Per your requests. This recipe is from the February, 2009 issue of Cuisine at Home Makes 2 very large servings or 4-6 smaller. Total time: 1 hour 2 strips thick-sliced bacon, chopped (or more for leftovers) 1 cup diced onion 1/2 cup diced carrot 1/2 cup diced celery 1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds 2-1/2 cups water … Read More
Writer’s Block
I think I’m suffering from (blog) writers block !I have a list of things to blog – but nothing “came to me” last night on any of the subjects on my list.How would you like to help? Anything you want to know about me? My children? (I’ll have to be careful with that one) DIY … Read More
A good day at home
I’m going on the record — Monday’s off — are wonderful. Even if it snows! These photos were taken around noon. Clearing the driveway – the best part of a big snow . . . Doing all things domestic today suited me just fine — especially since it did NOT include cleaning! I decorated and … Read More
Alone again
The plight of a “first stage” empty nester is that the nest is not permanently empty. Stage One empty nesters are those with children away at college — who leave – return – leave – return – leave – return for months – leave…..you get the idea. They are gone, but not really. We like … Read More
Shameless plug
Because I consider Ryan a friend, and because I’m pretty sure you will enjoy reading his blog almost as much as mine, I’m self-lessly promoting his blog right here, right now, on my blog. Hop over and take a look. Tell him Cheri sent ya!
Duck in a Truck
Hopefully this will brighten your day – I’m an animal lover….and this story of Joe and Frank — is just so fun. Thanks for sending it along to me Wendy!
Well Trained
Back in September I showed you this photo of Kirk teaching our baby girl how to add steering fluid to her little Toyota. DIY guy has been an excellent teacher of all things automobile to our three offspring. The day after Christmas while the girls and I were shopping we got a call from #1 … Read More
100
I’m taking Ryan’s challenge to write a list of 100 lifetime goals and dreams. To quote Ryan: “These are by no means exhaustive, but are they are things I’d like to do/be/buy/give/see”. Oh, and at least 10 of the things on the list are to be completed in 2009. I thought it would be much … Read More
Puzzling?
What do you call it when people are engaged in “putting together a puzzle”? “Doing a puzzle”? awkward “Putting a puzzle together”? obvious I call it “puzzling” — Puzzling, verb. The act of putting together a puzzle. For years it has been tradition for our family to puzzle during the Christmas season. Last year we didn’t for … Read More
It was fun while it lasted
It was fun. Christmas “break” time that is. Having the week off to be with the family has been like a breath of fresh air. So has sleeping in til 9 or dare I say….10 am on one morning! I feel like I used my time pretty well, inspite of some sleeping in. Managing to … Read More