The Mark of the Warrior

OFG stood alone in the dark next to an impossibly hot fire. She stood with clenched fists looking down at the sad rubble of what was left of...

Malfeasance

Malfeasance. We've got it. We've got it in spades. Fortunately this boot was rescued before it was taken off into the woods and neve...

Peonies popping and planting notes

Things are really popping around here! Just look at these peonies! And aren't these cabbages just lovely? Planting is in high gear aroun...

Grandma Minnie's Graham Cracker Pie

I was so thrilled to get my newest cookbook - I found it online at Amazon... the used book seller was a Goodwill somewhere and it only cost...

Lilacs are blooming

The lilacs are blooming - they are just stunning. The weekend was extremely productive... we spend all day planting Saturday and then it rai...

Berries

The berries are coming on..already! I swear I can see just a hint of blue on these blueberries. And I found some strawberries also... they w...

Nothing but planting

Today is nothing but planting... gotta get moving. Yesterday these clouds followed me everywhere. Every time I went outside and started to w...

What's poppin' up and growing around here

Lots of stuff is popping up! I'm so thrilled that my beans are coming up! And remember when I threw all caution to the wind and planted ...

The Best Chocolate Pie EVER

The other day I had lunch with my two favorite kids in the whole world. It was a great day - and there was pie. Chocolate meringue pie is a ...

Kill the Bull

A while ago I watched a fiery sermon by Bishop TD Jakes called "Kill the Bull." Part of the sermon was about idolatry. He told abo...