Category : Just For Fun

Just Peachy Pie

Just Peachy Pie

My friends, I have to share with you the BEST peach pie ever.  And it’s sooooo easy.  With our local peach orchard producing some of the sweetest peaches I’ve ever eaten, I’ve cranked out a few of these pies this summer.  I’ve also made up the pie filling and then popped it in the freezer, [...]

Fountains and Fireworks

Fountains and Fireworks

Tim and I just returned from a weekend in the beautiful Brandywine Valley, a very historic area along the PA/DE border.  Growing up in Claymont, DE, I spent a lot of time in Chadds Ford, PA.  There’s the Brandywine Battlefield Park that is famous for its role during the Revolutionary War.  My family and friends [...]

Sitting on the Back Porch IS Doing Something!

Sitting on the Back Porch IS Doing Something!

Welcome to my favorite summertime place…the back porch.  I love to sit here and soak up the smells and sounds of summer.  The warmth of the summer sun intensifies the smell of fresh cut grass. Listening to the birds fill the air with their music always reminds me that ,while God cares for and provides [...]

Lesson Learned from Lavender

Lesson Learned from Lavender

One of my most favorite parts of summer is growing herbs.  I love to watch them grow since they require very little maintenance.  ‘Set ‘em and forget ‘em’ is my summer gardening mantra.
I have discovered that lavender is quite a hardy plant.  After our hard winter with two back-to-back, 4 foot snowstorms, I had expected [...]