The story of the Miss Violet… Twenty-five (or so) years ago I bought my mother-in-love a purple African Violet. She had an incredible green thumb (probably from growing up on a farm). Mom managed to start many violets from that first one over the years giving starts to family and friends, as well as happily … Read More
Apple Butter, Applesauce, Apple Cake, Apple Pie, Apple Slices… my life is apples, apples, apples! Will we ever see the bottom of the wagon again? We are definitely out of room in the freezer…so no more applesauce (unless we buy another freezer). Now I am making apple butter, which I like to can instead of … Read More
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
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