Author Archives: Rita

I was thinking the other day about my grandma and how she had a wisdom for any occasion. Have a stye in your eye? Well then you must have peed in the street! Does your nose itch? Then you’re going to kiss a fool! Are you sure? Of course, but you can’t be positive. Why?Continue reading “Grandmotherly Wisdom”

It’s getting warm out and you may not have chili on the brain. However, this is a much lighter version of a heavy Fall/Winter chili. It is light, fresh, and very flavorful. My chili is not hot, but flavorful. If you are afraid of the heat, you may add another can of plain petite dicedContinue reading “Summer Chili”

I wanted to thank everyone who prayed for our dear friend, Anna. She informed me today that she does not have brain cancer. The doctors messed up her chart. They still need to figure out why she gets migraines and why, when super anxious, she has seizures, but the no brain cancer news is awesome!!!Continue reading “Prayers Answered”

To those of you in my home country of the good old USA, Happy Independence Day or Fourth of July!!! For those of you not in the USA, happy berry picking! We were out early this morning, loaded up with bug spray, to pick wild black raspberries. Yum!!! These berries grow wild on our land,Continue reading “Happy Independence Day and Berry Picking!”

Good day, blog readers!!! Today I wanted to cover freezing things. I like to go to the big town over yonder and pick up bags of produce that are reduced to $0.99. The other day I came home with four big bags of green peppers. Yay!!! Now I love green peppers raw. They’re delicious. However,Continue reading “Things You Never Knew You Could Freeze”

After a while we get stuck in a rut with our meals. How many times can one eat chicken in a week? I came up with this gluten-free, dairy-free meal a few years back and it is absolutely delicious. What you will need: Enough extremely thinly sliced rib-eye steaks to feed your people (I hesitateContinue reading “Pico de Gallo Steak Rolls”

This afternoon I went to a local church to donate blood. It is only a small gift I can give, but it is one I willingly offer every eight weeks. In fact, I’ve given so many times that the last time I donated, I made my two-gallon mark and received my pin. I wear itContinue reading “A Small but Wondrous Gift”

Father’s day used to be a tough one for our family. The kids’ dad and my now ex-husband was extremely abusive and no one wanted to celebrate him. So I came up with Second Mother’s Day. I figured, as a single mom, I deserved two days of celebration for all my hard work. After all,Continue reading “Happy Father’s Day or As It’s Known Around Here – Happy Second Mother’s Day”

I am asking for prayers for a dear friend of daughter #3. I found out this afternoon that she has brain cancer. She has had a very rough life and is now finding her footing due to the kind help she has gotten from her school and home. I told her I would pray andContinue reading “Prayers for Anna”

First, I want to thank PoojaG for nominating me. Even though she’s half my age, I still enjoy her blog and her unique perspective. Just goes to show that you can have friends of all ages and backgrounds. Now my answers to the questions: What is your favorite book? Oooh – difficult. There are soContinue reading “The Liebster Award – My First Award!”