Prepare your favorite recipe for a double crust pie. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Combine 3 cups one-inch slices rhubarb, 1 cup sugar, 1/2 tsp grated orange peel (optional), 3 Tbsp flour, a dash of salt. Line your pie plate with the first crust, add your rhubarb filling, add the second crust. Bake at… Continue reading Rhubarb Pie
Last night’s Buffy the Vampire
Last night’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer OK, so who saw it and wasn’t at least a little creeped out? I was going to start a thread on this but Victor beat me to it. My husband and I weren’t sure whether this Caleb guy is meant to be a serious reflection on evil as a… Continue reading Last night’s Buffy the Vampire
Totally worth bookmarking: Have You
Totally worth bookmarking: Have You Ever Wondered What the Letters After the Names of Religious Indicate? Thanks to Donna Marie for the link.
Garden Report, with special Rhubarb section
WOO HOO! Finished the fourth and last garden bed today! Now they are ready to be sectioned off and, in May, planted. Progress on the other plants, too. A second eggplant seed sprouted and the marigold seedlings are coming along great. The lettuce is just peeking above the ground too. And all four of the… Continue reading Garden Report, with special Rhubarb section
No Spin Zone I have
No Spin Zone I have been reading the Bill O’Reilly book because I like his show. But when you read his book and dig a bit deeper into his perspective, he is pretty “liberal”. He is a pro-contraceptive Catholic and he had the nerve to say Dr. Laura’s attiutude that a parent should stay home… Continue reading No Spin Zone I have
Veggie Wars Envoy Encore is
Veggie Wars Envoy Encore is fighting the Veggie Wars again: which Silly Song is truly the silliest? A couple of weeks ago (well, three, according to the library) I checked out a couple of Veggie videos (The End of Silliness? and The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown.) They have been a huge hit here with the… Continue reading Veggie Wars Envoy Encore is
Weird Weather! Today is
Weird Weather! Today is going to be 80 degrees. Just lovely. I am thinking of giving them a homeschooling day off due to nice weather. Not sure yet. Maybe just cover the basics. Anyway, here’s the kicker, according to the forecast it’s going to snow on Thursday and Friday. No more!
Feeling a bit better I
Feeling a bit better I blogged a little while ago that my energy levels have been down. I was thinking perhaps it was my iron levels. Still not sure, but I made some changes in my diet-mainly more veggies. More exercise and God has blessed us with more sunshine has helped too I am sure.… Continue reading Feeling a bit better I