A new coat of paint — well, several coats actually — changed that shiny, yellow faux oak but really metal fire door between the house and the garage into this. I love it! Although it may get a darker, grayer coat eventually because it does get a lot of traffic. We’ll see how it holds […]
Ham and Cheese Pinwheels
I have it on good authority if you serve these during a football game, your team will win. I’m collecting data and that’s absolutely true. . . . so far. Conduct your own test and see. In fact, the guys are so sold on this winning thing that they are willing to watch any game, […]
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Check out Be My Valentine, my pinterest board for great ideas that were linked here last week — and more! Pssst! Tip to bloggers — to have your post title show up on a pin, make sure you type it on the “Alt Text” line when you insert it in your post. It will automatically […]
Bacon Corn Chowder
Bacon Corn Chowder is a quick meal. It takes about half an hour to make it from start to finish. The word chowder comes from the French word “chaudiere”, meaning a three-legged cauldron used by fishermen to make seafood stews. When the fishermen returned from sea, each village had a large chaudiere waiting for a […]
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Picking features is a sometimes arbitrary thing — more food is featured when I’m hungry! There were so many great posts linked last week that it was VERY difficult to narrow down the features to a reasonable number! I try not to duplicate, but so many great ideas for Valentine’s Day were shared that I […]
New Home Update: Painter’s Progress Week 19
This time last year, I was finishing the design for the new home we were going to build. We loved the design and the details, but other important things – like the builder and the right land — just weren’t coming together. A few months later, we found this house on the third “shopping trip” […]
Welcome! I’m Charlene. I love to share quick and easy recipes, whatever I’ve learned in our last DIY project – anything that helps make life easier, better and more fun!! I hope you will find inspiration and add a pinch of joy to your day!