Author: Margaret

  • Front Porch

    Front Porch

    It never ceases to amaze me how just going through the garden centers of several stores and picking things that my husband and I like, can turn into something so beautiful. That is exactly what we did. Then took them home and grouped them together and planted them in pots. Now my front porch looks…

  • Porcupine Meatballs

    Porcupine Meatballs

    Porcupine Meatballs are a family favorite at my house. Even my picky eater gets excited when I make these. I had them growing up and then was reintroduced to them by my sister-in-law.   I like them because they are easy to make and don’t take a long time to cook. Oh, and because they taste…

  • Garden Boxes

    Garden Boxes

    While I’ve been getting this blog going my husband has been busy in the yard. He moved our grapes and garden boxes. Now our garden gets more sunshine and less birds. When we moved into our house a few years ago we knew we wanted a garden but neither one of us has a green…

  • Taco Cake

    Taco Cake

    Did you see this fun Taco Cake in your Sunday (7/14/13) newspaper? It was in the Parade Magazine. I always look through it for recipes or cute decorating ideas. At first I thought they had a cornbread taco shell. I wasn’t really interested then I notice it was a cake. I had to show my…

  • Halloween Night Quilt

    Halloween Night Quilt

    This is about the time of year that I start to think about what I have to decorate for the fall holidays with and what I might want to make new.  Halloween is the first up on the fall schedule and is a lot of fun to decorate for. This is a favorite that I…