Last year was a year of travel, and on this particular trip we took an early morning journey out to Fire Island National Seashore for a beautiful sunrise scene and hike around the lighthouse. It was beautiful...
This week’s inspiration comes from the work of Beatriz Milhazes, a Brazilian artist born in 1960. Her work is characterized by strong shapes from nature and bright colors. She is associated most highly...
After a nice mid-morning snack of leftover pot roast, I found I still had a little over a cup of meat left with no more veggies. Never wanting to waste, I decided to use the meat in a beef and barley soup...
I garden like mad. Veggies and flowers. They need a lot of nutrients and I am not a fan of blue or green fertilizers. It is never a miracle that things grow, just curious that they get as big as they do...
The garden is producing at a rate that is out of control! In an effort to not waste a bit, I decided salsa was in order. We are not big salsa eaters, but once in a while, we do use it and I prefer to not buy...
There is possibly nothing more comforting than a creamy chicken dish. I don’t care if it’s chicken and biscuits, a hearty pot pie, chicken and rice soup, any variation makes me happy! This creamy...
Moving forward on the journal has been slow. Distractions abound. Since the tone of the paper skin and fact that it was just a smidgen too small once pasted onto the book cover, I knew some corrective work...
Hi there! It’s been a heck of a week and I’m happy to be back writing this morning! Tonight we are celebrating both my honey’s birthday and my own and since my parents love our cooking, we...