This wonderful squash relish recipe is from my mother-in-law, Ann Crouch. I had never made squash relish and now I don’t know why I didn’t do this before now! It is a little time consuming but very well worth the wait! Wash then grate 10 cups of squash into a large bowl, add in two onions chopped …
It wasn’t until the end of the squash season that I received this recipe from my mother…. where have you been my whole life? This is one of my top two squash recipes! I hope you love it as much as we do! For this recipe, in my favorite southern style, you will need bacon … Continue reading Squash Patties
Being from the south, fruit pies and cobblers are a staple during the summer months. My family and I have a young cherry tree that hasn’t produced many cherries until this year. However small, they pack a perfect sweet punch! Not being able to wait for my husband to gather the ladders, I jumped on … Continue reading Fresh Cherry Hand Pies
We are always trying to find ways to get plenty of vegitables in our diet. I eat lots of salads but there are times I am just burned out on them. I recently purchaed a bag of kale chips from my local grocery store. I really enjoyed them so I began looking up recipes for … Continue reading Kale Chips
Cicadas or Katydids are out in force! If you live in Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois area, you know exactly what I’m talking about. It is amazing that these obnoxiously loud insects know when it is time to come out of the ground! Like clockwork, every 13 years, these strange creatures come out of the ground, from … Continue reading Cicadas AKA Katydids
With rain comes grass and weeds in my garden. I refuse to use harsh chemicals. Breathing in, let alone putting them on my plants that I intend to ingest, is not for me. I’m not fond of being on the losing end of a hoe. I’m not above it, I have done it for years, … Continue reading Grass and Weed Control in the Garden
In 1993, a neighbor gave me one little Mother-in-law’s plant. She was taking them up from her yard for the winter. Never having grown anything myself, I was anxious to see how they would do for me. I stuck it in a pot with some potting soil and pretty much forgot about it. I would … Continue reading Repotting Mother-in-law tongues/snake plant: sansevieria trifasciata
I have always wanted a little greenhouse to start plants in for my garden. When cleaning out an old ice house on our property, we found dozens of old windows. I wondered to mysself if one re-uses windows as windows, is this repurposing or is this re-using? Food for thought. This is when I drew … Continue reading Building a Greenhouse out of Old Windows
As some of you may know I have psoriasis and psoratic arthritis. Being relaxed and calm is sometimes harder to do when your body aches from head to toe. What I have found works for me is a great bed, pillow and certain essential oils. To begin calming my mind and body I soak in … Continue reading My recipe for Better Sleep
When I began researching essential oils, It was very important to me that I used the best quality of oils that I could find. This is a video of what I found out about doTerra Essential Oils. Why doTerra Essential Oils? Continue reading Why doTerra Essential Oils?
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