What’s that sound? The sound of silence. The wind stopped!!!!!! It’s nice to stand up straight and stay in one spot. And it rained — not enough to break the drought but enough to make grass turn green. All is right and good with the world. However, there is tomorrow. We could get torrents of […]
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30 degrees on Tuesday and 90 degrees on Saturday. Whiplash! Add wind gusts 30- 70 mph — slapstick stuff. Beautiful sunshine suckered me into a walk. My feet were moving quickly while bending horizontal to the sidewalk with wind whipping from behind. Wind abruptly changed direction and I ended up setting on the curb. Tried […]
Crispy Candy Easter Baskets
Our Easter dinner had three attendees – Wheels, Bytes and me. That was okay. We had celebrated a couple of weeks before with a big egg hunt for the littles and a potluck for thirty –ish people at my sister Bee’s home. For our dinner, I planned ham – but glazed ham balls instead of […]
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Happy Holiday! Ours will be “just us chickens” as we celebrated Easter earlier with the family. The high speed, constant and chilly wind means we will enjoy the sun shine through the big window from the inside. Anxious to get some spring yard work done so hoping for at least one nice day soon! […]
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Good thing we celebrated Easter early last week! We would be blown away had we planned for this week. Not just strong prairie breezes — but outright 60 – 70 mph winds. Overturned semi trailer trucks. Wildfires out of control. Farm soil flying by. Siding off your house winds!! But Miss Sophia Grace made her […]
Baked Honey Lemon Chicken
Tender and delicious, from Grandma’s favorite cookbook, this is a can’t miss recipe for serving 8-10. Grandma started with a whole chicken – but you can pick up a package of sliced chicken breast and have it in the oven quickly. It bakes for an hour, which gives you enough time to scrub 8 medium […]
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!