Last night's dinner - chickpea stuffed shells, corn off the cob mixed with sauteed onion, butter and zucchini, and a pot of baked be...

It's a bit blurry, but I have a new project on the crochet hook now.  I'll share photos when it's completed. 

With all the kiddos home yesterday, and the outside temperatures chilly, I used up four apples that where getting too soft to enjoy.  

Normally, I'd start my morning around six o'clock, by putting wood in the wood stove, feeding barn cats, letting dogs out, and feedi...

Yesterday we cried a lot.  Don't worry, they were all happy tears.  Guess who is home?

With a growling stomach yesterday morning, I randomly wrote out my "to-do" list.  It never has a particular order, and anything ...

I really attempted to do a good house cleaning yesterday, but you know how you can get side tracked?  Well, I did.  I happened to end up i...

We earned two free nights at the campground.  Not knowing how the weather will be in October, we decided to go.  We still came home during ...

I have really enjoyed the tiny bit if porch time I've been able to get this week.  I'm soaking up the cool weather, because I am s...

Hubby and I drove back to South Carolina, but this time, the drive was about 150 miles less.  We were blessed to see our oldest daughter ...

It's hard to believe 10 days can pass so quickly.  We had good food, good times, and many (many) movie nights.  

I had to share this postcard.  It was the only one we bought on our recent road trip.  I took a picture of it in the car, on the road tri...

I froze more zucchini and squash for winter soups, sauces and casseroles.  Yesterday was a race against the clock.  Trying to put up the ...

We brought son home.....for 10 days anyway.  We drove through seven states round trip, driving through three mountains, and covered about ...

I'm learning a lot this summer.  Did you know that my homestead is growing oodles of noodles? "Honey?  Did you know that dandel...

Hubby and I are so sleep deprived, and stressed out, we can't imagine what our daughter is feeling right now.  Although this post has ...