The first recipe in my Recipes from Grandma Bonnie’s Notebook series happens to be one that used to be a family favorite. The recipe actually came from my sister Paula who I suspect got it from a friend. My grandma had it written in her Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: January 2016
To Caucus They Go – It’s What Iowans Do
It’s Caucus time in Iowa. What does that mean? It means a lot of my Iowa friends are making visits to hear the various presidential candidates speak. It means there are a lot of selfies being posted on social media with politicians in them. It Continue reading →
Desert Finds: Greek Food and the World’s Largest Thermometer
When Chris and I road trip we like to find out of the way places to eat even if it is in the desert. On our recent trip to Las Vegas we spent a couple of days exploring outside of Las Vegas and found ourselves Continue reading →
Locked Up on Wordless Wednesday
CAPTION THIS!!!!! Some of the captions I got on Facebook were as follows: Carolee Harrison Polley: I almost got away with it. Terry Nolan: Indiana wants me. Lord I can’t go back there. Jen Hedrick: “I ate his liver with some fava beans and a Continue reading →
Teapot Tuesday -Yixing Style
I have featured several Yixing style teapots on the blog before and am happy to add one more to my collection. These traditional type of Chinese teapot are made from Yixing clay. This style is very commonly used to brew tea and originated in China, dating Continue reading →
My Best of Show –IBS Las Vegas 2016
Chris brought me along this year to Las Vegas to attend the IBS trade show at the Las Vegas Convention Center. It has the worst initials, doesn’t it? But now when I think of IBS I think International Builder’s Show and it has a Continue reading →
Chrisisms. They’re Back.
One of my most popular topics on It’s Just Life has to be my posts about Chrisims which are witty little snippets from my husband. Chris has a way of turning a phrase and over the past few years I have taken to writing these Continue reading →
Alpacas – My New True Love <3
I have a new love in my life and it is an alpaca named Ted. Or it might actually be Belle. Or Hershey. I can’t really decide which is my favorite but just know I am now enamored with alpacas. Chris and I are probably Continue reading →
Waterfall Wednesday and a Giveaway
Today I would like to show you another waterfall that is found in our new home county of Transylvania. I love that we hardly have to travel to go find waterfalls and since waterfalls are one of my favorite things in nature you can imagine Continue reading →
Tickled Pink on Teapot Tuesday
My love of teapots has become one of the regular features here on It’s Just Life. Teapot Tuesday has been in existence since April 2011 and I have missed a few Tuesdays and repeated only a couple of teapots over the years. Folks keep asking Continue reading →