I’ve been back for only a few days and I’m already missing all the places I visited in Italy — from the mountains of Abruzzo … to the beaches of Anzio… From Rome’s well-known tourist sites… to some hidden gems shown to me by a curator friend at the
How I came to stop preparing for emergencies and started living the Pantry Lifestyle… Have you wondered why I use the expressions Deepening the Pantry and Living a Pantry Lifestyle? Well, it came out of the years in the 1990s I wrote for an emergency preparedness website and was among
Where did the week go??? It’s already friday again 🙂 I usually love my weekends but when the husband has to work it’s pretty much like any other day for me. If you guys are enjoying your family altogether this weekend, I know exactly what you can bake for them!
In conjunction with Food on Fridays, hosted by Ann Kroeker, I’m writing about my food with a view. At Thistle Cove Farm, meals revolve around porches…usually, breakfast in the sun room, lunch on the back porch and supper on the front porch. Dave and I used to do the same
Any time I’m gone from the house, even for twenty minutes, the two Jack’s rush to the upstairs window, plant themselves there and wait, anxiously, for my return. I’m sure Sophie has separation anxiety; her human Pa had cancer and died and her human Ma had to give away all
Last year I didn’t purchase plants for the deck and I really missed them. This year, with wedding events and all, we wanted to make certain the deck looked as nice as possible on a tight budget. I had all the containers and “decorations” already. The largest expenditure was $14.99
The garden is looking good right now with only a few losses from the crazy spring weather. March had record breaking heat and since then we have had periods of cool weather then hot weather then cool weather, etc. We’re officially in a mild drought, which has required even more
By Jennifer Cote – Picnic Plans for summer are already in the works. There are many great occasions for gathering together, and many great reasons to make a batch of homemade Ranch Dip! When friends have showers or special birthday parties, they might ask if I could bring a veggie
By Holly Clegg – If you don’t have mint growing outside, you should. Green thumb or not, mint is about the easiest thing to grow – in fact it’s hard to kill! It can run rampant though, so a good idea to keep it from taking over your garden is
Happy Friday! Another week has finally come to an end. Our warm weather streak is all but gone..sigh..it just wasn’t long enough and hopefully it comes back soon. A few weeks ago the boys had a week vacation and I decided to surprise them with a cake for breakfast..because seriously
By Marina Klima – Let me take a guess… You wish you had more time for yourself, family and friends, don’t we all? Children, parents, work, home…it is endless. And when it comes to worrying about older parent’s safety at home, you just hope that she stays more or less
Don’t you just love Spring when all those seasonal vegetables are back in the markets? Sure, you can get strawberries in December and asparagus in January, but who knows how far they had to travel. Where I live you can’t find fava beans except in the spring so when they
As Summer is just a few weeks away and it already ‘feels’ like summer here in Georgia, I am going to adopt a lighter version of Blogging and Party Hosting. I think it may become ‘the way to be’ for me. Blogging has been such a joy, but I have
I’ll be the first to admit that I am not a fish fan…Wellll..thats not entirely true. I love it breaded and deep fried into a glorious crisp fattening meal. If you serve a piece of fish to me without such coating I become very 5 year old-like and the
In ‘The Secret Garden’, we find hurt and neglected souls finding new life and joy in the miracle of rebirth. Mary Lennox was not loved by her parents and grew to be an obstinate, angry young girl. The reflection of this lack of affection was seen in her sallow, thin
As many of you know, I am participating in a celebration of Julia Child’s upcoming 100th birthday. In the field of the culinary arts – Julia Child was and remains an inspiration to chefs and to the home cook. It was her detailed efforts to bring the wonderful French gastronomy
The salad didn’t turn out like I had wanted it to. At the last minute, I boiled the eggs for the delicious Spinach Salad I had planned on serving, and I did serve it, but as I started eating, I realized I had made a mistake. Spinach salad needs to
Do you ever wish you could be in several places at once? I have been so busy with other things that I have not been able to visit and to tend my garden. I will have to dedicate certain portions of the day specifically to the care of the garden
Dough needs to be chilled before baking. Ingredients: 1 C Sugar ¾ C Butter 1 Egg 2 T Corn Syrup 2 C Flour 1 t Baking Soda 1 t Baking Powder 1 t Lemon or Orange Extract lemon or orange zest (optional) Directions: Cream butter with sugar until fluffy. Beat
The sum of my days… and you will be thankful to know… never combined! I rarely get any computer time these days so my writing between now and after the wedding will be sparse. I may get in one Sunday Afternoon Tea post and a few weekday posts. So, I
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