Chelle's Blog

Our acreage at Greer’s Ferry was just listed on more than 500 websites and MLS. https://www.mossyoakproperties.com/land/49268ff Originally, we had planned to build a big place on the 16 acres, and retire there.. but then life happened.. and then Sadie came...

I was on a pierogi quest for years: seeking the right one, then deciding to make the right one. Here is my recipe and if I do say so myself, it is really close to perfection! This isn't something you...

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...