My husband and I enjoy taking a night once in a while and doing something as a couple. Life gets in the way sometimes, and we decided before we ever got married that we wanted to designate time specifically to spend with each other, instead of getting caught up in the whirlwind of work and chores. We like to call…
A few weeks ago, I was at my parents house, and there was a magazine sitting on the table. I am almost positive it was a Better Homes & Gardens magazine, but I cannot say that with absolute certainty. For whatever reason, I began paging through this magazine. One recipe in particular stuck out to me: Watermelon Berry Limeade. I…
A few days ago, I wrote a post about the beautiful State Parks Pennsylvania has available. My goal is to visit and write about as many State Parks as I possibly can! I have visited about 15 already, and a few I still have pictures of. So, the first park I am choosing to write about is Presque Isle State…
We have this agreement in our house that I cook dinner all week long, and my husband cooks dinner on the weekends. One of his most recent dinners featured grilled moose steaks. I asked if he wanted them for supper the next night. We were beginning to have a backlog of leftovers, and we try our best not to let…
Each year, a local county holds its annual county fair. Many years ago, my mom, aunt, and I entered some things into the fair’s competitions. My mom entered some home canned pickles, my aunt entered some home canned zucchini relish, and I entered some amateur photography of flowers and butterflies, as well as a crocheted baby afghan. I do not…
The state of Pennsylvania contains over 120 state parks. One of the great things about these is their free admission! Some states surrounding Pennsylvania charge a fee to enter the park and use their facilities. Thankfully, Pennsylvania grants access to hiking trails, picnic facilities, beaches, and pools for free! Over the years, my family has visited about 15 different state…
This is slightly different from my other posts, but I thought something new might be a nice change of pace! The other day, I was driving home from grocery shopping. Since we do not live extremely close to any kind of grocery store, I only go shopping maybe once per week, sometimes even less. It forces me to really compile…
Over the weekend, my neighbor came over carrying a bucket of pickling cucumbers. She told me her husband planted too many pickles and she was overrun, and she asked if I could use some. My husband and I had not planted pickles this year because I have never had much luck canning them and getting them to taste good. They…
Just over a week ago, we went kayaking with some friends of ours. We were going to be on a creek I was unfamiliar with and a lot of rain had fallen recently, so I was a little apprehensive! Kayaking is a very popular activity in our area. It may be more widespread than that, but my reaches don’t go…
This year, I decided to venture into the fun world of yard sales! Each July, our “town” has two days of community yard sales. I knew I had some clothes and cleaning products that I no longer had use for, so I decided to try to have a yard sale. My first very own yard sale! When I was young,…