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Time for Surnatin’
Before I talk about surnators let me tell you one of the neatest things we got for Christmas was some fresh eggs. The eggs were laid by Rhode Island Red Hens and they are beautiful. I used to know a needy lady in Georgia who would blow the inside of the egg out. You bought…
Read MoreAbout our Cat
We have two male cats who have been neutered and they are precious. They’re litter mates and get along with well with each and also with Sister, the dog. In the beginning their names were Tom and Jerry — quite original don’t you think? As they got older, Tom insisted that he sleep on the…
Read MoreChristmas Eve in the Country
It’s a quiet, peaceful Christmas Eve morning here on the Windy Knoll and as far as this old couple knows all is well with the world. There are no preparations being made for company and no preparations being made for a trip. There could be lots of things worse than being by ourselves on Christmas…
Read MoreThe First German Chocolate Cake
Guest Blogger: Beth Littlejohn I am honored to be allowed the privilege to write for my mother today and to share my first attempt at creating a German Chocolate Cake. I asked my spouse, Mark, what kind of sweets he would like at Christmas this year. To my surprise he requested a German chocolate cake! …
Read MoreAunt Bill Rambles — a Country Meal
With all the hustle and bustle I hear about going on makes me tard and I jest want to set back and take life easy. What to fix fer dinner is an ongoing subject around here. When I ask John what we’ll have fer dinner tomorrow his answer is always, “I don’t know.” I’ll answer…
Read MoreTwo Christmas Quilts
It was about 30 years ago that we fell in love with a young couple in Marietta, Georgia and they were 25 years younger. For some unknown reason there was a bond between us that still holds today. We keep in touch with this family almost as though they were our own. Later this couple…
Read MoreDebbie’s Red Velvet Cake
Note: On Monday we’ll have a guest blogger and she tells about her first ever German Chocolate Cake. She’s our youngest. ********************************************************** Perhaps you know about the best laid plans of mice and men — I had every good intention of making this wonderful cake; however, because of the boot and other related problems, I…
Read MoreTrimming the Tree 2012
This is from last year, but I opted to use it again even though some of it is repetitive. I’m heartsick that I can’t have a tree this year. I’m wearing a boot, remember. Every year I make the same statement, “I’m not doing this again.” Then the very next year I find myself…
Read MoreOld Timey Christmas Baking
My mother was not the best cook in the world — partly because she didn’t get married until she was 34 years old and had worked and boarded away from home. She had been a telephone operator in Tuscon, Chattanooga and Albertville. Oh, how I wished I had asked more questions about her life. Again…
Read MoreCandy Making
And so now is the time for making Christmas candy — it’s not that we need it — it’s just the way it is. It would make a nice gift, but John says its too good to give away. Anyway we got our ingredients together and company came in so that delayed us. Then we…
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