2024-03-25 14:30
Several years ago Jerry and I began to consider the need to prepare for a disaster. We considered food, water, shelter, medicines, personal hygiene items...and the list goes on a… Read More
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My life, my family, my hobbies.... and a few stray thoughts.
2024-03-24 11:39
I woke up this morning around 2:30 am and for whatever reason could not get back to sleep .. so I got up and moved to my recliner and tried to sleep there for a while. Both dogs decide… Read More
2024-02-20 17:25
Today is Tuesday, Februrary 20, 2024I got up this morning: later than usual. I spiked a fever last night, not a high one, but didn't feel quite spunky enough to attend the… Read More
2023-08-28 12:32
Today is: August 28, 2023Today in my life: I sit here and think back to a time when I had no computer and felt as if the world was passing me by.. lol I just knew that as my grandchild… Read More
2023-08-07 11:59
Meet the newest of the new... our Great Grandson Casey Jaymes Kemper born last night August 6, 2023 .. I am just delighted with this little fella. :) He is the our daughter… Read More
2023-08-02 09:36
It's 3:45am.. why am I up? This has become a trend in the last couple of weeks. As the old saying goes "Up before breakfast!". I still have quite a bit of the bl… Read More
2023-07-30 15:56
Today in my life: I am astounded that it is already the 30th of July! The year is half over and all I've done is blink my eyes!I got up this morning: at 5:30am which is a l… Read More
2023-07-27 11:07
July 27, 2023 If I get up early enough, I can water my flowers outside with relatively cool weather. And I have to do this since my Lemon Balm is very unhappy with the direct sunl… Read More
2023-07-25 15:11
It's a beautiful morning. Cool 80° now, but weather says it feels like 77°. It was cooler this morning and I made it out in time to pick the Lemon Balm and Apple Mi… Read More
2023-07-24 15:50
Good morning. I'm sitting here wishing it was cool enough to go out and cut Lemon Balm and Apple Mint to dry and keep for tea... but alas it's already nearing 90° out there a… Read More
2023-04-09 13:38
If I wait another few weeks it will have been a whole year since I have posted. It has been an up and down kind of year as far as our health is concerned and as for right now… Read More
2022-08-17 17:12
We've lived in our home 5 years now and have decided that we need to do a little updating since our home was built in the '70s. We put it off for a few years just because we didn… Read More
2022-08-14 14:59
Got a phone call Thursday wanting to know if we were going to be home. Of course..lol It seems 2 of my sons had ridden their bikes to Sturgess to the bike rally .. and Chuc… Read More
2022-08-05 15:21
I've tried for years to get a sourdough bread to work.. without any luck, I might add. Finally I found a way that works! Ask me if I'm delighted..lol I put the dough… Read More
2022-07-03 15:12
My brother and I spent a lot of time with Dad's mom and dad in the country. They usually had a cow, chickens and occasionally pigs. As a result, there was always milk, eggs, butt… Read More
2022-07-02 14:40
Seems I've been on a real reading kick for the last couple of months. Kindle Unlimited has been my best friend with me reading up to a whole book a day.. sigh Really must s… Read More
2022-06-30 06:55
One of the comments on my old Fabric Follies blog asked for the pattern for the crocheted thimble bag that I made last winter for Grandma Ingram's thimble. Since I have never gotten around t… Read More
2022-06-30 06:49
When DH came in yesterday from coffee with the guys, he said the bank temperature sign said 108°. I personally wouldn't know since the closest to outdoors I went was to take a few thing… Read More
2022-06-30 06:48
Well, it's been 24 days without a cigarette. I have to say that I do NOT miss the hacking cough, the smell, the ashes mess, the interruption to run outside and smoke, finding the smoking se… Read More
2022-02-17 17:37
Yesterday it was 85°F ... beautiful sunshiny day. Last night was thunder rolling, raining and very cold. Today is overcast, cold and was 28°F when I got up and took the d… Read More
2022-02-04 14:58
Thursday Feb. 3, 2022... Cold, cold, cold. There is now 5 1/2 inches of snow on the ground with ice crunching underneath the feet as we try to take the dogs out. It's a pretty us… Read More
2022-01-24 14:15
I woke up this morning: and stumbled to the bathroom with my eyes closed. Kinda ready to get up but not quite ready to wake up. Still cold in the mornings... 26° when I let t… Read More
2022-01-19 15:08
Good morning. Up at 4:30am this morning. Don't know what's up with early morning rising, but seems to be a new pattern for me. I have to say that I do enjoy the quiet… Read More
2022-01-12 15:29
I woke up this morning: with a little wet nose on my cheek and bell ringing in my ear. It was not quite 5:30am but I got up anyway. Sweet Katie was telling me it was… Read More
2022-01-08 16:41
Well, the New Year has started like the old year ended... with me erasing my entire blog post thinking I had already posted it on my laptop... but no... didn't happen. Anyway... I… Read More
2020-08-02 12:39
Dad used to say "That guy would go around the world to get across the street!" Well, that's just about what it took for me to be able to put this photo up... lol But here i… Read More
2020-08-01 14:39
Got up this morning and felt absolutely perky! Couldn't figure it out until I went for my coffee, looked out the back door and our thermometer said 68°! Amazing! Maybe… Read More
2020-07-31 19:25
February was our last normal month here in Altus, OK. Overnight it was mandated to wear masks....that have been proven not to work.. our stores closed...we could not find meat, bread… Read More
2020-07-31 15:00
Once upon a time, a long time ago ...my father, my brother and I lived in a small adobe house like this one. I loved it. It was very cool inside and besides..it was a great place… Read More
2018-03-29 15:34
I've mentioned before that I have fallen in love with watercolor. The problem I've run into is how to afford to frame all these many, many pictures that I paint. Even if I want t… Read More
2018-03-27 12:14
Today is: March 27, 2018Today in my life: I reach for my coffee at 6:13 am, look over at my DH across the desk and my two fur babies on the floor sleeping and give thanks a… Read More
2018-03-26 13:19
All of the negative news about Facebook has had a bit of an impact around our house. Today is the day that my facebook activities end. I'm sad. I love my friends, watching… Read More
2017-08-02 12:55
It's been two months to the day since I arrived to open the doors to our new home for the movers to unload our furniture. What a whirlwind of activity! But I can finally say that… Read More
2017-05-30 19:57
And the move has begun Read More
2017-05-28 12:55
I can't believe how difficult it is to get here... sigh Maybe this time I can keep up with whatever password Google demands for this site...Anyway.. here I am and only about 8 months late.&n&hell…Read More
2016-09-25 13:30
Today is: Sunday, September 25, 2016 I got up this morning: under protest. When I finally looked at the clock it was straight up and down 6am and I thought.. "O… Read More
2016-09-24 14:26
I had decided that I would never get to blog here again. Perhaps I have figured out the secret. We'll see if works next time I try to get in....Six months... I'm sure a lot has h… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
It's been very cold and icy for the last several days here in North Texas. They are calling it an arctic blast. We get them every so many years. There's lots of staying inside, s… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
We lost my uncle Allen Ingram, Jr. on November 7, 2013. Allen was just younger than my dad by a few years. He was a warm and loving man who has 2 wonderful daughters and a loving… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
I have another blog. It's called Fabric Follies Two and on it I have put up some free crochet and knit patterns for anyone who would like to use them. But... I did NOT plan on Li… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
My sweet DH has diabetes. In an effort to find something he would enjoy for breakfast and could eat without his sugar skyrocketing, I tried buckwheat. What a hit! He loves… Read More
2016-03-08 15:43
I love Lehman's Amish Store ... It has everything you would ever want for non-electric "stuff". My sweet DH found the breadboxes one day and asked if I would like to have one and… Read More
2016-03-07 16:15
Years ago... back in the 1960s ... everyone was saving their cans and making plaster of paris log planters. I can hardly believe that was 50+ years ago... sigh Anyway, I was thin… Read More
2016-03-06 14:16
I finally decided to get the food processor out that we bought last year and try to learn to use it.. :) I found a recipe for whole wheat bread and decided to cut it in half… Read More
2015-11-01 12:36
It has been raining for several days now. The back yard is a pond again and Sam refuses to go out. Poor little guy... I was talking to a young lady at the ophthalmologist last w… Read More
2015-10-23 13:24
My sweet DH and I were talking the other day and it seems that every time we turn around it's Friday... I reckon that's what happens when you begin to get old.. :) I've spent the last… Read More
2015-10-21 14:04
Our neighbors are moving. At least one of them is... I suppose it's a story of the effects "progress" has on all relationships. It's a middle aged couple. He is an im… Read More
2015-10-20 12:06
Today is Tuesday, October 20, 2015. I woke up this morning: very, very early... got up at 3:45 am and stumbled into the office... fell into my computer chair and prayed for coole… Read More
2015-10-19 15:01
I've wanted to re do the front flower bed for a long time. There was one privet that grew exceptionally well, was totally beautiful and completely blocked the water from the sprinkler… Read More
2015-10-17 12:58
Have my youngest son here this weekend. Even makes the coffee taste better.. if that's possible.. lol We're going to totally re-do the front flowerbed. It's been quite a mess for… Read More
2015-09-16 12:54
It's been almost a year since I've posted. Guess facebook just took over my keyboard and refused to let go. :) Must say that I have enjoyed it and have found man… Read More
2014-12-12 17:02
I love the flourless Peanut Butter Cookies. So does my husband. So do our poodles, Sam and Katie. It has become almost impossible for us to have them without giving some to… Read More
2014-12-10 14:15
Beginning in January last year I decided to start cooking. (Yes, I was already cooking... but I mean "cooking" ). I came across this recipe for No Knead Bread in some way I… Read More
2014-12-02 14:15
I've been trying for almost a year to find a way to get back in here! Google kept trying to use a different email addy and wouldn't let me into Blogger! Yayyy!! Happy dance… Read More
2013-10-30 12:52
I think the garden is almost finished for the year. The okra is still going strong but is putting on very little okra. However, I did get enough to cook up the other day...We're… Read More
2013-10-28 13:10
Got an email from my Freecycle account the other day. It showed some pictures of the cutest little ceramic dolls and I just had to have them. It took a couple of days to find the… Read More
2013-10-27 15:41
I'm tired today. Yesterday was an exciting, wonderful.. "I get to see my Dear Daughter, Dear GrandSon and his baby.. my Dear Great Grandson".. kind of day. I just don't think bab… Read More
2013-10-25 12:34
Today is: Friday, October 25, 2013I got up this morning: with thoughts of the Big Blue Quilt clanging around in my head. I still haven't decided on an edging color or a bin… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
It's December 31, 2015. How is it that I have been blogging this blog for 10 years now? It's not possible. My first blog post... ever... was here on August 13, 2005. I have… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
December 28, 2015 Got up early this morning.. about 4am. Don't ask me why. I sat here until 5:30 and decided it was time to make coffee. In the process of wasting all… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Today is: Saturday, December 19, 2015I woke up this morning: hot and sweaty with one dog on my left side all snuggled up and the other at my feet all snuggled up. It'… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I've been debating with myself for weeks now about whether or not to open an Etsy shop for my paintings. As some in my family would say.. "You've wallered it around long enough!". &nbs&hell…Read More
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