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Book Update: “I hate affected, niminy-piminy chits!” Louisa May Alcott said it. Not me! Ahhh, you gotta love those non-conforming transcendentalists. Oh wait. Everyone conformed before the 1960’s. Right? 😉 This is a new favorite find at Trader Joe’s. Organic Brown Rice and Quinoa Spaghetti Pasta. My kids would never eat the whole wheat …
Greetings everyone! I’m so happy we have some new readers from Money Saving Mom and from Blogelina with us. Today I would like to share with you the new friends we have in our backyard. They like our bird feeder quite a lot! There are normally about 8 of them together, but here is a …
Book: I started reading “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr. It is one of those books on Amazon with 5000 reviews. Scratch that – it now has over 8,000 reviews with almost 5 stars! Recipe: This recipe is a healthier version of beef stew from America’s Test Kitchen. Adding a lot of …
Book: I finished “Where’d You Go Bernadette?” by Maria Semple! It is quite funny. I give it 4 out of 5 stars because the writing is funny, the plot moves just enough to keep you interested, but the ending was kind of a let down. Some of my favorite quotes: -“That’s right,’ she told the …
Soooo… I’m thinking of starting an Etsy shop! I will post some fun things soon. I usually post my crafts on my personal Facebook page, but I wanted to start a shop which would make it easier for me to handle sales taxes. “Whisk Together” is very high on Google searches and I’m trying to …
Book: The children and I are reading “Walt Disney” by Bill Scollon. Since we are planning a trip to Disney World, I thought it would be a fun read. It’s a great book for teaching grit and perseverance as well. Walt failed time and time again. He was rejected from the Kansas City newspapers because there …
The snow and football mean chili season. We often used deer meat and/or ground beef in our chili. I am including this with a picture of my dad. He died from a heart attack last Saturday after getting his deer. Daddy raised five girls (yes, five), worked for Schnucks Supermarkets for over 43 years and …
I found an interesting book entitled “Make the Bread, Buy the Butter: What You Should and Shouldn’t Cook from Scratch” by Jennifer Reese. It’s very charming, funny and witty. It is like reading exactly what goes on inside my head… which is kind of scary and comforting at the same time. I also enjoy the …
Books I’ve read: Since the move, I really haven’t had the time to read many books. I did just finish “Wonder” by RJ Palacio. It has nearly 4,000 five star reviews and with good reason. The characters are great, the plot is moving and the message is one that every adult and child should hear. …
The high temperature today was 12 and the low was -1. The normal temperature would be a high of 43! It is so cold I can only think of warm soup and roasted sweet potatoes to make all day, so that is what I did! I have two yummy soups to show you and they …
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