Author Archives: ~~Rhonda

Living in a small town, I share my life with my husband Russell (married in 1977), five children (one still at home), and six cats (one indoors, the others outside).

I teach an online class called “The Christmas Notebook” which is about all things holiday prep. The many facets of celebrating Christmas comprises one of my favorite hobbies. Other favorite things include gardening, reading, cooking, and scrapbooking.

cards are done

August 16, 2009 – 9:20 pm

I spent a lot of time this week working on our Christmas cards. I ordered the cards from Dayspring. We like to use cards that are not only pretty, but share the news of Christ’s birth, and include a Scripture verse. I chose two designs this year. This one and this one. They are signed […]

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garden update

August 11, 2009 – 8:00 pm

After two months of cooler than normal temps, we’re back to hot and humid weather. And when it gets hot and humid, I tend to stay indoors, except to mow the lawn when it needs it. But today, I ventured out to take some pictures, since it has been so long since I’ve done that. […]

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menu plan monday ~ august 10, 2009

August 10, 2009 – 2:56 pm

I’ve been either too busy or too tired to post lately. Been very busy. But I’ll try to get back into the swing of things now. Here’s the menu for the week. Monday hamburger / buns grapes Tuesday crock pot chicken rice stir fried green and yellow squash tomatoes Wednesday pork chops mashed potatoes green […]

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there’s still a lot of color in the garden

July 31, 2009 – 10:38 pm

Now that the weeks of daylily blooms are almost over, I think there isn’t much blooming until I get out into the garden. After he got home this evening, DH and I took a spin around the yard. Yup, there is still a lot of color out there. There are surprise lilies all over the […]

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menu plan monday ~ july 27, 2009

July 27, 2009 – 9:48 am

Can’t resist showing you Buttercup’s new costume, designed by DD. Who’s the coolest cat around? That would be Buttercup, the rapper cat, complete with bling! I must say, besides being totally cool, Buttercup is totally patient! She takes it all in stride. Monday hamburgers / buns chips / dip grapes Tuesday spaghetti / sauce garlic […]

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friday garden time

July 24, 2009 – 9:54 pm

Just a quick stroll through the garden to see what there is to see. We have a bed next to the blue spruce that hasn’t received much attention. It’s out of the way, in a spot we don’t regularly walk by, so it is somewhat neglected. But there is a nice tangle of flowers in […]

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beautiful weather, beautiful flowers

July 22, 2009 – 8:40 pm

DH took DD and her friend to Six Flags today. They had a nice day for it. And, according to the occasional updates I’ve been getting, they are having a great time, too. I’ve certainly enjoyed a nice quiet day at home. I mowed the entire yard. Then said goodbye to my mower as it […]

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flashback to springtime

July 22, 2009 – 12:31 pm

Gardening Gone Wild is hosting the Picture This Photo Contest for July. The theme is “flowering trees.” I perused my photos and settled on this one of the redbud tree east of the side porch. When we moved into this house, there was one redbud tree. DH planted more and now we have twenty plus […]

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july garden weather that feels like october

July 21, 2009 – 8:54 pm

The air was damp and chilly today. Hard to believe that in July we would have the air conditioning turned off for days in a row. And who would believe we would need to close the windows against the chilly air. But we did! The garden has enjoyed all the rain we’ve had for the […]

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bicycles in RAIN and a daylily garden in the rain

July 20, 2009 – 5:13 pm

We spent the past weekend in Indiana, where DH completed his best time for RAIN (Ride Across INdiana). The bicycle ride is 160 miles in one day, from Terre Haute to Richmond. DH finished in 9 hours and 46 minutes. The weather was perfection with a high around 70* and a nice tail wind that […]

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