Month: July 2007

It rained here overnight.  That’s out of the ordinary for July in my part of the country.  The day dawned  with a lot of clouds in the sky and even a sprinkle or two early this morning.  By afternoon, the day was sunny, bright and a lovely 78!  There was a wonderful, cool breeze all day.  […]

I’ve been admiring linens lately.  Embroidered linens.  Vintage linens.  Newer linens, too!  Linens neatly folded and stored in a linen closet.  Linens piled high in a wicker basket.  Linens hanging from a clothesline. I was given a few of Grandma Nora’s things awhile back to choose from, and I quickly pulled out the seven handkerchiefs that […]

I was up early this morning to make the most of the cool of the day.  I enjoyed my first cup of tea while everyone was sleeping and while the whole house fan worked to draw the cooler outside air into the house.  I even made the Monday morning waffles that my husband usually makes! […]

I changed things up a bit on our menu this week.  We’ll have several rather hearty breakfasts early in the week, followed by lighter fare for  lunch.  Dinners will all be cooked in either the electric skillet, on the grill or in the roaster oven in the garage.  Wednesday’s dinner will be cooked on Dani’s new panini […]

What a difference a day, or two, makes!  Thursday it was 107, and today our high temperature was about 87! We were able to give our air conditioner a rest today.  The temperature in the house never hit 80.  A small fan running on low speed was sufficient to keep the kitchen cool while Dani […]

It struck me today how much of homemaking is made up of teeny, tiny tasks repeated over and over again each and every day.  Straightening the throw rug just inside the front door, as well as those at the bottom of the garage steps.  Neatly re-hanging the kitchen hand towel, as well as the dish […]

     It is summer.  Most assuredly!  Today’s high temperature was 107.  My boys spent the better part of their afternoon in the pool keeping cool and making up games with the inner tubes.  I passed by several times as I was hanging clothes on the line or changing water, and they were having a great […]

I’ve been posting in the evenings here lately, and I think that I will continue that way.  For now.  It fits my household routine well.  Today, though, I just wanted to share a bit about our Fourth of July, typing as I eat my lunch. Since my husband is a deputy sheriff, he does not […]

Wet throw rugs in front of the washing machine are never a good thing.  Ever.  Finding them with your bare toes first thing in the morning is even worse.  It seems our washing machine is on its last legs.  (Dani has a lovely obituary posted on her blog )   Copper has checked it out thoroughly and […]