Many years ago, when I was a new teacher, a coworker brought in macaroni salad for lunch and shared some with me. Having never been a fan of macaroni salad I was pleasantly surprised to find that I really enjoyed my friend's recipe. My coworker ...
Garden Fresh Coleslaw
There is just something so satisfying about being able to walk out to my garden and pick food for our meal. Last week I picked a cabbage from my garden so that I could make coleslaw for Independence Day. The head of cabbage was so large that I ...
{Garden Update} Reaping the Benefits of Our Hard Work
My garden doesn't look a whole lot different than in last week's update. Well, there are several more weeds, but for the most part the plants are about as big as they are going to get. The big news of this week has been the harvests we have ...
Our Great Lakes Trip (AKA: How God Kept Us Safe)
When my husband and I were trying to decide what kind of a trip we could afford to take this summer we decided to do a tour of 4 of the 5 Great Lakes with most of our time being spent in Michigan. After several days of research and planning I had ...
What I’m Into {June 2015}
Goodbye, June. Hello, July. Whew! I thought that the summer would mean a slower pace for our family. While it has been nice to not have to follow the school schedule for over a month, we packed a lot of fun into June. From a day trip to the ...
{Garden Update} A 2-Week Recap
It has been two weeks since I last wrote about my garden. I had every intention of getting an update posted last Wednesday, but we were getting ready to leave for vacation the next day and there was simply too much to do. Blogging got put on the back ...
{Garden Update} It’s a Jungle Out There
We have had so much rain this past week that my garden is starting to resemble a jungle. It has grown quite a bit since last week. While my plants have grown this week, so have the weeds. I love that I haven't had to water my garden, but it ...