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I have a curly filbert tree in my new foundation garden. It will only grow to about eight feet, and it will hide the electrical meter, etc. on the side of my house. But it has the added advantage of having really interesting branches. It had a branch last summer that trailed a little tooContinue reading “Easter Table”

I made some cherry wood smoked chicken to go with all the salads we made this week. I used the same techniques as are used in this YouTube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd1rM3CsoN0&t=23s&ab_channel=Tasty This technique may look intimidating, but it really isn’t. I had to watch the video several times the first time I made turkey this way,Continue reading “Spring and Summer Salads–Smoked Chicken (or Turkey) Salad”

My friend Susan gave us some no-bake cookies last weekend, which didn’t last long. J was going to meet some friends in Chattanooga to go skateboarding, and I wanted to send some treats with him, so I made another batch of these delicious and quick to make treats. These are the classic no-bake cookies/hobnobs. Hobnobs–makesContinue reading “Susan’s Sweet Treats”

Oh, we love this one. I was introduced to it when we did a series of “healthy meals” for events at work to try to get our employees to see that food can both taste good and be good for you. I’m not sure that worked with our employees, but I have been making thisContinue reading “Spring Salads–Apple Salad”

We have had an unusually grey and cloudy few weeks, and have been getting a little stir crazy. So yesterday, we took a drive to Mowbray Mountain and hiked a part of the Little Soddy Trail. While it was on the cool side (about 43 degrees), the sun came out. Apparently, there used to beContinue reading “Pandemic Physical Fitness–Little Soddy Trail”

Warm-Up 20 Spider Man 20 Speed Skaters 30 Bicycle Crunches Set One X 3 12 Curtsy Squat with Front to Lateral Raise 12 Reverse Lunge with Hammer Curl 12 Sumo Squat with Tricep Extension Set Two X 3 10 Shoulder Press 10 Upright Row 10 Side Bends 10 Reverse Fly Set Three X 3 12Continue reading “Pandemic Physical Fitness–30 Minute Total Body”

We found this recipe originally in Southern Living, and have modified it some to suit our tastes. It is in regular rotation for cookouts throughout the spring and summer. If you think you hate carrot salad (probably because you don’t like the mayonnaise dressing, and I don’t blame you), give this one a shot. ItContinue reading “Spring Salads–Carrot Salad”

This is my version of the potato salad that my mom used to make. I have been making it since I have lived on my own. Even people who don’t usually like potato salad, love this one. If you already love potato salad, you will love this one. I like it because it isn’t tooContinue reading “Spring Salads–Potato Salad”

Every yard (at least that I know of) has its more utilitarian parts that tend not to be very attractive. For our neighbor and for us, we have a lot of trailers parked (conveniently, right next to each other), with a really tall retaining wall between our properties where I hate to mow the grass.Continue reading “Adding a Green Screen Between Properties–No CG required”

When we bought the house, it had white gutters on it. The downspouts on the back deck were on the front face of the posts, which made the outside posts of the deck look really narrow (almost non-existent) once we stained the deck dark brown, and limewashed the house. So, when we did all theContinue reading “The Glamorous Drainage Project”