• April 15th Photo-A-Day TRANSPORT

    Toys

    The Photo-A-Day choices were Sadness which I was going to be funny and show the IRS logo and remind you that today TAXES are due. That inspires sadness in me. Hobby was another choice but since I dedicated the entire MONTH of March to my HOBBY that seemed really redundant. Then I saw TRANSPORT and that struck a funny cord in me. Soooooooooo I give you my interpretation of TRANSPORT!! Am I a funny girl or what?   I told you! I collect some of the oddest things! This little donkey has been with me for years. He is so stinkin’ cute I can’t seem to get rid of him. Do you collect useless (totally obscure and weird) items to??  Godzilla he was part of the Comet TV giveaways way back. He is 100% a keeper! Probably until Alice visits then I may lose him or she just shake her head at me too. I hope you all have a WONDERFUL week!!  

  • April 14th Photo-A-Day ENTRANCE

    Front Porch

    So, my plan for the Photo-A-Day prompt of ENTRANCE was going to be the tree house. But, it’s raining. I’m sugar! I WILL MELT!! Okay, fine. I just don’t wanna tromp through the mud to go to the scary tree house. So instead you get the entrance to our home. Oh and a side note here we are getting a new roof; a metal one so that the snow slides off. I’m thinking red. Whadda you think? Some of the accent pieces on the decks and under the awnings are painted red. I thought it would be a nice compliment. BUT since we are in the middle of the woods would it be TOO much?? Should I just stick to a deep green? This is not our house or our roof; this is just for example. So, back to my photo prompt. This is my entrance from porch to the inside. The entry is small with or large? Open the door and you are immediately on the main floor. Stairs to the right and a pantry closet. Kitchen to the left and main living area straight ahead. AND BEAR right there to meet you!! Seriously, Bears butt it makes me…

  • Easter Picnic Set #Giveaway Powered By #CatholicCentral #EasterTraditions

    Baby on a Rex Rabbit

    Easter is one of the most celebrated and cherished holidays and I am super excited to partner with Catholic Central to celebrate this time of new life and transformation with an Easter Picnic Set Giveaway. Growing up Easter Sunday was always a favorite of mine. We had new dresses, crisp and white. White gloves and a little purse too!! Along with white patent leather shoes with a bow. I always had a bow. After Easter Sunday those became my Sunday Shoes, I would wear those shoes till they were so tight my toes curled.  Then Sunday Mass and then off to a HUGE Easter dinner with all the family. There were a TON of us!! Celebrating Easter with my kids meant decorating eggs and hiding them except for that year we found 13 eggs! That was a scary year! It also meant a trip to Olan Mills for a fancy picture! The older my kids got the funnier our Easter Dinners were and then that fateful year that they trash talked each other with messages on the eggs. Yes, I had to hide several messages!           We didn’t decorate eggs again until Granddaughter Alice came around.…

  • April 13th Photo-A-Day BROWN!!

    Homemade bread

    My streak of Photo-A-Day still going strong! Since March 1st. I pick between several different Challenges that are posted on Pinterest. I pick and choose so suit my whim. HA! It pays to be the Mamma Peanut! Sarah, you said you needed the recipe for my bread. My amazing, make the house smell divine! So easy NO knead bread. So I picked BROWN for my photo. Along with my bread recipe!! How pretty is this bread!?!?  The taste and the smell is even better! Ohhh but so pretty!! Crunchy BROWN crust and tender inside. YUM!! This recipe needs two very important things. INSTANT yeast. Double triple check that it says INSTANT I now have a large jar of regular yeast = I guess traditional bread making is in my future soon.  Second important item to have is heavy Dutch Oven. I grabbed mine at Walmart under $40 and it’s RED!!! It’s also already well loved! Day one mix the following: 3 cups All purpose flour ½ tsp Instant yeast 3 tsp garlic powder  NOT the salted kind.  This is just an addition I make because I love garlic bread. You can even add more if you are looking for stronger garlic flavor.…