Home is a place you grow up wanting to leave, and grow old wanting to get back to . ~John Ed Pearce She’s coming home for a visit We spent a couple days with her a month ago and I visited her with her brother and sister in March but it’s not the same as being home. It’s … Read More
Pizza on the farm
Once in awhile we get a hankerin’ for pizza and a drive in the country so we head to a farm in Wisconsin and order ourselves up some pizza but only on Tuesday’s and when the weather is nice because everything is outside including the ovens we bring our own table & chairs and we … Read More
The writing is on the wall
Baby Girl came home for the weekend with her roomie, Katie. I enjoyed an evening of shopping with the girls on Friday, hanging out with them on Saturday, and having Baby Girl all to myself for most of the day today. It was wonderful. Tonight, it’s back to a quiet cottage. Just a few … Read More
Two days
Yesterday my afternoon was filled with these two beautiful young women Today I’m hanging with these beautiful flowers . . . Livin’ the dream …
A proposal
If you’ve been hanging out here for awhile you probably remember Colin. He is a talented and fun kid who hangs out at The Cottage — when he is in town. When he isn’t in town he may be in Michigan, or taking video footage at weddings all over the country, or attending school in La … Read More
Fruit Fly Season
Another canning day today — this time, peaches. 14 Quarts. With about 25 years of canning experience under my belt, I am proud to say that my efficiency, speed and neatness has improved. alot. DIY Guy requested peach crisp I wanted to try a new peach salsa recipe There’s still a lug of pears ripening … Read More
It’s not global warming . . . it’s me.
Never mind the hot weather. Maybe not always … but more often than is convenient. Drinking hot coffee ain’t happening when the heat is on so I drink my daily caffeine on the rocks. Making coffee cubes keeps my morning brew from getting too diluted! After DIY Guy fills his thermos for work, I pour the … Read More
third weekend in august
I’m really excited about our new ….Life’s simple joys — I wonder how many hours I spent “running through” a sprinkler just like this one.
Eggs
As our nest empties this week with the kids heading back to college — I feel compelled to mention the nesting — or lack of it in the chicken coop lately. The heat of the last couple weeks has taken a toll on our hens — which has resulted in vast barren-ness among the biddies. Today I … Read More
Green Room – A work in progress
A while back I determined that having an upstairs office wasn’t such a great idea. It was too far away from the kitchen, and the hub of activity — and quickly became a place to “stash” stuff. With guests coming, and kids and friends returning home for visits, I was ready to make the room … Read More