Today was mostly taken up with stripping wall paper in the hall and the laundry room. I did about 15 minutes of mowing, just to get outside for a few minutes right before supper. The weather was beautiful. We have eight chrysalises so far. Three of them are brown. The rest are green. DD made […]
I watched this little guy for forty minutes early Friday morning, waiting for him to molt from a caterpillar into a chrysalis. I had my camera on the tripod, ready to take a video of the quick transformation. I waited and waited and waited… Then I turned my back for ten minutes, while I checked […]
A young lady from church is helping me this fall with cleaning out all the drawers, cupboards, and cabinets (maybe even the attic) and, after we cleaned out the coat closet yesterday, I realized the interior had not been painted when we redid the hall a few years ago. It was still the pale yellow […]
DD and I made poppy seed muffins this afternoon. Delicious! We had some warm from the oven, shared some with friends, and I’m thinkin’ the rest will go quickly. Mix the following ingredients until well blended. * 3 eggs * 2 1/2 cups white sugar [I used 1 3/4 c. sugar] * 1 1/8 cups […]
Crock Pot Turkey Tetrazzini 2 c. chicken broth 2 cans cream of chicken or cream of mushroom soup 1 T. Dijon mustard 2 c. diced cooked turkey 1 c. shredded Cheddar cheese 1/2 tsp. salt ground pepper to taste 1/2 tsp. celery seed 1 T. dry onion 1 tsp. dried basil 1 tsp. dried parsley […]
Did you know? Christmas is coming. 🙂 I am already buying gifts and want to be ready when it’s time to wrap them. It’s time to take stock of my gift wrap center and make a list of items I need. Tape? Scissors? Ribbon?…etc., etc., etc. If you don’t have a gift wrap center, consider […]
While I mowed the yard today, I was struck by how “fall” everything felt. The low temps, the smell in the air, the crisping leaves, the autumn flowers… Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ The cabbage white butterflies were hard to get a picture of. They can’t sit still for long. The Buckeye butterflies seem to prefer the […]
The packages of Christmas gifts are beginning to roll in. Love, love, love amazon.com! Makes the shopping so easy! Two gifts for DD and a gift for DgrandD Lauren… I talked to Santa last night. He said I might get a new camera and a macro lens for Christmas! ~~Rhonda 🙂
DD was not feeling well today and stayed home from school. She found several projects that kept her quietly occupied. She read all the comic books in her sister’s room. She played on the computer for a while. And she designed a pirate costume for Buttercup. She began by making a bandanna from red fabric. […]