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How My Garden Grows – August

It’s wild in some areas! See the very crazy pumpkin patch below. This year I have more pumpkins than I’ve ever grown! It’s so wild in there that I can hardly walk around! Look a little pumpkin is growing inside a cinderblock!! Do you think it’ll be square? I hope I can get it out! Some things did not do well this year – corn & the zucchini above – 3rd year in a row – I give ... Read More about How My Garden Grows – August

Crock Pot Banana Bread

Hi everyone! I’m sitting here snacking on some banana bread as I write. I baked it in the crock pot cause it’s too stinkin hot to use my oven! Did  you know you can bake in a crock pot? Anyhoo, I thought all you mama’s that have sent your kids off to college with a crock pot might like to know that you can use it to bake in. I know I would have been one very popular girl if I'd known I could ... Read More about Crock Pot Banana Bread

A Totally Useless But Pretty Thing!

Hi everyone! Do you use decorative tassels in your home? They are the one item that I can’t think of a reason for having other than they’re pretty! I do have a couple and I have a new one that that I want to show you!  Heather @ Butterfly Genes is making dog tassels now! So I asked her to make a Golden Retriever one because we love dogs and especially our Maxie (I called my daughter ... Read More about A Totally Useless But Pretty Thing!

The Kindness of Others

Hi everyone!  Do you remember when I posted that I wished I had a bunny tray and that I had been searching for one for years to add to my dining room tray collection? Well sweet Julie emailed me to say that she had an extra one that she wanted to send me- would I like it! SQUEAL!! Would I ever! Doing a happy dance!                       Here it is!! Isn't it cute! I LOVE ... Read More about The Kindness of Others

Kitchen Cart Makeover

Hi everyone!  Some of you may remember the kitchen cart I got at Goodwill a few months ago for $7. Well I really needed it since there’s so much produce to preserve these days and I don't have a whole lot of counter space. Of course I had to makeover that kitchen cart so it would fit into my kitchen (plus some things needed fixing). So when I saw this kitchen cart at Goodwill I grabbed it since ... Read More about Kitchen Cart Makeover

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