As I see notifications pop up on my phone about the crazy day to day things happening in the world I remember my granny telling me at a very young age of 9ish… “Neecey, the world is a mess. It’s gone to hell in a handbag. I know it’s the end times and the rapture will be any day. Praise … Read More
Happily Aging Together
Let’s face it we all are aging. We can “choose” to happily age or wine moan and complain about it. Sure we can let the worlds idea of aging press in and make us feel old and even dicredpid. My man and I choose to age together naturally and vibrantly. Our goal since married 23 years ago is to age … Read More
Travel is Brutal… no joke.
We finally had our BIG 20th Anniversary vacation from 2020. My husband Scott and I flew from Kentucky to Portland spent a day and a half then flew on to Hawaii. Our stay was in Kona on the Big Island. Our travel took us from KY to Dallas with 6 delays. Then to Portland. From Portland we had three delays … Read More
Miracles really do happen
There have been so many times in my life that I have witnessed a true MIRACLE. Today I’m sharing a some. When Connor was in kindergarten he came home not feeling great. Said his legs hurt. Didn’t eat any dinner and just wasn’t his usually energetic self. He had a low grade fever of 100 so I wasn’t too worried. … Read More
My GF Baked Stuffing Recipe
Friends we didn’t offer our baked stuffing this year and ya’ll were less than thrilled. I thought why not just how you how to make it yourself. It’s fun and easy. In the video you’ll see me make it in a pie pan (all I had handy), but the product at the end is in a casserole crock and is … Read More
…and everything changed.
I won’t start this post by mentioning the obvious world crisis. Instead I’m going to tell you how I’m handling it. First, I prayed and asked Father for guidance then I cut our hours to 9-3 three days a week. Monday, Friday and Saturday. That meant I then had to do something I’ve never done and I laid off five … Read More
To fast or not to fast?
For lent I usually challenge my friends and family to commit to a fast for 40 days. One year it was The Paleo Challenge. I heard of wonderful results people were having both spiritually and physically. One elderly woman said she accepted the challenge and it changed her and her husbands life. I can certainly understand why. Paleo lifestyle eliminates … Read More
Celiacs and Dairy
A few years ago a newly diagnosed customer came into the bakery and had a panini. Not long after she left she phoned questioning me. Told me she was just positive she had gluten in my place. I assured her we have very stringent guidelines and that everything is gluten free. She said she had the same reaction she’d been … Read More
Conversions?
Finding out you must change your diet and eat gluten free can be overwhelming. Figuring out how to take your tried and true favorite recipes and convert them.. tricky. That is exactly what I did all those years ago in my simple kitchen in our home. The secret to my success? Persistency! Yes, you will fail. Take those failures look … Read More
A Spring Thing
This time of year we all get a little spring fever. Things are starting to have buds pop out or even bloom. Then we have this thing called the SUN showing itself far more than we’ve seen in months. Birds are chirping and bees are buzzing. For us here at the bakery we are also buzzing about making new flavors. … Read More