Happy Mother's Day 2012

Happy Mother's Day to everyone!   It was a lovely day in Central Arkansas today.  Was just about perfect weather-wise.  I got some nice presents and I have just taken life easy today.  DD#2 had a horse show today so we will have dinner with her tomorrow night.  Grand-dog, Toby, came to spend the weekend with us.  I've been knitting on my Skyp Socks this weekend. 

Hope everyone had a good weekend.

I have promised several people a recipe for Chocolate Gravy, so here it is.  I'll include the amts for 1/2 recipe.  The next time I make chocolate gravy I'll take a picture and post.

               Chocolate Gravy

1/2 cup butter (1 stick)

4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa

1/4 cup flour (4 Tablespoons)

3/4 cup sugar

2 cups milk

Melt butter in skillet on medium heat.  Add cocoa and flour, stir around in butter until blended.  Add sugar and milk and stir, stir, stir until well blended and gravy-like.

Spoon over hot biscuits and enjoy!!

Amounts for 1/2 recipe:

4 Tablespoons butter (1/2 stick)

2 Tablespoons cocoa

2 Tablespoons flour

6 Tablespoons sugar

1 cup milk



It's Strawberry Time in Arkansas

Beautiful strawberries that taste as sweet as they look.  The fields started being picked a month early this year (mid-March).  The fields still look to be bearing well, so we will have the fresh berries for a while yet. 

It is hard to believe how long it has been since I added a new post to this blog. 

Earlier this week I spent a few days at a knitting retreat. I met some wonderful knitters and we instantly became friends.  I hope by bringing this blog back to life, I will be able to stay in touch with these new friends. 

Bread Baking

I baked bread on Saturday!! I checked the following book from the library.

Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. I had to buy unbleached all-purpose flour and yeast in a jar instead of the envelopes and a good size bowl with a lid. I followed the easy directions and got a loaf of bread that was so good!! I now have enough dough left for 3 more loaves!!

Here is the loaf I baked before and after cooking, with a close up of the cut loaf!! Can't wait to bake more this afternoon!!

July 4, 2009

Daughter #2 was able to come home for a visit this holiday weekend. Needless to say, we really enjoy having her home even for a few days. She was featured on her college's website for the Equestrian Hall of Fame for her accomplishment at a horse show last fall.

She was Champion of the 3'3" jumper division (3 ft. 3 in. was the height of the jumps in that division) at the Germantown, TN, Harvesttime "A" Show. "A" shows are the strictest judged show except for Olympic level shows. Professional riders can be found competing in "A" shows.

We are very proud of her acheivement at this show.