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.

menu plan monday ~ july 23, 2012

I headed to my Dad’s last Saturday for a family reunion. Five of the siblings from his family were there. Another brother was unable to come due to an event he had to attend, and another sister is winding up a five-week world tour with her son, so was unable to come. My dad is […]

menu plan monday ~ july 16, 2012

This past week DH put my cubbies on the wall in our bedroom. They came out of an old post office a long time ago. My mom had them and I always loved them. After she passed away last December, we went through her things and this is one of the lovelies I got to […]

hostas and drought…the good, the bad, and the ugly

Yesterday, DH and I spent about two hours in the garden. I have to say that, with the record high temps soaring over 100 degrees day after day, I had not stepped outside the door in a solid two weeks. I knew it was bad out there, but I was shocked. The drought has really […]

menu plan monday ~ july 9, 2012

Monday Fridge Food Tuesday Tortellini with Ham and Peas Garden Salad Garlic Bread with Mozzarella Wednesday Cheese Burgers Homemade Buns Stir Fried Garden Veggies Refrigerator Pickles Thursday Crock Pot Rotisserie-Style Chicken Rice Garden Tomatoes Sweet and Sour Cucumbers Friday Chicken and Veggie Stir Fry Rice Saturday Fridge Food Sunday Veggie Lasagna in the Crock Pot […]

make some refrigerator pickles

My dear daughter-in-law made some refrigerator pickles a few weeks ago. I was inspired to try my hand at it, as well. SO easy and they are delicious. I made two jars of dills slices, three jars of sweet pickle spears and a jar of pickled radish slices with a few cucumber chunks thrown in […]

menu plan monday ~ july 2, 2012

We spent the last half of last week staying inside as much as possible. We had several days in a row of temps over 100, up to 108 one day. We did get .14 of an inch of rain last night, the first in a long time. But not enough to make a difference. We’re […]

35 years and counting

This past week, DH and I celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary. It’s harder for me to get out than it used to be, but I didn’t want to miss our annual trip. For ten years we have been celebrating our anniversary by visiting daylily farms and finding new plants we would like to add to […]

summer garden

The daisies began blooming last week. The clumps of white add a lot to the daylily beds. These are the daisy ‘Becky.’ It’s a sturdy plant and great at staying upright. Never needs staking. It spreads quickly, so give it plenty of room or be prepared to divide it in the next few years. The […]

here a daylily, there a daylily…

Just want to share a few of our pretty blossoms. ‘Color Harmony’ ‘Little Bumblebee’ This is a mini with a two inch blossom. ‘Siloam Red Toy’ ‘Night Wings’ ‘Siloam Fairy Tale’ ‘Dragon King’ ‘Gentle Shepherd’ ‘Accent on Style’ ‘Last Picture Show’ ‘Thumbprint’ ‘Ruby Throat’ ‘Highland Lord’ I guess I should quit here, though there are […]

menu plan monday ~ june 18, 2012

Father’s Day was a good one. We celebrated Father’s Day at home on Friday evening, as the girls were planning to be gone Saturday and we were visiting my Dad on Sunday. Here is Snow White rolling pie crust for Pa’s Father’s Day raspberry and peach pie. She said, “I am NNNNNOOOT making such a […]