Firsts, Food

I CAN Can

A throwback blog post! I DID IT!  Eons ago, I “helped” my mother can.  We canned green beans and tomatoes and peaches…and a myriad of things that I don’t even remember.  She instilled a healthy fear in me of canning with a pressure cooker — she had one of those ancient ones of the era… Read More I CAN Can

Firsts, Real Life

If They Only Knew…

These boys are the best outside kitties ever!  They have taken out birds, snakes, squirrels and even a rat (ewww!). We got them when they were just kittens from friends with four kiddos and a farm.  They had been man-handled by the best and have been so good to let our littles (especially ACE) just… Read More If They Only Knew…

Firsts, Thoughts

The First Post

I’ve blogged on several different sites, and I have discovered that the first post is definitely the most intimidating!  Here I am, putting myself out into cyberworld and hoping that someone reads what I have to share, and reads with a gracious eye that is less critical than I am of myself.  It almost feels… Read More The First Post