For years I have made refrigerator pickles from the following recipe. It’s from one of those fundraiser cookbooks where everyone in an organization contributes favorite recipes.They were super simple to make and tasted delicious. Since I have cut out using … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2013
I learned how to crochet from my mom and grandma when I was a little girl. I didn’t get much past dishcloths at that point. While I was in college, crochet became a big thing among some of my fellow … Continue reading
I pulled a dish out of my china cabinet and inspiration hit me. It dawned on me that the designs on some of the glass dishes would be fun to sketch. Perhaps those designs would inspire other creative ideas. I … Continue reading
As we have mentioned before, My Princess outgrew a lot of her clothes this year. She had hardly anything for summer for a while. Knowing how quickly she has grown this last year, I wasn’t sure if keeping her 5t … Continue reading
A few weeks ago our daughter, who lives too far away, sent her Dad (Pa) some plans for a doll bunk bed, asking if he could build one for our “just turned two” granddaughter. He enjoys these new projects because … Continue reading
“…become humble as this little child…” Matthew 18:3 My kids saw a pile of dirt on the driveway at Grandma and Pa’s house this spring. They plopped down and started drawing pictures with their fingers and with sticks. They didn’t … Continue reading
Have you ever seen the Food Network show called Worst Cooks in America? They take a handful of the worst cooks and turn them into chefs. I loved watching these people transform. When I hear people say they are not … Continue reading
Need a quick gift tag for a package? Look in your cupboard for your cookie cutters. Unless you bake a lot of cookies, they probably sit in the back of your cupboard hardly ever used. You can probably put them … Continue reading
Are you a doodler? The dictionary defines doodle as: verb- scribble absentmindedly noun- a rough drawing made absentmindedly Do you find yourself scribbling absentmindedly on the agenda during a meeting at work? Do you feel guilty doodling on the edges … Continue reading
A couple weeks ago we showed you the chairs we found at a thrift store that we transformed into playroom chairs for the two older kids. Well, Miss Tickles felt left out. She needed a chair of her own. Melinda … Continue reading