This was a good weekend – a little work and a whole lot of fun. I worked in the yard, piddled in the house, found jewelry to wear with a dress that I bought for a wedding in Sept., ran twice, played tennis three times, and washed my car. I also went to the pool…
A New “Toy” for Me I’ve been wanting a cloche for a while now. I’ve seen so many creative uses for them on blogs or in magazines and I like the idea of something that I can decorate with in any season and in any room of my home. I looked all summer and just…
I love to grow garlic. It is so easy and the deer don’t eat it! I plant it in October and harvest it in June. I love the picture above because it looks like the pretty garlic bloom is wearing a hat! I took that photos just before I dug the garlic. I keep all…
I owe, I owe, it’s off to work I go! Yesterday was the first day back for teachers in our county. Our students start August 20. We’ve started this early the past couple of years, but I just can’t get used to it. It doesn’t feel like time to go back to school. I would…
I love pickle, especially sweet pickle. Dill pickle is good, but there’s nothing like a slice of sweet pickle as a snack. I like to have pickle on hand for potato salad and egg salad, too. My sweet mom and dad used to spend a lot of time in the summer canning the produce that…
I’ve been wanting to start a blog for some time now and I’ve finally done so. Today has been a crazy day. Our Explorer was broken into last night, so I’ve had to make a couple of trips today following my husband to the Ford dealership and then back to his work and later in…