Archive Category: ‘Intellectual’

Adventures in canning… SALSA!

September 13th, 2011

Today I finally used up the last of my tomatoes from my garden. The gophers destroyed a lot of my plants, biting them off right at the root.  Time and time again this Summer and Fall I felt like the frustrated Rabbit from Winnie the Pooh. Darn Tigger, I mean gophers… Anyway, this left me [...]

Getting Crafty with Leather

September 9th, 2011

I decided to delve into the world of leather crafts this summer in an attempt to make a homemade anniversary gift for Roddy. Early on in our marriage we decided it would be fun to exchange traditional anniversary gifts as a creative way to celebrate. This year the gift was leather, and I felt like [...]

 *To Read How to Survive a Road Trip- Part One: Traveling on a Budget, Click HERE.* Road trips can be a lot of fun, but they also have a tendency to be exhausting. So exhausting that you might feel irritated with your travel partner(s) and quite possibly need a vacation after returning home from your… [...]