Inspired By Gardens, Crafts, Food & Just Being At Home

● Latest Postings

  • ~Dulce De Leche~

    ~Dulce De Leche~

    Here’s a simple recipe from Mrs. Shecky’s Kitchen to you to take your sweet tooth into yummysville. Pour this tasty topping on breads and cakes for a really extra special desert and don’t leave out the ice cream either. This is so easy to make and for the price of one can of sweetened condensed

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  • ~Garden Visitors~

    ~Garden Visitors~

    The fires sure have given us more visits to the gardens. These guys were here last year and it was good to see them again. This one stuck around long enough for me to grab the camera after noticing him through my dirty, ashy window. There were two but this one was right close by

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  • ~A New Year~

    ~A New Year~

    It is time to welcome the New Year in and hopefully this year will be a lot brighter than the last. It sure was a hectic mess. The pandemic seems never ending so I am determined to continue to do my part and pull up a seat at home, wear a mask when out, and

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  • ~Tis The Season~

    ~Tis The Season~

    Tis the season to decorate, of course eat and then make merriment. It is a bit different this year in Sheckyville, but we have gotten used to COVID restrictions and all we want now is to stay healthy and get rid of that nasty, deathly virus worldwide. We are doing our part and it is

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  • ~Squash Soup & Biscuits~

    ~Squash Soup & Biscuits~

    It is not hard to make soup out of squash but just in case you have never tried it, this is how easy it is. In fact, any Winter squash you wish to use and any liquid can be substituted here in this recipe. It is one of my *anything goes* recipes that is simple,

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  • ~Wordless Wednesday~

    ~Wordless Wednesday~

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  • ~Wordless Wednesday~

    ~Wordless Wednesday~

    ~Garden Wee Ones~

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  • ~Work Comforts~

    ~Work Comforts~

    Every room has a comfort zone here at Sheckyville. It has been a standard since I had my first apartment to have a spot or two to just flop in. Furniture makes that happen and normally a corner of the room will nook it up a few notches for that comfortable feeling. Putting out special

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  • ~Orange Syrup~

    ~Orange Syrup~

    From Mrs. Shecky’s Kitchen. Enjoy. Mrs. Shecky

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● About

I’m Mrs. Shecky, the creator and author behind this blog. Its a simple blog coming from my comfortable chair at home in Sheckyville. Inspired by gardening, cooking, crafting and then photo blogging about it.
Tales From My Lens is my photo blog and I welcome you there too.

Old Hands Studio
Old Hands Studios is where I create and have loads of fun crafting. The ladies above are my Great, Great Great, and Great Great Great Grandmothers who are my inspiration. Because of them, their writing and crafts were instilled in me with ephemera saved throughout the years. My Etsy account is linked and hope you wander in to take a look. 
Thanks for stopping in.