A while back someone on here asked for some fall pics of our lovely Palouse. I took these today while out on a stroll with my good friend Jan, and I’m afraid they look pretty dull in these pictures compared to the real thing. We loaded up our pockets with leaves and acorns and crab […]

I should preface this with a sort of disclaimer. I don’t know, to be honest, what kind of disclaimer could possibly cover this - but I’ll give it a shot. Here it is. My excuse.
I’m currently living in the house that ebay built. It truly is the funniest little hodge-podge of who knows what. I’m […]

I thought it was time for a little Thomas Watson on contentment:
There are three things which contentment doth banish out of its diocese, and which can by no means consist with it.
1. It excludes vexatious repining; this is properly the daughter of discontent: ‘I mourn in my complaint.’ He doth not say I murmur in […]

A couple of weeks before the Merkles left us for the UK,  Bekah made this beautiful dessert for our Sabbath dinner. Under the whipped cream is a chocolate pot de creme, and the big, fat blackberries were from a friend’s back yard. The espresso cups seemed just the way to serve it. Delish!

I was struck a few days ago by something my husband said (and that in itself is nothing unusual). But I thought I would share the insight. Some friends of ours are in the midst of a very hard providence, and my husband said something like this, “God is not doing this to you; He […]

Lest you all think I’m only preoccupied with the election I thought I’d mention a few other items of possible interest to the masses.
Cheese Curds vs. Mac and Cheezers
There used to be an A & W billboard near our house that we had the pleasure of passing daily. It read “Cheese Curds…Curiously Delicious,” and had […]