Chats on the Farmhouse Porch

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Happy Tuesday and welcome to 'Chats on the Farmhouse Porch!'  This is when I join Patrice and the other lovely ladies at Everyday Ruralty, have a cup of coffee and chat the morning away.  Won't you join us?  Remember, my questions are always a week behind the others!

 

QUESTIONS:

 

1.  Are you enjoying spring?

 

2.  Where would you take Patrice for her birthday, if you could spend a day together.  Wendell hopes you would bring her back!

 

3.  What's your favorite spring flower?

 

4.  What do you do when you are going through a really stressful time?

 

5.  What kind of birthday cake would you get for Patrice?  and Wendell?

 



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ANSWERS:

 

1.  Spring hasn't sprung here yet.....I am starting to wonder if it ever will!

 

2.  I would take Wendell and Patrice for a ride through the property we have here at Our Old Homestead and enjoy a picnic in the pasture.

 

3.  Tulips.  Definitely tulips.

 

4.  Pray

 

5.  Patrice would get a homemade double chocolate cake.  Wendell, why carrot of course!

 



Thanks for joining me today.  Why not pop over and see what the other ladies have to say ..... make sure you say hi to Wendell too!  Have a great Tuesday and remember to give your loved ones a hug!

Mozza Bombs

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Cheese.  I LOVE cheese.  Any cheese but Blue and Limburger ..... too smelly for me.  Gouda is my all time favorite, sliced thin and served with hot, homemade bread. 

 

 

Browsing recipes the other day I came across a recipe from Pinterest .... unfortunately the link now does not work so I can't link back but I decided to give it a try.  I mixed mine up a little though.

 

I call them Mozza Bombs.

 

Ingredients

 

2 containers of Pillsbury Flaky dinner rolls

2 - 3 mozza string cheese

little olive oil for brushing the tops

Italian seasoning

parmesan cheese

 

 

                

 

Directions

 

Take apart the flaky dinner rolls and carefully separate each one.  Cut or tear the mozza string cheese into small pieces and lay in between dinner rolls.  Pinch the edges so each roll is sealed. 

 

 

Lightly brush to top of each dinner roll.  Sprinkle the Italian seasoning and parmesan cheese over the olive oil.

 

 

Place them on an ungreased cookie sheet.  Cook according to the direction on the container of dinner rolls.  I watched them carefully and they only had to bake a little bit longer. 

 

                

 

These turned out DELICIOUS!!  So easy and quick.  Perfect for when I need something whipped up at the last minute for unexpected company .... or just when I need a cheese fix.

 

                    

 

Happy baking and remember to give your loved ones a hug!



Sunday's Blessings

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this week I loved the .....

 

smell of :  fresh air when I was able to open the windows in the kitchen for a few hours

 

sound of :  the school bell at 3pm

 

taste of :  Hubby's homemade baked beans

 

sight of :  the return of the Canadian geese

 

feel of :  a hot cup of tea between my hands in the evening

 

 

this week I am thankful for .....

 

- having a little free time to organize some closets

 

-  a trip to the library with a tote bag full of new books

 

-  friends to help plow us out after the blizzard and waiting for the next storm to roll in tonight

 

Have a Blessed Sunday and remember to give your loved ones a hug!

Saturday's Snaps

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Okay, now if you are getting tired of these pictures, you now know how I feel!  A blizzard started Thursday morning and it hasn't stopped yet.  16 inches and counting.  These pictures were taken yesterday morning.  Yep, I don't see spring happening anytime soon!!!

 

 

 



 

 

Have a wonderful weekend and remember to give your loved ones a hug!

 

Spring Fabric Basket

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I love candy.....especially chocolate. Hershey's kisses are one of my favorite.  They hold a big bang of chocolate in a little tiny package.

 

I don't normally have candy just laying around otherwise I just eat the whole thing but I have been trying to restrain myself more but I decided it would be nice to put out some candy over the Easter holiday.

 

I wanted a cute bowl to put the candy in and looking around, I really didn't have anything suitable so what did I do?  I made one.

 

Looking on Pinterest for inspiration, I found quite a few ideas and then I found this one and thought it couldn't hurt giving it a try.

 

Gathering my scrap fabric, a pair of pinking shears, I started by cutting a range of different patterned scraps into small squares using my pinking shears. 

 

 

Blowing up a balloon to a small size, I then mixed up my homemade modge podge and started applying a thick coat to the balloon and then over the squares once I had placed them in random order over the balloon.

 

 

It didn't take me long but it was sort of messy.  I did tape the balloon to the counter as it kept rolling away from me.

 

  

Once I felt I had enough squares, I hung the balloon to dry overnight.

 

            

 

The next morning, I popped the balloon and once again taking my pinking shears, I carefully trimmed all around the top of the bowl so it was uniform and the size I wanted.

 

 

 

The bowl isn't as sturdy as I would like it.  I think next time I will add more layers of fabric but I love the look of the  bowl and many more could be made to suit each holiday....just to have a few treats laying around for company or when I need a pick me up.....as long as I don't need too many pick me ups or I will need to pick my butt up off the couch and go for more walks to whittle away the pounds that I will be gaining! 

 

 

 

Have a wonderful day and remember to give your loved ones a hug!