With our sloooowwww internet connection, the uploading of videos is an exercise in patience and sometimes, frustration. It often takes several tries and if it’s after 5 p.m. when everyone in the neighborhood is home from work, it’s impossible. Anyway, I finally got the one I did last week following Lisa’s and my trip to…
Oklahoma weather haiku
Yesterday was warm. Today it is freakin’ cold. I am not amused. By the way, did you know April is poetry month?
A Julia Child Cooking Club
A couple of years ago, right after Christmas, I treated myself to the boxed set of Julia Child’s masterpiece, “Mastering the Art of French Cooking”. I’d longed to own them and when Amazon offered the set as one of their special deals I just had to do it. I’ve browsed through them but must admit…
The hippie and the pirate
David finally got his personalized license plate. I think this pretty much sums us up.
Spring Cleaning? Not this year.
Do you spring clean? For me it’s a hit-or-miss proposition. In recent years, mostly “miss”. I always have good intentions but then life gets in the way. I faced facts about a week ago and admitted that it isn’t going to happen this year. We will be in New Orleans this Friday through the 22nd…
Menu Monday ~ April 8, 2013
Click here or here for more menu ideas! David left last night and will be in Houston this week for his annual managers meeting. I’ll be flying down to meet him on Thursday evening and then we’ll drive from there to New Orleans on Friday for 10 days. Yay! Since I don’t have anyone else…
Guest Post Friday ~ Potato Soup
Potato Soup by Shayna Hill Ingredients:6 slices thin bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces1 whole medium onion, diced3 whole carrots, scrubbed clean and diced3 stalks celery, diced6 whole small russet potatoes, peeled and diced8 cups low sodium chicken or vegetable broth3 tablespoons all-purpose flour1 cup milk1/2 cup heavy cream1/2 teaspoon salt, more to tasteblack pepper to…
Plastic, Wikipedia and Field Trips
I hardly know where to begin. My daughter, Lisa, and I took a little trip to Tulsa Tuesday and Wednesday. Beth Terry, author of “Plastic Free – How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too”, was speaking at the University of Tulsa and she had asked Lisa to speak with her. What…
Peace Through Music
A couple of weeks ago I posted about my personal peace plan. I listed five parts to this plan: Meditation Yoga Prayer Inspiration Porch Time When I posted the link on my Well-Groomed Hippie Facebook page, a friend commented that exercise and drawing were keys to his personal sense of peace. As soon as I…
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