April 20, 2012

Ross and I went to work together today...then Tri-State treated us to Rocky Top Cafe in Jackson,

great place to eat.....had a wonderful early dinner.

Today is the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park   (another 1912 - 2012 connection) ....Thanks Tim for the heads up......one of my favorite movies is Field of Dreams which of course had Fenway Park in it......that movie also inspired Ross and I to make our own Field of Dreams here at the farm when we first moved in....this is in the back yard....and we did indeed plow under a corn field to turn it into a ball diamond. Our hope for the future was that we would have enough grandkids to play a game between parents and kids.....now with 15 grandkids....we have enough for 2 teams.

This picture was taken in the fall of 1996



here is another shot from the cupola....looking into the backyard....

this picture was taken in the summer of 2004 and there were
 soybeans not corn planted next to it that year.

Over the years, this field has had many games played on it and even had the local little leauge team use it for practice one year when our son Joe was the coach.

Pleasant Dreams!!!

April 19, 2012

got all the plans sorted for our trip to PA in June....thanks Cindy for all of your help!!!!

looking forward to seeing the old Miller homestead and the other places that my ancestors helped start, change or maintain......history is VERY exciting!!!

had a great night at prayer meeting....every thursday night...

lots of activites happening at the church over the next 3 months...also VERY exciting!!!

got home late....ross had dinner ready to go....chicken & pork chops on the grill with a salad

Pleasant Dreams!!!

April 18, 2012

we had one of those days where 10 things were going all at once...will be glad to get to bed

making final arrangements for our trip to Pennyslvania in June....several events will be on the itinerary including going to the grave site of Elbert and Alice Miller...my great grandparents.

here are some of the tulips from the garden....the colors are so bright....they almost look plastic....

you can see some of the pantry in the background of the picture as well

Pleasant Dreams!!!

April 17, 2012

we made jalapeno cheese bread today...liked the recipe from allrecipes.com but we basically changed almost the whole thing....will do some things differently the next time we make it....

Jalapeno Cheese Bread:
4 cups flour
4 cups cheddar cheese
1 cup jalapeno peppers sliced (we used canned ones from our garden last year)
4 Tbsp sugar
3/4 tsp salt
1 cup hot water (110 degrees)
3 3/8 tsp yeast
2 Tbsp vegetable oil

combine the water, yeast and 1 Tbsp of sugar....stir and let sit about 10 minutes

in my kitchen aid I combined the flour, jalapenos, cheese, rest of the sugar, salt and mixed it well

then add the oil into the the liquid mixture....pour into the bowl a bit at a time until and mix until the dough comes off the side.....knead in the mixer for 10 minutes

place dough in a large greased bowl and let stand until double..about an hour...punch dough down and divide into 2 portions.....I didn't do this....I put the entire batch on my pizza stone to rise again for about an hour.....next time I would divide it into 2 portions for sure.

after it has risen again to double...heat the oven to 325 degrees and bake for about 1 hour or until it is dark brown.....and it does become darker than I was used to seeing for bread....Ross said that it tasted great though....I cut off the ends so you can see.....next time I will use chunks of cheese instead of shredded and I will use this same recipe to make 2 loaves...outside of that it worked well!!!!

we had baked potatoes and salads for dinner.

Pleasant Dreams!!!

April 16, 2012

bad storms through the Midwest all weekend...over 130 tornadoes.....6 people killed....this same time last year there were several hundred tornadoes that touched down killing over 300 people....crazy weather....this morning about 1 am we started hearing the wind....we have had a hard wind ALL day long....most times between 20 - 30 mph with gusts easy above 50 mph....I have been picking up furnishings that have been moved by the wind all day long ......if you have ever visited the farm.....you know that it is always windy here...the wind is a blessing in the summer when it is warm....but not so much in the winter and spring.

plants are coming up in the green house...
the first seeds to pop are Cabbage and Lettuce...planted 04-06-2012



we had Spaghetti for dinner......homemade noodles, sauce and bread.....recipe on 01-01-2012

weatherman says that when the winds die down tonight we are supposed to get a hard freeze...bummer!!!

Pleasant Dreams!!!

April 15, 2012

had a wonderful time at church today.....
check out Pastor Bob's sermon at http://www.h-hcc.org/

today is the 100 year anniversary of the Titanic sinking......with all of the research my Uncle Dave did....it is safe to say that I didn't have any ancestors on the ship from my dads side.....you can google a list of everyone on the ship and look through the last names. I am intrigued by all the underwater pictures.

the tulips in the front garden are blooming such beautiful colors...

Ross and I enjoyed a movie marathon this afternoon / evening.....

popcorn, shrimp and chicken wings for dinner!!!

Pleasant Dreams!!!

April 14, 2012

it was a rainy, overcast day....not as motivated as I wanted to be.....

the potatoes are ready to be planted

red, white and yellow

plant about 4 inches deep with the eyes pointing up....should have tatars in about 3 1/2 - 4 months

had left overs for dinner...watched a couple of movies tonight....enjoying some RELAX time

Pleasant Dreams!!!