If you had asked me just a few short years ago if I would need a category on my blog for sewing, I would have chuckled and said absolutely not. I don't have time or interest in that. The joke was on me. My mom left her home of nearly 60 years a couple states away to come live with us. We had invited her to do so many times and, much to our surprise, suddenly accepted that invitation two years ago this month when we were driving back from a trip to Tennessee with our daughter

Giving thanks - that we have gone back to attending church in person * AC * The plan for solar, especially after seeing the increase cost for utilities that we were all warned about actually happening * Our garden * Mom being here * Friends who cared for grandboys while we were away for a long day * Upcoming trips * Camp hopes * Time with my husband * A new day. Outside my window - daylight is peaking its head in the east. Quiet. Humid. I hope the walk this morning won’t be m

INGREDIENTS 1 pie crust (Perfect Pie Crust recipe actually exists!!!) ½ stick butter (4 Tablespoons) ½ cup. finely diced onion ½ cup finely diced carrot ½ cup. finely diced celery 2-3 cups leftover rotisserie chicken, diced or shredded without skin ¼ cup flour 2 to 3 cups chicken broth made from chicken base Splash of white wine (optional) 3/4 cup heavy cream Frozen peas (optional) I used a small package of peas with mushrooms and garlic :-) Fresh thyme, chopped or 1 teas