When the twins put their heads together, they always remind me of the fairy tale about Snow White and Rose Red. Today we took straw bales out to the farm for the potato patch. The girls were fascinated. Though Snow White said, “This is itchy,” and hopped up right away. Quick and easy menu this […]
We are enjoying beautiful weather and the garden is full of bloom. Quince and daffodils with hints of coral made up the Sunday bouquet. Hard to choose what to use when there is so much available. This week’s menu will be fairly easy as we have a lot going on. DH has several meetings and […]
Spring weather and temps are predicted for this week. We’re looking forward to that! Lettuce is sprouting in our garden and the yard is full of daffodils. The bright, cheery bouquet in my craft room smells so good! I tried a new recipe Sunday, instead of having the spaghetti I had planned. Chicken and Dumpling […]
We had fun keeping the girls overnight last weekend, though the twins were a little croupy. This sweet girl stayed home from Sunday School because she was running a low grade temp. Pa listened to her lungs to be sure she wasn’t verging on pneumonia. Thankfully, all clear! Then she took a turn listening to […]
On a daily basis, time is passing slowly. But the weeks seem to fly by quickly. How does that work?? Spring will be here soon, and, for that, I am grateful. The first daffodil opened on Sunday. It’s a wonderful promise of what’s to come. I’ve been working on Putz houses. They are still under […]
I’m getting a late start to posting the menu this week. We’re sharing a cold around here. DH had it, the girls had it, now I have it. Things are slow all the way around. We had some fun last week, though. My friend Jane and her husband came over for the day. Jane and […]
Here’s a pretty plant that my mother passed on to me last year. She got her start of it from her uncle’s home. It’s an orange amaryllis, Hippeastrum striatum, I believe. Correction is appreciated, if anyone knows it is something else. It blooms in January/February, each year. Down to business…here’s our menu for the week. […]
DD has a birthday today. Over the weekend, we took her and a friend out to dinner. She loves sushi, so we enjoyed that. Delicious! A busy week ahead. We’re still taking down Christmas. It doesn’t take as long to take down as it does to put up, but I haven’t been in the mood […]
We were highly entertained Sunday afternoon watching the twins wrap “presents.” They spent over an hour cutting gift wrap, pulling tape, wrestling with the packaging…so much fun! Pa got a bow, Ma got a box of cereal, Auntie got a box of tea and Sissy got a bowl of chalk. Serious business! They (and we!) […]
Happy birthday to my sisters, Mary and Margaret! I hope you both have a lot of fun celebrating your birthday today! Our son’s family came over for dinner yesterday. Afterward, the twins helped Pa make cookies. There was a little taste-testing going on, too… It’s 45* today, but windy. A good day to stay inside […]