Last spring when we uncovered the pool it looked like this . . . This year when we uncovered the pool it looked like this: It doesn’t matter to Gabby if the water is green or blue — she always jumps in after the cover is off. We are ready for warm weather here at … Read More
Showering
Being the jet-setter I am (not) I hopped a plane from Minneapolis to Cincinnati last Thursday to spend some time with Cara — attending a bridal shower given by her future sister-in-loves, shopping, and going for a wedding dress fitting. We’ll focus on the shower part of the trip for now. The shower was for … Read More
The good life
Coffee on Cara’s front porch (in Cincinnati) this morning Talking, laughing, planning. Had a FUN day shopping together yesterday. The engaged couple took me for Dewey’s pizza last night. Today is the big bridal shower. Time to go get ready!
You know that bacon? That’s like maple?
Yeah, the maple kind?
82 Days
82 days. 11 weekends. That’s how much time we have left to get The Cottage ship shape for the wedding on August 6th. We’ve been spraying weeds, scraping paint, painting, pulling weeds and sweeping the lawn. 82 days. 11 weekends. To: Finish the brick edging border Add landscaping to patio area (both begun last summer) Paint … Read More
Favorite Leftovers
Spaghetti. They love it. They like any table scraps I give them, but the spaghetti really gets the best response. Since the chickens absolutely LOVE worms, I bet the noodles look like albino worms to the hens. Just a little something I thought you’d like to know.
Wordless Wednesday
Her favorite spot
Pie Plant
It’s been such a late spring this year. Everything is behind in blooming. And growing. Waaaaay behind. I’ve been patiently waiting for our “pie plants” to get some decent length on the stalks. The day finally arrived. I picked pie plant today! You might call it Rhubarb. My earliest recollections of Rhubarb go back … Read More