I love my cast iron skillets. They are seasoned perfectly and clean as easily as a brand new non~stick skillet. I season them by rubbing inside and out with shortening.  Place upside down on a cookie sheet with sides.  Put in a 200 degree oven for 4 hours.  Let cool and wipe the pan with [...]

This is for all the scrapbookers. I’m starting to figure out the creativity and relaxation you get from scrapbooking. Right now I’m following the instructions in class and learning techniques and “the tools”…yum I love tools. Soon I will have to breakout of the mold and really start creating. Here’s where I need the help [...]

My grandma made the best apple butter in the world.  No, really in the whole entire world. It does involve canning jars and peeling bushels of apples…so I have never made it. Instead I developed this recipe for pumpkin butter.  While it’s not grandma’s apple butter, it’s something I can make. Here’s what I do. [...]

Layla at the Lettered Cottage had a great idea! Pick a word of the year! It’s the new New Year’s resolution. Instead of, I plan to lose weight, stop procrastinating, or as my son would do…buy a shirt {he likes to keep things simple} you pick a word that inspires you. Layla picked the word [...]

My daddy passed away on November 27th 2010 Being the sweet and simple man he was, he would make chocolate graham cracker cookies for holiday and family occasions. Dad could cook.  He made awesome spaghetti, spicy hot Mexican food, and after two tours in Vietnam pretty good…hum….I’ll call it Asian food? Anyway, dad was not [...]

Okay…here’s just some weird, amusing things I’ve collected the past couple of weeks. You know you decorated for Christmas fast when you find fall leaves still on the mantle as your taking down the holly. What is the equivalent to the “comb over” for women? When you’ve gone too long between hair colorings and you [...]

Here’s my easy lesson to mix fabric…and since I just received the latest Ballard Design catalog I thought I would use their collection. If you first fabric pick has a wavy pattern then the next pick should be linear.  If your first pick is linear the next should be wavy. Here’s my first pick…wavy. Second…linear. [...]

Happy Birthday Sisters! I have twin sisters and yes today is their birthday. How lucky they are….cause tonight the whole world will celebrate their birthday! My personal wish for the world celebration tonight of my sisters birthday is that instead of using all those fireworks that frighten all our animal friends around the world… Just [...]

Christmas is over.  Not sure if we’re happy, relieved, sad…but I do know we’re full!  Don’t want another bite to eat until 2012. Time to take down the tree, and the tree fence, clean the front door of snowflakes, redo the mantle, and get all those dishes washed. While I’m getting the room back into [...]

How many of you make resolutions for the new year only to fail mid February? I do too? I expect something different for myself this time. 2012 watch out here I am! To help I am setting goals using a simple goal table.   You can try along with me. Click the download below to [...]

I signed up for Pinterest several months ago but have to admit I get too busy to check in or even pin. But every time I cruise on over I find incredible things and have a great time! Today I found this Pottery Barn Teen I made something like it for mom cause I didn’t [...]