“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” – John Steinbeck If you’re like me, and I live up here in the frozen North, about this time of year you start to refer to yourself as “stir crazy” and become afflicted with the bane of the NorthContinue reading “Snow crazy? Try Year-Round Indoor Salad Gardening!”
Monthly Archives: February 2020
Home cooking – for your dog!
img_0474 You will see Charlie’s pic on my home page. This rescue dog has been with us every step of the way, defending his turf with a lot of barking. I’m glad he is here and I have been doing home cooking for him since he became ill with Hypothyroidism. Not a good thing forContinue reading “Home cooking – for your dog!”
Recipes for All Seasons
I will be posting Christmas Cooky recipes periodically during the next year. At some point in time I will compile a cooky cookbook of my favs. I am really excited about this project. I hope you will tune in and take advantage of this remarkable collection.
Garden Fever – Seeds and Such
The earth laughs in flowers. -Ralph Waldo Emerson All it takes is one slightly warm February day, here in the heartland, and thoughts of things green and growing leaps to the forefront. Looking through my photography from years gone by I go back to a summer when I was unemployed and out in the meadowsContinue reading “Garden Fever – Seeds and Such”
Give the dog a bone…
Dogs have a way of finding the people who need them, and filling an emptiness we didn’t ever know we had. -Thom Jones Meet Charlie, the dog who rules the house, keeps the schedules and is the recipient of a myriad of treats, hence his ample girth. He does a lot of “talking” if theContinue reading “Give the dog a bone…”
A Day for the Heart…
When Love speaks, the voice of all the godsMakes heaven drowsy with the harmony. Shakespeare – Love’s Labour’s Lost And a cup of tea… Herbs for this tea combo were raised in the garden. It brings back that special taste of summer especially when the winter seem so long and cold. Add a scone andContinue reading “A Day for the Heart…”
Midwinter Skies…
“Every Fern is tucked and set, ‘Neath coverlet, Downy and soft and warm.”Susan Coolidge Wind chills in my part of the country exceed -30 below zero today. So today I will be keeping it warm by putting forth an effort to make Italian pasta, fettuccine to be exact. What inspired me today was a newsContinue reading “Midwinter Skies…”
Country Comfort 