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Menu Plan Monday ~ March 19, 2012

March 19, 2012 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

Click here for more menu ideas! Monday: penne alla vodka tossed green salad soft garlic breadsticks fresh banana cake Tuesday: broccoli potato corn chowder leftover breadsticks Wednesday: garlic lime chicken (from freezer) brown rice green beans Thursday: quesadillas (made with homemade tortillas) homemade tomato bisque soup fresh fruit Friday: lentil rice casserole leftover homemade tortillas…

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Shiloh

March 15, 2012 By Deanna Piercy 7 Comments

We haven’t had a dog for about a year and a half. Our sweet Pyrenees, Duke, disappeared – we think someone shot him. Then Emily died and Iggy, the dog I rescued off the highway disappeared about the same time. For the first time in my life, I was dog-less. We could have gone out…

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Filed Under: Country Living, Dee's Life, Pets, Shiloh Says Tagged With: dog, Life on Apple Tree Farm, raccoons, Shiloh

Menu Plan…Tuesday? (again)

March 13, 2012 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

Click here for more menu ideas! David and I went to Kansas City for the weekend to see a Radiohead concert Sunday night. We didn’t get home last night until fairly late so here I am, making my menu on Tuesday again.  Tuesday: tacos made with black beans  I’m finally made homemade flour tortillas today….

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Menu Monday…on Tuesday!

March 6, 2012 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

Click here for more menu ideas! Monday: David’s salesman was in town so we went out to dinner with him last night. Tuesday: I’ve got leftover mashed potatoes in the fridge which I need to use up. potato soup salad Wednesday: Penne Mediterranean salad Thursday:  I’m going shopping out of town with my daughter and…

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February Slow Month Final Update

March 3, 2012 By Deanna Piercy 2 Comments

I can’t believe it’s already March! Even with an extra day, February just flew by. Guess it’s time to post my final figures for the month. As of the last update on February 12th, I had spent $204.19. Here is what I bought for the rest of the month: February 15 Azure Standard Co-op Order:…

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Menu Plan Monday ~ February 27, 2012

February 27, 2012 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

Click here for more menu ideas! Monday: It’s 9 a.m. and my plans for the day have already changed. I need to make a trip to the city to buy something to wear to a funeral Wednesday. I was going to go tomorrow but after checking the weather and seeing thunderstorms in tomorrow’s forecast, I…

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Love wins

February 25, 2012 By Deanna Piercy 2 Comments

This morning I read a blog post that made me cry. Eleven year old Emily had been eagerly anticipating Mardi Gras and her favorite parade, the Krewe of Muses. She had made a special countdown calendar, decorated with glitter, on which she would cross off each day. To say that this was a big deal for…

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 610 Stompers, Krewe of Muses, Krewe of NOLA Wenches, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Shore Leave

Happy Mardi Gras!

February 22, 2012 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

Laissez le bon temps rouler! If you’re very observant you may notice that this is the same picture I shared last Mardi Gras. After a busy afternoon making potato salad, jambalaya and beignets, and sharing this meal with my parents, I decided to cheat. Maybe I’ll take a picture tomorrow. Or maybe not. Anyway, as…

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: beignets, Books, jambalaya, Lent, Mardi Gras, New Orleans

Domestic Diva – Monday Tasks and Stormy Weather

February 21, 2012 By Deanna Piercy 2 Comments

Do you have a housekeeping schedule? I used to but in the past few years it’s become more of a general routine – a very, very loose routine – than a schedule. As I’ve written here before, I’d like to develop a new routine/schedule but it hasn’t happened yet. I do, however, have a short…

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: housekeeping, housework, schedules, springtime, storms, tornadoes

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