Simple, beautiful living.
I can’t believe how long it’s been since I posted. I hope you are all well. Counting my blessings.. Our beautiful family. Our home. Our jobs. Our school and church.Our freedom. Dinners with friends & family. The sunshine. A warm bed to sleep in. Friends. Clean water. Showers. Books. Food. Clothing. So many other wonderful things. God. The reason I’m so blessed. I hope you
My Dad was doing some painting at his church with another volunteer when they were approached by a unkempt man. He was asking for a priest, at the time there wasn’t one around. Instead of sending him on his way my Father took the man home to my parent’s house. The man was alone and homeless. My Father let him shower, gave him clean clothes,
As you can tell by my photo I didn’t quite make my goal of spending $20. Pumpkins (Farm stand) $4.50 Yellow stool (Estate sale) $4.00 Rug (Target) $13.42 Mum (Home Depot) $5.42 The rug was my inspiration for the colors I used. I moved pillows from my room (I changed the ones on my bed to my Winter pillows) and a throw along with one
I made this for dinner tonight, it was really good. I made a few modifications to the original recipe I found here. I used fresh carrots, one diced small. A full cup of the frozen peas. I used a rotisserie chicken and minute rice. The only specialty item I purchased was sesame oil. I’m sure you could make it with Canola or OO but the
I feel like I’ve blogged over the years about the no knead bread at least a dozen times but it’s that good! Our nights are getting cooler and we had a rainy day and nothing is more perfect on that kind of day than the house filled with the scent of soup simmering and bread in the oven. The wedding soup is easy and delicious
Hi! I’m so excited to share another installment of my outdoor tables! Fall is such a beautiful time of year here in Western New York. The days are cooler, the leaves change, a new school year starts. It’s my favorite season! I love taking tables outside and setting them for the seasons. I used organic elements for my table like cat tails, boxwood, apples and jute.The boxwood is from
Need an easy and delicious snack for after school or a get together! I’ve got one for you, it’s perfect for Fall and it couldn’t’ be easier to put together. It’s a simple three layer dip that you serve with sliced apples. Get a pretty dish and add a layer of cream cheese (I used 1/3 less fat), add a layer of caramel and finish with
I like breakfast, it’s one of my favorite meals of the day. We have family staying with us this weekend so I thought I’d made some individual breakfast bites inspired by Pinterest. I started with a cupcake pan sprayed with non-stick spray. I lined each cup with shredded hash browns (they come in a bag in the refrigerated section) that I added salt & pepper
Our little garden has been a source of fresh herbs and vegetables for the last few weeks. Today I picked some beautiful tomatoes and fresh basil. I made this easy summer bounty recipe, a quick pesto. I used walnuts in place of pine nuts. Put all your ingredients in the food processor and add olive oil for desired consistency. I had a few slices of
Make your own easy DIY pillows. I love changing things around, switching out pillows is one of my favorite things to do. I went to my vintage fabric stash and found a sweet yellow print. You can purchase a similar fabric here. I made a third out of a shirt my husband had in the donation pile, cute gray and white stripe. I use the
