We’re looking foward to visiting the apple orchard next weekend with our son and his wife. Last year, the weather was beautiful. Hopefully, this year will be, too. I’m planning to do more Christmas decorating and cookie baking this week. Have lots to do, but it’s fun. Monday chicken and rice corn / peas biscuits […]
Autumn is showing up in the yard. The asters are in full bloom. These plants came from the family farm. They bloom beautifully in late September and well into October. The butterflies and bees swarm to it. It’s great fun to shake the branches and watch all those pretty insects flying up in a cloud. […]
We just got back from a five day weekend with family. Got to see two of our daughters and our older son and his family. Here are our three daughters and grand-daughters. The grands are the almost two-year-old twins and their sister in the pink shirt. Now we’re settling back into a routine again, including […]
Last week seemed to fly by. DD had riding lessons. We drove north to visit my mother who was hospitalized following surgery. On the way, we passed the first corn harvesting I’ve seen this fall. And Saturday was apple butter day. The last two kettles were canned at the same time in an effort to […]
It’s Monday again, and time for Menu Plan Monday. I’m trying to keep it simple this week. We’ve had some trouble with the fridge, so I’m not planning on items I can’t keep in the freezer or the cooler. Hopefully the repairman (who is here now) will have it fixed today. Last Monday night, there […]
I’ve been working on uploading vintage family photos this past week, so didn’t spend much time taking pictures. I want to get back on track this week. But first things first. It’s time for Menu Plan Monday. Monday eat out Tuesday order pizza Wednesday Rosemary Mustard Grilled Chicken coleslaw corn on the cob tomatoes / […]
I haven’t done much outside during the past week or so, but here are a few pictures of the yard. Autumn is creeping in. This tired fellow fluttered around the same spot on the pampas grass for a long time. Looks like he had a run in with a bird. I’m not sure he’ll make […]
Monday chicken salad sandwich chips Tuesday sauteed sea scallops stuffed with basil cheese tortellini peas spinach salad with strawberries Wednesday tacos Thursday crock pot BBQ chicken / homemade buns corn on the cob Mexican Chopped Salad Friday Chicken Caesar pitas Saturday fridge food Sunday spaghetti garlic bread peas corn green salad You will find more […]
Yesterday, company came over to visit for a few days. A dear friend I haven’t seen in probably 25 years. It is so good to see her again, to reminisce about college days, compare time lines of our lives since then, etc. We’re having a wonderful time. She’ll be here until tomorrow morning. So I’m […]
School starts this week, so the menu has to take that, and several meetings and lessons, into account. DD and I are going to make Honey Peanut Butter Cookies this afternoon. I think the protein laden cookies will be nice for a quick it’s-the-first-day-of-school-and-we-need-to-hurry breakfast snack, along with some fresh strawberries and bananas. Later in […]