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Jul 08

The Garden Wedding

My ambitions of keeping a running log as we counted down the days til our son and future daughter-in-law’s garden wedding were thwarted, (there was just too much to do) but the wedding did go on without a hitch. After a lot of hard work, and (read full article)

country life, country living, family, garden wedding, gardening, june wedding, outdoor wedding, Photography, shoestring wedding, wedding

Nov 26

My momma’s really easy, really good yeasty biscuity rolls-countdown to Thanksgiving

recipe rated: EASY* I think most families have a stash of beloved holiday recipes that have been passed down through generations of mothers to daughters (or sons).  Of [...] (read full article)

baking, cooking, country life, country living, food, Holidays, Photography, Recipes, thanksgiving, thanksgiving recipes

Aug 24

Double chocolate banana summer squash bread

Recipe Rated: INTERMEDIATE* The summer squash is STILL producing.  I swear, if I have to look another squash in the face this year I’ll scream! Here’s another good recipe if you’re having my problem and have waaayyy to much squash. (read full article)

baking, banana, bread, Chocolate, country living, Photography, Recipes, squash bread, summer squash recipes, tea breads

Aug 24

Double chocolate banana summer squash bread

The summer squash is STILL producing.  I swear, if I have to look another squash in the face this year I’ll scream! Here’s another good recipe if you’re having my problem and have waaayyy to much squash.  So far I’ve frozen (read full article)

baking, banana, bread, Chocolate, country living, Photography, Recipes, squash bread, summer squash recipes, tea breads

Aug 19

Hilde’s Beef Roll Ups or as they say in Bavaria-Rinds Rouladen!

I knew I would try this recipe the minute Hilde posted it.  I’d never made anything like it before, and rolling a  pickle up inside a slab of beef slathered in brown mustard was too intriguing to just tuck  away in a recipe  file never to b (read full article)

Bavarian food, Beef Roll Ups, cooking, country life, country living, food, German food, Germany, Photography, Recipes

Aug 19

Hilde's Beef Roll Ups or as they say in Bavaria-Rinds Rouladen!

Recipe Rating: INTERMEDIATE* I knew I would try this recipe the minute Hilde posted it.  I’d never made anything like it before, and rolling a  pickle up inside a slab of beef slathered in brown mustard was too intriguing to just tuck  away (read full article)

Bavarian food, Beef Roll Ups, cooking, country life, country living, food, German food, Photography, Recipes, Rinds Rouladen

Aug 10

Summer Squash Lime-Kissed Tea Cakes

Last year all 6 of our squash plants died leaving us seriously deprived of one of our favorite summer veggies.  This year my husband planted 15 of those suckers. He was determined not to go without again. Need I even say that the summer squash in th (read full article)

baking, cooking, country life, country living, food, food photography, garden wedding, gardening, lime tea cakes, Photography

Aug 10

Summer Squash Lime-Kissed Tea Cakes

Recipe Rated: GOURMET EASY* (requires a few odd-ball ingredients) Last year all 6 of our squash plants died leaving us seriously deprived of one of our favorite summer veggies.  This year my husband planted 15 of those suckers. He was determined not (read full article)

baking, cooking, country life, country living, food, food photography, garden wedding, gardening, lime tea cakes, Photography

Jul 09

Chocolate Caramel Pecan Cheesecake will make you fat!

I love cheese cake.  It’s not a secret–everyone knows I love cheesecake.  Middle son, David, has inherited the cheesecake gene and it has, over the years,  become our mutual vice.  We have collided in the middle of the night at the fr (read full article)

baking, birthdays, cheesecake, Chocolate, chocolate caramel cheesecake, cooking, country life, country living, cravings, desserts

Apr 04

If I had my life to live over…………

I just love this poem–Maybe because I’m at the point in my life where there are probably more years behind me than there are ahead of me.  But, there ARE enough years ahead of me that I can still say to myself:   Tomorrow I will do thin (read full article)

aging, angels, changes, country life, country living, family, friends, if I had my life to live over, life, Photography

Mar 09

Spring is in the air, ya’ll!!

A picture is worth a thousand words— I woke up yesterday morning to the most glorious sight. Overnight the Bradford Pear trees lining our drive were in full bloom.  They’re one of the first signs of spring— along w (read full article)

country life, country living, flowers, gardening, Photography, spring

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