I love the fact that there are so many different kinds of sweet, juicy fruit to eat all summer long. Grapes, peaches, plums, mangoes, pineapple, and nectarines are just a few of the plentiful fruit that satisfies our cravings on a hot summer day. Fruit is an important part of our food supply. It seems,…
Fabulous Peach Cobbler (Gluten Free) Prep Time: 30 Minutes Bake Time: 45 Minutes Serves: 9-12 Ingredients Filling 7 – 8 ripe peaches, peeled and sliced 3 Tbsp butter, sliced into pats ¼ – ½ cup organic unrefined coconut sugar (depending on sweetness desired) ¼ tsp cinnamon ¼ cup tapioca pearls (to thicken the juice)…
I live on a small ranch. Just 13 acres, but enough room for my daughter to ride her horse without feeling like she was riding in the backyard. That was the whole point of leaving suburbia. She was head over heels in love with horses. After more than a year of taking riding lessons, she…
Life is complicated, no doubt about it. There seems to be no limit to the expectations we find ourselves under. It can be hard to separate societal expectations from the ones we place on our self. The result can be too much stress and a feeling of overwhelm that overshadows every aspect of life. I…
Wow, this last week has been hot. Every day has started out in the mid-70s and topped out at 100+. When I go outside after supper to feed the horses, the air is heavy and oppressive. This is a typical summer in Texas; July and August are just miserable. I feel sorry for every creature…
Sometimes you get to recognize foreshadowing in your life. It can be scary if you are not ready for it. Other times, it leads to random but interesting thoughts. Well, last week my niece and her husband spent a few days at our house. They brought with them their adorable little boy. He is all…
When it comes to marketing, the trend seems to be more towards catch-phrases which appear to be popular, but at the same time are a bit ambiguous. The underlying premise appears to be that consumers are too busy to research what the phrases really mean, and if they like what they hear then they will…
I know I said that I was going to talk about how my family’s visit from Pennsylvania went, but I really want to share something with you that I am so excited about. My mother is 86 years old, and she lives with me. We have been blessed with the fact that she is in…
Happy Independence Day! I hope you have great plans for today. At my house, we are having a fish fry. We have had a few successful fishing trips so we will get to enjoy some very tasty catfish and crappie. We are also having onion rings, hush puppies, and French fries. It’s oh so wonderful!…
This past week has really flown by. Where did the time go? It seems I have been busy all week, but have very little to show for it. And for this results-oriented person, that is a problem. There is no doubt that summer is here. The drought ending rain and the unseasonably cool weather is…