Last Wednesday there were three On Sunday we were down to two . . . and tonight, there is only one . . . of our three kids still at home. Cara and I took Danae back to Winona Sunday afternoon – she has a May class she is taking. She’ll be back on June … Read More
New Cooks in the kitchen!
On my refrigerator there is a Zits Comic Strip with a gasping mother looking at her trashed kitchen, as her son walks away with a “Dagwood” sandwich, beverage and plate. Above the picture is this: “Give a teen a snack and you feed him for a day, Teach him to fix his own snack … Read More
How in the world?
One of my daily chores is making sure the hens have food and water… and gathering eggs (or egg….on a “slow” day) Today was a little, shall we say, “out of the ordinary” I can not – for the livin’ life of me imagine how a large hen could get her egg INSIDE the dadgum … Read More
Ahhhhhh. It feels so good to have all my kids under one roof at the same time again! All three kids arrived yesterday . . .at various times. First Baby Girl. Then Baby Girl and I drove to the Cities to pick up Wild One….she had arrived via airplane, and her friend, Kristin (who lives … Read More
We’re having a fowl time here . . . Last week a duck “couple” visited us for a while. They were careful to keep their distance. Sunday afternoon while DIY Guy and I were working on a project (I’ll show you later) we looked up to see this pigeon watching us. The bird was definitely not fearful … Read More
You should make this . . . Wild West Tex-Mex Rice Salad Perfect for Cinco de Mayo ! Dressing: 1 cup Newman’s Own Olive Oil & Vinegar Dressing 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 3 tablespoons chipotle chiles, chopped (in adobo sauce) Juice of 1 large lime (2 Tbs) 2 teaspoons salt Salad: 3 cans (15.5 … Read More
Baby Girl suggested I post this on today’s blog: This cover of “Stand By Me” was recorded by completely unknown artists in a street virtual studio all around the world. It all started with a base track—vocals and guitar—recorded on the streets of Santa Monica, California, by a street musician called Roger Ridley. The base track was then taken to … Read More
Yesterday I mentioned that we went to a little town called Fremont to take care of some “car business”. The trip was made even brighter when our two kids met us there they did come to see us — but they mostly came to say good-bye to their wheels Baby Girl named the car “Tanya” … Read More