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The Last Four Weeks

We have been so busy the last month or so that by the time we had some quiet time I was either sleeping or just doing absolutely nothing. Here is what we have been up to. My husband Scott turned the big 5-0 in November and I threw him a big surprise party. I startedContinue reading “The Last Four Weeks”

Week 7 Operation Pie Challenge

I was starting to have a problem coming up with an interesting variety of pies to use in this challenge and then I asked myself why I was limiting myself to just sweet pies? What about savory pies? This opened up a whole new world of recipes for me to try! Have you seen thisContinue reading “Week 7 Operation Pie Challenge”

Weeks #5 and #6 Pie Challenge Update

Week #5 of my pie challenge was a no brainer. We had apples coming out of our ears from our 3 trees so I made an apple crumb pie. I love the crumb topping once in a while when I just don’t feel like rolling out a second crust. I didn’t take any pictures thisContinue reading “Weeks #5 and #6 Pie Challenge Update”

Has Anyone Not Been Touched by Cancer?

Tomorrow my mom and I will be traveling to the VA Hospital to sit and wait while my Dad has his large intestine removed due to another go around with colon cancer. At the age of 42 my Dad had part of his small intestine removed after his first diagnosis of colon cancer. For almostContinue reading “Has Anyone Not Been Touched by Cancer?”

Week #3 and #4 Pie Challenge

I apologize for my late delivery of week #3 ‘s Pie Challenge. We had a week of mind numbing busyness and Internet connection problems which will hopefully be resolved soon. So here goes! Week #3’s selection was a Brown Sugar, Maple, Apple, Pear Pie. I made the recipe up myself because I had plenty ofContinue reading “Week #3 and #4 Pie Challenge”

Week #2 of Operation Pie – Pineapple Cream

In honor of Labor Day and the hot and humid temps here in Western New York, I decided that the second pie of my pie challenge should be my pineapple cream. It is virtually a no bake pie, especially if you use a store bought graham cracker crust. My Great Aunt Leona used to makeContinue reading “Week #2 of Operation Pie – Pineapple Cream”

Week #1 of Operation Pie – Mississippi Mocha Mud Pie

If you ask the males in our household which they would rather have for their dessert, cake or pie, they would probably say “pie” about 95% of the time. So when I brought the subject of a pie challenge up to Doug his eyes lit up like a Christmas tree in a Chevy Chase movie.Continue reading “Week #1 of Operation Pie – Mississippi Mocha Mud Pie”

A Pallet Garden Fence and My Latest Reads

A PALLET GARDEN FENCE My husband Scott has been saving wood pallets for quite some time now and a few weeks ago while I was at work one Saturday he and Doug made me a fabulous fence made of the pallets. I was stunned when I got home though he had texted me a fewContinue reading “A Pallet Garden Fence and My Latest Reads”

Lunch Date with Doug and Why am I so Tired?

Doug and I decided that a lunch date would be better for us this month because our schedule was very busy in July. I had been feeling very tired and somewhat miserable and this day was no exception. We were recommended by a friend to try a small restaurant called Otto Tomotto’s in Victor. ItContinue reading “Lunch Date with Doug and Why am I so Tired?”

Locally Owned Stores

First and foremost I want to start by saying that this post is intending to put a positive light on smaller locally owned stores not put a negative light on larger retailers. Now with that out of the way I want to tell you about my grocery and food shopping habits which have changed tremendouslyContinue reading “Locally Owned Stores”