South Carolina has some beautiful trees and the Crape Myrtle is one of them. The colorful blooms last all summer and another unique feature of this tree is when it matures, it sheds the bark giving the tree a very unique look. We moved to our house in Little River in 1999 and the hedges around this tree were a few feet tall. Throughout the years they grew and grew and turned into one big hedge. They covered about five feet of the tree trunk and it wasn’t until a
I had a blog in mind until I read Paul’s suggested topic for today. I love Town Hall question time! It’s the time to ask your readers what question they have which you can answer. Do you have a question you want to ask me or Lia? We’re always ready and excited to answer your questions! Just leave your question in the comment section of this blog and I will respond to them all and I may even turn some into a blog! So put your thinking cap on and
Most of my steady readers know I love dinners from leftovers. But it’s not just eating the same leftover meal from the previous day, I like to take leftovers and turn them into a totally different meal. Chicken Parmesan from leftover chicken strips When I have a BOGO coupon it’s hard to pass it up! Rich and I were out Dashing and since we ended late we stopped at Zaxby’s for a buy one get one free chicken strip meal. The two meals were 5 pieces of chicken, fries and
Hamas Attacks Israel on the 50th Anniversary of the October 1973 War. Early yesterday morning on the Jewish Sabbath and holiday, Israel was horrifically and unprovoked attacked by Hamas, a known terrorist organization. At least 200 people were killed and more than 1,000 others were wounded in the attack. By the time you read this I’m sure the totals will have changed. I am saddened to see all the violence in the recent wars, first Ukraine and now Israel, who will be next? I read that Ohio Governor Mike DeWine
I’m sharing a few quick and easy ideas I’ve come up with to make life a bit easier. The other day I shared about me saving potato chip and broccoli crumbs so now I want to share a few other ideas. The other day I was looking for my jar of jewelry cleaning to no avail. Rich’s medal needed cleaning bad. I decided to add a few drops of Dawn liquid dish soap with a small amount of water and let the medal soak for about 15 minutes. Next I