sculpture done by woven wood artist Patrick Dougherty . It took more than 1000 volunteer man hours to create. Dougherty created a nearly 200 foot long tunnel that coils
I haven’t posted many recipes these past couple weeks. I have been so busy. I have lots to share. I have to find the time to get it all written down for you. I try to spend as much time outside as I can when the weather
This is the time of year when you can get a really good deal on asparagus. They are coming into season in my area. Most the local food store will have them on sale for around $.99 lb Normally I would steam or cooked them
Hey all you moon watchers. The moon will be full today at 3:57 PM est. Did you know that the Native Americans named the full moons? This month it’s named the full pink moon because it’s named after the herb moss pink, also known as
Welcome to Wordless Wednesday. Enjoy my wordless or not so wordless post 🙂 I share at these parties.
I’ve become pretty good at making spaghetti sauces. Each one a little different from the other. Today I want to share an easy spaghetti sauce recipe with sweet Italian sausage. You can make this quick or let it simmer in the crock pot all day.
Ever since my kids were little we’ve made homemade pizzas. Now I want to teach the grand kids how to make them. Except now I am using freshly ground hard white wheat flour that I mill myself. I found a recipe some time ago on
Welcome to my Wordless or not so Wordless Wednesday post. Today I want to share some more of my Mazatlan Mexico photos with you. In Mazatlan, there is a 4-mile walkway called The Malecon. It connects the old with the new. I wanted to spend
I have been making my own pizza sauce for many years. It’s so simple, and you can freeze any leftover for the next pizza night. I buy certain herbs in bulk so I can make my own pizza sauce and taco seasoning. This year I
I have been buying carrots in bulk and cleaning them for on the go snacks around my house. So I have plenty of them on hand. I saw this recipe for Carrot Cupcakes and Cream Cheese Icicng in All You magazine this month and decided
I like finding crafts for Katie to do that aren’t to time comsuming. They need to be something hands on that can be finished in about 30 minutes or less. She loves to glue things on paper. I found this cute and easy craft in
I love ordering Chicken Tortilla soup when we eat out, which isn’t very often. I had never made it at home so I thought I would see what I could come up with. I did a google search and found a recipe I liked at
Welcome to Wordless Wednesday and my not so Wordless Wednesday post 🙂 This past weekend I took my grand daughter Katie to her first performance of a play. It was at an old theatre in the town I live in. They put on a fabulous
I found this simple and delicious recipe for stuffed mushrooms in The Taste of South magazine. It calls for using a cast iron skillet which I love. Goes from stove top to oven. You’ll need: 18 medium sized mushrooms, stems removed 3/4 cup panko bread
I love making soup this time of year. It’s still cold and with so many people getting sick I figured making chicken soup is both good for you and comforting. This recipe is a variation of my regular chicken soup recipe. The difference is you
Grocery Shopping in Mazatan Mexico Grocery store shopping in Mazatlan was much like shopping in our stores here. This one wasn’t super big. It was on the second story so it had an escalator for your cart to get up and down. Very cool.
I love fresh fruit smoothies. While I was on vacation in Mexico I would have one every morning. So now I am craving them. I like to make things at home rather then go out. This way I control what’s in the food I eat
Welcome to Wordless Wednesday. You are invited to share your Wordless Wednesday posts. Today I am sharing a couple photos that I love from my trip to Mexico. Hope you enjoy them too 🙂 Sunset Mazatlan Mexico
I was searching for a recipe for ground beef one evening and looked at The Gathering Spot for inspiration and I found this delicious recipe using ground beef in soup. Debbie from Our Old Homestead called it Homemade Hearty Hamburger Soup. I like this type of soup because
Today I’m sharing pictures of the creatures I encountered/stalked on my trip to Mazatlan Mexico. Only two-legged creatures out at the pool. Off we go to explore! Shared at these parties.
Making this Homemade Star Bird Feeder is an easy kids craft. My granddaughter Katie and I love making things together. I found this great idea in the Family Fun magazine. We love feeding the birds and with spring on the way I thought we could make
