Oh, What Do You Do in the Summertime?

by | Aug 18, 2009 | Farm & Family

Oh, what do you do in the summertime, when all the world is green? Do you fish in a stream, or lazily dream on the banks as the clouds go by? Is that what you do? So do I! Oh what do you do in the summertime, when all the world is green? Do you swim in a pool, to keep...

Today’s Harvest

by | Aug 14, 2009 | Farm & Family

There it is. Our very first egg from our laying hens. I don’t even want to crack it open because it’s the first one! Silly I know, it can’t last forever after all. I thought I’d pick a few tomatoes and peppers for dinner tonight. The garden is...

Creamy Italian Pasta Salad

by | Aug 13, 2009 | Kate's Kitchen, Salads

I wait all summer for fresh tomatoes and green peppers so I can make this salad. The recipe calls for cherry tomatoes but I prefer chopped fresh tomatoes from my garden. Garden tomatoes have so much more flavor than the grocery store variety. So here’s what...

Book Reviews

by | Aug 11, 2009 | Writing

I hate reading book reviews. Too much information is revealed that I would prefer to get by reading the book. And I’m not just talking about plot giveaways. I enjoy coming to know the characters as I read the book. Yes, I was one of those children who covered my...

New Arrivals

by | Aug 10, 2009 | Farm & Family

Here’s our new milk cow, Lolly. She’s been at my in-laws with the steers we’re raising. However, on Friday look who joined the world a whole month earlier than we were expecting. At first the chidren wanted to name him Pop as the other half of...