Monthly Archives: July, 2012

An extended break

I’m sure you’ve noticed my absence.  I’ve not really been in a blogging mood for over a month. Burnout? Summer? Who knows. I have decided to make my absence more permanent.  I am not saying that I won’t be back, but I am going to take a break from the blog for the summer. I …

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Food from my garden, this week in fail

With oodles and oodles of squash and zucchini from my garden, we’ve tried a few “new to us” recipes lately. Some were good, some were not. This one, from Paula Deen, was not a winner. The flavors did not work well together, no one wanted a second helping, and we tossed the remainder. I made …

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Pictures from our drive.

We saw some beautiful bridges on our drive. We saw some interesting sites like a vehicle transporting saddles on it’s roof. We saw beautiful trees and rolling hills.

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Traveling and Visiting

Happy 4th of July to all my fellow Americans! On our driving trip to Alabama, we drove from Texas to Little Rock, Arkansas on day 1. On our drive we stopped at a rest stop just inside of Arkansas and were surprised to see a girl my daughter went to elementary school with. Crazy. We …

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How to totally fail at returning from blogging vacation

It’s already July!?!?!?!? Oops! Yeah, it’s been over a week since we returned from Alabama. I haven’t blogged, tried any new recipes, taken any food or garden related pictures, or really been home much since we returned. A blog at rest, tends to stay at rest. So, in an effort to jump start my tardy …

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