The term “Beekeeper” entails more that robbing honey once a year. In order to be a good beekeeper, you have to keep a constant eye out for mites, destructive moths, and hive beetles. In winter, it’s wise to provide extra food for them in case they run out of their stored honey. There is no end to the tending. In order to provide my bees with plenty of flowers in summer, I sowed white clover the other day. These seeds…
After 56 years we have renovated our guest bath. We removed the flowered wall paper that had been up for 42 years and ripped the speckled oatmeal tile from the walls. This project took a month but is well worth it. We closed the window so the tile pattern can shine through. Replacing the vanity and toilet refreshed the space considerably. The box the toilet came in boasted you could flush ten golf balls in one flush. I don’t…
When you do a rehab in one room it makes another one look shop-worn. That’s what happened when we did a redo to the guest bath. Suddenly, the carpet looked dingy in the hall and family room. So what do you do? Move all the furniture into the dining room to make room for the carpet cleaners. Hopefully, they will show up when they are scheduled and then we can shove all the stuff back into its proper place. If…
Our family tree is expecting a new branch to emerge soon so I made a blanket and hat for the new arrival. Hopefully, she will appear in April. This makes great-grandbaby # 8! How did I get to live so long to see my children’s children’s children!
Even though I put protective pads to protect my hardwood floor in the kitchen, they still scratched the floor. Last week I saw a version of these socks and shoes at a friend’s house. I came home and designed some of my own. Now, the chairs slide easily across the floor without scratches on the felt souls of the shoes held steady by the knitted socks.
We’re redoing a bathroom that hasn’t been renovated for 56 years. The day after we pulled the vanity and toilet, we got 11″ of snow. Now in order to remove the well-used items from the front yard, we have to dig it out of snow. Hopefully, the neighbors don’t think this is our new yard art!
After 56 years our guest bath is getting a complete make-over! Hopefully, soon I’ll be able to show you the finished project. All my eldest daughter, Jennifer, needed to hear was, “I’m thinking about a bathroom redo,” at Christmas. Within two days we were off to the races. She engaged the tile guy and a painter. Then we shopped for tile. Eldest son, Trey, pulled the toilet; youngest son, Josh pulled the vanity and took off the tile and wallpaper….
At Christmas you get to taste some new, really yummy stuff. A granddaughter brought this to our celebration. I thought I’d share the recipe with you. Pumpkin Olive Oil LoafYield: 1 loafOven temperature: 350 for 50-60 minutes 1/2 cup granulated sugar1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed1/4 cup molasses1 cup + 2 tablespoons pumpkin puree1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil2 eggs, room temperature1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract1 1/2 cup all purpose flour1 teaspoon baking powder1/2 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon cardamom1…
Last year I shared I would try to read this New Living Testament Study Bible aloud which is 2377 pages in a year. Here is that challenge. In mid-November 2024 I finished that goal. I didn’t read all the footnotes aloud, but I did manage the rest. It was a great discipline to read seven pages a day–every day. In 2025 I’ll read through The Passion Translation which is 1021 pages of only the New Testament, Psalms & Proverbs. I…
We’ve added only one new stocking this year. Sixty-two years ago our mantle held only two stockings. Now, we have 35 with another one on the way. This is what happens when you have four kids who had 14 kids who have, at present, seven more. The more the merrier! I think they’ll all be here for Christmas to celebrate the birth of our Savior. Glory to God in the highest and peace to men of good will.