To finish up the 'Oats and Crafts' for the week.... Crochet Projects I love making crochet afghans and baby blankets. There is great reward in looking at your final work...especially when it is made as a gift. I look forward to the 'giving' and I'm always hopeful that the receiver will enjoy having the blankie or afghan… Continue reading More from the ‘Oats and Crafts’ Week….some quick crochet projects!
Category: Family
Mom’s Homemade Granola Recipe!
So...I'm feelin' my oats (as they say)...or...eating my oats! I made some granola for Poppy to eat while I was on my trip to Utah. I think that is all he ate...and time to make some more. There are a lot of great recipes for Granola on the web...but I have always used this simple… Continue reading Mom’s Homemade Granola Recipe!
A Home and The Range Update….Mom ‘N Poppy’s Log, Silver Wings!
I've been away for a couple of weeks....and I'm back to my Kentucky home. This post is a snapshot of my trip back to my 'Utah Home' (I also have an 'Arizona Home') and some notes about family...and blessings. My Brothers, Sister and Brother-In-Law, some of their family and my Parents live at my old stomping… Continue reading A Home and The Range Update….Mom ‘N Poppy’s Log, Silver Wings!
An Angelic Dessert…in Honor of my Angel Mama!
Another Mother's Day has come and gone. I hope that all Mother's had a wonderful day! Having moved, recently, from the Southwest to the South, I was unable to spend the day with my Mother, kids or grand kids. So...what to do? I baked something in honor of my Mother and I enjoyed it...with thankfulness… Continue reading An Angelic Dessert…in Honor of my Angel Mama!
Photo Challenge Post….Out of Focus!
The photo challenge topic this week is.... Out of Focus! Funny! What comes to my mind is...Hocus Pocus! On a more serious note, I contemplate how things in our lives, at times, seem to be out of focus. I looked at my photos... And I thought... Often we think that our lives are out of focus,… Continue reading Photo Challenge Post….Out of Focus!
Togetherness…Photo Challenge of the week. My wacky and not-so-wacky ‘view’.
What comes to mind first when you hear the word...togetherness? I think most of us would think of our family and the time we spend together. That, I think, is a most obvious answer but in this post I am sharing my wacky and my not-so-wacky thoughts on the subject of togetherness, the title for this… Continue reading Togetherness…Photo Challenge of the week. My wacky and not-so-wacky ‘view’.
A Festival and Celebration…We enjoyed the Fireworks!
Poppy and I went to our first 'Thunder Over Louisville' last weekend. It is one of the biggest events and fireworks shows in the U.S. and... we loved it! http://www.youtube.com/get_player Click the button at the left...to see part of the fireworks show. (so sorry this video was 'missing' for a while...seems somebody 'stole our Thunder')… Continue reading A Festival and Celebration…We enjoyed the Fireworks!
Mama’s Empty Nest…Inspiration to make my favorite egg dish!
Mama's nest... empty now! I love this picture! This nest sits nestled up in the eaves of a little shed next to the barn in our backyard. The subject matter for the photo challenge this week had to do with two elements...separate but both having something to do with the other. The nest is in the… Continue reading Mama’s Empty Nest…Inspiration to make my favorite egg dish!
‘The Boys’…Amazing Boys!
A note from Mom 'N Poppy...about Dustin and Darryn...'The Boys'.Dustin has been in the hospital this week with pneumonia. Darryn was so worried about his brother he wanted to be there with him but he was sent home.They are buddies...through thick and thin. These two boys are amazing! We always call them 'The Boys' but I… Continue reading ‘The Boys’…Amazing Boys!
Blue Skies…and Southern Sweet Tea!
The view from the swing...blue sky! Does this picture put you in the mood to relax, maybe swing...sleep in a hammock and drink some Lemonade or maybe some Southern Sweet Tea? Well...I promised my recipe for some 'Sweet Tea'. I just learned how to make this. Another one of those things that makes one say...now… Continue reading Blue Skies…and Southern Sweet Tea!
Home And The Range 