Happy Saturday and welcome to another edition of Saturday Meanderings. An impromptu trip to the mountains for the Labor Day weekend is in store for me. What a week of peaks and valleys but I’ll explain more next week. Today I’d like to just share all the good things that happened since last Saturday. This…
I am getting ready for turning 60 pounds of fresh tomatoes into jarred tomato sauce, so having enough room in the pantry is critical. It seems that every few years I need to organize the kitchen pantry. Here is the story of before and after and how I use this small, yet efficient space. The…
When ice water doesn’t quite quench your thirst, is there anything better than a tall glass of freshly made lemonade? Store bought or pre-made lemonade just doesn’t taste the same. Making it fresh, from scratch is easy and worth the minimal effort. Plain lemonade is great, but here are 3 different twists on regular lemonade…
Happy Saturday from swampy Phoenix, Arizona! It’s been a week of heavy clouds, rains, lower temperatures and very high humidity (which is rare for us). But no one is complaining about the rain as we love every drop. The yard looks tired and is full of tree debris but thankfully the air conditioning and Netflix…
For several years now, we spend July 4th at our cabin in the mountains. There is a sweet, homespun, Americana parade that goes by our driveway. Since the parade is heavily attended, getting a good viewing spot makes our driveway a very popular place. What started as a small parade-viewing get together, has grown into…