Had a wonderful potluck dinner with family and friends on the Fourth of July. My sister Bee sets up a fantastic homemade ice cream bar with several different and wonderful flavors like strawberry cheesecake, death by chocolate and more. One of the other guests also brought maple bacon ice cream — very interesting!! With an […]
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Happy July Fourth!! We had a wonderful weekend with family with a sneak peek at the fireworks to come and looking forward to another gathering of family on Tuesday for the main event. Lots of good food and laughter, a bit of mischief and teasing and much fun! Thanks for bringing your posts to link […]
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Celebrated a birthday this week – another milestone for moi! I hope they just keep on coming 🙂 Wheels invited me to a movie and dinner out. None of the eight movies available in our town were appealing — the new Cars movie was the best on the list– so I’m taking a rain check […]
Ham and Orzo Salad
Oh yes, I am still a mustard wimp. And yes, Ham and Orzo Salad has a mustard dressing. Buuuuut it’s mellow and just right, after the salad sits for half an hour or so -so results are worth it! Of course, if you are a mustard aficiando you can always add a squirt or two […]
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A very busy and thoroughly enjoyable week teaching kids every day! Off this weekend to help a niece and her little son get settled after their move from Wisconsin. She says it was a legendary move –driving a 15 foot truck with car in tow over miles of construction for 11 hours at 40 miles […]
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Still planting and mulching! There were some awesome and unique plant specimens in the landscape when we bought the house — one of the things we both liked about the property. The evergreen trees have almost tripled in size from their 5 foot height two years ago and the shrubs planted along the fence now […]
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!