On New Year's Day it's our tradition to eat stuffed pork chops and sauerkraut...two foods said to bring good health and good fortune...

"One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day.  Don't clean it up too ...

Wishing you the warmth and love of the Christmas season. Now, more than ever, we're reminded that the finest gifts and sweetest joys co...

As the kids say, "Oh my dears to chicken ears!" Christmas is nearly here! And with the last of the baking in the oven, the only...

It's cookie-baking time here and we're up to our elbows in flour, butter, and sugar! Once the counters are visible again, I'll s...

The season's joys are as plentiful as an overstuffed Christmas stocking. We've had snow here in the Midwest for several  days now....

A dusting of snow, briskly blowing wind, and delicate patterns of frost on the windowpanes. Deer are feeding in the fields close to our home...

Wishing you a day filled with family & friends, laughter, sweet memories, and quiet moments to reflect on your many blessings.

Little Man has a birthday today...where does the time go? He's such fun to photograph...laughing eyes, mischievous grins, and he does ...

A recent trip to Amish country found me coming home with mini pies. Just right for two, and so yummy, they gave me an idea... this year f...

The early days of November are a gift. Each day we've been blessed with a clear blue sky and warming sunshine. Our busy harvest time is ...

The richness of October is all around us. Even the strong and sudden storms that moved through the Midwest this week, quickly blew past leav...

My, oh my... time flies when you're having fun! (who are those young kids?!) It was a happy weekend... we wore ourselves out at a wa...

Saturday we made a trip to Amish country. It was one of those perfect autumn days...a bright blue sky, trees at their peak of color, and lov...

October has arrived...sunny, with crisp mornings and skies of robin's egg blue. The afternoons and evenings are warm & breezy, but a...

I know autumn is at our doorstep when we make plans to go to our last county fair. And although we had to run between the raindrops, we had ...

The sky was fascinating Thursday evening as the clouds from Tropical Storm Nicole made their way to the Midwest. I couldn't stop look...

Ahhh yes, 98 degrees was registering on the truck thermometer when I dragged myself away from the Country Living Fair , but it was worth ...

Harvesttime is here, and both city and country kitchens are filled with the aromas of spicy tomato sauces, pickling spices, and fruity jams ...