Chelle's Blog

Kenny watched a Vic Dibitetto video that flung a craving right on both of us. His mother-in-law was making Italian Peppers & Eggs on her Vittoria's Kitchen channel on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78EEBRLnRwg So here is my crack at that all day...

4 over ripe bananas1 teaspoon lemon juice2 cups bread flour1 teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon baking powder1/2 teaspoon salt1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon1/2 cup white sugar3/4 cup ribbon cane syrup1 stick butter at room temp2 eggs, beaten1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract1/2 cup...

I just now remembered, because I fell back asleep afterwards this morning: The alarm on Google Mini went off at full volume at 7 am, and Kenny got up and whispered to keep from waking me, “Hey Google, shut up”....

It's starting to feel like Christmas ? My "new" sister, Margo, is coming here for Christmas and our brother, Travis, will be following about a week later. Margo's husband, Ricky, is cooking a corned ham for us this Christmas so...

The haze still has to be wiped off the tile (AND ME!) in a couple of hours, but here’s my laundry table in our 1961 ranch house in Southaven: revamped and tiled. I learned that I can lay tile but...

It’s getting real! ? Sanding hardwoods in two bedrooms and a hallway for refinishing in our 1961 ranch house in Southaven. Hopefully, we can finish this place up soon.. I'm so ready to list it! When we get done, I...

Here's a few mixed media paintings I worked on this year: Dogfight - Mixed Media On Wood Panel Cradle - 9" x 11" x 2"Dogfight - Mixed Media On Wood Panel Cradle - 9" x 11" x 2" Calla -...

My pet wasp is peeking above the citronella candle at me. I never knew I wanted a pet wasp but she moved into the pipes of my deck chair and we hit it off. Apparently, she was looking for a...

Setting fire to metal and beating the crap out of it today, for components of a piece, I hope will be in an art exhibit. The only documented nesting of the Willow Flycatcher in Mississippi occurs at Coldwater River National...

Working on our 1961 ranch house in Southaven today. This floor in my old office/Clayton’s old bedroom/Ashley’s old bedroom has been setting for over 40 years, under at least two versions of ugly carpet. ? There was some 40 year...