Faith ~ Family ~ Outdoor Living
Posted in Homemaking, and Thoughts
We’ve been patiently awaiting our first red tomato of the season in our garden. We have lots of green tomatoes on the plants (which is wonderful in and of itself), but alas, the red tomato has alluded us. Well, a couple of day ago we found one of our cherry tomatoes starting to turn red. This is what I found this morning!!
Posted in Homemaking
My project for Tackle It Tuesday will be to finish laying the pavers that we removed from the patio area around the newly created fire pit (I used the old bricks from the steps). I started the project yesterday and hope to complete it today. Yesterday, D spent a bit of time taking out the first layer of brick steps from the back of the house in preparation of putting down the deck. It was a painstaking process even with the proper tools, but he did a great job. He then moved on to laying out the design for the…
Posted in Homemaking
Make It From Scratch Carnival #15 is now up over at Stop The Ride! This week you’ll find yummy things like Teriaki sauce, Tomato Casserole, Homemade yogurt, Sticky Buns, Blender Pancakes, Sloppy Joes, Prime Ribs or useful ideas from anything from making a computer game to making curtains. You can find my entry for Strawberry Pie here. Next week in challenge week, so there will be lots of “first time” tries at making things.
On this Memorial Day weekend, I decided I would share a bit of history about Memorial Day. It’s so easy to forget the meaning behind Memorial Day. As you enjoy the long weekend with friends and family, take a moment to remember those fallen heroes that allowed you the freedoms that you enjoy today. The History of Memorial Day Memorial Day was first celebrated on May 5, 1866 at Waterloo, New York. This was due to the fact that the town commemorated Memorial Day yearly with the entire community engaged in events, including decorating the graves of soldiers with flags…
Posted in Christian Life
Marriage Monday will not be posted today as poor Christine over at Fruit in Season is ill as our several of her family members. Please keep them in your prayers that they will recover quickly.
