This Week!

Monday, September 1 - Sunday, September 7, 2014~

Turkeys! August 31, 2014

Here is the photo I snagged of the big flock of wild turkeys that came out of the woods in our front field during a brief lull in a late summer thunderstorm. Mentioned in last week's post.

Fresh Peach Cobbler in the Crockpot

I love to cook and bake for my family. We cook homemade meals every day and bake bread several times a week, but I still don't want to spend all day, every day in my kitchen (though it is the most used space in our home)! Any time I post recipes on this blog, it's gonna to be something easy and not overly time consuming and likely will use fresh, healthy, and simple ingredients. (Not always good for you though!) EASY and FAST should be my keywords for these recipes. So if you tend to avoid the recipes (Alysha!) then remember EASY & FAST. Say it again, FAST & EASY! So that being said, check out this easy recipe for fresh fruit cobbler in the crock pot that will post later this week! Also look for the super easy ice cream cake recipe, my homemade pancake mix, and easy to make / tastier than out of a bottle cinnamon syrup, and the best hashbrowns ever coming in the weeks ahead. :)

Cucumber 9/4/14

The cucumbers are doing really well in the garden despite the super hot and dry temperatures we have had the past few weeks. We got more rain this past week with heat-triggered thunderstorms most every evening. We've had a zucchini and a squash plant pop up, but not a sign of the tomatoes, onions, borage, or dill. Chief Farmhand Chris planted beets, more cucumbers, garlic, and leeks this past week. I started a few seeds of dill and chamomile inside in small glass jars, we shall see if it works.

My baby boy turned five this week! I can't believe how times flies and how fast tiny babies grow up into little boys. Since we don't know many people here, I instigated a little "send-a-card" party on Facebook encouraging our family friends and those who have been close to my son throughout his life to send cards and love via the U.S. Postal Service. It was really great as he got several pieces of mail every day last week and a delivery from UPS and another from Fed-Ex. It's pretty exciting to see one of those big familiar delivery trucks pull up into view on this long sandy driveway! We spread it out so that he got to open one or two cards or boxes each night so that he had plenty to still open on Saturday - his actual birthday.

We held a small party by the pool and grilled hot dogs, served with chips, pickles, and pasta salad by request of the birthday boy! Farmhand Chris and I made a really delicious, really easy (FAST & EASY) ice cream cake that got rave reviews.