It is a losing battle here against the oak trees.  In the early spring I rake every few days just to keep up.  A short time later, we are i...

Sugar is 11 now. (We think. We aren't really sure)  She's starting to become such an old lady cat. She groans.  She cries for food ...

I've been trying to take some "down time" and not feel guilty about getting some reading done in the evenings.   I figure ...

One of our favorite chicken meals is a great "BBQ" chicken dish from the I Hate to Cook Book by Peg Bracken.  Called Ba$tard ...

Well, blast and damn, as my mother would say . I got a little ahead of myself.  I was trying to be hopeful, thinking I was "close ...

  I was off my game on Valentine's Day.  However, I managed to find all the ingredients in my pantry for some great cupcakes. I added...

I threw this into the crock pot one Sunday as I went about my chores.  I could just as easily have made it stovetop, but I love walking awa...