First, how’s this for cuteness? She’s doing very well, although has some trouble with the idea that people can be in different rooms. They really shouldn’t try, especially Bridget. She should stay put, where Roxie can be with her. Okay, stop being distracted! So I started with this, old cover not shown. My friend Therese… Read More »
Apple Crisp the Save-a-Step Way.
You will find the actual recipe at the bottom of the post, after my musings. We’ll call it apple crisp but you know you can use any fruit in there. Got a couple of plums getting soft? Some rhubarb hanging around? Maybe a pear that’s looking a bit the worse for wear? But for the… Read More »
Beet cake. Yes, b-e-e-t cake.
So. You like carrot cake, right? When I was telling you about my failed garden, I forgot to mention beets (how uncharacteristically lacking in thoroughness that was! Can you imagine! Maybe I should go over each separate thing in my garden again, alphabetically how about? Fun!). I do have some beets. Beets are good, and… Read More »
My garden was a fail, pretty much.
A few zinnias from the “garden.” In the midst of not focusing on my homeschooling duties at the moment, I will reflect on how my garden just did not do that well this year. First, I did my best to get it going before the wedding, and the spring was so unusually glorious hereabouts that… Read More »
It’s because I love you so much that my camera smells like a pickle.
Today is a biggie! It’s the thirtieth wedding anniversary for me and the Chief! What should we do? Let’s make pickles the LMLD way! (Don’t worry, we’re celebrating for real! I’m just kidding you.) When I say I over-intellectualize, pickling could come to mind. This is an activity grasped and carried out by many housewives.… Read More »