Category: MISC

Isn't it SPRING yet?

Now they’re adding wind? This just gets better and better – will spring ever get here?

…RAIN SHOULD BEGIN BY MID EVENING… MIXING WITH AND CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT…ACTING TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE FIGURED NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE HEAVY WET SNOW EXITS SATURDAY AFTERNOON…

I was asked this morning if the barn in the above picture was ours… I wish, but nope not that one – I just LOVE old barn pictures. This one is ours:


Hubby is thinking of turning it into a work shop… maybe…

Slow Cooking Thursday & Scrumptious Sunday Collide again

If you’d like to play along, see other entries and share recipes please visit
Slow Cooking Thursday is hosted by Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom and
Scrumptious Sunday is hosted by Meredith at Mercedes Rocks.

Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore

4 large boneless, skinless Chicken breasts
16 oz. can Contadina diced tomatoes with garlic and herbs
1/4 cup powdered Parmesan cheese
1 medium onion, chopped
1 cup prepared beef broth (1 cup hot water + 2 teaspoons beef granules)
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano

  • Dredge chicken breasts in the Parmesan cheese packing it on firm.
  • Spray bottom of slow cooker with PURE.
  • Place chicken breasts on bottom.
  • Layer chopped onions on top of those.
  • Pour tomatoes over onions.
  • Whisk herbs into the broth and pour over all.
  • Cook on high 1 hour.
  • Cook on low for 6 hours.
  • Serve over cooked noodles or prepared rice.

I do the memes: Menu Plan Monday hosted by aura at I’m an Organizing Junkie, Favorite Ingredient Friday hosted by Kathryn at Overwhelmed with Joy, Freezer Food Friday hosted by MJ at mjpuzzlemom, Scrumptious Sunday hosted by Meredith at Mercedes Rocks and Slow Cooking Thursday hosted by Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom. Doing them all make great additions to help keeping me on track and finding so new recipes!

Weekend Forecast – Are they kidding me? Enough already!

A MIX OF RAIN…SLEET AND SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY FOR NORTHERN AND NORTH CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN….A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Rapunzel's Tower



Rapunzel wasn’t home that day.
This is actually a turret on an old jail from the 1800’s.
I’m also switching to Tuesdays for Wordless – just too many already playing on Wednesday!

Tuesday's Romance of Cookery and Housekeeping

Thousand Island Salad Dressing
  • 1/2 cup salad oil
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons orange juice
  • 2 teaspoons dehydrated minced onions
  • 2 tablespoons chili sauce
  • 2 tablespoons ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons minced sweet pickles
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Mix well in mini food processor. I like it a little thinner than traditional so it tosses easily. Chill 24-48 hours before using.


Modified from recipe (page 93) adapted from ‘A Thousand Ways to Please a Husband’ by Louise Bennett Weaver and Helen Cowles LeCron

I do the memes: Menu Plan Monday hosted by Laura at I’m an Organizing Junkie, Favorite Ingredient Friday hosted by Kathryn at Overwhelmed with Joy, Freezer Food Friday hosted by MJ at mjpuzzlemom, Scrumptious Sunday hosted by Meredith at Mercedes Rocks and Slow Cooking Thursday hosted by Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom. Doing them all make great additions to help keeping me on track and finding so new recipes!

Give me 5 Favorite Candies

*My all time favorite is from See’s Candy~~~Milk Chocolate Bordeaux TM
See’s Milk Chocolate-coated Bordeaux TM is a heavenly blend of brown sugar and buttercream, rich and creamy.

*HERSHEY’S KISSES – both regular and cherry cordial – yummy!

*REESES – the original ones only!

*SYMPHONY – milk chocolate
*KRACKLE – brings back childhood memories

Menu Plan Monday


hosted by I’m an Organizing Junkie

Monday ~ Sloppy Joe’s & Baked Beans
Tuesday ~ Slow Cooker BBQ pork ribs & Salad
Wednesday ~ Hot Wings & Salad with Bleu Cheese dressing
Thursday ~ Pizza & Salad
Friday ~ Shepherd’s Pie & Salad
Sunday ~ Roast Chicken & Parmesan potatoes

I do the memes: Menu Plan Monday hosted by aura at I’m an Organizing Junkie, Favorite Ingredient Friday hosted by Kathryn at Overwhelmed with Joy, Freezer Food Friday hosted by MJ at mjpuzzlemom, Scrumptious Sunday hosted by Meredith at Mercedes Rocks and Slow Cooking Thursday hosted by Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom. Doing them all make great additions to help keeping me on track and finding so new recipes!

Friday's Feast

Appetizer Invent a new flower; give it a name and describe it.
I love German Bearded Irises, Sunflowers, lacy Parrot Tulips and Daisies, regular and Gerber. My new flower would have the delicate petals of the daisy with the fringed lacy edges of the Iris and Parrot Tulip and grow as tall and strong as the sunflower so they would last longer. Some would be red and yellow like the Parrot Tulips and others would have the deep purple and blue hues of the German Bearded Irises. I’d call it a Gracie after Sandra Bullock’s character because she was strong, lacy around the edges, bold and beautiful inside and out. It would smell like a cross of apple pie and pumpkin pie with a hint of cinnamon and vanilla.

Soup Name someone whom you think has a wonderful voice.
James Earl Jones – I love when he narrates like he did the Serengeti for the IMAX film.

Salad On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being highest, how clean do you keep your car?
Used to be a 9, but since moving to the country, try as I might for the 9, I only reach a 7 most of the time. Winters are a -1.

Main Course How do you feel about poetry?
I like Odes especially because they tell a story.

Dessert What was the last person/place/thing you took a picture of?
A wine bottle and glass for the PhotoHunt meme.

Photo Hunt ~ Glass


Hubby’s favorite wine glass = a juice glass
so he doesn’t get in trouble for breaking my stemware.

He’s broken so many over the years, that I began the old boarding house style. You know the style where it’s all crystal, but NONE of the pieces match each other. It actually works now since our dishes are Unikat polish pottery where no two pieces are alike either since they’re handmade. I keep telling him he can use the stemware now, but he like is juice glass!

About the PhotoHunt: A theme is given for each Saturday. Post a photo that best represents the theme. New and old photos welcome but must be from your personal collection and not photos obtained from the web. Play along once a week by posting your photo on your site.