Emily’s Favorite Binge Worthy Shows
The summer heat is in full swing and it’s time to relax in the air conditioning. Take advantage of the summer break and catch up on some great television series you may have missed. There are many ways to view …
Month: July 2013
On Being Friendly
Our mother, Nelda, used to say, “Don’t you even pass by someone you’ve even seen before, without at least smiling or saying hello!”
Ascending From The Pit
The fall down this well seems so long ago, I can barely remember anything before. This low dirty earthen hole is almost becoming like home….a refuge, hiding place from the scary world above. I have limited space and really nowhere …
Morning Where Four Rivers Meet
Four Rivers Park, Jonesville, LA, July 12, 2013 (This video was recorded near the site where the Great Mounds of Troyville were located.) Quote from a website about Mound-Builders: “Old maps of the area show Mounds at these places where the waterways meet, …
Out of brown sugar?
If out of brown sugar, use 1 cup sugar with 3 tablespoons molasses for every 1 cup brown sugar needed.
Comfort In A Bowl
Comfort In A Bowl – A Hodgepodge Recipe I have felt a little under the weather this week, so for lunch I really needed some comfort food. I have eaten way too much junk food lately and felt my body …
Falling Leaves
FALLING LEAVES The leaves on the trees Are fluttering in the breeze. But some of them are falling down. Slowly floating through the air and then reach the ground. There they lay through the cold winter hours As a cover …
On Making Your Bed
Our mother, Nelda, used to say: “As soon as your feet hit the floor in the morning, turn around and make up your bed!”
Papaw’s Tomatoes
I absolutely love tomatoes and am trying to grow several different varieties in my backyard this summer. It appears the love of tomatoes runs in my family. My Aunt Linda shared an old newspaper article, published around fifty years ago, …
Out of baking powder?
If out of baking powder, use 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar with 1/4 teaspoon baking soda and 1/4 teaspoon cornstarch for every 1 teaspoon baking powder needed.