The kids were playing together nicely this evening, which allowed me to get quite a bit more done than usual. So I baked a batch of oatmeal-craisin cookies, cleaned up the baking mess, wrapped a gift, did a couple loads of laundry (and put them away), straightened up a few rooms — as in putting … Read More
Chick update
“Chick” . . . as in Poultry. Rosie — the oldest hen in our pen (rhyme intended) has been a part of my flock from the beginning. I’ve always been partial to her — she has a sweet disposition and is the most tame of all the hens. When we brought Rosie home she was a … Read More
Garden Review
I’ll tell you .. it grows.. which is starting to turn to seed and gobs and gobs of birdhouse gourds which are shamelessly taking over the garden AND the yard but then, so are their cousins the pumpkins Every day I have to re-route the pumpkin, birdhouse gourd and ornamental gourd vines out to the … Read More
Parties
This weekend we had both at The Cottage. Saturday was a planned party. We hosted a gathering for the artsy people who serve at our church — the musicians, vocalists, tech team, actors/actresses… At about 7:30 pm we realized it had been nearly 4 hours since we had guests at The Cottage, so we called Darold and … Read More
My DIY Project
Last weekend I walked the shore line just steps from our friends cabin on Battle Lake. I found treasures. For a change I didn’t pick stones. I was distracted by the driftwood. I had a vision. A plan. A DIY project. I found 3 small pieces of driftwood Exactly what I was looking for to … Read More
Fashion Show
It’s standard practice here at The Cottage (still deciding on name) that when the girls return from shopping (not including mom) they exhibit their new acquisitions and in most cases produce a fashion show of sorts. Baby Girl and her BF Kate shopped like it was their job this week and scored some awesome sales … Read More
10,000 Lakes
Living in the Land of 10,000 Lakes is awesome. Having friends with a cabin on one of the beautiful lakes is priceless. Last weekend DIY Guy and I left The Cottage and headed up North with friends. A grown-up get-away weekend at Battle Lake — just the four of us. Getting away from it all is invigorating … Read More
GUEST POST
Hello all of Cheri’s followers. My name is Nate, and you may have heard of me, I’ve also been called “The Boy,” etc. Yes, I’m the one with the somewhat unoriginal nickname here on the blog. Haha, but no hard feelings, I don’t have much of a problem, unless you’ve got a better one, I … Read More
Monkey Bread
A favorite recipe at The Cottage is an oldie and goodie Last week Ryan wrote this on my Facebook wall: “heeeeeeyyyy.. remember that one time you made monkey bread? wanna do that this summer? then eat it all in one night?” This is Ryan with his super cute girlfriend, Sarah. I haven’t met Sarah … Read More