It's been just over two years since Gramma Izzie died, but she just gave me a gift. Mystery gift from Gramma I was in her garage a couple of weeks before all this COVID-19 shutdown started, around the time I needed to plant those potato eyes, and I saw this ceramic pot of dirt setting … Continue reading A gift from Gramma
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Happy birthday, Ted!
I wouldn't want to spend this quarantine with anyone else! I hope you had a great birthday! I love you!!! It's truly hilarious that your favorite birthday gift is the Talking Pickle Rick!! Triple berry cobbler for your birthday, Ted
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Happiest dog on the farm
DG in her favorite position in her favorite spot in the house This is how this goofball sleeps most of the time! She loves to be right in front of this little fireplace, legs straight up in the air, big goofy toothy grin on her face, sleeping for hours at a time in this exact … Continue reading Happiest dog on the farm
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Happy birthday, Dad!
I love you! I'm glad I got you as my father! Once this shutdown is lifted, we will have a huge party for all the birthdays, Easter, Mothers' Day, and anything else we've missed out on due to COVID-19! Promise! My favorite photo of my Dad ever - feeding sourdough pretzel sticks to Beef in … Continue reading Happy birthday, Dad!
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Lotion tip
With the shutdown, I can't just run out and buy another tube of my favorite lotion when I run out. So what's a woman to do? Easy: I remember seeing my Mom do this years ago - get out a pair of shears, cut open the tube, and scoop out everything left into a little … Continue reading Lotion tip
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Tuna patties recipe
I made these today for lunch, and they are fast, easy, cheap, and DELICIOUS! Ted just loves these. Ingredients 2 small cans tuna, drained 2 eggs @ 3/4 cup breadcrumbs 1/2 onion 1 Tbl mustard 1 tsp lemon pepper Salt & pepper to taste Mix it all together well and form it into patties (about … Continue reading Tuna patties recipe
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Gramma Billie’s Big Fat Easy Yeast Rolls
Ted's Mom gave me this recipe. He absolutely loves this bread. YUM!!!
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EASTER CHICKS!!!
Ted holding the first chick to hatch for us in 2020 I haven't hatched eggs out since the spring before Gramma Izzie got sick and died (two years ago on April 25th). It was something I did every year that she just dearly loved. Often, I'd have to give state testing to students on hatch … Continue reading EASTER CHICKS!!!
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Easter 2020
Easter 2020 is here. There's no doubt that we are all celebrating this holiday quite differently from years past due to COVID-19. For the first time in 25 years, I'm not cooking a huge Easter meal here for the entire family/cooking dishes to take to a huge Easter meal at another family member's home. Ted … Continue reading Easter 2020
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Pizza dough recipe
My baking table, ready for daily baking of all sorts I've found it!!! This is the perfect pizza dough recipe!!! I've tried several over the years, and with all this time to practice due to COVID-19 and self-isolating, I've tweaked my recipe over and over until I finally hit on the perfect combination of ingredients! … Continue reading Pizza dough recipe
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