Sunset Beauty

by | Nov 6, 2009 | Farm & Family, Musings

I looked out my front window as I was finishing dinner last night and saw this. Immediately, I snatched the camera and ran to the front porch. Nate was just getting out of his car as I began snapping pictures. He hurriedly ran inside, grabbed the tripod, and set it up...

Minestrone Soup

by | Nov 3, 2009 | Kate's Kitchen, Main Dishes

This is a favorite soup for my family. To get started you’ll need 3 strips of bacon, chopped or … if you have some bacon grease that will work just fine. The bacon grease adds the flavor we’re looking for. We don’t necessarily need the bacon....

Happy Halloween 09

by | Nov 1, 2009 | Farm & Family

We spent FHE getting our pumpkins ready. Everyone helped, well everyone except Nate who was in Chicago at a conference. This takes some concentration. And patience. After all that I forgot to take pictures of the finished jack-o-lanterns! My middle son won a prize at...