A few years ago I bought a pressure cooker for making meals but I never used it. I thought it was too complicated compared to my old crock pot so it sat on the shelf until it ended up in our garage sale. Fast forward to a month ago when I received a 16 cup Blue Diamond Pressure Cooker to test. I had already had a Blue Diamond frying pan and I loved how nothing sticks to the pan and it’s next to impossible to burn anything. Even cleaning is

Today is National Limerick Day and I’m using that as the suggested topic for today’s Ultimate Blog Challenge. A limerick is a poem with five lines. The first, second, and fifth lines end with rhyming words. The third and fourth lines end with a different rhyming word. I’m calling today my Limerick Smile Poems day! This is my take on Limerick Smile Poems, hope I’m on the right track. Cheer someone up with a smile, even if it lasts for only a while. As happiness flows, your heart will know.

We are on day 11 of the May Ultimate Blog Challenge and today I’m taking the daily blog topic suggestion. It’s Dessert Time and I’m sharing my best dessert! Well maybe not just one but a variety of them because when Lia bakes all her desserts are the best! My favorite desserts are quick and easy for dessert time and some are even healthy! My all time favorite especially in the fall when we get fresh picked apples is Yummy Apple Crisp. Lia and I made a big dish last

Last June my neighbor was moving her mom to assisted living. As she was going through the garage she would put things out by the curb if anyone could use them before she took them to the recycling center. I already knew I wasn’t going to fall for the thought of even looking because probably everything would have ended up in our yard! And this was way before I participated in the De-Clutter you Mess Challenge this past January! But I made the mistake of checking to see if both

I miss my mom everyday but especially on Mother’s Day. My mom was the most loving, caring and compassion person to everyone. She was an excellent cake decorator and even made my wedding cake. Mom worked hard and she taught my sisters and me that hard work wouldn’t kill us. We had chores to do without an allowance, it was part of life to help out. My mom loved flowers and when she passed away on January 15, 2000 Rich and I made Mom’s memory garden from some flowers and

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