Soooo, we're in full decorating mode at the cottage. One thing about phase two decorating is it takes So. Much. Time. A commodity that doesn't run in abundance around here. My mornings generally start between 4:30 and 5:00. Yes, a.m.. And yes, it is VERY early. I'm out the door about 6:45 and then arrive home between 5:00 and 7:00 (depending on whether I need to run errands or not). Cook dinner, clean up, do a few things around the house and perhaps watch ONE tv program. In bed between 9:00 - 9:30. Repeat. My big girl job keeps me very busy. My adults kids and two grandkids keep me very busy.
Monday, August 19, 2013
Do you rug shop online?
Soooo, we're in full decorating mode at the cottage. One thing about phase two decorating is it takes So. Much. Time. A commodity that doesn't run in abundance around here. My mornings generally start between 4:30 and 5:00. Yes, a.m.. And yes, it is VERY early. I'm out the door about 6:45 and then arrive home between 5:00 and 7:00 (depending on whether I need to run errands or not). Cook dinner, clean up, do a few things around the house and perhaps watch ONE tv program. In bed between 9:00 - 9:30. Repeat. My big girl job keeps me very busy. My adults kids and two grandkids keep me very busy.
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Decorating...Phase 2
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Decorating Fury
Thursday, August 8, 2013
A Whale's Tail
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
I Wanna...
Monday, January 21, 2013
Pantry Challenge Week 4
Friday, January 4, 2013
Clean Pantry = Ahhhhhhhh
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Monday, December 31, 2012
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Food for Life?
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Down the Rabbit Hole
Monday, January 2, 2012
What's on Your Reading List?
Monday, December 26, 2011
Christmas Confession
Saturday, December 24, 2011
A Purging I will go, a purging I will go...
I've just ordered this set from Kohl's for our bedroom:
and am coveting this for the end of the bed (which the Comedian really likes too):
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Agapantha Haircut
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Word for 2011
Sunday, September 26, 2010
It's That Time of Month Again
Friday, September 3, 2010
A new "normal"
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
When Life Gets Broken
Saturday, August 14, 2010
A Bountiful Harvest
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Hot Weather Cooking
http://www.5dollardinners.com/2010/07/grilled-red-potatoes.html. They were sooo delish. Next time I will cook them no more than 20 minutes or they will fall apart. We have a charcoal grill so I put them over the hot part so they would get nice and crispy on the outside. I served them with sour cream and fresh chives from the garden. Wowsers, it's a do over for sure.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Giveaway at Ciera's Tattered Elegance
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Buster Love
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Blessed and Cursed
Sunday, April 11, 2010
My Aching Hands!!!
Monday, April 5, 2010
LaurieAnna's Giveaway
I'm on vacation today and boy does it feel good! I'm having fun playing around on the computer and saw that LaurieAnna's Vintage Home has a great giveaway in honor of their 5th anniversary. The drawing is on the 5th so hurry over there and enter!
Friday, April 2, 2010
Whirl me up Scotty!
It's been a good birthday other than the fact that now I'm older than dirt (again!). The Prodigal Son and the Cute Redhead got me a new fancy coffee travel mug (I can never find a clean one around here when I want one and now everyone KNOWS I'm the sole user of my nifty new mug), the Bride took me to lunch, the Queen Bee and The Papa and The Nana gave me $$$$ (I see a shopping trip in my near future) and #1 Son is coming for dinner tonight (hey, it's ok that I made dinner cause it was his birthday Monday and my stew is one of his favorite meals). Today was a paid holiday from work and I'm taking Monday and Tuesday off as vacation days. Yaaaay me!!!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
I Need This Pan!
Friday, January 8, 2010
Soup's On!
The thing I like about cold weather is soup. I could eat it EVERY night for dinner. I mean, come on, there are a bazillion different soup recipes! This is Alton Brown's lentil soup from the Food Network site. Tonight I made this lentil soup recipe (with a few alterations for personal preferences) and oh...my...goodness, was it ever good!!! Even The Comedian liked it. I could tell he was skeptical at first but after a couple of spoonfuls, he started scarfing it down. My changes were to use a combo of vegetable stock and chicken stock rather than water, add about 3/4 tsp. cumin and a little more salt. I also used the emmersion blender to get the texture and consistency I wanted. It is soooo healthy. It's a keeper for sure.