Happy Easter

Hope Everyone has a Blessed Easter weekend.

Blessins',Lib

Sun Tea

We are enjoying an early spring here. enjoying the outdoors.And whats a Southerner to do when the sunshines? make sun tea . Yumo!

Have a great day! Blessins',Lib

Busy Busy

Time for spring shows.
Have aBlessed week!
Blessins',Lib

I'm Back

Oh what a year it's been. Thanks for all the emails etc. !!!!!! I really appreciate them all!!
Storm after storm , Our Little Shadow started to school this year.My Mother-in-law suffered from Alz. she stayed here a week, another son's a week.
She had a stroke never fully recovered from it , she was at the other son's home and fell(tripped over their dog) broke her hip, surgery never walked again. Rehab was too much for her ,she came here with hospice. She passed away age 92 she had a long full life.

We are trying to move forward and once again enjoy our time .M-I-L and my parents enjoyed the porch with us watching birds come in and eat. we are expanding our bird feeders etc. making a memorial garden. I've sown lots of flower seeds . We've had alot of rain lately but enjoying an early spring also.

I look forward to catching up with everyone and seeing what's going on with you!
Hope everyone has a Great week!
Blessins', Lib

Bad Storms

We are safe and alive,So Thankful for that. This is hail fromlast night.

We have some roof damage, down trees, outdoor furniture destroyed , not usre what all.

Thats minor compared to others.

Please keep everyone in your prayers.

Will be a busy few days of clean up here.

Have a Great day!

Blessins',Lib

Counting my Blessings

We've had alot of storms this week ,more to come today .We have been Blessed .No damage here except we lost a Huge Maple trees my Great Grandpa planted here on the homestead. It was the last one left. So many had damage so nothing compared to what others lost!

Seeing the news really makes you stop and count your Blessings!

Last night we were Blessed to watch Little Shadow Play her 1st ball game.

She is with us today. She starts to school in Aug. will be a big adjustment for us.

Hope everyone has a Great and safe day! Dont forget to count your Blessings! Often the small ones are Huge!!!!!

Blessins',Lib

Happy,Happy,Happy

Happy Good Friday ,Happy Earth Day!

Happy Easter! I am taking a few days off to get ready for Family and Friends coming to celebrate Easter with us!

Hope ya'll have a Great Day!

Blessins',Lib

Wishing You

A Blessed Sunday! Blessins',Lib

Pink Slime

Did anyone see Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution tonight? He showed how the U.S. is adding Pink Slime to meat. I had never heard of this. I googled in Pink slime meat filler. If you've never heard of this check it out. It is worth the research!!!!!!!! I had never watched Jamie's Food Revolution , not sure if this was his first one, if not how long its been on. I have seen him on Food network and The cooking Chanel. When I go to the grocery I will ask what goes into the ground beef ! Please take time to goggle and read up on this!!!!!!!!!!!! Have a great day! Blessins',Lib

Pioneer Living

Sometimes I think I was born 100 yr's. too late. lol I enjoy the older ways ,and I try to keep skills , I learned growing up . I Love iron skillets, thats all I use. I enjoy old recipes altho most pioneer type cooking I do I dont have recipes for , or if I do its an egg size of a walnut that sort of thing. If for some reason you were face with having to make do and live as the Pioneers did ,could you do it? When we have Pioneer day or wkend, It still amazes me how much water is wasted daily, and how sad it would be if for some reason one day we were force to live this way, all the folks who would not have the skills to make it. I had some request for the dandelion recipe, I dont have a recipe , go to my side bar to ~~~Feathered Spirits~~~ Joyce Ann has nice photos and recipe for frying dandelion blooms, her blog is loaded with wonderful ideas. Thanks Joyce Ann for all you share:o) Hope ya'll are having a Great wk. Blessins',Lib

Guess Who Come To Dinner and Fried Dandelion Blooms

Had our first Hummer to come to eat at the feeder today:o) A bit early for here.We enjoy watching birds and all wildlife here.

I fried some dandelion blooms today. I picked, washed, battered and fried them. Dh is not a big fan of wild food or veggies but he liked them .DS thought they tasted kinda like okra.

Hope everyone has a great week!

Blessins',Lib

It's the Simple Things.........

It's the Simple things in Life that brings us Great Joy.

To us the simple side of life is laid back ,worry free as possible.

Each day we take and make time to enjoy each moment to the fullest and be Very Thankful!

Hope you have a Simple Laid back wk.end! Filled with Beauty , the ones and things you Love.

Blessins',Lib

It's Dogwood Fest.

It's Dogwood Fest. time in our town. Lots of fun.There's trails you can drive in all parts of town.

Arts&Crafts , Food .Lots of fun for everyone.

I Love this time of year. So many Beautiful blooms .

Hope ya'll have a great day.

Blessins',Lib

Stockin' Up

Here in our neck of the woods the economy seems to be double dipping. I always try to keep a well stocked pantry. Even more so with this economy. We've always lived the Simple side of life, we don't have huge wants,and when the economy tanked I think it was easier for us than alot of Family and Friends.

I know our Lifestyle is not for everyone, its a Great feeling to be debt free and less worry free lives. Sure we have daily worries and trails like everyone.We have some Family and Friends who are in their late 60s and early 70s who is so upside down in their home mortg. they'll never get it paid off., and owes more than they could sell it for.

One of our Local stores has been having some great sales can fruit and Can veggies .24-.29 per can, you have to buy 10 cans to get this price. We buy - by the case. We have been stocking our pantry. I Love to cook , we don't eat out alot .We Love picnics and cook outs. We have found we have more fun having a pot luck with Family and Friends , in the past we would sometimes meet up at a rest. now we meet here or someones home, everyone seems more relaxed and have more time to enjoy each others company.

I enjoy gardening ,canning, freezing, and drying alot of our food.

One store had a big sale on zuc. and yellow squash , I bought several , I dried them for soups .

I try hard not to have food waste. I plan out menus , I use left overs up one day it will be mashed pits. the next pot. cakes or shepherd's pie.

What do you do towards stocking your pantry?

The storms were bad the other night ,no damage here put other parts of town did.

Hope ya'll have a great day!

Blessins',Lib

Headed our way

Bad storms are headed our way . One just went thru alot of hail, windy is terrible! Lost power. Hope ya'll have a great day. Stay safe. Blessins',Lib

May your Weekend Be..............

Filled with the simple things of life.

Filled with simple Beauty.

With the ones and things you Love! Have aGreat weekend!

Blessins',Lib

Happy...........

Hope you have a Great day!

Blessins',Lib

Rain,Rain.............

It's raining ,so nesting in today. Doing my 30 day cooking and freezing.

Yesterday was a Beautiful sunny day. I walked around the Homestead, I watched a bird gather nesting supplies.Nature is Amazing! I save onion bags or other net bags ,put dryer lint, embrodiery snippets of thread, yarn etc. in ,hang in a tree and the birds sometimes gather nesting supplies from it, fun to come upon a nest and see the supplies in the nest.

Great to have so much of my Spring cleaning behind me. Suppose to have rain the rest of the wk. so hoping to finish up . Then it will be time to mow again.

DH is suppose to pick Mother-N-law up today .Need to get more towels and embrodiery pieces made up ,to stitch while sitting with her.

Hope ya'll have a Great Day!

Blessins',Lib

It's That Time Again.....................

You know that Favorite thing to do this time of year,"SPRING CLEANING"Lol

I did get one towel stitched, then the rain kept pouring ,turned cold, Little Shadow went to spent a few days with her other Great Grands ,and her other Grands, and mother-N-Law is Home. So I got busy cleaning and cleaning and still cleaning. I started with our room, cleaned my closet and both chest's out .This morning I did the l.r. and DH called a Junk (Thrift) store to come pick up a truck load. Went to a good cause a Recovery Thrift shop . I mean they had a truck full! I feel so much lighter. :o) The other bedrooms we cleaned good when we painted so nothing to get rid of there, just a good cleaning. So now to finish the kitchen and d.r.

I did go junkin' Sat. and I do try to remember bring something in take something out.

I have the porch Spring/summer ready ,so found some buys for it . I always dec. it with birdhouses & cages.This yr. I added sun. stars, moons .

Hope ya'll have a great wk. If your Spring Cleaning Happy cleaning!

Blessins',Lib

Stitchin'

Our weather is much cooler , and rain moving in for the wk.end. So Im stitchin'.

Have muslin and homespun fabric washed and ready to hem ,for more towels to stitch up this wk.end and wk. rain is suppose to stay with us for awhile.

Hope ya'll have a great wk.end!

Blessins',Lib