The 3 Wise Men

Who likes my smores christmas ornaments?? I’ve always admired this collection, and picked up two earlier this fall at a church rummage sale. Here is Angel S. More And his friend, Nudist the S’more (I don’t really know what this one is called) And our newest addition to the collection, thanks to Kathy for sending [...]

Back at the farm

Here we are! So Sheff and I made it back to the farm safe and sound. He was actually a perfect travel companion and slept in the back without making a peep. We stopped every 3 hours / 200 miles, at most of the state line welcome centers for bathroom/water breaks. Without any extensive stops, [...]

Christmas Menu

Due to popular demand, I’m sharing our menu for Christmas Day. We don’t have any particular traditional foods that we always serve for Christmas. Each year is different (up to the creative mind of yours truly). I know the experts (ha!) say not to use the holidays as a time to try new recipes, and [...]

Choosing a Holiday Menu

Greetings readers! This Monday has been a pretty low-key day. I started off this morning with a nice 4 mile walk with Sheff. I was definitely overdressed, as it quickly warmed up after about mile 1, but we made it back with no problems. I also edited some Christmas photos with Google’s new editing tool [...]

Back in Texas!

Finally drove into the driveway around 9pm last night. Good lord that’s a long day! By the end, Sheff was freaking out and insisting on standing in the console of the car – thereby blocking all view in my mirrors, so I was driving through East Texas in the dark with no vision of other [...]

Christmas time is here!

Christmas Eve has arrived. And, being in Houston, it’s a balmy 70 degrees outside, perfect for last-minute shopping, yard work, or time in the kitchen.  Me being me, I have spent most of the afternoon with sticky hands and dirty dishes. First up was the challenge of gingerbread houses. My sister and I ‘cheated’ and [...]

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