All Butter Angel Biscuits

This recipe is a modification of the Southern Living Angel biscuits. They are moist and fluffy, yet beautifully layered, a perfect combination of buttermilk biscuits and yeast rolls. I used the technique from Helen S. Fletcher of the Pastries like Pro blog to make more layers. Makes about 24

Assembling Blue Bird Houses

January 25, 2025 The blue bird houses I ordered arrived from Amazon today. Here is the unboxing. I selected the package with the card titled “A Way to Attract Birds”. I opened the package and found the instructions on how to assemble the bird house was on the back of the card. The first package […]

Finished Preparing Garden Beds for Dirt

January 25, 2025 On Thursday, (January 23), Bruce called Bama Dirt to find out when we would get our order. They apologized for not reaching out to us. They are waiting for the dirt to dry out and the compost to become less hot. Yesterday (Friday, January 24), after breakfast, I decided the weather had […]

A Picture of Our Aggressive Mockingbird

January 25, 2025 I’ve been meaning to share this picture of our aggressive mockingbird. He chases other birds around. I am most annoyed with him when he chases the blue birds. I’ve seen him chase sparrows and wrens. He rested on the pump house roof and I was finally able to get a picture of […]

Bruce Arrived Safely

January 25, 2025 Bruce arrived safely in Brunswick, GA. He was met at the airport and received a ride to Jekyll Island, Georgia. Bruce took his father’s car down to the hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. Bruce’s father was sleeping when Bruce arrived. After my father-in-law woke up, he was confused and “not all there.” He […]

Leaving on a Jet Plane

January 24, 2025 We dragged ourselves out the door at 4:10 AM this morning. Bruce had a flight from Huntsville International Airport to Atlanta at 7:00 AM. He needed to be there 90 minutes before his flight. It takes an hour to get to Huntsville airport. Nox, seeing us heading to the door, was desperate […]

Eastern Meadow Lark Flock in Our Backyard

January 23, 2025 On Tuesday (January 21), it was bitter cold. We stayed inside and watched the birds in the yard. Bruce happened to notice an eastern meadow lark in the backyard. As we watched, we realized there were more. We counted seven in the flock. I wasn’t able to get good pictures of them […]

Misfits Market Trial Worked Out for Me and a Promotion Code if You Want to Try It

January 22, 2025 We’ve been so busy so much of the time lately, that going into town (eight miles away) to get groceries seems like a real chore. The local Foodland (half a mile away) is good for somethings, but they have a very limited selection of fresh produce. I kept seeing ads for Misfits […]

Walking, Talking and Telling Jokes

January 22, 2025 After the scare my father-in-law gave us, it is good to see the pictures sent by my sister-in-law. My FIL was in great spirits this morning. He was joking around and laughing. He was telling stories. What a huge difference the surgery has made! With the help of a walker, he walked […]

Update on my Father-In-Law’s Condition

January 21, 2025 My father-in-law came through the surgery to put in a drain to relieve pressure just fine. Unfortunately, they weren’t able to preform the second surgery to check to see if he was still bleeding. They started the surgery and discovered he had twisted arteries. Proceeding with the surgery had an unacceptable risk […]