As they say, you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression. I try to keep that in mind as I do my usual housework. Before I dive into a project like cleaning out a closet, I make sure the house is in reasonably tidy condition – beds made, dishes done, stuff put…
31 Days of Autumn Nesting: Day 1 – Introduction
Welcome to 31 Days of Autumn Nesting, a month-long series of posts in which I cosy up the house and try to embrace the changing seasons. We all know how I feel about saying goodbye to summer and how I try to make the best of it with such things as my Autumn Bucket List….
Menu Monday ~ October 1, 2012
Click here for more menu ideas! Sometimes procrastination is a good thing. I hadn’t gotten around to making this week’s menu yet and then David just called to tell me his company salesman is in town and invited me to join them for dinner. Works for me! Monday: Business dinner out. Tuesday: Gallo Pinto salad…
Banned Books Week 2012
This is the 30th anniversary of Banned Books Week. I think I might celebrate by re-reading one of my favorite banned books, To Kill a Mockingbird. What about you?
World Vegetarian Day
As most of my readers know, we eat a lot of meat-free meals. A couple of years ago we went vegetarian for a year. You can read more about that here. These days I usually cook mostly vegetarian at home and try to select organic, humanely-raised meats and poultry for those times we do eat…
Changing the world
Last night we attended a fund raiser for two very smart, hard-working women running for office in our area. It was a real pleasure to hear them speak and and the whole event was a lot of fun. Donna Bebo (left) and Susan Paddack (right) We served a free meal of beans, cornbread and cobbler….
My new boots!
I ordered myself a new pair of rain boots and they arrived today. Aren’t they cute? And just in time since it’s been raining today and we have more in the forecast the next couple of days. I bought them from a delightful New Orleans store called Fleurty Girl. Here is the link to the…
My Autumn Bucket List
I took the photo above last November but I’m re-running it for this post because, well, it doesn’t look like fall here yet and I needed a picture. Y’all know how I feel about summer ending and how I live in denial about the whole thing. If I had my way the year would go…
Menu Monday ~ September 24, 2012
Click here for more menu ideas! This past week I’ve seen two different people mention banana pudding on Facebook and decided I simply must make some this week. I bought bananas and Nilla Wafers after church yesterday (my daughter actually makes her own vanilla wafers for this!) and as soon as the bananas are perfectly…
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