Joy of Country Living

Just came from uploading 2 new recipes from a few years back when we were still living in Houston and I was working downtown !!!   Strawberry Cake … made from a box mix and frozen strawberries  and Sweet Potato Casserole…made from fresh or canned sweet potatoes, brown sugar and pecans.  Both are delicious!!   Enjoy!

Yikes!! I’m having a hard time getting myself back into a routine after the holidays. Sitting here trying to think of something interesting to talk about – and all that comes to mind is that I want to go lay down on the couch, read a book while eating a bowl of Eggnog ice cream [...]

Well after a couple of months of looking I finally found some curtains for the den that I like.  David and I put the curtain rod back up last weekend, hung the valances and as far as I’m concerned the den is finished. You may remember that we were putting wood paneling on the west wall.  This was partly done so [...]

With the coming of September, we can definitely see fall in the air. The leaves are starting to tumble from the old oak, the morning sun doesn’t shine directly in through the window waking us at 6:00am anymore and there’s a lovely soft haze across the hills.   The shadows seem to have taken on a [...]

Seems there’s been so much going on – don’t really know where to start. Had a wonderful weekend in the Austin area visiting Monica, Mark, Peyton (the adorable, perfect grandbaby), David’s brother Jack and his wife Jerry. Whenever we go back to a big city, it always amazes me how busy the traffic is; how [...]