giant stray cat, a photo by Becca(at BrightHaven) on Flickr.
Sapindus saponaria (Photo credit: João de Deus Medeiros) Who out there uses them? Tell me about them! Tell me what you like or don’t like. Where you buy them. Do you use something else? I ...
Image via Wikipedia With all of my talk about low carb and keeping my blood sugar at a respectable level and what-not, one would think that I would not subject myself (or you) to yet another cake rec...
Source: wisuella.tumblr.com via Susy on Pinterest I suppose, in the end, we will find that life was too short as well. I hope to make the most of this beautiful, marvelous, epic time that I’ve ...
#14 – Boudreaux and The Texan… Boudreaux once had a job as a taxicab driver in Baton Rouge. One day, he picked up a Texan on his way to the airport. When they passed by the LSU football...
#8 – Boudreaux & Clarence… Boudreaux lived across the bayou from Clarence, who Boudreaux did not like. There was no bridge or other easy way to cross the bayou so the two would argue ...
Bee! I’m Expecting You Bee! I’m expecting you! Was saying yesterday To someone you know That you were due. The frogs got home last week, Are settled, and at work; Birds, mostly back, Th...
This is how I chose to combat lack of sunshine today: with a calamondin marmalade cake topped and filled with calamondin curd. This calamondin fruit is simply amazing. I’ve made marmalade, ju...
Day #3 of gray chill. Supplies of Vitamin D appear to be depleted. Complete lethargy settling in. Need for hot beverages and foods becoming overwhelming. I need to check my bees! So many things ...
The Lake Isle of Innisfree I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made: Nine bean- rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee, And live...
Well, I can see that I didn’t blog yesterday, even though I had thought I would! Usually, I just throw a picture up for Wordless Wednesday and call it done. Maybe the fact that I had trouble ...
I don’t even know that I can call myself a blogger anymore, but I have all these nifty blogs floating around! I keep telling myself that I’ll do something more than the occasional tweet ...
Just in case you need a little reminding before the New Year officially begins.� Happy New Year to all!� May it be a blessed and a happy one.� New Year’s Day Traditions and Superstitions: What ...
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Earlier this week, I was watching a little bit of a Punky Brewster episode. I admired her cute little Rainbow Brite jacket…and her socks…and her shoes…when it hit me. Every bit of ...
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Here at BrightHaven, we put up Christmas lights and a Christmas tree each year–but we never go just all out. This year has been different, for some reason. We have tomato cage trees in the fr...
Imagine my surprise this morning while perusing my twitter feed. I discovered that today is National Biscuit and Gravy Day! Since we had biscuits for breakfast yesterday, I simply toasted the lefto...
A friend just sent me this quote and I thought I would share… Almost everything – all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure–these things just fall a...
Baby Marshall! My sister just reminded me that today is Marshall’s birthday. My other sister posted this a couple of years ago to celebrate the birthday and I thought I would share it with eve...
Vintage Christmas Ornament: Little Red Wagon
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I can’t believe it’s been another year! You’re going to want to make these early so you can enjoy them for Thanksgiving AND Christmas. (Note: this post was originally published in...
Sometime in April or May (or maybe it was March, I really don’t recall) our tankless water heater went kaput. Since Pensacola is a very warm climate, the water heater has not been seriously mi...
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