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The Art Of Stretching The Grocery Budget
Yes I know....it's been a while...I'm sorry, I have so much I want to share with you but I hadn't gotten around to writing any posts! My crazy wedding season has ended (whew!) but I'm still working...
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A Cozy Cabin Christmas
It's that time of year again.....time to think about lugging all the Christmas stuff into the house and creating my own little indoor winter wonderland! I'm a firm believer that your decor should not...
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Santa Saves at Target, and So Can You
I have been approached by guest bloggers more times than I can count, and have always declined. I feel as if my readers come here to read my various ramblings, and find out what's going on up here on...
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What's Cookin, Good Lookin?
Boy have I been super busy in the kitchen lately!There's just something about being snowed in that makes me want to spend the whole day in my kitchen whipping up all the yummies! I got at least 30...
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Wishing You All A Very Merry Christmas!!
I just wanted to pop in quickly and wish you all the most wonderful Christmas filled with peace, joy, and love. Merry Christmas from the Mountain Top, and here's to a happy and healthy new year for us...
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Finding Your Inner Artist
First of all, I'd like to wish you all a happy New Year....and a happy New Decade!! There was much sadness and loss in our family this past decade, so I'm not sad to put it behind me. Wishing you all...
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Meatloaf, Mastered
I have always loved a good meatloaf. Growing up, it was one of the meals my mom made so well, and I loved when it was on the menu. Pork chops? Not so much. Dad liked them very well done, and it was...
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Spring On My Mind
You know it's wayyyyyy too early for me to be even thinking of spring, don't you? After all, I haven't even taken down my Christmas tree yet! And let's face it, the mountain top doesn't really see...
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Perfect Potato Leek Soup
'Tis the season on the mountain top for snow....and soup. Lots and lots of steaming bowls of soup, to warm a soul from the inside out. Recently, my little mountain top market had some gorgeous leeks on...
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Cozying Up For Winter
It's been brutally cold on the mountain top lately....yesterday I'm pretty sure my contact lenses froze to my eyeballs the second I stepped out the door. Those of you in warmer states probably don't...
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My 2020 Seed Order
I finally got around to doing a seed inventory, and it doesn't appear that I need to order any veggie seeds at all - I'm well stocked! However, recently Park Seed had a 10 for $10 sale, where select...
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Curried Sweet Potato, Carrot, and Apple Soup
Boy have I got a recipe for you today!! This one came courtesy of some leftover baked sweet potatoes and glazed carrots that needed to be used up. And of course, the ever-present quarts of home made...
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Spring Has Sprung!
Well...not really, although it is a weirdly warm day today on the mountain top!! BUT gardening season has officially begun in my house, and I'm filled with a renewed sense of excitement!The first seeds...
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Ten Incredible Books
Life lately has been work, work, and more work. Sigh. But in between I have managed to read some really good books!! Once I started reading audio books it changed my life, seriously. Now I get so much...
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Signs of Spring
Yesterday was a glorious day on the mountain top! The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and best of all......are you ready?? Drumroll please.....THE RED WINGED BLACKBIRDS HAVE...
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Hanging In There
What a time this has been for us all - who would have thought a month ago that this odd virus floating around could become a national pandemic? Even our remote little mountain top has been affected,...
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Spring on the Mountain Top
I cannot believe how long it's been since I posted on here....thank you to all my sweet readers who reached out to make sure Sweetie and I were alright. We're fine, thank God, just laying low and...
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The Deck Garden in July
Well....nearly TWO MONTHS since I was here with an update.....what's up with that? I've missed all of you, and thanks to those of you who have reached out to me on Instagram to let me know you've...
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Hello From The MountainTop!
Hello at long last from the frigid mountaintop!! It's been eons since I've posted anything on here, I can't believe how the months have flown by. I'm sorry I've been away so long - every day I think...
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Spring Is Sneaking In Slowly On The Mountain Top
Hello to all my wonderful readers who are still hanging in there after all these months! It's amazing how quickly time flies by, even when working from home doing the same thing day after day. My Work...
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