My kids adore taking fresh fruit, a little sweetener, and some Greek yogurt and whirring it all together with my immersion blender to make a custom smoothie. However, all that Greek yogurt, while healthy, was driving up my food bill!...
Hubby and I love beans. Pinto beans, black beans, garbanzo beans, we will eat them all. The boys don’t always share our legume love, but younger one does enjoy a nice, warm pot of 15 bean soup from time to...
Much to my chagrin, not all crafty, frugal projects involve fabric, yarn, thread, beads, glue, glitter, or bling of any type. Sometimes, they fall into the realm of my hubby. They involve (gulp!) woodworking skills. Woodworking (except at its most...
Teenage boys eat all the time and tend to sleep quite a bit, too (can I get an ‘AMEN’ from the mamas?). Mine even like to snuggle up with a blanket to read, play a hand held game, or to...
I made my very first “quilt” in 1987. I made it for my wonderful husband on our first wedding anniversary. It was a nine patch quilt with a mauve-ish calico sashings, backing, and borders. It has no binding because I...
Every once in a while, I run across a pattern that I just have to make. This pattern by Moda Bake Shop is one of them. I simply fell in love with it’s patchwork charm and casual grace. I made...
Truth being known, I could have just given up and decided that no major sewing, crafting, or quilting could be done because I didn’t have a “proper” space in which to work since we moved to the cabin. But, that...
Oh my! Have you ever visited the A Flock in the City blog? If not, go over and check it out. It’s one that I enjoy being a subscriber to. In addition to farm musings, humor, and daily life, she...
If you ever find yourself in the sleepy little town of Social Circle, Georgia, you simply must stop by the Blue Willow Inn to enjoy some genuine Southern hospitality and top notch Southern, down home food on their fabulous buffet. ...
I am very fortunate that I have a very talented cousin who loves to upcycle and recycle materials into seriously high end home decor items. Trust me, I didn’t inherit that gene at all! And since she opened a new...
