Easy to grow! Tasty to eat! Slow Cooker Curried Carrot Soup reaps the harvest rewards... Carrots are a huge favorite vegetable in the Thompson family. In fact, they are at the top of everyone's list so when we plant our garden in the spring they are always guaranteed a large section of the garden. With proper soil, they are quite easy to cultivate and they … [Read more...]
The Living Scarecrow – A Real Halloween #TrickOrSweet
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #TrickOrSweet #CollectiveBias Halloween.....it's all about the fun, the tricks, the treats, and the spooky scary stuff. As a kid, the scary stuff was the most fun for me and I have those memories to this day. We lived in the country so we had to" trick or treat" along a … [Read more...]
DIY Oil Change with Pennzoil Platinum Full Synthetic Oil – It’s a very good thing!
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #DIYOilChange #CollectiveBias Change your own oil - a great way to save money! Hi! Doug (aka the Wilderness Son, Family Mechanic and Mr. Fix It) here, bringing you something to do yourself to save money and preserve your vehicle engine. Change your own oil with … [Read more...]
Tailgating 101 – Are your ready for some Football???????
Thank you to Kraft Cheese for sponsoring this post. Are you ready for some football? It's time to tailgate! When the leaves change color, and the weather is crisp and cool, it's time for football! Here at the Thompson house, we are all avid football fans! Whether we're tailgating at the stadium or gathering in front of the TV for a Sunday NFL game, … [Read more...]
It’s Zucchini Time! 4 Great Zucchini Recipes!
Need some Easy, Tasty Zucchini Recipes for your Zucchini Overload? The zucchini harvest is in its earliest stage when the family is not ready to turn zucchini green at the sight of the world's most prolific squash. So it's time to dust off the zucchini recipes and get ready for the green squash glut that is to come. Today I am revisiting some of my previous … [Read more...]
#Noseblind Movie Night -The Truth Comes Out!
“This review and giveaway was made possible by Double Duty Divas and Febreze. I was compensated for my participation in this campaign, but all opinions are 100% mine." Am I #Noseblind? It's true confessions time! I hate housework....but I am also very embarrassed if someone drops by unexpectedly to visit and the house looks or smells like a mess! I dread … [Read more...]
Best Coffee Maker + Best Flavored Coffee = Perfect Morning Coffee
That's my equation for Perfect Morning Coffee! Not that I am trying reduce making my perfect morning coffee to a science because it is really more of an art form. It's also a journey seeking that "place" where all the necessary components come together to make a magic morning moment that gives your day a perfect start. The components might seem simple - the best drip … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Beef Curry Soup Recipe
Beef Curry Soup, yummy and fragrant simmering in the Slow Cooker = a little bit of Heaven here on earth! It's almost May here in the North Maine Woods but the weather has been cold and rainy. We even had a snow storm a week ago! This seems like it has been an endless winter and today we have a cold, bone chilling drizzle and gloomy skies. It's the … [Read more...]
Garden Planning Begins
Starting to Plan the Garden & Free Ebook - "Farm to Table Through the Year" It's that time of the year, after the hustle and bustle of the holidays, that those of us who love to garden turn our attention to Spring and the gardening season to come. As I look at my garden blanketed in in snow it seems hard to believe that in a few weeks I will be … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Zucchini Italiano Casserole Recipe – A great Vegetable Side Dish
Zucchini Casserole Recipe -My Garden Overfloweth Zucchini have to be the most prolific vegetable on earth. Once they start ripening in the garden the game is on! How do I get the family to eat all of them? You can't give them away as everyone who has a garden has an overflow too. Note to purveyors of seeds - You only need to put about 6 seeds in a packet! So what do I … [Read more...]
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