Have you started anything yet? Shopping? Projects for decor? Cooking? So far I have baked a lot of cookies! Ok so they are for the Ann’s Entitled Life 15 Days of Holiday Cookies. Only one will freeze until Christmas … assuming they remained uneaten. Which they won’t. There is actually one recipe I will never … Read More about Four Months Until Christmas
How To Freeze Blueberries
How To Freeze Blueberries Whether store-bought or picked fresh in your backyard, summer blueberries are a great source of antioxidants! To preserve these delicious berries for use when they are not in season, follow these easy How To Freeze Blueberries instructions! The blueberries I froze in this tutorial were purchased in the grocery store. It … Read More about How To Freeze Blueberries
Need a Quickie? … er Drain Unclogged, That Is!
Yeah, yeah, so these are juvenile. I still laugh. Different ending. And I want to know why my plumber doesn’t look like this guy? 😛
Our CSA Share
This is the diary of our CSA share this year. The cost of a full share is $545 for 22 weeks (this CSA offers a winter share) which will bring us to the last week in October, and works out to $24.75 per week. Western New York weather is such that June is the lightest … Read More about Our CSA Share
Matthew Fox Merlot Wine Review
Hubby stopped at Marc’s when we were in Ohio last week, and bought a bottle of Matthew Fox Merlot. It retails for $3.09 a bottle, and after my experience with Two-Buck Chuck, I was a tad hesitant to try another super cheapie wine – you can only scrub your tongue for so long. Wow does … Read More about Matthew Fox Merlot Wine Review
Pet Strollers
A many of you have guessed, Mr Max is the most spoiled dog in America. And this last weekend left little doubt in my mind that this is a fact! Hubby and I decided to go to the Lewiston Art Festival. It is a smaller art festival, and we enjoy it. We don’t go every … Read More about Pet Strollers
How To Freeze Tomatoes
For the last 15 years, I have frozen tomatoes during the late summer tomato season. Some years they are harvested from tomato plants I have grown, and other years, if I have not grown tomatoes in my garden, I purchase them at a farm stand. Grocery store-purchased, farm stand purchased, or homegrown garden tomatoes; it … Read More about How To Freeze Tomatoes
Oven Cleaning Help!
Candie wrote me with a problem, and I honestly don’t have any idea how to help her! Maybe you know of a solution (literally)? Her Mom passed away after a battle with Alzheimers, and is the “she” below: She made a Graham Cracker Pudding (old family recipe) when I was not at home. She burned … Read More about Oven Cleaning Help!
When An Appendicitis Happens
My cell phone has this annoying habit of not ringing very loudly. I set it for its highest sound setting, but it never seems to stay there, even though I press save. And, last Friday was no different. Hubby got a call a little after 8am and I heard him say, “It will take me … Read More about When An Appendicitis Happens
Best Vacuum For Tile Floors
Up north I have two vacuum cleaners: a Dyson Animal, and a Miele canister. The doggie I had before Max was a real dog. A Samoyed/Irish Setter mix, that dog could shed a few little-Max-sized furballs per day. I ended up getting the Dyson Animal at Best Buy, and it was one of my greatest … Read More about Best Vacuum For Tile Floors