We had a fun Thanksgiving week with our daughter and her family in Texas! We rented an Airbnb that would be spacious enough for their little family to join us and eat and hang out together. It was perfect! The kitchen was everyone's favorite. It was decorated so nicely and was super clean! The den offered plenty of comfy seating for us to sit around and talk and watch movies and YouTube. We even had our own porch kitties. It's become a joke with our family that the animals always seem to find us wherever we go, hahaha. But this little turkey was even sweeter than the cutest of kitties! Everyone had so much fun playing with him all week. He's grown and changed a ... Read more
Father’s Day Weekend Recap
Happy Tuesday! We had a fun Father's Day weekend with a couple of family gatherings. Here are the highlights! Saturday night my side of the family came for a big BBQ supper. My husband, son, and I worked on house and yard throughout the day to get ready. My daughter is still recovering from surgery and wasn't allowed to do much which was a bummer for her because part of the fun of having company is the buzz around the house to get ready. My son worked so hard on the patio, cleaning and pressure washing. The kids/teens were planning to swim that night but this is what the sky looked like an hour before everyone arrived and then it started raining. It did clear up for a little ... Read more
February on Fast Forward
February went by so quickly! Here's a look at our February on fast forward. It’s kinda choppy. I'm actually going to start with how we ended January. We took our son and two of his friends out for his birthday. Mellow Mushroom for pizza followed by California Yogurt Craze for dessert. I can't believe he turned 14! On another evening when my son was at a youth event, Joel and I took our daughter out for sushi. My girl was back in the saddle this month. And these guys spent some Saturdays at the court. I haven’t posted about this yet, but we had a pool put in our bank yard after Christmas! There was still a lot of fence work and sod to be put down which drug out ... Read more
A Winter Baby Shower
Friends, I have some sweet news. My daughter and son-in-law are expecting their first baby--a BOY! We are all just as tickled as we can be! They were here during New Year's week and before they headed back home, we had a little gathering of the ladies from our family plus a couple of close college "sisters" to shower the new mommy and her little one. As you can see, our girl is radiating the joys of an expectant mother! Poor thing had a rough first trimester but is now feeling better and able to eat (and enjoy!) more foods. Every January I like to have out my blue dishes, fresh oranges, and pine branches. Prior to the shower date my daughter mentioned that my usual winter decor ... Read more
New Year’s Day 2025
I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Our daughter and son-in-law were in town for New Year's week, so we invited the grandparents to join us for a New Year's Day lunch. This was our New Year's Day table— natural country winter vibes. And this was our New Year's Day group! We made sure our meal included the customary pork, collards, and black-eyed peas, not so much for superstition but for good 'ole tradition. My husband grilled the pork, my daughter cooked the collard greens, and I made cheese grits, peas, and cornbread. I’ve got to share this new-to-me recipe for black-eyed peas because it was so good. I usually make black-eyed peas in ... Read more
Girls’ Trip to Texas
Last week my daughter and I went to visit my married daughter in Texas and we had a lot of fun! Magnolia was beautiful, as always. I don't watch Chip and Joanna's show so I don't know much about them and therefor wouldn't really call myself a fan, but I do enjoy visiting Magnolia. We went for a couple of hours one morning to do a little walking around and grab some lunch from the food truck. The pizza is our favorite! The shops are a little expensive, so we didn't buy anything, but all of their products are beautiful! And they even had some Christmas items out which was exciting. Before leaving we got some refreshment from the coffee shop! Next, we went to ... Read more
Tidbits from September
I pray all of you have been safe from the destruction caused by the hurricane over the weekend. It has been so heartbreaking to see the news footage and hear the ongoing reports of more lives lost. It was a sad ending to September. September passed so quickly, I didn't even take many photos of daily life. I'll need to be more intentional in October. But here goes anyway. I did a lot of bread baking in September but still haven't gotten back into sourdough other than just keeping my starter alive. What you see pictured in these photos is yeast bread using my milled grain. It's my family's favorite. On Labor Day we stayed home, did a little work in the morning, and then ate a ... Read more
A Random Photo Post
Good morning! A couple of weeks ago (Aug. 5) I challenged myself to put out a blog post every day until the end of the month. After taking a long break through late winter and most of spring, I was ready to post again but couldn't get in my groove, so I thought this challenge would help me. I've never had a set posting schedule and hopefully after this month I will. I've truly enjoyed blogging every day this month, but wow my hat is off to those of you who consistently post several times a week and have done so for many years!! Ok, so for today! I have several longer posts in the works that aren't ready and we were out all afternoon yesterday and then late last night. So, I thought I'd ... Read more
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