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RED SKELTON AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Happy Independence Day to all Americans! I hope you are celebrating today with family and friends the freedom that all of us can experience and enjoy because of so many who have worked and fought for it. Several years ago I became aware of a...
MINT, MINT AND MORE MINT with Mint Lemonade and Mint-Lemon Tea
Just below the location where our garden used to be is a low spot that is on the “project list.” It’s a one-of-these-days kind of place where we hope to eventually have a dock leading out over the pond. I went down there earlier just to see...
A GUEST CHEF makes PINK PIE AND PINK CAKE
There’s a new cook in our household this week. Perfect Girl is here to help her Nana. She knows exactly where her “kitchen supplies” are kept and proceeded right away to improve the menu selections. Yesterday morning she decided to whip up...
NANA’S LITTLE SOUTHERN BELLE
My little Southern Belle is here for a visit over the next few days for what we call “Camp Benton ” or “Nana Camp.” I’m so excited that I get to play with her for a whole week; she’s a ton of fun! I wrote about her HERE when she turned 2, so...
A Year’s Supply of Spam! and Reuben in the Round
I try to make it a practice to clean out the spam from my email addresses each day, but sometimes it seems that it comes in faster than it goes out! I’ve tried several methods to eliminate receiving so much, but nothing seems to work...
IT’S CHRISTMAS ALREADY?????
Somehow I missed Summer! I don’t know how that happened. You would think I would at least notice that my favorite season of the year had come and gone. But NO! It must have slipped by me as I was taking an afternoon nap on the porch (yeah,...
FOODIE FRIDAY with Peabody’s Key Lime Pie and more!
Photo Courtesy of Culinary Concoctions by Peabody This week for Foodie Friday over at Designs by Gollum I am making Peabody’s Camping Key Lime Pie with Coconut-Pecan Graham Cracker Crust from Culinary Concoctions by Peabody. You’ll...
YARNELL’S ICE CREAM and Ice Cream Pies
All images are used courtesy of Yarnell's. If you live in Arkansas, then you are probably familiar with Yarnell’s Ice Cream. Located in Searcy, Arkansas, the company has been in business since 1932, and in my opinion, they make some of the...

