When winter comes, I still find beauty in the country sights and sounds. Horses stand in the sunshine to soak the warmth in. Bare trees show their gnarled selfs with no leaves to interfere. Fog swaddles them in the early hours until the sun comes and sips it silently for breakfast. Those fallen dry leaves... Continue Reading →
Cardinals in the Snow
"Cardinals sit like bright gift bows on snowy branches and bring cheer to colorless winter days." c.e.hollis Not a leaf is left on the sky-reaching branches of the sycamore tree outside my family room window. The cardinals love the debarked limbs and the seed feeders hung like Christmas tree ornaments in its branches. They are... Continue Reading →
Cranberry Pecan Pie is Christmas Specialty
Cranberry-Pecan pie is great for Christmas events. Yummy sweet paired with tart cranberry makes it special. Make two or a honey-pecan at the same time. My family love's both of these pies! Here's how to make the pie crust. (Have no fear. Pie crust is easy-peasy!) I make two crusts using lard which I think... Continue Reading →