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….
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.
After everyone went home from Thanksgiving dinner, I checked the refrigerator to have an evening snack and call it good. This is what I found under the aluminum foil in the turkey plate. I guess the 30 people liked the turkey, brisket, and all the fixins’. I was a little nervous because this year I brined the turkey–something I had never attempted before in all my 50+-some years of hosting Thanksgiving. Now, on to Christmas with even more guests!
Winter weather is just around the corner. I hear whispers of, “Broccoli Cheese Soup” in my brain and belly. Here’s a recipe I found online the other day. I think I’ll try it. Copycat Panera Broccoli Cheddar Soup Servings: 8Ingredients Original recipe yields 8 servings 1 tablespoon butter ½ onion, chopped ¼ cup melted butter ¼ cup all-purpose flour 2 cups milk 2 cups chicken stock 1 ½ cups coarsely chopped broccoli florets 1 cup matchstick-cut carrots 1 stalk celery, thinly sliced 2 ½ cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese salt and ground black pepper to taste Directions Gather all…
Every fall I decorate with a pumpkin on my porch. This year the squirrels got to it before I did. As you can see they ate a hole in the side and even ate the seeds inside. Guess I’ll have to dig deep in the freezer for pumpkin pulp made from last year for Thanksgiving pies. Have you ever made a pie from a pumpkin? The instructions are below. Pumpkin Pie from Scratch We grow our own pumpkins so I…
Leaf Life In the beginning, a tiny budonly a bump on a branch,my friends and I. Soon became full-blown leavesproviding shading shadowson hot days to a nearby home. In fall, our foliage morfedto brilliant reds and yellows—my friends floated to the earth. I clung to the branchuntil, I too, joined the others,no longer able to clap praise to our Creator. We lay listless until strong windsscattered us in scurrying swirls.Then we were raked into orderly piles,sucked into a dark tube,mangled…
With all the rain this summer, the mint around the patio took over everything. In order to rescue the strawberry plants, I bought this fancy pot and transplanted some for safekeeping. After about six weeks, they have taken hold and are doing well. They are everbearing. I wonder if I might get some fall strawberries. Do any of you have a pot like this? Do you take it in in winter?