Oh where has time gone? I can’t believe it’s December already. My grandson had his 9th birthday yesterday and before you know it Santa will have come and he’ll be going crazy opening his gifts. So I didn’t make it …
Monday Window – Lighthouse
For the Monday Window challenge – lighthouse windows – Cape Disappointment, Washington #mondaywindow
Monday Window – Watching and Waiting
For the Monday Window Challenge Our dog Hudson watching out the window and waiting for my grandson to come home. These windows are perfect for the dogs and cats to sit in and watch the world go by. I will …
Penne Meatball Casserole
This was an instant hit with my grandson. Anything to do with pasta and meatballs always seems to be a winner in his book. The recipe calls for prepackaged frozen meatballs and jarred marinara so it really does make for …
November Photo a Day Challenge – Day 20 Old-Fashioned
I found another fun little photo challenge at citySonnet – the Photo a Day Challenge. I’m starting November a little late but found the perfect picture for today’s prompt…Old-Fashioned. I’m a Jeep girl and retired Army so what better than …
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Spaghetti Squash Enchiladas in a Shell
I used a couple of the spaghetti squash from my garden for this dish and I really enjoyed it. My daughter wasn’t as pleased with it as I was, but then again she isn’t much of a spaghetti squash person. …
Monday Window – Rusty truck window
I thought it would be fun to participate in some photography challenges and came across this fun one at Ludwig Keck’s Monday Window Rusty truck window. This was cropped down from a cute picture of my grandson at the …
Meet My Furbabies
I’m finding that it is getting more difficult every day to find something to post for #NaBloPoMo. I did find an idea somewhere to introduce your pets and I know I’ve mentioned them once or twice and have shared a …
Color Block Mug Rug
I made a set of blue mug rugs over the summer but never finished weaving in ends of course. I loosely based them off of my favorite placemat pattern. I figured it was about time I wrote up the pattern …
Faltering
Whew! I’m 15 days into #NaBloPoMo and I’m starting to falter. Honestly I’m amazed I’ve actually made it this far. I should accept that as a win and keep plugging along. Now I’m starting to wonder what do I write …
What’s on your Thanksgiving table this year?
Thanksgiving is fast approaching and will be here sooner than we think. Right around this time, every year, we start thinking about our Thanksgiving menu and how to parcel it out to folks. This year my middle daughter is hosting …
Trying to write down a recipe…not a snap
My daughter is hosting Thanksgiving this year and will be making the traditional roast turkey with stuffing. The problem is…I always make the stuffing and there is no written recipe, I just throw things together. I helped her make it …
Cauliflower Rice
First let me apologize for the awful pictures. I always forget to take a pretty after picture, but hey, this is real and not staged so what you see is what you get. I don’t want to slam other food …
Veterans Day – Thank you to all that served
November 11th a day to recognize and salute all those who served. Those who have served and still serve today. It can be a tough and lonely life sometimes. Many sacrifices must be made by those who serve and their …
Raspberry Peach Jam
Peaches from my brother-in-laws trees and raspberries we picked earlier in the summer. It was definitely helpful that we had crushed the berries and prepared them before freezing. It was simply a matter of thawing and then crushing a few …
