Pinning

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Do you “Pin” yet? If you do, you already are aware of the potential addiction  If you don’t “Pin” yet, it’s time.  I have wanted something like this for years!  A button to click when I see a picture or recipe or idea I like and then have it saved to one place for me … Read More

keepin’ it cool

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“Yeah where I come from … (we do) a lotta front porch sitting”* and we don’t turn on the air conditioning. usually. there are plenty of ways to keep cool at The Cottage . . . With windows open we fall asleep to the sound of a fan whirring, and crickets chirping and wake to birds … Read More

hard at work

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Mr. D has been working very hard around The Cottage lately getting the yard ship shape for the wedding.  He has been “walking” the yard and spraying weeds, fertilizing the yard, digging up sod, tilling the garden, planting the garden (with my help) and putting in new landscaping. We started a landscape project over Memorial … Read More

Redneck Woman

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To understand my girls better, have a listen to this Gretchen Wilson song . . . Then check out our girls having fun over the weekend .  .  .

Not a typical Saturday

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When I went out to collect eggs Saturday morning and let the chickens out for the day … I was pleasantly surprised to see rows of white chairs set up in our neighbor’s yard, along with some flowers and tulle draped from trees. A wedding was clearly on tap for the day It was fun … Read More

So ready

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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

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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

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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!