Joy of Country Living

Glad to see this week start. My itching is almost gone and I’m ready for fall. Went shopping at the HEB on Saturday and found a new product on the baking aisle that I had to try. It is the HEB brand of seasoned flour. Had been using the Kentucky Kernel brand – but it [...]

  Things have not been funny around the house this week – I got into some poison ivy last week when working in the yard and have been itching all week. Apparently not only does it cause inflammation to the skin but also impairs the brain because I couldn’t think of anything to write about [...]

Did you know…. that stepping on a small grape tomato feels just like stepping on a small frog?   You may wonder how I can make this statement with such confidence – obviously only from experience. Earlier this summer we were coming in from watching the stars on the deck  (it was quite dark) and much to my [...]

At 50 degrees it feels like Fall this morning . . . nice and cool with clear blue skies. The far hay field has turned green (again) and the grass in the near field (which needs mowing) is trying to push through the dried up grass but having quite a struggle. I’ve noticed some of [...]

I can’t believe it’s Friday! As you can tell, I’m way behind this week on ‘stuff’. Every once in a while seems there is week that gets out of sync for some reason – and this is one of them. Maybe the trip to Palestine on Wednesday is the cause – anyway sounds like a [...]