I am slowly catching up. I gave them each a new bunny and told them a story about how the bunnies were looking for them. So I turned the story into a little booklet. They took such a shine to Tiger that they are getting Certificates of Kindness. Along with a letter congratulating them. Will
Today is a sad day for Grammy. The little chemist has left for home. All that remains is a slight whiff of his mom’s pachouli in the front bedroom, three boxes of 174 dominos that need to be organized, and some things at his workstation to be put away.
Whew. Small people are a bottomless pit of energy and an absolute delight. Biggest hit so far at The Farm for six year old Grandson and his 7 year old Friend? Tiger the Cat. Tiger really is a laid back lover of a cat, and he just relished the attention. He crashed by supper time.
Miss M, grandson, daughter’s friend, and her son are coming for a visit. I’ve been informed that friend is a go-er and a do-er. This information spun my head initially. I don’t mind going and doing but I’m not certain we’d all like to go and do the same things. Plus, they will have driven
From February 2019 Tiger’s lovely three story condominium. INTERIOR: 1st story– kitchen and breakfast nook with vinyl flooring, enhanced by stabilizing brick. Split-level 2nd story– living and dining room with wall-to-wall carpet. 3rd story carpeted loft– overlooks dining room, scenic view of Big House’s back door, can serve as storm shelter. EXTERIOR: Cedar paneling with
I was apparently looking at Judith Martin, Miss Manners’ Guide to Rearing Perfect Children: A Primer for Everyone Worried about the Future of Civilization, Atheneum, New York, 1984 four years ago. It’s a pretty funny book. It features the shenanigans of two families, the Right family and the Awful family. From February 2019– Dear Miss Manners: “My
From February 2019. I laughed. Dear Miss Manners: “All of my friends are going away for the holidays. I won’t have anyone to play with or invite over. This happens every time we have a vacation, and lots of times on weekends. Everybody goes to visit his father in nice places, and I have to
Click on over to Miss Missy’s School to download the short story, “Missy’s Epic Novel.” Discover why and how Missy came write write her best-selling Epic Novel. (You’ll have some sympathy for Rocky before it’s over.) Use coupon epic! at checkout to take 20% off–that’s only $1.99!
I am wandering around January 2016 looking for a recipe to post–it will probably be spicy deer meat burgers–and I came across this and laughed out loud. For the new folk–Daughter C, as she’s known here on the blog, and her husband, The J-Man, used to live on The Farm. It’s a big place. The
The recipe instructs the baker to use a template of the baker’s favorite whiskey trademark and some powered sugar. Miss M and Mr. Big Food did this 10 years ago! December 31, 2012. Wow. WHISKEY CAKE Makes 1 loaf cake 1 ½ C walnuts or pecans, chopped½ C raisins, chopped½ C currants1 C flour1 tsp
The blurb Missy wrote for the back cover of Miss Missy’s School Book I: A Pack of Farm Dogs Starts a School says, in part, In our tale there are no dragons for heroes to slay, or world for wizards to save. … I know you’ll love our story! We are an entertaining pack, and
He is quite the character! And believe-you-me, Mr. Turkey is well acquainted with the particulars of Early American History. These family reading ‘gift’ posts are cross-posted from the Kid Blog at Miss Missy’s School, the website for my book, Miss Missy’s School Book I: A Pack of Farm Dogs Starts a School. Here’s what one
Dear Readers, Hope eveyone has been enjoying the gifts from Miss Missy’s Schoool. I’m sorry but there is no new family reading time short story gift from Miss Missy’s School: A Pack of farm Dogs Starts a School today. Trying to catch up. It’s a busy time of year. 🙂 Meanwhile, I want to be
Going back in the vault. Originally published on August 5, 2013. This is a Big Food Favorite Recipe. We probably have it once or twice every year. It’s very good, and the recipe is easy to double. Mr. Big Food says, “This is one of my favorite veggie dishes. It came from Gubbo, my uncle’s mother.
Long time readers will recall that I have a very personal relationship with J.C. Penney–the store, and the man. My attachment to the store began before I was born, and continued until we broke up after a very long and sad decline. “It’s not me, it’s you,” was how I finally ended it. My attachment
Late last year (which would be academic year, so spring) Mr. Big Food was invited to give the Annual Lecture at The Center. In Mr. Big Food’s world–well, you know, the one out there in the Big World as contrasted with his Little Country Mouse World here on The Farm–The Center is short for The
I was virtually grandson sitting earlier this morning while Miss M was tie dying. (Dyed & Company does marvelous work on quality apparel and home goods. See below.) We were chatting on g-chat or whatever. I had emailed him a screenshot of something earlier and he said he’d never seen a screenshot before, so I
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