country life

Watermelon Pickles a Gem of the South

Many of you know that my family and I are new to The South. And being foodies, we are enjoying what American Food isView full post »

strawberry

Strawberry Shortcake 101 (wow, this is post #100, who knew you Folks would keep reading?)

Simple rustic recipes will always win me over compared to fancy, multi-step, complicated recipes. I believe this is dueView full post »

A Good Day Outside

We have a lot of good days at home. But the best days to me, are the days we get to enjoy it in a cleanish state, whenView full post »

Mad Gringa’s Amish Butter-Only in America

I’m not Amish, or Mexican. I’m a typical “empty slate” of American cultural heritage. I’mView full post »

A Colorful Week

Some weeks are colorful, just as some days are Smelly. This week has been particularly colorful. But the proof’sView full post »

Real Butter is Yellow? or How I Bought Part of a Milk Cow

This is the story of how I bought part of a milk cow… Pictured: Homemade butter (using raw, unpasteurized milk)View full post »

Meet R2

Alright, we cannot heat the living room, no matter how much wood we put on the fire. So my Mr Knightly, bought me anView full post »

Frosty Morning

Frosty Tennessee Morning Pin ItView full post »

If These Walls Could Talk

I am amazed at the stacked stone walls that stand all over this part of the country. As the original owners of theseView full post »

Leaves-My Introduction to Autumn

Leaves, my first introduction to Autumn Pin ItView full post »

My Own Personal Lumberjack

I’ve always wanted one. It has been wonderful watching the weather change, and feeling it get colder. We got ourView full post »

Bird Bath

I’m considering this my first “real” fall. And in the middle of watching all the leaves change color,View full post »

Carving the Little Lovelies (or painting them…)

We were able to get our hands on some different varieties of pumpkins this year, so nobody chose the traditional orangeView full post »

Pumpkins, the squash of happiness

We were able to check out the Nashville Farmer’s Market and take these lovely pics of the pumpkins. I’veView full post »

Lights Out!

Living in the country: Last night, 10:30 or so, we heard a small explosion and all the power went out. We drove out toView full post »