Jan 30, 2014

The Simple Beauty That Surrounds Us.




























This is Cooper's snow angel that he made for Grandma Dot!  The little ones touch your heart.





"Simple Beauty"

Jan 29, 2014

What Are We Going To Do?!!



I of course sent Chuck for milk, bread etc.  Every pitcher is full of water along with 3 bathtubs.

Yes that is how it is in the South!  People make fun of us.  We laugh at ourselves too; but truth be known we should react like that.  We really don't get it enough to be prepared for it.  It took some of my relatives in Georgia 10 hours or more to get home 3 1/2 miles.  We didn't get quite that much snow here.

This is how we have fun in the South with snow! We enjoy every minute of it because it snows so seldom and doesn't usually last that long.

Enjoy these pictures from my nieces and nephews! 




























Photos by Beth Coleman

I'll be back with different snow pictures...
Have a safe and fun day wherever you are.



Jan 27, 2014

Ginger-Rum Carrots

photo & recipe credit: Christmas with Southern Living 2006


Jan 26, 2014

Prime Rib Roast

I wanted to share what has become a family tradition for a good many years now.
Our Christmas Eve Menu
Beginning with

Prime Rib with Horseradish Cream

 photo credit: Christmas with Southern Living 2006


Jan 21, 2014

Farmgirl Chit-Chat


Good morning!  How are you?  I'd like to invite you all over to the meet the most wonderful
group of people that you'll ever meet!

Heidi a dear friend is the brain behind a new Facebook Page called Farmgirl Chit Chat!  

It is already turning out the be one of the best places to be on Facebook.  You meet friends immediately!  Notice I said friends.  It's as if we have known each other forever.  It is a place to learn, share, talk, laugh and just enjoy each others company.

It has just begun but already we have some of the best writers, photographers, designers, quilters, cooks, bloggers, gardeners, ranchers, animal experts to name a few.  You name it we have them and others are joining daily!  

You may ask yourself if you have to have tons of farmland beneath your feet?  The answer is no. You just need a desire and a willingness to learn and share what you know with us!  

Do you garden? Raise a few Chickens, goats, cows?  Alright then do you have a dog?  Do you grow a pot plant on a balcony, a small garden or feed the neighborhood? Makes no difference just come on out!  

MaryJane Butters has been such an inspiration to us and we just share the fact that you don't have to be a huge farmer to enjoy the farm life.
  
Are you like me? Do you want, no I change that Need dirt beneath your feet to dig and grow things in no matter how big or small?  Do you cook, create or both?

Aren't you curious yet?

You might as well just come on over and join us.
Stop by and thank Heidi for this wonderful idea and new place to meet while you are there!

Farmgirl Chit Chat 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/farmgirlchitchat/
The door is open come on in : HERE


Heidi Gonzales from:



Jan 15, 2014

PINK Is For Girls!

This post is for girls only!
Yes, that's right!
It is all about PINK!
No not her; the color PINK.

 

Jan 9, 2014

Ralph Lauren an American Icon

 
Red, White and Blue 
That is what comes to my mind when his name is mentioned.

Please join me over at dolly's designs for a great informational post on this famous and talented man.

I know you will enjoy it!


Jan 7, 2014

Cooking to Stay Warm: Oven Baked Beef Stew



Do you love to cook on cool days?  Days in which you are indoors with lots to do really but you love to cook?  I do.  I thought I would share this with you maybe it will warm you on these cold days.

Jan 4, 2014

Bacon: So You Love Bacon?

Ah, bacon!

It is surprising to me this obsession with Bacon that has come about in the last few years.
What surprises me is the fact that you Late Bacon bloomers just found out about Bacon.
My question to you is:  Where the heck have you been?

I know what some will say, "Bacon is not good for you!  It is unhealthy, think of the fat, the nitrates!"  Well, here is what I say to you, " You don't have to eat it constantly, a little of anything won't hurt so badly.  We all need a little fat."  I always say this and firmly believe it, "It is not what you eat but how you eat it.  Moderation is the key!"

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