I had a plethora of brussels sprouts in my fridge last week and decided I needed to find another way to use them other than roasting or steaming them. I have always loved them and now it seems they are the veggie of the year. Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: August 2020
Just Give Me Good Old Pen and Paper
I am a fan of the good old fashioned pen and paper. Now mind you – I LOVE technology. I love my MacBook Air. I love all things that make my life easier and my computer definitely does that for me. I can’t imagine being Continue reading →
Talking Trees and More – Holmes Educational State Forest
Chris and I are still exploring places we haven’t visited before in our area. I think this pandemic has helped us to discover local things even more and it makes me happy to be able to do that and share neat places we have discovered Continue reading →
Follow the Sun
There is nothing quite as cheerful as a sunflower. The cheery yellow heads filled with seeds make me smile every time I see them. They have become so popular that there are often dwarf varieties that grace floral bouquets. I absolutely love them. Which is Continue reading →
Teapot Tuesday – Tribute to Frank Lloyd Wright
Living in Mason City, Iowa gave me an appreciation for the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. Mason City is home to many homes designed by students of the famous architect and also is home to a fully functioning and renovated Frank Lloyd Wright hotel — Continue reading →
Monday Musings
Another Monday, another week, another continuation of the week before. Am I the only one who feels this way? Or is it a common feeling out there? I just feel like the weeks are running into each other with not much differentiating between them. This Continue reading →
The Best Banana Muffins
Banana muffins are another great way to use those too ripe bananas that I always seem to have hanging around. What it is with bananas these days? I am VERY picky when it comes to bananas. They can not have any freckles on them at Continue reading →
What Would YOU Have Done?
What would you have done? If you had known on March 1st that the world was going to change dramatically and that you had one week to do anything that you wanted to do before you went into lockdown – what would you do? My Continue reading →
A Good Night for Mr. Coleman
I am surrounded by books and many of my readers know of my love of all things book related. This week as I prepare for our first book club gathering since February I got pretty excited. It is going to look much different from our Continue reading →
Teapot Tuesday – Tea Tips
How about some tea tips today on Teapot Tuesday? I am by no means an expert but I do have a lot of resources at my fingertips so today I thought I would share just a few tea tips that might help some of you Continue reading →