Vacation Photos – second stop for visiting
After Gainesville, we spent a night on the road, and then proceeded to Emmitsburg MD to visit more friends. While we were there, we took time to explore Harper’s Ferry. We had done Gettysburg battlefield on a previous visit. The day was very warm, but still, we…
Vacation Photos — first stop
We traveled to New England (Maine) by car this summer, so I toted the big camera along — and used it! We made our first stop in Gainesville GA to meet with friends from college. War Eagle!!! Decades old friendships celebrated in the taproom at the Left Nut…
Pumpkin Pie
🙂 My aunt Priscilla gifted me with several quick, delicious recipes. This pumpkin pie recipe is so easy and so good. I loved it from day one, but it got even better when I started preparing my own pumpkin instead of canned. And, I’m generous when I measure the…
Bread of Life
I recently decided to take up the art of sourdough. Then “quarantine” came along and I can’t actually put myself in an expert’s kitchen in close quarters and I’ve had to go searching for instruction elsewhere. Voila! Youtube to the…
Christmas Markets on the Rhine
Back in December we took a river cruise: Christmas Markets on the Rhine. We flew in to Zurich and spent a couple days before moving on to Lucerne for a couple of nights and then to Basel to embark on the river cruise on AMAWaterways aboard the AMAMora. This was an…
We Are Family
Family gathering at the Grange Hall in Saco ME… locals and well as those from Florida, France, Alabama, England and other parts (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and more).
Instant Pot Steel cut Oats
This method takes only a bit less time, but you don’t have to babysit it. Put it in the Instant Pot, set the timer, come back later when it’s all done. I make 3-4 servings at a time, then reheat in the microwave.
Christmas in Florida
Boys and their toys… Olaf on water skis on Christmas Day afternoon
Cousin Camp 2018
Cousin Camp 2018 – Genevieve, Ella, Lily Activities:Swimming – sometimes twice a dayCrafty Things including a whole bunch of miniatures and jewelry made from polymer clayHiking down to the rocks below the falls a ChewaclaTrampoline Park time All in all, I…
Spring is rearing its head
Why is Winter behaving like the angry man who stomps out slamming the door, only to return multiple times spewing things like “And one more thing!!!!” SLAM! However — the flowers are bustin’ out all over in between the frigid blasts…









