Boot Camp And Briskets

Today was a very busy, non stop, meeting myself coming and going kind of day…but before I get into what I did today, I’ll tell you what I did yestday.

BOOT CAMP! That’s right. This ol’ girl who hasn’t exercised at all, since I was 15, decided to humiliate myself in front of an audience of young buff women (and one man). I knew I was in trouble when the first thing the instructor said was, “ok, let’s start with a quick run.”

Would you like to know when the last time I ran was? Continue Reading…

Rubber Ducky Baby Shower

If you used to watch Sesame Street when you were a kid, raise your hand. (I have my hand raised) Ok, you can put your hand down now.

If you have ever watched Sesame Street with your kids when they were little, raise your hand (my hand is raised again). Ok, you can put your hand down.

I think I love sesame street as an adult as much as I did as a kid. My favorite part? The songs! Songs like… Continue Reading…

Who Knew There Was Such A Thing?

As I have stated in earlier posts, our hen house has been around for many years…long before Mr. wonderful and I were even thought of. I absolutely love the fact that Granny and Grandad Rohr raised their chickens in the same place, in the same hen house, that I am raising mine.

This is a shot of the hen house from inside the chicken yard. As you can tell…it’s gone Continue Reading…

A Dream Come True

You could say I waited 190,080 minutes

Or…3,168 hours

Or…132 days

Or just 4 months

However you add it up, I have proof that good things come to those who wait!

I am proud to announce Continue Reading…

See This?

See this?

This is one of the chairs that goes to my antique ice cream parlor set, sittin under a big Black Jack tree Continue Reading…

The Final Touches

Well, some of you have been asking about my chickens. Readers have asked how the hen house is comin’ along, they’ve asked if I have changed my mind or if we’ve put it on hold. I’ve even had one person accuse me of making the whole thing up!

Well, to answer your questions…the hen house is finished; no, I have not changed my mind or put anything on hold; and this is absolutely NOT a hoax! I know, I know….I haven’t written in a while…and to tell you the truth, it has almost driven me crazy not being able to keep you updated….I have no excuses for not writing, other than life in general just taking over! Anyway…I want to fill you in on what’s been going on down Rohr Rd. Continue Reading…

An Offer He Couldn’t Refuse

I woke up this morning with ONE thing on my mind. Working in my yard! I love it all, from:

Cleaning out flower beds…all 12.

Choosing a color pallet.

Going to the nursery and filling up the back end of my car with plants.

Getting dirt under my nails.

Filling every old bucket, wash tub, and tea kettle I can find with Begonias and petunias.

And then, after a long hard day, standing back and admiring the beauty of it all.

This truly makes me a happy girl!

There is one thing though I don’t particularly like about being in the great outdoors. Continue Reading…

Spinach Bacon Quiche

1 package frozen pie crust
1 lb bacon fried and crumbled
16 ounce bag frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed of its juices.
1/4 cup chopped onion
2 T. Butter
1 t. salt
1/8 t. nutmeg
1/8 t. black pepper
6 eggs
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1 cup milk
2 T. Flour
2. Cups shredded Swiss cheese

This quiche can be made 1 of 2 ways. You can line a glass 9×13 cassarole dish with the pie crust and fill with the mixture or you can choose to use two pie plates instead……either one will work just fine.

After you have lined your dish of choice with the pie crust set to the side while you prepare your filling.

Sauté the chopped onion in butter for a few minutes until it begans to turn translucent. Stir in the drained and squeezed spinach and heat through.

Spoon spinach mixture into the crust then top with fried and crumbled bacon.

***note*** I have a little tip for ya when frying bacon. If you’ll use your kitchen shears to cut the bacon into small pieces before you fry it, it will fry up into the perfect “crumbled” bacon.

Sprinkle the shredded Swiss cheese over the spinach and bacon.

In a large mixing bowl mix the eggs, milk, cream, black pepper, salt, nutmeg, and flour with a whisk or hand mixer. Once this is mixed well carefully pour evenly over the spinach, bacon and cheese mixture.

Bake at 425 for 15 minutes and 350 for 30 minutes or until “set” in the middle.

***NOTE*** The crust filled with the spinach, bacon and cheese can be prepared the night before and refrigerated. The milk mixture can also be prepared the night before and refrigerated seperatly. When you’re ready to bake it, just pour the milk mixture over the spinach mixture and bake.

Enjoy!!

A Hen House Update

With each passing week I get closer to being a chicken owner and with each passing week I get more excited. Seriously I can hardly wait!

Some of you may be asking….like me….what’s taking so long??

Let’s get some chickens already!

Well, sense we have only been able to work on the weekends, it’s taking a little longer than expected. Mr. Wonderful scheduled to take off three days last week during spring break so he could knock it in the head in one final swoop and guess what? Continue Reading…

The Shot Heard ‘Round The World (yard)

Caleb has been saving to buy a truck for some time now. He’s only 13 so he still has a few years to wait and save…with that said, he decided with much prayer and consideration, to take a little bit of his money to buy a new BB gun and air-soft gun. I feel like we’ve had a dozen or so of these weapons at one time or another but I guess he felt he needed the latest version. Anyway, on Friday he and his dad went to their favorite store….you guessed it… Continue Reading…

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