Granny

“How the hell are ya’” she would say, in her husky former smoker voice, EVERY TIME she would greet you. She was fiesty, rough, loving and all around amazing. She was my Granny. I’ve been absent for the last week or so because Granny passed away. She had been on hospice for a while but…

Wordless Wednesday – Sprinkler Edition

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Five Things I Love About My Small Town

We live in a small town, the borough itself has a population of 5400. To be fair we actually live on the edge of that small town just outside the borough but close enough to enjoy all of the benefits. I was talking to a friend last night about the joys of living where I do, here…

Warning: Dead Trees Will Make you Happy

We have had a rough couple of years, and over the last few years I have truly learned the value of simple things and of being happy with how things are, rather than yearning for how I would like them to be.  Don’t get me wrong I still have those moments when I think about the what ifs but…

Flats and Floor Plans

Photo by Casey Serin via Flickr So today’s post was going to be about pumpkins, carving candles and all that kind of October goodness but fate intervened.  I came out of our local greasy spoon after enjoying breakfast with my girls, hopped in the car and headed home.  That’s when I heard it THWAP THWAP…

Pie Day!

Today is the day I’ve been waiting for, preparing for and practicing for!  Today I’m entering my Curry Apple Pie recipe in  a pie baking competition at our CSA’s harvest festival sponsored by Greener Partners.  I have made many test pies and tired various things to perfect the type of pie that I was going to make….