Trick or Treat!

Happy Halloween everyone! I have been so busy and am about to step out again to go Trick or Treating. The candy is bought for handing out, the kids are all decked out and we even have dessert waiting for us when we get home. Have fun and stay safe, I'll be back later with photos :) Creamy Candy Cor…

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Slow Cooking Thursday!

All my slow cooking recipes are now online and starting today, I will add all the recipes shared weekly to my online del.icio.us site too. So if you're wanting to find ALL the slow cooked recipes that have been shared since the first SLOW COOKING THURSDAY, here is the link for you . Don't for…

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I'm Blessed!

I often think how incredibly lucky I am, or rather, blessed, that I can do so many things, some well and some not so well, others not at all, but for the most part I consider myself a pretty creative gal. I think it all came from the amazing strong women in my family, women who have fought the odds …

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Feeling not so great today!

It's just one of those days, one of those woman days that you want to sleep away....but I can't, so I'm going to sit down with a hot water bottle, a good book, my pugs and a cup of tea. I'll be back tomorrow feeling much better I'm sure.

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Tips on Tuesday!

Do you have a tip on cooking, cleaning, homemaking, kids, marriage, travel or anything that you would love to share? Feel free to join in! I'm running late today aren't I? It's one of those days, sorry ladies. ♥Try making flavored butter to spread on warm biscuits or bread...it makes th…

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Cake Time!

One of my favorite childhood memories is this marble cake that my stepmom used to make. Hubby started a new shift today which means he won't see the kids until the weekend and they're sad and missing him already so I decided to make a meal that would be all about comfort, one of my favorites…

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If I was.......

If I was a month, I would be ... August If I was a day of the week I would be ... Friday If I was a number I would be ... 7 If I was a planet I would be ... Jupiter If I was a direction I would be ... North If I was furniture I would be ... bed If I was a liquid I would be ... diet coke *snicker* If I was a sin …

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The Simple Woman's Daybook!

Hi everyone, come on in and see what's in my daybook! If you want to join in, just go visit Pegg y over at The Simple Woman , read the guidelines here and then add your name to Mr Linky. There are so many other participants sharing their day, I'm sure you'll enjoy looking through them :) FO…

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McLeod's Daughters

This is where I try to get more of you to watch it, because well, because I like talking about something and knowing that my readers actually KNOW what I'm talking about, without going "huh? what?" . While searching through Netflix about a month ago, trying to add more movies to my Queu…

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Some Yumminess for you!

A wonderful comforting Veggie Lasagna, loaded with fresh veggies, spinach and even some maple sausage hidden in there. Veggie Lasagna And breakfast this morning were wonderful fluffy waffles smothered in vanilla custard. YUM! Waffles with Vanilla Custard

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I quit fighting the book urge....that's it!

You know how no matter how big of a To Be Read pile you have on your bookshelves, you still can't help but get more from the library? Or walk by a bookstore and feel the need to buy yet another book, though you have the last 5 or so you bought sitting on that same shelf saying "read me, r…

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My day in pictures!

You know those days when you don't have much to say because it's better shown in pictures? This is one of those, I hope through these you can take a little peek into what I've been up to. Dishes in the sink this morning, they didn't fit into the dishwasher last night and though I ha…

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Fave Five for Friday!

I'm playing along with the sweet Susanne . You can check out the guidelines and details here , if you want to join in. Here's mine for this week: #1 - Getting wonderful reports from the teachers on both my children, it makes me smile to know that they're amazing students. (also makes me…

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