Blog Posts

  • Fresh Peach-Raspberry Kuchen

    Fresh Peach-Raspberry Kuchen

    I don’t usually like cooked peaches. I am a fresh peach girl, but I love this Kuchen which can be  made with plums instead of raspberries. Sift together: 1 cup flour 2 tbsp sugar 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp…

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  • Liebster Award

    Liebster Award

    We were nominated for a Liebster Award! We are so excited and honored! Thank you Nancy at Daffodils at Home. Liebster, meaning “dearest” in German, is a blogger to blogger award designed to encourage new or small blogs. When you…

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  • Window Makeover

    Window Makeover

    From “Boring” to “What a difference”  This is our family room window makeover.  We have a kitchen family room, great room  so when one gets remodeled the other one does as well.  I made these Roman Shades over 10 years…

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  • Happy Halloween

    Happy Halloween

    When my children were little and I had to come up with costumes every year, Halloween was not my favorite holiday.  Now that I have more time (ha, ha) and have   grand children it is back on my list of…

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  • Muffins in a Pinch

    Muffins in a Pinch

    After working all day painting house trim I was ready for an easy dinner. I had it all planned. So, I left my husband outside to clean paint brushes and I started browning hamburger for tacos. It was going to…

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