PRAIRIE HOMESTEAD

The holidays seemed to go by in a blur -- and when life moves at that pace -- it's hard to slow things down -- and hold on to the mem...

If the local 'weather-wizards' are correct -- looks like it will be a White Christmas.  Santa and his reindeer will feel right at ...

Little Hands Big Hands Making Minty Snowmen -- and lots of 'sweet' holiday memories.

It was 17 degrees when I left my house this morning.  When I stepped outside into the cold  -- this took my breath away.  Even the heav...

Evergreen garlands and red ribbons Twinkling lights and Christmas trees Children singing and swaying to the music  Little hands waving i...

It's about 8pm on a dark and rainy winter night. A quiet evening and I'm in my little sewing corner -- cutting, pressing, stitching....

Seems like it was just a few days ago that we were celebrating Labor Day. Now, Thanksgiving is over and done. We stuffed ourselves with turk...

While I would like to say that November on the Southern Plains looks like this every day . . . .  clear blue skies framed by red/gold leaves...

For the next couple of months, I suppose all of my posts to this blog should have the following warning:  DANGER If Autumn isn't your ...

September is almost over - the mornings are starting to have a little 'crisp' to them.  Almost every store you pass by has mums for ...

Filled with apples and spices - this recipe is truly 'Apple Pie' in bread form. Just right for the cool/rainy weather we are having ...

Just look at that forecast -- it's predicting Hot & Hot --- followed by even more HOT Welcome to July in Oklahoma ! And, here's...

It's officially summer -- and, it's hot ! Here's what the temperature was at 8PM last night. Don't know about other people ...

Hubby has been reading all about container gardening and how to mix all sorts of plant textures. I'm not really sure what all that means...

Making brownies with a Joe-Joe and watching him lick the bowl clean. Adding a few more rows to little shrug for Laney -- while Joe makes new...

After a little side trip on my drive south on Friday -- there were fresh cut lilacs filling my vehicle with the sweet scent of spring. I had...

So far the 'stuff' that's falling out of the sky is in liquid form. But, that will change sometime this evening; and, according...

The fabric is cut for the biscuit tops -- 49 squares, 6"x6" The biscuit bottoms (or 'stays') are also cut - 5 1/2" x ...

After all the boob-related stress this past week, I decided to reward myself, boost the economy, and go 'Green'. With new handbag !...

Something bright and colorful to look at for a few weeks. And despite the fact that our local weather wizards are calling for snow this week...