One of my Christmas gifts from DS and DDIL was a bag of wonderful smelling coffee beans titled “Holiday Magic.” I was eager to try them. A quick trip to Amazon and I had myself a grinder. Love it! I used my favorite Christmas mug to sample the freshly ground and brewed cup. Wonderful! Freshly […]
We have hosted an annual Christmas Open House for about 20 years. I’m not sure when the first one was, though I do know we held it for missionaries our church supported. The open house became an annual tradition. I told DH we’d have a hard time canceling it at this point because people would […]
Today is DD’s eleventh birthday. We began by making cupcakes this morning before she left for school. She wants ice cream cone cupcakes for the sleepover with her friends this evening. I made cake batter using the directions on a white cake box mix, divided the batter into three parts, and colored the batter green, […]
DD just finished basketball and is now happily playing volleyball. Last night she served for ten points in one game. She’s our most athletically inclined child. Three of our four older children participated in soccer and volleyball, but DD can’t get enough. She would like to be on every team available. 🙂 ~~Rhonda
Buttercup’s favorite winter napping spot is on the heating vent in the kitchen. She was totally asleep when I took the picture. ~~Rhonda
The branches we are forcing are beginning to blossom. They are like a breath of fresh air, especially after a week of snow, sleet, ice, and cold weather. Forsythia Lilac The lilacs probably won’t do anything more than make pretty green buds. But the forsythia should be a burst of yellow in a day or […]
Supper last night was salmon, accordion potatoes, corn and coleslaw. I added peanuts and apples to the coleslaw, which was tasty. The salmon was baked with honey and dijon mustard brushed on it. Very good! I had planned to make corn pudding, but decided against it, as I was already using the oven to bake […]
I’ve been hankering for some homemade Oatmeal Raisin Cookies for some time. Today I made a batch using this recipe. I halved the recipe and added 2 T. of honey. Here’s the recipe, as I tweaked it. Cream together: * 1 cup brown sugar * 1 cup sugar * 1 cup butter [I used one […]
Last Saturday, DH cut some branches from the yard for forcing. The forsythia will take 10-14 days to bud out. It’s beginning to show signs of life. See that green peeking out? The purple lilac buds are plump and dark… …while the white lilac are bright green and slender. We like to force branches every […]