roses

In the summer, you will often find this on my kitchen table: Growing roses is a family tradition on my side that my husband picked up as a hobby.  It makes me smile to see and smell them every day.  It makes him happy to be able to bring in beautiful bouquet for me.   The small [...]

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what’s brewing?

It has been awhile since I have talked cultures.   Aside from raw milk yogurt, I have also cultured milk kefir, sourdough,  and kombucha in the past.  My milk kefir grains were sent down the drain when someone thought they were nasty old milk.  I was sad.  Their are some odd natural things in the air here.  [...]

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the restaurant

I know I’ve mentioned before that my parent’s  own a restaurant.  In my Easter photos, the last picture was taken out front at the entry.  It is an old historic building at the center of our little town.  Before it was their restaurant it was a drug store, a department store before that with apartments above, [...]

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ADVENTURES IN DADDYHOOD! (trying)

CHAPTER 8:  DADDY vs. TRYING TRADITIONAL I love my wife.  With all my heart.  And I want to help her and try to the best I can.  I accomplish this with “Yes, dear” and by doing whatever I’m told.  My first employer once told me “Happy wife, happy life.”  I’ve tried to heed his warning [...]

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Handmade butter

I get quite a few hits daily on my site from people searching for tips and instructions on making butter at home.   I was thinking about this the other day as I was spreading yummy, cultured butter on our breakfast toast.  I reply to people about any questions they have and am thinking it is time to [...]

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ADVENTURES IN DADDYHOOD! (DISNEY PRINCES)

CHAPTER 4:  DADDY VERSUS THE DISNEY PRINCES   Insanity.  My kids have it.  From where did it come?    Editors Note: Notice how the preposition “from” began the sentence and did not end the sentence.  A preposition should never end a sentence.  No matter how much I see it in our local paper, or in [...]

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ADVENTURES IN DADDYHOOD

Chapter 3: Daddy versus the Earache Okay, it’s been a long a week. I am soooooooo glad it’s Friday. What are doing for supper? Grabbing some pizza and heading out to my mom’s and have dinner with her. Sounds good. 3:45 PM- Halfway home from work when I get a call. Jane is complaining of [...]

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ADVENTURES IN DADDYHOOD!

CHAPTER 2: DADDY VERSUS THE GLASS GLASS It started out simple enough (as all good intentions do before things turn bad): A dad just wanting to have supper with his daughters. Three daughters to be exact, because the other was away with her mother (who, ironically, was away for another Saturday.  Can anyone else see [...]

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ADVENTURES IN DADDYHOOD!

CHAPTER 1:  QUICK AND EASY PORK CHOPS “No, no, you go ahead and go, dear. I’ll be fine. You need a day away with a friend anyways.”  I’m a daddy, I can handle it, right? Quick and Easy Pork Chops for dinner. Serve over rice.  I can do that.  Sure. Let’s see that recipe…8 hours in [...]

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The traditions that are Christmas

First an update.  Our shopping yesterday went well.  Only one meltdown on behalf of Brie and I now have everything I need for holiday gift giving.  I also found sheets of chipboard instead of just shapes (Hobby Lobby in case anyone else is looking.) We have a few traditions here at our house for Christmas.  Some [...]

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