My Mom

I grew up in a single parent home. I had 2 older brothers, an older sister and my grandmother who also lived in the same small town . My mom was such a hard worker. She was a nurse and I know she made a big difference in the lives of those she took care

Orchard Apples

I love getting apples at the orchard and I’m looking forward to getting these wonderful Cortland apples in September. I think they make the best pies. Unfortunately the season is short lived and I don’t have enough refrigerator space to buy as many as I would like. I will be freezing them again this year

Follow through

I had a bit of a problem the past few weeks with some pecans that I bought in bulk online. When they arrived I opened them and thought, they don’t smell as fresh as they should be. I thought I would repackage them, put them in the freezer and see how there were when I

Mother of 5

 I am the mother of 5 children. Our oldest is a son, Ben, and then we had 4 girls, Macy, Natalie, Vanessa, and Whitley.  Needless to say they are all very different, and yet very much alike.   I feel very fortunate because being a mom was really what I wanted to do. Ross worked