It’s November, and Thanksgiving and Christmas will soon be here and then by slipping away into another year. I want to grow in gratitude and grace all year and yet this time of year is a good time to even more intentionally focus on it. Because, though I want to grow, and I try, I […]
New Items and a Sale at Lilla Rose
Just a quick post to let you know that Lilla Rose is running a sale again!! You can get 10% off these NEW styles only for today, November 7th. They are also offering free shipping for orders over $30. The free shipping offer is good Thursday through Saturday. So, check out the new styles […]
Pumpkin Patch Fun With Friends
For several years, we’ve had the fun of visiting a pumpkin patch in our area. Here’s my first blog post about visiting the pumpkin patch. We often go with my cousin and her kiddos. I can’t believe how much younger they looked in 2011. A couple of years makes a difference! Renae was at a […]
Memoir Monday {No. 3}
I went back and read my very first Hello Monday post. So many things that stay somewhat the same and yet how quickly things change too. Swim lessons and kittens and birthdays and produce from my sweet mother-in-law and her productive garden. These things are a typical part of our summers, but I’m always surprised […]
November Flexi of the Month from Lilla Rose
Another month has come and gone! But celebrate the arrival of November with a gorgeous new flexi-of-the-month! This one is unique and I really, really like it. So far my favorite flexis-of-the-month have been January, March, and October’s. November’s is going to rank right up there with them, if not edge to the top of […]
Autumn Crunch Snack Mix
Snack Mix. It just makes you think yummy. When we’re on the go a lot or having family visit or it’s cold and snowy…any of these times are times when I like having a snack mix on hand. Not that it always happens, but it’s nice when it does. Quick, tasty snacks just seem homey, […]
Filling a Drill and Emptying a Drill and Filling a Drill….
If you want to drill a wheat field, you need a drill to drill it with. And you need some seed wheat to go in it. And a drill fill auger to fill it with. And then someone to run the drill fill auger. And when you get your drill full of seed wheat then […]
Memoir Monday {No. 2}
More Memory Making Moments. That’s what our days and weeks are. Life lived. Moments captured. Praise to God. Time ever flowing on. There are good moments when we want to hold on longer and hard places when we are glad that we keep moving on. What memories did you make last week? Link up below! […]
Green-Bean Corn Casserole
When the air has a chill to it and you want some heat in the house, my mind turns to oven recipes and the warmth and good smells of kitchen and food and cooking and baking. This veggie casserole falls into comfort food category. Yummy, creamy, buttery cracker crumb topping… PrintGreen-Bean Corn Casserole Ingredients4 cups […]
Together {Five-Minute Friday}
I hop over to Lisa-Jo’s blog to see what the writing prompt for Five-Minute Friday is. TOGETHER. When we’re together. Those are the first words to pop into my mind. I’m thinking, thinking, what song? what song? Thanks to internet and search engines, my fingers quickly type in the words and look it up and […]
A Peek at Idaho
Here’s a peek at Renae’s Idaho trip. She took a camera, but she was too busy most of the time to take a lot of pictures. It’s fun to have pictures, but it can be hard to remember to take them and sometimes dragging a camera around with you is somewhat a pain. She […]
Beautiful Milo
I love how the fields of milo look in the late, late summer, turning into fall and then it is autumn with cool mornings and evenings. Milo is itchy stuff to cut and getting it cut can drag out towards the end of the year, but I think the ripening heads are so beautiful! If […]
In Which We Make a Super-Size Butterhorn
My son has been asking for butterhorns. Our weather cooled off and the chill always makes it sound fun to bake and have the warmth of the oven and the yummy, homey smells of the said baking. We had a rainy, gray Monday, so we stirred up butterhorn dough and set it to raise. My […]
Memoir Monday {No. 1}
Time to record another week! And welcome to Memoir Monday! I’ve loved recording my weeks each week with my Hello Monday posts. So,I decided to put up a link-up for anyone that wants to join in with your own posts full of memories or anyone that wants to record their week in memories and come […]
Pumpkin Pie
It’s that time of year! Pumpkins and apples and cute little gourds and squash and Indian corn and tiny pumpkins. And the crisp air always makes me start pulling out soup recipes and thinking about apple crisp and pumpkin pie! We had cheddar chowder this week and taco soup last week. They are pretty much […]
Laundry {Five Minute Friday}
Just the word can evoke a groan. But why? Burying my nose in clean laundry and breathing deeply. And the cozy softness when it’s fresh from the dryer. Or the outdoorsiness of laundry dried on the clothesline. Clean clothes are a gift. Owning clothes is a gift. Using a washing machine instead of a scrub […]