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

● Latest Postings

  • ~Pickling~

    ~Pickling~

    Refrigerator Pickling

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  • ~Extracts~

    ~Extracts~

    Homemade Extracts

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  • ~Chicken Sherry~

    ~Chicken Sherry~

    Chicken With Mushrooms

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  • ~Chicken – #1~

    ~Chicken – #1~

    Chicken With Mushrooms

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  • ~Ribs & Ralph’s~

    ~Ribs & Ralph’s~

    Food On The Go

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  • ~1-2-3-4 Cake~

    ~1-2-3-4 Cake~

    ~An Age Old Easy Cake~

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  • ~Tea Walks #6~

    ~Tea Walks #6~

    “The man who hunts a deer does not gaze at the mountains”. ~ Takeda Nobushige

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  • ~Tea Walks #5~

    ~Tea Walks #5~

    It’s been a while since I posted a Tea Walk.  The construction of the house seems never-ending and having spent almost two months sick I had more catch up in the garden than usual.  To my own fault, I just enjoyed the walk and I didn’t do much but observe what work there still is

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  • ~Garden Stuff~

    ~Garden Stuff~

    Today was a prep for the rain.  This was a chance to get around the yard for debris clearing so it all doesn’t go into the gutter and clog up this place.  It is the first dark day since last Winter and I love the feeling of it, but I am wary of the mountain

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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.