Summer hasn’t arrived yet but its warmth has! And, that means a cool kitchen and salads!!! This recipe was in my Country Door catalog and sounds like something we would like on a hot summer evening. I would change it up a bit to make it a little healthier and more protein-friendly and I’ve suggested… [Read More]
summer
Five Minute Friday: TRUTH
Last night as I dozed while watching reruns of Fixer Upper with Chip and Jo’ a party was going on, a Five Minute Friday Twitter Party and at 9:45 pm Eastern, on the nose I managed to open my eyes and see that Kate Motaung said… 00:00 Probably the most profound question ever asked came… [Read More]
When More Is Too Much
Several weeks ago whenever I opened my email there were at least three or four emails encouraging me to buy the “bundle”. Now, for some of you that won’t make a lick of sense and for others you will know exactly what it is. I suppose this epistle is to those who know and for… [Read More]
tasty tuesday: cucumbers!
So, why am I posting cucumber salad recipes in late August? Because, in mid-July, after not planting a garden this past spring I yearned for a cucumber and planted 8 seeds in a big black pot and I am now getting a bumper crop! I trellised the vines and these are the epitome of a… [Read More]
tasty tuesday: steak salad a la girlfriends
You know the saying, “If it’s not broken – don’t fix it,” well, that applied to the menu for this past Saturday’s girlfriend luncheon menu. There are four of us. There are four seasons to the year – that means we each take a season and host a girl’s lunch. Mine is always summer and… [Read More]
our three-day, 1200 mile road trip
Several months ago I received an email from The Ark Encounter – inviting us to visit the new spectacle in northern Kentucky. Five years ago, we went to the phenomenal Creation Museum and loved it! That is when we learned that plans were being made to build a true-to-Biblical proportion replica of Noah’s ark. I… [Read More]
tasty tuesday – still, the best pasta salad ever!
My friend, Melissa, who blogs over here calls herself a “tea snob” – she prefers loose tea over tea bags! This morning as I considered my post I thought, I am a pasta commoner! I am not picky about my pasta – although I only use gluten-free these days – I don’t care what kind… [Read More]
quietude: july 24 2016
Doesn’t get plainer than this right here: “Right-living people walk them easily; wrong-living people are always tripping and stumbling.” What path are you on? What path am I on? Are we walking easy or are we always tripping and stumbling. We each must ask that question of ourselves. Paths. My desire is to travel the… [Read More]