Porch Swing French Toast: A Keeper from the Recipe Box

This overnight french toast recipe was a perfect choice when I had family here last week. It is easy. You make it ahead and people can eat when they …

The Pleasures of Ordinary Life

Even though I have posted this poem before, it is worth repeating. I work at taking the time to appreciate the pleasures of ordinary life, especially…

Gathering Around the Table: Where the Stories Are Told

Visits from family always remind me how gathering around the table is a meaningful ritual we engage in many different places.  It doesn't matter…

China Bend Winery: Another Beautiful Site on Lake Roosevelt

Yesterday we took a road trip around Lake Roosevelt and stopped at China Bend Winery. It is nestled on the western banks of Lake Roosevelt south of N…

Tackling the Eyesore Gardens.... One Garden at a Time

Do you have those parts of your yard, garden, or property that you might call an eyesore ? We have a few of them, but today we tackled a big one. O…

The Tastes of Summer

When I was a child the tastes of summer were Popsicles, frozen Milk Shake Bars, Green Rivers, and lemonade. The tastes only changed when I visited Sp…

Homegrown Tomatoes

“It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.” Lewis Grizzard Whether I am photographing their richness…

Variations on a Bouquet

Practicing new settings on the camera works very well with bouquets of flowers. I tried different lighting with the first set of photos here. Next I t…

Faith and Hope

This is the time of year I have grown to dread. The air is hot and dry. The temperatures are climbing. The wells in our community have had some diffi…