Today I’m sharing the Best Pickled Beets Salad to serve your friends. It’s a real crowd-pleaser and my personal favorite. My favorite salad includes fresh greens, pickled beets, crumbled feta and chopped pecans for a little crunch. It’s the perfect salad, quick to make, filled with garden-fresh flavor, and a so pretty! My Love of […]
The Best Sweet Corn and Summer Squash Quiche
Today I’m sharing my recipe for the Best Sweet Corn and Summer Squash Quiche. My garden to table quiche is made of lots of summer garden favs including yellow summer squash, zucchini and sweet corn. The quiche also includes farm fresh eggs, a flaky pie crust, onions for added flavor, fresh herbs and smoky gouda […]
7 Simple Ways to Celebrate the 4th of July
Let’s celebrate the 4th of July! Today I’m sharing 7 simple ways to celebrate the 4th of July. If you’re anything like me, you love all of the beautiful images of 4th of July decor and menus popping up all over Instagram and Pinterest. Homes are decked out in flags, porches have been decorated for […]
Three Tips on Creating a Happy Retired Life
Today I’m sharing three tips on creating a happy retired life. Almost daily, someone asks me… what do you do all week, now that you’re not working? This question always makes me smile. What I think they’re really asking is how do you create a happy retired life? One in which you’re not bored trying […]
My New Etsy Shop: Zinnias, Tomatoes and Monday Musings
Happy Monday! It’s time for my weekly edition of Zinnias, Tomatoes and Monday Musings. Today’s topic: My New Etsy Shop. Thanks for being here! Zinnias, Tomatoes and Monday Musings 3.4.24 Zinnias, Tomatoes and Monday Musings is a peek at retired life in our country home and garden. Each Monday I share a favorite story (this week’s […]
How to Start your Spring Vegetable Garden Early
Today I’m sharing tips for how to start your spring vegetable garden early with cool season vegetables. If you’re eager to begin your spring vegetable garden, start with some of our favorite cool season vegetables to grow and eat–broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuces, onions, peas, potatoes, radishes, and more. Cool vs. Warm Season Vegetables We live […]
