I spent the last couple of days prepping for sipping and sitting in the back side patio, which I lovingly call the “bowling alley”. It is very long and probably one of the hardest spaces I have had to decorate to get comfortable. It is the only place that has concrete and that is not…
The rains have been driving me crazy on top of this sheltering in time. Being outside in the garden has been my saving grace, and raining for a couple of weeks here has done me no good. I can’t eat all that I bake either although you would think I do these days. We did…
A Sweet Tomato Jam…
It is on the way. I will say this, even though I really love doing this, my back is breaking!! It is on an upgrade and this construction bit is a tad hard on the slant in boots. In any case, Mrs. Shecky is determined and will update as I go. Hope you enjoy the…
You don’t need a designer, just find a comfort zone and go for it…
I Made Meringues Instead…
Refrigerator Pickling
Homemade Extracts
Chicken With Mushrooms
Food On The Go
A Simple Cake
“The man who hunts a deer does not gaze at the mountains”. ~ Takeda Nobushige
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…
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…
Tea Walks #4. To The Bench
Tea Walks #3. After The Rain.
“The art of the bird is to conceal it’s nest both as to position and as to material, but now and then it is betrayed into weaving into its structure showy and bizarre bits of this or that, which give its secret away and which seem to violate all the traditions of its kind”~John Burroughs
“The path is made by walking”. ~African Proverb
