Raspberry Pie For one pie: 6 cups raspberries Or peaches or apples or blackberries, etc…the sugar mixture works for all of them. I do add a little freshly grated nutmeg to peach pie. Mix the following together and set aside. (For one pie.) 3/4 c. sugar 2 T. flour 2 T. instant tapioca 3/4 tsp. […]
As we were celebrating the Fourth on Monday the 5th, with the Independence Day parade and fireworks in the evening, I made a special dessert for the occasion. How cool is that?? I found the idea and the recipe for the frosting on Elissa’s blog 17 and Baking. She attributes the idea to her father. […]
We hope you had a great Independence Day! The girls had a great time this evening lighting fire crackers, smoke bombs, and sparklers. While we waited for dusk, we watched the fire flies come up from grass in the front yard. Happy Independence Day! ~~Rhonda 🙂
DH took the girls to the Fourth of July picnic this evening. They met one of DD’s friends there and had a wonderful time. Our exchange student had her first taste of cotton candy, something she had not seen before. She was also stymied by venison jerky at the butcher’s this morning. Said she had […]
DH and I spent a little time in the garden this morning. The weather was so nice! We had some new hostas to plant. The bed under the mulberry tree is a great place to start hostas. There’s a small spring that seeps up through the soil and it keeps the ground moist and cool […]
We want to extend a big welcome to our exchange student from France! This evening DH and our daughters went to the airport to pick her up. She will be spending the month of July with us. What a trooper! Up for 24 straight hours and she is still smiling! 🙂 We have a long […]