Joy of Country Living

Read on the Internet that living in the country is less stressful than living in the city – although you couldn’t tell that the way this last week has gone. We’ve been sooooo busy. Went to visit some dear friends last week – had a grand time. Lots of laughs and some of Peggy’s delicious [...]

Is it just me or have you noticed empty shelves at the grocery? It seems every time we go shopping I find shelves that aren’t stocked. Whole sections that are completely empty. I don’t believe I can ever remember anytime in my life when grocery shelves weren’t full. Not to mention the price increases on [...]

Short note to say I’ve just uploaded two new recipes for chicken….nice and tasty for a winter’s meal. Salsa Chicken – made with taco seasoning, chunky salsa and peach preserves.  Of course, if you’re watching sugars – use sugar free preserves.  Get recipe here. Bourbon Chicken – this is really good with wild rice.  And [...]

It’s been just too hot to do much this week – although against better judgement, David and I did start cleaning out the garage in anticipation of a new cement floor. To stay ahead of mealtimes, I’ve done a little extra cooking so that I can just re-heat and mix-n-match the leftovers. That being said [...]

Seems to be a green world we live in and while I’m not totally into the ‘green thing’ I do like to recycle when possible. When we lived in Houston, we had a plastic bin we put paper, plastic and glass into for garbage/recycle pick-up. Now that we’re in the country when we take stuff [...]