Today’s blog is about donuts for Friday Story Time by Lia. But Lia was busy this week and I have been over with my great grandkids near where I live. They all love to bake so the other day after school we made donuts! These aren’t just any donuts, they are delicious apple donuts! I packed a box with the ingredients needed and off I went to spend a few days with them while mommy and daddy were away. Iris will be 5 years old in August and she loves
I was talking to my sister the other morning and she mentioned going somewhere with her friend for French Toast. That got me thinking, I want some too! My grandmother would make the best French Toast before school, years and years ago and it brought back memories just thinking about it. French Toast anyone? So here is my quick and easy recipe I came up with. My One of a Kind French Toast Recipe Add two eggs in a dish and whisk until blended, then add about 1/8 cup of
I like to come up with unique ideas for gifts and last summer when my daughter and son-in-law’s 7th anniversary was near I got busy on a project. The 7th year is copper so I started looking around for something copper. I found an owl that was copper color and since they like owls I figured that would be a nice addition to their garden. But I like to be creative with gifts so I needed something really different. Then it hit me, pennies are copper or at least part
Last week I wrote about my mom passing away 26 years ago on January 15, 2000. Today it’s my dad’s day. 20 years ago God called him home to be with mom on January 20, 2006. I always say I’m the son my dad never had, I would always be with him helping in the garage, around the yard or garden. After the surprised arrival of my baby sister when I was 10, I became the middle child. That’s the one that rules are made for! But I still say
I received two beautiful butterfly sun catchers for Christmas and butterflies have a special spiritual meaning to me. Ever since Rich passed away I have seen butterflies in so many different places. The first one was a blue swallowtail in Cherokee when I went there with my daughter and son-in-law in July 2024 for our 57th anniversary and Rich’s would be 78th birthday. Every time after this when in Cherokee, the blue butterflies have been around me including when I went up in July 2025 and both the blue and