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

● Latest Postings

  • ~The Grandparents Room~

    ~The Grandparents Room~

    It has been one heck of a past few weeks with changing a couple of rooms around and getting more storage and craft space, but it has been accomplished. Moving the work desk to another area to keep the ugly out of sight has left space for a bedroom originally planned and a great place

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  • ~Banana Muffins~

    ~Banana Muffins~

    One of the first things I learned to bake was banana bread. I have been baking it since I learned how to treat myself with homemade cakes and breads and love nuts in mine. My husband just to happens to love it too, but not so much with nuts. So I am giving you my

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  • ~Sheckyville-Fire Style~

    ~Sheckyville-Fire Style~

    ~Silverado Fire~

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  • ~Pumpkin Cupcakes~

    ~Pumpkin Cupcakes~

    ~Get Your Pumpkin On~

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  • ~Messy~

    ~Messy~

    Well it’s not only kind of messy, it’s a real mess messy. Things are getting repainted and I am adding texture to the walls so this is my pull up a seat spot for the next couple of weeks. I keep having words with the painters about not pushing my desk into me while I

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  • ~Rosemary-Thyme Pound Cake~

    ~Rosemary-Thyme Pound Cake~

    ~Be Kind To Your Taste Buds~

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  • ~Kind Of Cute~

    ~Kind Of Cute~

    Here’s Witch Green Thumb. She comes out once a year and pulls up a seat anywhere she deems fitting. She’s done with her flying days but she still gets around and can have some attitude. You can kind of see that here with her giving me the stink eye. She wasn’t going to move over

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  • ~Oatmeal Strawberry Banana Blend Smoothie ~

    ~Oatmeal Strawberry Banana Blend Smoothie ~

    ~Strawberry Smoothie Recipe~

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  • ~Beer Bread~

    ~Beer Bread~

    Yes, I made Beer Bread and I liked it.

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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.