We’ve kept our exchange student pretty busy this month. And DD has kept her camera busy taking lots of pictures. Here are some of the photo ops she has captured. They enjoyed the Fourth of July weekend with all the celebrations. Our exchange student would like to be a fire fighter so she especially enjoyed […]
Bath time at Grandma’s house. The week is passing too quickly. 🙁 ~~Grandma
I’ve been looking at glass straws online for a month or so. Wanted to buy a few and then came across a blog giveaway which I won! I received five glass straws from strawesome.com via the giveaway on Simple Bites. Four of the straws are clear glass, two different lengths and two styles (widths)…regular and […]
It’s a busy household with our exchange student and extra family members here. But we’re having a lot of fun! ~~Grandma 🙂
Twin One and Twin Two! A sweet duet. Playing with Zak. Smile for the camera! Enjoying Great-great-great-grandma Prest’s rocking chair. I’ll have more pictures of the rest of the family later. 🙂 ~~Grandma
My mower came back from the shop today. I spent a couple of hours mowing the yard. It really needed it. Now it needs a good rain. But the blooms are still blooming. Here are a few pictures from around the garden. The crape myrtle looked so pretty against the blue sky. The daisies are […]
This recipe from allrecipes.com makes delicious hamburger buns. Tangy Buttermilk Cheese Bread 1 1/8 cups buttermilk 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast 3 cups bread flour 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar 1 cup room temperature sharp Cheddar cheese, sliced and then diced into small pieces (divided into 3/4 c. and 1/4 […]
Raspberry Pie For one pie: 6 cups raspberries Or peaches or apples or blackberries, etc…the sugar mixture works for all of them. I do add a little freshly grated nutmeg to peach pie. Mix the following together and set aside. (For one pie.) 3/4 c. sugar 2 T. flour 2 T. instant tapioca 3/4 tsp. […]
As we were celebrating the Fourth on Monday the 5th, with the Independence Day parade and fireworks in the evening, I made a special dessert for the occasion. How cool is that?? I found the idea and the recipe for the frosting on Elissa’s blog 17 and Baking. She attributes the idea to her father. […]