About 8:30 tonight we got a call from Bob & Sandy Reynolds. Bob had an apple pie in the oven and they wanted us to come over for some of Bob’s famous pie…so without any hesitation at all, we hopped in the car and joined them for some fabulous apple pie (made with apples from … Read More

I thought I’d start my blog today with a peaceful looking place in the woods…doesn’t this look like somewhere you’d like to spend a summer? I actually know the person who owns the place! Kirk and I had a wonderful weekend doing things we enjoy AND being productive…which we also enjoy! Friday night I threw … Read More

Friday night surprise party table decorations. I used a glass cutter to cut the bottoms off used wine bottles then put the bottles over a tea light on a plate with grapes from our grapevines and other stuff from the yard.Saturday afternoon….Kirk picking apples! The apples cooking til soft….on the grill burner… Kirk running the … Read More

The great harvesting of apples…not even one tree’s worth! Kirk took this pretty one… First batch of homemade applesauce…. While Kirk and I worked away at picking & cooking apples and putting them thorugh the strainer…our chickens were hard at work clearing bugs from the yard!

Happy 19th Birthday Danae Joy Danae Joy September 19, 1988 9 lbs. 10 oz. Yes is a pic of her on the day she was born!

Today I had a wonderful afternoon off work. So, I took a 30 min. nap, went to Goodwill and found a neat antique corner shelf for $6 (I’ll post a picture on my other blog), a hot water bottle, and a silverplate little tray (I put on my dresser)….then I made an apple pie…which turned … Read More

Danae, Kate, Jaden, Ryan….some last minutes together before they head back to their respective colleges on Sunday. They sure do miss each other! A purple dahlia from my back yard… and the orange dahlia…

Our apple trees are very prolific this year! And they are bug free…so we are making apple crisp, apple pie…and this weekend, applesauce!!! Here’s one of our three apple trees….Some fresh picked apples…. And the finished product!!!

On September 12, 1981 Kirk and I said these exact words to each other…“I, Cheri, take thee Kirk; to be my wedded husband; and I do promise and covenant; before God and these witnesses; to be thy loving and faithful wife; in plenty and in want; in joy and in sorrow; in sickness and in … Read More

September ….is sort of a “limbo land” of seasons for me….still summer….but fall is in the air…days are cooler…trees haven’t turned yet, and zinnias are still blooming. Garden is waning…and summer annuals are getting “leggy” and yellowish. Tonight they say the temperature is going to get near the high 30’s….really??? It was a beautiful crisp … Read More