To start the week off last week~ Here comes my farmer wearing the hat of hired hand and helping cut corn on some of the irrigated circles where he checks the systems through the summer! There goes my son! Glimpse him through my dirty windshield! Running to go ride beside my husband and […]
Because He Died For Me
Renae’s baptism memories~ We made cookie bars and homemade ice cream and invited everyone to come to the park afterward. We made….. Sugar Cookie Squares Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars Peanut Butter Rice Krispies M & M Blondies and Brownies Napkins and bowls~ {We didn’t make these.} 😉 Renae’s favorite songbook and the books that the […]
October 2014 Flexi From Lilla Rose
Da-da-da-dum!!!!! Drumroll! Please! Thank-you. Thank-you! OCTOBER FLEXI TIME!! October’s flexi is named Autumn’s Delight and the centerpiece is a mixture of oak leaves and acorns surrounded by beads and hues of rust, gold, brass and olivine. Click over here and Go Shop for a close up look! It’s hard to see it in […]
Because I Love the Field of Milo Outside My Windows
My husband mentioned to me that the sunshine in the early morning looked pretty on the milo from over at the farm. I ventured over one morning so I could snap some photos. I could have so much fun just wandering here and there taking pictures, but there are things like housekeeping and bookkeeping and […]
Memoir Monday {No. 41}
Loving the contrast of colors… And loving the way the wax that has melted from burning previously creates a lighter layered look on my JIC candle… I discovered a cute look and a new bookmark idea that I loved! I was wanting something to use for a bookmark and I happened to notice this ribbon […]
Banana Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Another recipe to add in to my recipe log and a favorite around here! It’s a great way to use up bananas that nobody picked up and ate and are getting overripe. This seems to occur now and again, unless you have someone at your house that likes really, really ripe bananas. {I remember someone […]
Because {Five Minute Friday}
It’s a new day! A beautiful new day. Sunshine streaming in the window. Birds chirping. Cool air whispering through the screens. Cooper, lost to sight in the milo field, barking, barking, fiercely on the trail of some unseen conquest. The bumping of scooter wheels and banging of the garage door as my girl feeds the […]
A Corner in my Kitchen
I spent a little bit of time reworking this corner of my kitchen and later I had a few minutes and picked up my camera and took a few photos. I thought I might stick one of the photos in my Memoir Monday post, but I liked them all and I thought “Hey, I may […]
In Which I Discover I Have a Table Runner Collection and I am Pleased
Do you like tablecloths? While I think there are beautiful tablecloths and beautiful tables set with tablecloths, it seems I’m a table runner sort of girl! And it only took, oh, about fifteen years to realize it. Here’s the story! Once upon a time…………. I was going through my table runner drawer, when it struck […]
Memoir Monday {No. 40}
Button, button, whose got the button? ~ BEEF ~ It’s what’s for dinner! {Guess whose plate this is, Grandpa?!!!} Farmer at work ~ Cornmeal Rolls Marker zone ~ Artist at work ~ Behold, he comes riding on the clouds, Shining like the stars, At the trumpet sound!! Twilight is stealing over the sea, Shadows are […]
My Painted Cupboards Project
For quite a while I kept tossing around the idea of painting my mismatched kitchen cupboards in our basement. They were fine, but I knew I would love the look better if I painted them all. My husband wasn’t quite sure, because he’s just not so keen on all the painted stuff that is a […]
Quotes and Words and Things Like That
Ever feel like all the wise words and inspiration and good teaching and witty words and humor and encouragement has already been written? Sometimes I do. I read things sometimes and think it couldn’t be said any better. I enjoy copying down and mulling over quotes that touch me and I often wish I could […]
Memoir Monday {No. 38}
The past few weeks have been busy and I’ve been glad for a couple of days recently to catch up and just be at home. We were gone to Ohio and the week before I left was rather too crazy in my estimation. Then my parents were here which was fun and nice and busy […]
To Fly or To Drive, This is the Question
We were going to fly out to Ohio in May for my sister’s birthday. When back pain entered the picture, our plans were changed, we cancelled our flight, we rebooked later on and found ourselves headed to the airport in August. Tucker was excited since he’d never flown in a commercial jet. Renae loved flying when […]
Memoir Monday {No. 37}
Hugs and cuddles good-bye because it’s time to head back to Kansas. My youngest niece hugged me several times and told me how much she was gonna miss me when we went home. Oh those miles………. Back home again and time to start school. We had to start sometime. Some years we’ve had a special […]
Tea Syrup for the Freezer
We drink a lot of iced tea around here. My husband’s family are iced tea drinkers and he grew up drinking iced tea. My family didn’t drink tea. My dad would sometimes, I think, if we went somewhere and they were serving iced tea. I don’t remember ever fixing it when I was at home. […]