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29 May 2023

Recipes

Sausagekraut

Sausagekraut

Home & Garden

Living with Winter White

Living with Winter White

Entertaining & Holidays

Get Lucky on New Year’s Eve

Get Lucky on New Year’s Eve

Recipes

Chunky Rigatoni Chili

Chunky Rigatoni Chili

Entertaining & Holidays

Christmas Cookie Collection

Christmas Cookie Collection

Entertaining & Holidays

Decorating for Christmas

Decorating for Christmas

Recipes

Hoedown Beef Barbecue

Hoedown Beef Barbecue

Recipes

Easy French Onion Soup for 2

Easy French Onion Soup for 2

Life & Living

Sticking to New Year’s Resolutions

Sticking to New Year’s Resolutions

Living Simply

Clear Clutter for a Clear Mind

Clear Clutter for a Clear Mind

Entertaining & Holidays Recipes

Sparkling Party Punch

Sparkling Party Punch

Living Simply

75 Simple Ways to Simplify

75 Simple Ways to Simplify

Life & Living

Savoring Everyday Moments

Savoring Everyday Moments

Entertaining & Holidays

Awesome Autumn Entries

Awesome Autumn Entries

Living Simply

My Path to Simplicity

My Path to Simplicity

Home & Garden

Decorating the Empty Nest

Decorating the Empty Nest

Living Simply

10 Ways to Identify Clutter in Your Home

10 Ways to Identify Clutter in Your Home

Entertaining & Holidays

Everything’s Coming Up Pumpkin

Everything’s Coming Up Pumpkin

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Patricia and TomHi there! Tom and I are two empty nesters who decided to downsize and simplify our lives—lose the clutter and drama, travel a little, laugh a lot, sit back, and enjoy the simple pleasures life has to offer. Read more

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From Our Kitchen

Tart Shell Antipasto
Chunky Rigatoni Chili
Best Guacamole Ever
Crock-Pot Sour Cream and Bacon Chicken
Mexican Street Corn Salad
Sparkling Strawberry Punch
Corn and Fritos Salad

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Daisy in field

Simplify Simplify Simplify

For some time now I’ve been walking around with three words at the top of my To Do List—simplify simplify simplify. I know it’s just one ... continue reading ...

Trips and travels

Our Trips & Travels

Where the deer and the antelope roam.

Cody to Yellowstone

What should have been an easy one-hour drive from Cody to Yellowstone turned into a full-day affair that took us through some of the most breathtakingly beautiful country I have ever seen.

Buffalo Bill Reservoir.
Where the deer and the antelope roam.
Pallet of soft green, offset by deep red earth.
Sunrise in Walnut Creek

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Our squirrel stealing filler from our flower pot f
Our squirrel stealing filler from our flower pot for his nest.

Exploring Arches National Park. #travel #utah #arc
Exploring Arches National Park. #travel #utah #archesnationalpark

Dinner for two. #pizza
Dinner for two. #pizza

Patio with a view. #ourhouse #ourpond #ourview #su
Patio with a view. #ourhouse #ourpond #ourview #summertime

My lunch today was a quick-and-easy combo of icebe
My lunch today was a quick-and-easy combo of iceberg lettuce, eggs, ham, turkey, shredded lettuce, and walnuts. So simple and simply delicious. #lunch #whatsforlunch #eatinghealthy

A fat bouquet from my husband. Just because. #love
A fat bouquet from my husband. Just because. #love #howdoilovethee

Once upon a time, I did embroidery. #needlework #w
Once upon a time, I did embroidery. #needlework #wallart

Room with a view.
Room with a view.

Mid-morning snack. #bananas #blueberries #cherryto
Mid-morning snack. #bananas #blueberries #cherrytomatoes



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