IF you HAD to choose, what category would be your favorite? Cakes? Cookies? Pies? Who am I kidding? Or making choose? I don’t know if I could choose myself, even if I HAD to. Different desserts sound good at different times. And there are a plethora of things that play into what “sounds good”. What […]
The Ultimate Life and a Giveaway Prize Pack!
{Affiliate links in this post} Woop, woop! I’m always excited to have a giveaway to offer! Have you watched the movie The Ultimate Gift? If you haven’t I highly recommend it. It’s a great movie with a great message. Oh, and make sure you have a box of Kleenex handy. {Or two. Or three.} If […]
Flexi Picks of the Week {Just for Fun}
Because I like my flexis and because I like window shopping and website browsing now and then and because Just-for-Fun….. I’m highlighting three flexi picks-of-the-week! First up! The Sea-Inspired Dolphin! Renae was totally enthralled with killer whales and dolphins when she was around five or six years old. She had a stuffed killer whale and […]
Colorado: White Water Rafting, Mt. Princeton, St. Elmo
First Pike’s Peak. Then Royal Gorge. Now, on towards Salida. When we left Royal Gorge, it was raining lightly, but looked pretty dark up ahead. We ended up driving in some heavy rain as we made our way to Salida. Buses and rafts were pretty common sights. We saw rafters in the rivers and rafters […]
The Noises and Nuances of Everyday
The hurried bustle of the morning routine. The round of morning chores…the countertop full of sticky dishes, patiently waiting their turn. Eggs scrambled. Juice made. Lunch packed for my farmer. Two loads of laundry, scrubbed by my washing machine, churning away, then pinned to the clothesline to flap merrily in the breeze. Chapter read […]
Back to School {hello monday]
Feast or famine. Lots of pictures or not very many! Hello to lots of photos I want to post this week! Some of them aren’t anything that original, but somehow I enjoy photos of this and that around the house showcasing daily details. And I’m a little more thankful for daily life and the everday […]
Red Raspberry Pie
“Mom, why have we never made this kind of pie before?!” This was my daughter’s enthusiastic question when she tried her first bite. Well, dearie…..basically, because we don’t have red raspberry plants and raspberries are pricey and I’ve been the main raspberry lover in our household until the last while, when my kiddos have realized […]
Lilla Rose End-of-Summer Sale!
Although I’m not ready for summer to end, I’m always excited about a sale on products I love. It can be getting a great deal on the jeans my son likes or finding coupons on the bottles of the brand of shampoo that my husband prefers! Or even coupons and a sale that scores us […]
Colorado: Royal Gorge
Colorado! Next stop!!! Royal Gorge. We arrived back from the top of the Peak and headed on towards the Royal Gorge area. Royal Gorge had a fire go through back in June. We didn’t know this till we arrived there. It burnt all but five out of forty-some buildings at the park. It burnt a […]
August Week Randoms {hello monday}
It sure hasn’t felt like August around here! We’ve had some lovely cool days, cool temperatures, cool air! We’ve had windows open and it seems more like fall. I’m still not quite ready to let go of summer and succumb to a school schedule again. I do love the cool weather and open windows, but […]
Snickerdoodles
Are you a cookie lover? I am. I am a cookie lover through and through. I am particular about cookies. They have to be just the right amount of softness and freshness and chewiness. A too hard cookie or too old cookie is simply a disgrace and not at all equal. Now cookies fresh out […]
Colorado: Pikes Peak
Colorado. Mountains. Pikes Peak. I mentioned our vacation weekend here, and here’s to the first post about Colorado. We enjoyed our trip. Some more than others. I’m not just guessing at that. Let me just say that the mountains are beautiful, but I am a true flatlander at heart. So, the three people belonging to […]
You Can’t Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd…
Last week was an on-the-go week for us. I rode along on a couple of farm trips with Matthew. One of them took us down south and we encountered this herd of buffalo. And you know, according to the wise advice of Roger Miller, “You can’t rollerskate in a buffalo herd.” We didn’t have our […]
Back to {Home} School Giveaway!!
It’s giveaway time! I’ve joined in on this round-up of great stuff to help bring you this giveaway! I would be excited to win any of this stuff, let alone all of it. I’m so excited for whoever gets to be the winner! Keep reading to find out what all it includes and enter using […]
Of Rain and Travel {hello monday}
Good Morning new week! We just arrived home from a last-minute-let’s-go-for-a-quick-weekend-because-it-rained trip. We had a total of 4 1/2 inches of rain starting from last Sunday morning through Wednesday evening. Beautiful rain! We’ve certainly needed it. And it rained some more while we were gone. I am not sure what our total amount has been! […]
The Dew of Heaven
May the dew of heaven fall mightily on me, The grace of God flow down, May the dew of heaven quench the thirst in me, The love of God be all around. May the dew of heaven flow from me, Drenching others in God’s grace, May the dew of heaven open eyes to see, […]