Summer Lovin’ Raspberry Icecream
What do you do with delicious summer raspberries? (Other than eating them like candy right out of the paper carton.) This week I dropped by one of my favorite fruit growers, Rachel at S & R Fruit in Alpine, Utah. …
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More Make it Do Wedding Plans
We spent today working on some wonderful wedding projects for Josh’s (my brother) and Jen’s upcoming wedding. I am amazed at the wonderful projects you can create on a budget. Here are a few things we worked on today: Did…
Being Reasonable
“In this world you’ve just got to hope for the best and prepare for the worst and take whatever God sends.” -Lucy Maud Montgomery from Anne of Avonlea Last Spring when the first reports of Swine Flu hit in the…
Katydid Distraction
With temperatures this weekend hitting record lows, hoovering delightfully in the 70’s, I could not wait to get out into the garden and get as much done before August weather comes back with a vengeance. Of course, I brought the…
Plain and Simple
I have been reading the book Plain and Simple: A Woman’s Journey to the Amish. So even though I am only about half way through, I wanted to share a few of the bits of wisdom from the book. It…
Celebrating 101 Days
I was working on my post yesterday when it hit me, it was my 100th post. Holy cow! Didn’t that call for a celebration or something? The trouble was I wasn’t feeling very creative yesterday, I was hot and…
Le Creuset
I love Le Creuset pans. A lot. I just received this wonderful pan as a birthday present. I love the color and the size (11 3/4 inch.) I love how heavy it is and it’s handles and pour spouts. It…
Wedding Mason Jar Lanterns
I spent today with my Mom, sister Brooke, and Marcie, my sister-in-law and and Jen, sister-in-law-to-be. Can I just say I love those women. We were busy with plans and decorations for the upcoming wedding of Josh (my brother) and…
Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes
I love buttermilk pancakes. As a child I loved Bisquick pancakes, and I didn’t like syrup, put a pat of butter on and I was good to go. I’m so glad I’ve grown up. Now days I’d much prefer a…
Innovative Make it Do
I have been hearing about some wonderfully innovative ways to “Make it Do” lately, and I wanted to pass them along. Friends of ours are thinking outside the box and doing things they might not have considered a few…
Harvest Vegetable Quiche
Do you have zucchini’s coming out of your ears, like me? Are you wondering what ever possessed you to plant it? Do you think zucchini might just be the key to solving the world’s hunger problems? When you plant zucchini,…
Adventure in a Box
It’s an old joke that children have more fun with the box their gift came in, than with the gift itself. I can vouch for that! My children have always had a thing for cardboard boxes. Apple boxes became cars…