I went to a class at Country Creek Treasures (Salem, IL) today on making Elderberry syrup which is used for many health purposes, as many of you may know. It was fun! We learned a lot, had Andrea's special herbal tea and I met some lovely fun ladies. Then Bill and I went to lunch at Chuck's Place, it was packed as usual, but enjoyed our food! It's been a nice day and I 'm glad the snow is melting! (I am not in any of these photos, I was having too much fun to bother).
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Saturday, February 07, 2026
Thursday, February 05, 2026
Trail cam photos
A few photos from our trail cam we mounted the other day in our backyard. There were lots of squirrels and birds, but it was nice to see these ladies and one young buck..
Sunday, February 01, 2026
Midnight moon on snow
The moon on the snow early this morning...through 2 panes of glass and with my cell phone...but still thought it was beautiful.
Saturday, January 31, 2026
Meatball casserole
Meatball casserole: homemade meatballs, homemade enchilada sauce and pepper jack cheese (not homemade Sure tasted good on this cold Saturday afternoon.
Friday, January 30, 2026
Snow pictures
Lots of people tracks, deer tracks and birdie tracks out in our backyard today. We went out a few times to take care of the birds and put up a couple of trail cams. It was nice to get out in the fresh air and sunshine, if only for a little bit! (it's 15° and we just came in).
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Good times at Sweet Things Ice Cream Shop
It's TBT once again. Many of you know we owned an ice cream shop for 7 years. The shop was torn down last year and I was thinking about it today and how much fun it was! Every year I had a Halloween party and if you wore a costume you got a free ice cream cone. So, here are some photos from Halloween 1999. That is me dressed as a alien and my most lovely young ladies who worked for me. Good times!
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
The upsidedown
I was looking out my backdoor, I have a suncatcher hanging there and this caught my eye, thought it was so interesting.




























