Groundhog’s Day is always on February 2nd. The official groundhog is called Punxsutawney Phil because he lives in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania in a burrow on Gobblers Knob. According to legend, carried from Germany by early settlers, if the day is bright and sunny and Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow there will be six more weeks of […]
Picture frame makeover — try, try again!
Start with a Nineties style flower picture with mottled gold frame . . . . Turn picture over and remove dust cover. If you are lucky, enough of it will remain to use as a pattern to replace it 🙂 Completely disassemble the picture, being careful of glass. Save backing cardboard. Spray frame a matte […]
Egg in a mug – and Ode to Joy
Have you seen this nifty little way to fix a quick scrambled egg breakfast for one? Grab a mug or ramekin. Spray it with cooking oil and line with a piece or two of deli meat. Break an egg into the middle of the deli meat “dish”. Poke the egg yolk with a fork. […]
Get Well Bag
Last fall, I mentioned my sister Vee had surgery and a few weeks recuperation. Having gone through that a couple of times myself, I’ve been surprised and pleased by the thoughtful little gifts people would bring when they visited. Hand sanitizer when you can’t jump up and head for the sink, a lidded water bottle […]
Superhero Cheeseburger Soup
“This is what makes superheroes fly” said the middle schooler as he presented his emptied bowl for a refill. I took it as a high compliment! This soup is exquisitely good – liquid comfort and a reasonable number of calories and carbs, too! Serve it on a rainy or cold winter evening with a lettuce […]
Florentine Quiche
Quiche is one of those really cool, super versatile formula recipes. Start with a pie crust in 9 inch shallow pan. Whisk the egg and milk mixture together with seasonings until just blended. Keep the quantities of remaining ingredients according to the formula above — but the rest is up to you, what you have […]
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!