Another great giveaway from Sluggy

Giveaway at Sluggy's blog

Sluggy has another great giveaway box on her blog.  I won a box of goodies from  her in the spring and it was so fun.  She is for real, just go enter if you have time.
And enter every day for better chances of winning. 

She is offering health products, skin care things, chocolate and Mardi Gras beads.  

Really, go enter every day.  You just might win.  

4th of July and happenings

Hello everyone!

This is the front page of our newspaper today, I think it is the  nicest front page I've seen in a long time

This is an odd sight in our town - 4 giant dogs in a storage lot.  We don't know what they are for but they are great looking dogs and very well made.  My husband is 5'11" and they are taller than he is!

I made a batch of granola last week.  It uses very simple ingredients and turned out great!  I like to eat a little granola on top of yogurt.  

This is tastier and much cheaper than buying those little flip cups of yogurt with topping.  

I got the recipe from an Internet friend, Michelle @ homemakingwithlove

You can find her on Instagram and YouTube. 

Thanks Michelle ❤️

I followed this recipe, adding about 1/2 cup of coconut and because we have a bounty of pecans, about 1 1/2 cups.  I also baked about 25 minutes as I like granola extra crunchy.

Sewing - I cut out more than 20 burp cloths for my grandchildren and for gifts.  

The fabric is from Joanns.  

Below is another meal for a group that ended up being a meal to go.  

My aunt and uncle were in our town and they met us along with my parents at our daughter's house.  

Steak fingers,

Mashed potatoes

Gravy

Chopped tomatoes, onions and cucumbers dressed with a little balsamic dressing

Chopped fresh fruit

And a box of Aldi cookies- my daughter surprised us with a warm blackberry cobbler so all the adults had cobbler and only the children had cookies. 

I packed all the food into Dollar Tree plastic containers and everything carried nicely in my big Thirty One Gifts tote.  I put cold foods on one side and hot foods on the other.  

My husband put in a small garden, this first summer of his retirement.  He enjoys it and has harvested quite a few radishes, onions, yellow squash and bell peppers.  The tomatoes are starting to ripen like crazy 😍

 

We always seem to have a craft or two going on here.  

Below is Elizabeth making a birthday card for her dad.  

JJ likes to cut- I think we could hire him out as a confetti maker.  

He likes to ham for camera too 😍

Perler beads are so fun 

Elizabeth made a Grand Old Flag 

And I made a big Captain America.  

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                                       Happy 4th of July to all my American readers 

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