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.

park time, play time

The girls love the camera! As soon as I try to get their pictures, they try to get close enough to see the finished product. It’s not like they need a new toy…but Grandma brought them one anyway… We spent some time at the park this afternoon. Even the big girls had fun. ~~Rhonda

Christ is risen, He is risen indeed!

I pray you have had a blessed Easter Day. After Easter worship, we spent the afternoon at our son’s home. Daughter and Granddaughter The girls scoured the house for Easter eggs, then divided the loot. Look, Mama! I’m a flower! And they’re off and running! ~~Grandma ::havin’ fun with the grands::

the grands

Just a couple of pictures to show you how much they’ve grown since we saw them in January. Suddenly they’re 17 months old. More to follow. 🙂 ~~Rhonda

chicken salad

Supper was quick and easy last night…chicken salad on homemade rolls. Delicious. 🙂 Rhonda’s Chicken Salad 1 8-oz. can crushed pineapple 6 c. diced, cooked chicken or turkey 1 c. red or green seedless grapes, sliced [I used red.] 2 T. dry minced onion or 4 green onions, diced 1 c. diced celery 1/2 c. […]

mowing tour

When I mow, I usually take my camera with me. Especially in the spring when everything is fresh and new and exciting. I took all but the first of these pictures from my mower yesterday. 🙂 As I left the back door, I stopped to take a picture of the Poet’s daffodils in the little […]

menu plan monday ~ april 6, 2009

Can you believe it? It is snowing this morning. The ground is warm, though, so nothing is sticking. The temp is 36*. It’s just a bizarre picture out the kitchen window…heavy snowflakes falling on redbud trees in full bloom and on flower beds brimming with daffodils. Monday is sometimes a late night for DH, so […]

supernatural brownies

The recipe is from Chocolate: From Simple Cookies to Extravagant Showstoppers, by Nick Malgieri (Morrow Cookbooks, 1998). The recipe in the book calls for baking the brownies for “about 45 minutes.” I read multiple blogs regarding the same recipe, and most thought the brownies were better if taken from the oven after 30 minutes. Too […]

crock pot apples

My dear friend Mary posted this recipe and I’ve used it before. Delicious apples for an accompaniment to pork dishes, as a dessert or snack, and delicious on ice cream. Like apple pie without the crust or added calories. 2-6 apples, depending on how many you want. I used 5 today; a combination of Golden […]

dogwood blossoms

The dogwood trees are beginning to open their buds. We have three dogwoods ready to bloom. One is still in a tight bud, one has blossoms still cupped and and one has blossoms that have opened but haven’t turned white yet. Last year, they had no more than a few flowers. I guess the hard […]

pretty spring day

This afternoon, DH and did a little yard work. That means DH shoveled a lot of mulch and I got to drive the mower, pulling the wagon. The redbud trees are at their peak of perfection right now. The Virginia bluebells look so pretty in the evening sunlight. This was taken from the back yard, […]