Shifting Sand
After dinner on Sunday, Sam and I took a ride. The snow fence at Charles Mears State Park in Pentwater isn’t coming down anytime soon! Or not without a lot of sand shoveling! Those little dots on the sand along the water line is the top of the snow fence! But it’s snowing today, soContinue Reading →
Happy Easter!
“Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in spring-time.” by Martin Luther
A Walk Through the Woods
Alex is on spring break this week, so we were able to spend a little more time together. Armed with walking sticks and a gorgeous day, we took a walk through the woods in the Pentwater Plains. It’s amazing to see things through the eyes of a six-year old. It puts a whole new perspectiveContinue Reading →
Freezing Cake Batter
Because of the easiness of it all, I really like to keep homemade cake mixes on hand. But not all of our favorite from-scratch cakes can be had out of a mix. But that favorite from-scratch cake batter can be frozen! It’s just like freezing cookie dough to be baked later for the ease ofContinue Reading →
Moist Carrot Cake
When I was looking for a carrot cake recipe to experiment with freezing cake batter, I ended up combining a few different recipes I found to make this wonderful moist carrot cake, using what I had on hand and what we like. How to make Moist Carrot Cake: Combine 2 cups flour, 2 cups sugar,Continue Reading →
PhotoShop Actions: Perfect Portrait
The CoffeeShop Blog is one of my favorite go-to sites for anything PhotoShop. Rita has tutorials, templates and actions that she explains to you. I’ve seriously had quite a few Ah-Ha! moments over there. She has it figured out! While I wish I had time in my life to figure everything out that PhotoShop canContinue Reading →
Electric Heater Maintenance
March was a weird month for temperatures and March’s heat bill proves it. But April is proving to be April. Cold nights and mornings, then warming up into the 40′s or 50′s with some rain thrown in–need those May flowers! I had my furnace shut off and was determined I wasn’t turning it back onContinue Reading →
It is a State of Mind
This morning, I added a new quote to my page–“Youth is not a time of life—it is a state of mind.” by Anonymous. My mom will be 82 in a couple weeks, 40 years older than me. While growing up, many of my friends’ grandparents were Mom’s age. I never thought she acted her age–andContinue Reading →
One of My Favorites
I was searching through old files this weekend. And look what I found–I think it is absolutely one of my favorite photos. No, he’s not embarrassed…he is tired of Nana taking his picture! But I love the flowers. And I love this little boy. This photo was taken 18 months ago–before he had a littleContinue Reading →