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# Bushel & a Pickle

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- [Summer Red, White and Blue for Memorial Day](https://bushelandapickle.com/summer-red-white-and-blue-for-memorial-day/) - from Memorial Day 2022 This red, white and blue table is great for all the summer holidays. This year I will be recreating it for our USA 250th birthday this 4th of July. Undoubtably there will be few changes. I don't have the blue willow dishes any more. There are definitely enough placemats for our
- [Mom's Simple Spaghetti](https://bushelandapickle.com/moms-simple-spaghetti/) - Mom, known as Sister in her community was a good cook. Her spaghetti was the best. We loved it. Let's be clear, my mom was a small town girl from the Arkansas Mississippi Delta. She and her family ate traditionally county food. Her family farmed. country girl' food horizons expanded Mom was a country girl
- [Meg's Carrot Cupcakes and Layered Cakes Too!](https://bushelandapickle.com/megs-carrot-cupcakes/) - Need some inspiration for the upcoming Easter holiday? Or are you like me? Next week I'm on the list to bring snacks to Bible study. This versatile carrot cake recipe is simply delicious! Yes, it is a scratch cake but very easy to make. Carrot cake is a family favorite. So much so that I
- [Treats, Not Tricks: A Granddaughter's Sweet Birthday Dinner Tablescape](https://bushelandapickle.com/treats-not-tricks-a-granddaughters-sweet-birthday-dinner-tablescape/) - It could be a dilemma! Having a Halloween birthday. Our youngest granddaughter's birthday is on Halloween. Last year we hosted her birthday. Her mom was on a mission's trip so Jim and I volunteered. yHalloween tablescape was formal and sweet using the coors of white and pink. Often on special occasion and family dinners I
- [Emerald Elegance: A Stunning Gold & Green St. Patrick's Day Tablescape](https://bushelandapickle.com/gold-and-green-table-for-saint-patricks-day/) - Gold and green make an emerald elegant tablescape for Saint Patrick Day. Gold is for the leprechauns and green for Ireland, the Emerald Isle. It is also the adopted home of Saint Patrick. Aren't the colors perfect and so pretty for the spring season. March 17 is Saint Patrick's Day making it a special day
- [Chicken Pot Pie](https://bushelandapickle.com/chicken-pot-pie/) - It's a favorite! Over the years, I have combined several recipes to come up with what we love. When company and the girls' friends during the school lunch hour ask for the recipe so their moms can make it, you just know you've got a hit. Last night we tried cupcake chicken pot pie. It was our meal
- [Three Rooms to Inspiration Easy Fall Decorations](https://bushelandapickle.com/three-rooms-to-inspiration-easy-fall-decorations/) - Do you like easy but looking really good decorations for the season? I sure do! I'll take you through our middle room, kitchen and powder room that is decorated simply for fall! My youngest granddaughter was my helper. decorate for welcome and Pretty Who is my helper? Miss O who always wants to decorate! She
- [Add Charm to Your Home Before Fall](https://bushelandapickle.com/add-charm-to-your-home-before-fall/) - Welcome September! Late summer may present a challenge for your seasonal decorating. Even though it is now September, it is still a few weeks before the cool crisp temperatures are consistent and the leaves being to change. Are you are like me? I don't want to put 'fall' out until the leaves begin to change
- [Summer Murder Mystery Train Adventure](https://bushelandapickle.com/summer-murder-mystery-train-adventure/) - Jim and I are constantly on the hunt for fun adventures and experiences to have with our grandkids. Sometimes our younger daughters are part of the adventures too. Why experiences? Simple. They are fun for all of us! So many adventures, so many choices! all aboard for Local Adventures All aboard for the Murder Mystery
- [Fragile…mom influence](https://bushelandapickle.com/fragile/) - Dear Mom's, You sweet momma's who love your children beyond what it seems is possible, Your daughters are just a fragile as you. Tonight I am sharing about my spiritual journey with some ladies who are also well along in their own journeys. What can I say to these saints? Why would they be interested in what
- [Salmon Sheet Pan Meal](https://bushelandapickle.com/salmon-sheet-pan-meal/) - Sheet pan meals and busy days go hand in hand. Sheet pan meals are so easy! Sheet pan meals are delicious. easy delicious meal for a busy day Sheet pan meals are easy to make and extremely convenient for a busy day. Incidentally, it works for comapny, families, singles and couples! Does the day pass
- [What's Been Happening With Me?](https://bushelandapickle.com/whats-been-happening-with-me/) - Or should I say 'Welcome Back Linda?' Yes, it had been several months since I have posted. Why? Like many of us life just happens and can be both exhilarating and exhausting. winter days pass slowly into spring This winter, the days passed slowly into spring. The unusually bitter cold temps gave me a reason
- [Sabbath Word… for Lent, Everything made new](https://bushelandapickle.com/sabbath-word-new/) - Behold, I will do something new, Now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness,Rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:19 Don't you love the anticipation in the rhythm of the change of the seasons? Around here spring could not be more anticipated.
- [Celebrating Easter Together](https://bushelandapickle.com/celebrating-easter-together/) - Easter Sunday gathering Easter is a glorious occasion. For my family, we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. Most years we typically are able to spend some time together during this celebratory time. This year we were able to go to church. Last Easter, it was a cold dreary day with clouds and rain. No church.
- [Always Ours, Always His](https://bushelandapickle.com/always/) - We were by our side brick wall for a photo. It was a sunny fall day. I was remembering and reminiscing back to our children's early childhoods. We have five. How our youngest girls had grown! I remember when they were so tiny, so new to the world...so loved always! instilling faith
- [Tips for Spring Faux Floral Arrangement plus Cute Bunnies](https://bushelandapickle.com/tips-for-spring-faux-floral-arrangement-plus-cute-bunnies/) - I love this vignette for the spring season! Bunnies and pink florals. For Easter. Are the flowers faux? Absolutely! traditional urn for a tradti0nal look The tradtional urn was a thrift prize that was passed to me by Rosemary of My Home and Travels. It suits my home style which is a mix of farmhouse
- [Farmhouse Baked Potato Soup for Winter Days](https://bushelandapickle.com/farmhouse-company-soup/) - It's raining today. No snow this winter so far but soul and body hearty soups still chase the damp cold away. This soup is a favorite, right up there with French onion soup. I have meeting tonight starting at 5 PM. These usually last until 8 or longer. Making soup during the day to keepin
- [Kitchen Winter Warmth](https://bushelandapickle.com/kitchen-winter-warmth/) - My kitchen was feeling a little dark and empty. After having family and friends during the holidays filling it up with love and delicious smells being in there was a little empty feeling. I like a homey warm feeling kitchen but right now, I don't have the inclination or time for a total re-do! Our
- [Sweetheart Cherry Cobbler for Valentine's Day](https://bushelandapickle.com/sweetheart-cherry-cobbler-for-valentines-day/) - Sweetheart Cherry Cobbler is an easy dessert to make on Valentine's Day for your sweetheart. A day of love for all ages Pretty decorated hearts full of chocolates, maybe roses too are gifts a fella might give his sweetheart. A nice dinner out might be involved. Children look forward to giving and receiving those cute
- [Love is in the Air: A Romantic Valentine Tablescape for Two](https://bushelandapickle.com/table-for-two-its-valentines-day/) - Love is in the Air! This romantic Valentine tablescape for two is an easy one to create. Easy but quietly elegant and very romantic! You don't need to go out for Valentine's. Here is all you need to create a beautiful romantic setting at home! Candle light with touches of the traditional red are all
- [Early Valentine Treat of Espresso and Macarons](https://bushelandapickle.com/early-valentine-espresso-and-macarons/) - Early Valentine treats of espresso and macarons for afternoon breaks are a wonderful break from the usual. Valentine's is coming soon. Do you have something special planned? Aren't these macarons pretty? Dainty and romantic too. Homemade macaroons in our kitchen Both my girls like to bake. Amy made these sugary delights 2 nights before she
- [How to Build a Whimsical Winter Wonderland: Easy Tablescape with Snowmen Mugs & Bottle Trees](https://bushelandapickle.com/winter-whimsy-tablescape-with-snowman-mugs/) - Building a whimsical winter wonderland inside is easy and fun! Just envision it on your table. There is whimsy about a snowman! After the Christmas holidays, I kept the snowmen mugs out along with the handcrafted snowman on a pole. The bottle trees also stayed out. When the snow season passes, they'll all be packed
- [Sabbath Words #7… Bend for Love](https://bushelandapickle.com/sabbath-words-bend-for-love/) - The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you;the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace. Numbers 6:24-26 I had to hunt for God's peace early one morning when I experienced doubt over a decision we made several years ago. Should we stay in the US?
- [Baked Brie with Red Pepper Jelly](https://bushelandapickle.com/baked-brie-with-red-pepper-jelly/) - Baked brie with red pepper jelly is sooo good! This is a delicious combination that takes your appetizers to the next level. I use Stonewell Kitchen red pepper jelly. Serve with speciality crackers or thin toasted French bread slices. fall, football, thanksgiving and christmas too Starting with fall, there are many opportunities to gather with
- [Easy to Make for a Holiday Treat...S'Mores Cookies](https://bushelandapickle.com/easy-to-make-for-a-holiday-treat-smores-cookies/) - Baking at Christmas time is happening in our kitchen. What bakers make can be intricate and splendid. In my opinion, very baker needs a few easy to make recipes in their holiday collections. This is one of Meg's recipes. She often comes over to bake, making our kitchen smell wonderful! By the way, there is
- [The Best Ever Sugar Cookies](https://bushelandapickle.com/the-best-ever-sugar-cookies/) - These hands down are the best sugar cookies! What makes this recipe so good? Use Pale Yellow Butter Using butter and keeping the dough chilled is the secret to great taste. These Sables, French for sugar cookies, are so luscious. Good ingredients are the basic to excellent food, especially in baking. Only
- [Christmas Time Is Full of Happiness and Cheer  With Red and Green Decor](https://bushelandapickle.com/christmas-time-is-full-of-happiness-and-cheer-with-red-and-green-decor/) - I am excited to join with my creative talented fellow bloggers for the Merry And Bright Holiday Home Tours! Do check them out after you read my post. Would love for you to leave me a comment! Links are at the bottom of the post. You are in for a treat as you see how
- [Festive Holiday Pumpkin Roll](https://bushelandapickle.com/festive-holiday-pumpkin-roll/) - A Festive Holiday Pumpkin Roll for the holiday season sprinkled with powdered sugar is delicious. It is a departure from the traditional muffins or bread. festive Pumpkin Roll for Friendsgiving Serving a pumpkin roll is a way to make the usual quick bread to a festive addition to your holiday meals! Rolled with the cream
- [Christmas Time Is Here!](https://bushelandapickle.com/christmas-time-is-here/) - Christmas time is here Happiness and cheer Fun for all that children call Their favorite time of the year Christmas time is here! We all love just sitting in the living room to read or catch up with each other at the end of the day. Snowflakes in the air Carols everywhere Olden times and
- [Grandma's Delight Christmas Tree](https://bushelandapickle.com/grandmas-delight-christmas-tree/) - Grandma's Delight is my theme this Christmas season! I was a little short on inspiration this year. Usually, I am so full of ideas. Not this year. But you never know where inspiration may from come!! When the bins were brought down from the atttic, I must confess. I was not sure how I would
- [Simple Stylish Thanksgiving Table for a Warm Gathering](https://bushelandapickle.com/simple-stylish-thanksgiving-table-for-a-warm-gathering/) - Having a simple stylish Thanksgiving table to enjoy is part of creating an atmosphere for a warm gathering. It is a particularly special time that reminds us to give thanks with a grateful heart. Today, I am excited to be part of a blog hop with fellow creators for autumn and Thanksgiving inspiration! Make sure
- [Christmas Cozy](https://bushelandapickle.com/christmas-cozy/) - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in this old farmhouse. By some folk's count, I am behind and moving slow. I guess. We have a slow paced Thanksgiving weekend. Games, food, golf for some, food, movie, dishes, shopping for a new old home being renovated, games, food, and dishes. No decorating. For Christmas.
- [Christmas Farmhouse Kitchen Table Welcome!](https://bushelandapickle.com/christmas-farmhouse-kitchen-table-welcome/) - Welcome to our farmhouse kitchen ready for Christmas. Nothing says 'Welcome' more than a beautiful table kitchen table set with Christmas dishes, bottle trees and candle light. We don't have a separate entry into our PA farmhouse; everyone walks directly into our kitchen through the backdoor. It was the same in my parents' home. My
- [Sunday Dinner: Creating Memories](https://bushelandapickle.com/sunday-dinner-creating-memories/) - Sunday dinner is part of creating memories. Did you grow up with chicken or a beef roast for Sunday meal? With friends and family joining you occasionally? Setting the table in its Sunday best? Sunday Dinner is a timeless TRADITION It is a timeless tradition of Sunday dinner. Did you grow up with chicken or a
- [Our Pennsylvania Farmhouse Cozy Gallery](https://bushelandapickle.com/our-pennsylvania-farmhouse-cozy-gallery/) - Creating a charming cozy corner in our old Pennsylvania farmhouse gallery finally happened! season of life changes in our home This end of the gallery has always needed something. The wicker I had hopes for not only didn't physically fit, it just wasn't the answer. We are in the season of life of passing
- [Minimalist Travel Tips](https://bushelandapickle.com/minimalist-travel-tips/) - Amy and Meg are experienced at minimalist travel and have been even before the phrase was coined! Can you believe they looked cute every single day of our long trip to Europe? Believe me, it can be done for any trip! For a wedding in AZ last year we all packed minimally even with our
- [Welcome Fall: Blue and White Tablescape with Mini Pumpkins](https://bushelandapickle.com/welcome-fall-blue-and-white-tablescape-with-mini-pumpkins/) - What is the allure of blue and white? Here's a reason...blue and white goes with mini pumpkins for a fall tablescape. I'm sure there are lots of opinions and theories for its lasting popularity. It's goes with all types of decor and all seasons. It makes it so likable. Dress it up, dress it down.
- [Get Your Boo and Birthday On and Dusting Too!](https://bushelandapickle.com/get-your-boo-and-birthday-on-and-dusting-too/) - We are going to be trick or treating and celebrating a birthday at our house this year! We'll be getting our boo on and celebrating a birthday! It is also time for a fall reset of my cleaning routines including dusting. It isd all happening at our house this year. celebrating at our house Last
- [Refreshing Weekend and Sunday Mornings for Us](https://bushelandapickle.com/refreshing-weekend-and-sunday-mornings-for-us/) - Jim made Sunday brunch for us. Just the two us. It was a refreshing weekend and Sunday morning brunch at home. Our Usual refreshing Sunday morning Do you have a routine for your weekends? Weekends can be busy but on Sundays, we try to focus on being rested and refreshed. Before we were really empty nesters
- [Weekend Brunch: Quick and Easy Menu](https://bushelandapickle.com/summer-morning-buffet/) - Weekend brunches don't have to be elaborate to be tasty. You don't even have to serve eggs or pancakes. My menu is stress free and delicious! This easy to prepare menu is not traditional at all. In fact, it is also a great one for game days too. setting a casual buffet table A little
- [Autumn Tablescape Tips](https://bushelandapickle.com/10268-2/) - Setting a tablescape for Autumn with tips to build a lovely centerpiece is the topic today. Centerpieces can be easy to make for your table! They don't have to be expensive or elaborate to be lovely and elegant. tips for tablescape #1. Use what you have #2. Use faux florals plus natural elements #3. Add
- [Transform Your Living Spaces for Fall with Quick Arrangements](https://bushelandapickle.com/fall-easy-to-make-vignettes/) - Transform your living spaces with quick arrangements that are easy to create! Capture the autumn spirit when you use deep red wine that you can sip while wrapped in a soft blanket ate the end of the day. Fall Vignettes & Arrangements: Create Cozy Vibes Now Rusty burnt orange reflects the changing leaves meaning fall
- [Fall Friendship: Rustic Tablescape for A Cozy Soup Meal Together](https://bushelandapickle.com/handmade-ceramic-bowls-rustic-autumn-table/) - This rustic Autumn tablescape is built around the hand thrown bowls Amy has created with a Friendsgiving in mind! Creating Rustic Tablescape I tried using a tablecloth that I thought would be a great base. Nope! Off it came! The wood of the beautiful table was definitely the right choice. Don't try to make something
- [Southern Classic: Homemade Coconut Cream Pie](https://bushelandapickle.com/coconut-custard-pie/) - Southern classic recipes are the best! So are southern pies. my Story behind pie making There seems to be a story behind many of our favorite foods even a coconut custard pie. My husband likes pies with whipped cream or meringue on the top. I don't make them. I think I was intimidated by the
- [6 Thanksgiving Planning Tips for a Delicious & Memorable Feast](https://bushelandapickle.com/plan-thanksgiving/) - Planning ahead for the Thanksgiving feast is important and not to be left to chance! Planning ahead also makes that special feast day more enjoyable for everyone and generally lessens the chaos of preparing that special meal. a family and friend focused gathering The whole family with our five kids and their spouses and kids
- [Warm Your Soul with Soup](https://bushelandapickle.com/warm-your-soul-with-soup/) - What can warm your soul when it is brrrr cold outside? A glowing fire? Family? Lit candles? How 'bout homemade soup? We have a few favorites. This one is from a fellow Army wife from our Germany days. It's Chicken Tortellini Soup. chicken soup with a twist Try this hearty chicken soup with a twist.
- [Sabbath Words #7 ...No Hiding from Him](https://bushelandapickle.com/sabbath-words-7-no-hiding-from-him/) - Meg’s deep penetrating eyes have always had the capacity to hold me captive. Those eyes remind me of what I think Jesus's must be like at times. Penetrating looks deep into my heart.\ For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely
- [Jim's Garden Pasta and Chicken Salad](https://bushelandapickle.com/jims-garden-pasta-and-chicken-salad/) - It is still warm enough to enjoy fresh salads as an entree. Plus our garden is still producing! Jim's Garden Pasta and Chicken Salad included cherry tomatoes from the garden. Yes, there are still fresh tomatoes to pick! The basil is from the plant in our kitchen window. use leftovers and garden tomatoes and basil
- [Al Fresco Harvest Tablescape](https://bushelandapickle.com/al-fresco-harvest-table/) - Do you set your table for different meals a different way? I set this table for both brunches, lunches and the beautiful dusk time of day too. The morning light is clear, bright and energetic! The soft light of dusk sets the atmosphere for lingering meals and conversations. It’s been in my head forever. Somehow,
- [Summer Backyard Fun](https://bushelandapickle.com/summer-backyard-fun-on-a-beautiful-fathers-day/) - The day couldn't have been more perfect! It was Father's Day! What the girls planned was a 'recipe' for delicious food and fun! Note, this is a recipe for ANY fun summer day! Getting ready Amy put up the badminton net. Meg brought the Corn Hole. So many fun affordable yard games for all ages.
- [Fallingwater, An American Architectural Marvel](https://bushelandapickle.com/fallingwater-an-american-architectural-marvel/) - Fallingwater, an American architectural marvel nestled in the Laurel Highlands is a few hours from our home. Close enough for an overnight trip to visit plus another FLW home, Kentuck Knob. Check out my post about our visit there. We took the first tour of the day then headed to Fallingwater. We joined cousins, Don
- [Shopping the Back Porch](https://bushelandapickle.com/shopping-the-back-porch/) - Amy knew exactly where to go shopping for new dining room chairs. Mom and Dad just happen to have really cute rattan chairs on their back porch! One problem empty nesters can have is to convince their kids to take furniture and other item from their family home not just when kids move out but
- [New York City Weekend Part 2 ...4 Travel Tips plus Yankee Stadium](https://bushelandapickle.com/nyc-weekend-with-amy-part-2-take-me-out-to-the-ballgame/) - Amy took us to the ballgame at Yankee Stadium for our last stop of the NYC weekend. Don't we look cool and rested? TIP #1 When it is really hot, plan for an afternoon rest. Jim and I needed physical rest. The kids just hung out in Amy's air conditioned apartment. Trust me on this...even
- [How to Make The Perfect BLT](https://bushelandapickle.com/how-to-make-perfect-bacon/) - How to make the classic perfect BLT is all about crisp bacon and vine ripened tomatoes! Who doesn't love a classic BLT? Who hasn't hated the clean up or burning those delicious bacon slices? Tip#1 for perfect bacon for blt Tip #1. Bacon on the stove top should always be made in
- [New York City Weekend Visit with Amy](https://bushelandapickle.com/nyc-weekend-with-amy/) - Our New York City weekend with Amy was exciting, fun, and hot! She had a great visit planned for us. It was nice that Jim and I didn't have to do any planning. Amy did comment that it was a lot easier when we did. Train and Subway To Amy's Apartment Friday night, we made
- [Bold Pink and Coral...Do They Clash? Tips for a Patio Table](https://bushelandapickle.com/bold-pink-and-coral-do-they-clash-tips-for-a-patio-table/) - Bold Pink and Coral…do they clash? Tips for a patio table are ones I have learned over the years that help me do it without fuss or muss. pink and Coral Our pink peonies and the coral floral plates might not go together. They are bright summer colors. Clashing? I wasn't sure but I didn't
- [FOUR FAMILY FAVORITE RECIPES FOR SUMMER](https://bushelandapickle.com/four-family-favorite-recipes-for-summer/) - Let's try again with corrections! I'm sharing four favorite recipes for the summer season that our family enjoys. Two are made with fresh produce from local farmers and our own garden. Do you live in an area where you can pick your own strawberries? It's a fun activity especially for kids. So is spotting a
- [Showy Rich Oreo Cheesecake](https://bushelandapickle.com/showy-rich-oreo-cheesecake/) - Amy made yummy cold Oreo dessert while taking her mind of finals. Great timing because we had some company coming! Since I don't often make a dessert it was a real treat for my family. Usually, we have fruit or ice cream. I can't eat these rich things due to diabetes. When
- [Fabulous Side for Labor Day Celebrations](https://bushelandapickle.com/fabulous-side-for-labor-day-celebrations/) - It's not Labor Day but it is Nancy's birthday! family favorite Nancy is our oldest. Later we will go over for the celebration with food and games. We're bringing a family favorite as requested, Grandpa's Hash Brown Casserole. This is a great side dish for so many meals. We love it with steaks, ham, and
- [Fancy Jello Salad...Strawberry Pretzel Salad](https://bushelandapickle.com/strawberry-pretzel-salad/) - Fancy Jello Salad...Strawberry Pretzel Salad has been called retro. However, this recipe had been around for several decades and never seems to go out of style. I originally wrote this during the summer for a summer holiday meal. Truth is, we always have it for Thanksgiving! Yes, Thanksgiving! It's a salty sweet dish. Salty for
- [A Leap Year Birthday Tablescape for Meg's 6th!](https://bushelandapickle.com/a-leap-year-birthday-tabescape-for-megs-6th/) - The Leap Year tablescape for our sweet Meg's 6th birhday was simple and fun! elements to Birthday Tablescape Black Checked Tablecloth Lenox Autumn Fine China Family Silver Serving dishes Party Hats and Streamers in primary colors Ballons Flowers from local grocery store Primary Colored MnM's Yes, there is butter and a drink can. I snapped
- [Seasons of Life #5  The Great Book Sort](https://bushelandapickle.com/seasons-of-life-5-the-great-book-sort/) - Boxes of books to sort from the attic Time for the great book sort in this season of life. There were 16 book boxes in the attic. Time to deal with excesses of possessions! It is that season of life for us as older adults. It was the great book sort. The childhood bins and
- [Sabbath Words #6  Plans for the Future](https://bushelandapickle.com/sabbath-words-6-plans-for-the-future/) - It was a soggy Saturday. The rain predictions were 100% correct. Rain and more rain. The daffodils blooms hung graceful, downed by the steady rain. vibrant yellow of early spring blooms The vibrant yellow of early spring isn’t harsh. Instead, it holds a promise that spring to come. Hope for the future. plans for hope
- [Table Mix & Match for Spring](https://bushelandapickle.com/table-mix-match-for-spring/) - Each season I take a fresh look at my table potential. I'm sharing options I tried out. Actually, I do this nearly every time we have a family gathering for holidays or birthdays. Sometimes, I do it just for Sunday lunch. Easter is around the corner. I'm hoping this will inpsire you as you plan
- [Season of Life #4  Empty Nest Room Changes for Our New Lifestyle](https://bushelandapickle.com/season-of-life-4-empty-nest-room-changes-for-our-new-lifestyle/) - I can’t tell you how much pleasure the new arrangement in our middle room gives me a smile when I walk in it and it’s often! As you may know we are empty nesters. That means some lifestyle changes. Bedrooms to be cleaned and maybe repurposed. Or you maybe packing up childhood treasures as you
- [Whimsical Easter Centerpiece](https://bushelandapickle.com/whimsical-easter-centerpiece/) - It is a time of whimsy! Bunnies hiding eggs? That is whimsy! using skill and creativity Many of my blogger friends are amazing who are so skilled in floral arranging. I’m am not! Simple bouquets in short vases are more within my skill group! Lacking that skill means I have to come up with other
- [Sabbath Words #5...He Is Among Us](https://bushelandapickle.com/sabbath-words-he-is-among-us/) - And the WORD became flesh and dwelt (pitched His tent among us), and we have seen His glory as of the only SON from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 May you know and feel His presence on this Sabbath day. ~~~~~~~~
- [Flavor Burst for Common Green Bean](https://bushelandapickle.com/recipes-flavor-burst-for-common-green-bean/) - Easter is coming! How many of you are serving ham or even Sunday's traditional roast beef? Do you want a new side dish that is easy to make from fresh green beans for a burst of flavor? This one is for you! If you are like me, I often find a new recipe to serve
- [A Favorite Dish is Mom's Roast Beef](https://bushelandapickle.com/moms-roast-beef/) - Need a solid recipe for family and for company? I have a great one for you! Helpful Appliances and an Iron Skillet Mom used an iron skillet I use my crock pot. Our rice cooker is used just about every week. Rice only takes about 20 minutes and is easy clean up. The insert goes right
- [Colorful Easter Tablescape](https://bushelandapickle.com/colorful-easter-tablescape/) - I designed this simple beautiful colorful Easter tablescape by starting out with the colorful streamers we used for Meg's Leap Year 6th birthday party. inspiration I designed this simple beautiful colorful Easter tablescape by starting with the colorful streamers we used for Meg's Leap Year 6th birthday party. The birthday streamers were dangling at eye
- [Tips for Early Spring Table Spring Blog Hop!](https://bushelandapickle.com/tips-for-early-spring-table/) - A few days of not cold temperatures and a few early blooms and tiny green leaves showing up in the yard makes me yearn for spring! I'm in the process of the usual spring cleaning. Plus Amy is moving to NYC in 11 days. Eleven! So excited for her and I'll confess; I'm trying not
- [Happy  Easter Table](https://bushelandapickle.com/happy-easter-table/) - easter is a happy season Easter tables need color and other seasonal elements like eggs, chicks and bunnies. Colors can be natural, embracing gardens and a woodsy feel. You may want to be monochromic. Colors often seen are soft pastels or saturated reflecting more bold colors. That’s not as hard or as formal as it
- [Calmness of Spirit...Sabbath Words #2](https://bushelandapickle.com/sabbath-words-2/) - intoductions to stress buster verses Philippians 4:5-13 are favorites of mine. These verses are what I often call stress busters! Bolsters to hearten and encourage us in our daily living or during difficulties. Verses I repeat in whispers to calm my spirit. calmness of spirit Calmness of spirit was the phrase that really caught my
- [Sabbath Words # 4 Learning to Yield](https://bushelandapickle.com/learning-to-yield/) - Yield. Learning to yield is a skill to be developed. It is also learning to be disciplined. Teaching Amy to drive actually involves a lot of coaching. Helping her to transfer the learned knowledge required to pass the test to the actuality of the road is a process. Frankly, there have been a few harrowing
- [Fancy Cakes from a Box!  So Easy!](https://bushelandapickle.com/fancy-cakes-from-a-box-so-easy/) - Isn't that a cute cake? Foxes are Omega's favorite animal. She has lots of stuffed foxes, books about foxes, clothes with fox pictures. This cute cake was the latest in decorated cakes from our kitchen. Involve the kids This was supposed to be a sheet cake. Instead, it didn't come out of the pan neatly.
- [Seasons of Life #3....Time to Clean Out the Nest](https://bushelandapickle.com/seasons-of-life-3-time-to-clean-out-the-nest/) - Our attic is a place to explore and to hang out. It's a magical place for our grandchildren filled with memorabilia, books, toys, vases and stuffed animals. The floors creak and echo. There is a rug for sitting cross legged and to play marbles. You know the kind that is nostalgic in favorite books like
- [Eisenhower Gettysburg Home Part 1](https://bushelandapickle.com/eisenhower-gettysburg-home-part-1/) - It is elegant, livable and retro! It is the Gettysburg retirement home and farm of our 34th President 'Ike' Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie. LOcal Day Trip A little more than an hour away from our house is the Gettysburg National Military Park and The Eisenhower Home and Farm. It was a fine morning so
- [Sabbath Words No.1  Refuge & Hope](https://bushelandapickle.com/sabbath-words-refuge-hope/) - What more can I say? These are our younger girls when we lived in a foreign place surrounded by chanting monks, prayer wheels and burning incense each day in our apartment courtyard where we lived. He was and is our refuge. We need that hope and shield even more as we live in a place
- [Fusing and Transforming](https://bushelandapickle.com/fusing-and-transforming/) - Just let that sit for a moment. It is a pressure filled world out there! Pressure to conform and go along. Real or self imposed. It doesn't get any easier with age. Sometimes I am in a position that means I am involved in decisions making that go against
- [Chinese New Year Tablescape for the Year of the Dragon](https://bushelandapickle.com/chinese-new-year-tablescape-for-the-year-of-the-dragon/) - Chinese New Year is February 10th this year. You still have time to plan fun table! The date is based on the lunar calendar which means the date changes every year. Other Asian counties often have different calulations for that day. Surrounding the lunar new year which is the big holiday off the year means
- [He is Wrapped in Light....Sabbath Words #1](https://bushelandapickle.com/sabbath-words/) - Hope these verses bring encouragement to your heart today!
- [Retro Artichoke Dip & That Spinach One Too](https://bushelandapickle.com/retro-artichoke-dip-that-spinach-one-too/) - Do you need a stand by hot appetizer in your favorites collection? Here you go! Spinach Artichoke Dip! Add to your Recipe Collection Having a few favorite appetizers in your 'Favorite Family Recipes' collection is a good idea. The easiest of all is pre-peeled shrimp with cocktail sauce. It is a special treat for everyone.
- [Linda's Fancy Stuffed Chicken Breast](https://bushelandapickle.com/lindas-fancy-stuffed-chicken-breast/) - Linda's Fancy Stuffed Chicken Breast is a new item that will be repeated for our meals. It's oven baked and easy to make! My kind of dish! Oh, it has to be family approved! It was still moist for Amy who came home late after teaching her pottery class! I covered the casserole dish with
- [Baking Vanilla Crisps, an Old Favorite Cookie](https://bushelandapickle.com/baking-an-old-favorite-cookie/) - Baking Vanilla Crisps, old family favorire cookies last week was a treat for this grandma! Baking cookies with my grandkids is always fun!! Baking last week with my grandson with only the two was a sweet time! Vanilla crisps are easy to bake This is definitely an old favorite recipe. It's the first batch of Baking Vanilla Crisps, old family favorire cookies last week was a treat for this grandma! Baking cookies with my grandkids is always fun!! Baking last week with my grandson with only the two was a sweet time! Vanilla crisps are easy to bake This is definitely an old favorite recipe. It's the first batch of
- [Winter Wonder for the Our Home](https://bushelandapickle.com/winter-wonder-for-the-our-home/) - Christmas will be here a few days. This post is not just of the decorated room but how our spaces can be part of helping us celebrate Christmas. Creating a place of beauty that confirms the unspoken assurances of belonging and peace with the Winter Wonder themed middle room this Christmas season was my aim.
- [Two Trees in the Living Room](https://bushelandapickle.com/two-trees-in-the-living-room/) - a fresh look for the living room Two trees in the living room turned out to be just perfect. two trees and a sled I wasn't sure about this. Would it look like a hotel lobby? Too much for our farmhouse, for the room? The two boxes were easy to bring down from the attic.
- [Snow Decorates for Christmas!](https://bushelandapickle.com/snow-decorates-for-christmas/) - We did not decorate Thanksgiving weekend. Even as we walk around big red plastic containers, there is no regret. Thanksgiving was at Will and Hailey's. There is no snow this year either! It is cold though! christmas this year and a few years ago Today, it is 9 days until Christmas this year. Jim and
- [Seasons of Life #2 Gift Giving to Family](https://bushelandapickle.com/seasons-of-life-2-gift-giving-to-family/) - Our gift giving at Christmas is changing. We shop our attic and cabinets for treasures. Experiences are high on out list too! Plays, trips, special activities and local events areon the list for both our children and grandchildren. Are there toys or clothes under tree? Maybe. The point is our thinking has changed about gift
- [Enchanting Christmas Table](https://bushelandapickle.com/enchanting-tablescape/) - Lot of sparkle with a little red paired together made this Christmas table enchanting! Have you started to "Deck Your Halls" yet? We left our Thanksgiving fall decor out until Saturday after our family time together with all our kids and grandchildren. Amy was coming home. The fall decor stayed up as a Welcome Home.
- [Autumn Carmelized Vegetables](https://bushelandapickle.com/autumn-carmelized-vegetables/) - Some recipe post are just too delicious and perfect for the season to not repost. This year we are headed to Hailey and Will's house this year. Bet we have this dish!! It's a new tradition. consider autumn and thanksgiving Fires take the chill out of the evening air. Display bins in the markets overflow
- [Seasons of Life #1...Offically Empty Nesters!](https://bushelandapickle.com/seasons-of-life-1-offically-empty-nesters/) - Yep! We are officially empty nesters. We're also retired and grandparents. It's an adjustment; like who can remember preparing meals for the two of you when first married? It's been decades. KIDS MOVE OUT As each child moved out to independence over the years, a few things went with them. Extra furniture from the attic.
- [Pie Tyranny Breaks Tradition](https://bushelandapickle.com/pie-tyranny/) - We really didn't have pie tyranny. What we had were some rebellious children led by one of the adult siblings that Thanksgiving morning who just didn't want to wait for dessert time! You know, after the turkey when you think you can't eat another bite. I mean, really, dessert leftovers actually make the best post-feast
- [Season of Fall...Magnificent Golden Moon](https://bushelandapickle.com/season-of-fall-magnificent-golden-moon/) - Early Saturday morning, Jim slipped out for the Saturday morning men’s Bible study. I was just getting up expecting some quiet before the grandkids came. They were coming for the day so their parents could go to a parent conference and dinner. Little did I know what magnificent sight was in store for me! Rush
- [Autumn Meal for Cooler Days](https://bushelandapickle.com/delicious-autumn-menu-for-cooler-days/) - This autumn menu is a wonderfully delicious offering of seasonal flavors. Roasted vegetables, cheesy cauliflower, pork with crisp apples are the main dishes. All baked and warming our kitchen for a cozy feel. This is an updated version. The vegetable dish recipes I provided are classics in our home! Hope you enjoy this updated post
- [Simply Put, It's Fall, Time to Decorate](https://bushelandapickle.com/simply-put-its-fall-time-to-decorate/) - When the weather turned cooler, we brought the fall storage bins down from the attic. Very little color is showing here so far. It's just a matter of time. But it was time to acknowledge, it's fall. Simply put, it was time. This year, I am simplifying. The fall decoration bins have been reduced down
- [Taliesin West Interiors  #4 in FLW Series](https://bushelandapickle.com/taliesin-west-interiors-4-in-flw-series/) - large gathering room Frank Lloyd Wright, the premier American architect built Taliesin West as a 'camp' for his apprentices and to be a winter home for them and his family. Other times, the Wright's made their home in Wisconsin; he is a son of the midwest. There are many homes he designed are still privately
- [Taliesin West Frank Lloyd Wright Number 3 in FLW series](https://bushelandapickle.com/13032-2/) - 'Taliesin west is a look over the rim of the world' Frank Lloyd Wright above quote tells us how much he loved this area. In 1937 he purchased several hundred acres in the foothills of the McDowell Range overlooking Paradise Valley, Scottsdale, AZ. Reflecting the landscape this home and others, Wright used native material and colors in
- [Weekend Travel Tips](https://bushelandapickle.com/weekend-travel-tips/) - Last weekend, we went to a wedding of our dear friends’ daughter in Gilbert Phoenix AZ. Jim planned our quick weekend to AZ trip so that our visit went smoothly. He was able to find excellent lower fares and rates. We flew Frontier and were pleased. If we have another short distance flight, we
- [Meg's Ratatouille](https://bushelandapickle.com/megs-ratatouille/) - How has your garden grown? We have squashes and tomatoes. Our neighbor made a mideastern dish with the ones we gave her, Nancy made salsa. Served in salads or sliced, every bite is delicious. End of summer garden dish What's cooking in your kitchen? use the last of garden vegetables Meg's Ratatouille so good! Do
- [Snooze AM Eatery to Start the Day of Sightseeing Breakfast](https://bushelandapickle.com/snooze-am-eatery-to-start-the-day-of-sightseeing-breakfast/) - Sometimes despite all your planning, the restaurant you chose for the early breakfast at 6:30 AM just doesn't work out before sightseeing. It was closed. Meg quickly found another one close by and on the way to our destination Taliesin West. Snooze AM Eatery! When plans fail they can turn into an unexpectedly delightful experience.
- [Sabbath Word...  Voice](https://bushelandapickle.com/sabbath-word-voice/) - A couple of years ago we had a big scare in our house. My husband and his heart. Then his throat was irritated and scratchy for weeks. Finally, after visits to the specialist, it was determined not to be cancer or anything particularly serious. Medicine and total voice and throat rest for 6 weeks was the
- [The Traveling Teacup Comes to Lancaster](https://bushelandapickle.com/the-traveling-teacup-comes-to-lancaster/) - The traveling Teacup visits Good morning! Miss Tessa Rose is visiting! I'm so excited to show her some of Lancaster County, my home. First, a little background. Miss Tessa Rose came to me from Kari at Me and my Captain in sunny Florida. The Traveling Teacup was started by Barbara, a lover of tea and
- [Family Easy Meals  Linda's Beef Vegetable Soup](https://bushelandapickle.com/family-easy-meals-lindas-beef-vegetable-soup/) - easy one dish meal to make in soup pot or crock pot large potknife, vegetable peeler, cutting board 1 pound beef stew meat cut inot bite sizes pieces1 med onion sliced or large chopped pieces3-4 stalks of celery chopped1 package of Lipton Onion Soup Mix2 32 oz cartons beef broth1-2 large cans crushed or diced
- [Making Summer Magical](https://bushelandapickle.com/making-summer-magical/) - Summer can be magical. Beaches, swimming, gardens and easy living. The 4th of July is the best with food and sparklers. Watching fireworks in the distance makes a wonderful end to a great holiday celebration. School starts around here next week. The heat won't be over but summer will be. Our calendar goes by the
- [Sunday Sabbath](https://bushelandapickle.com/sunday-sabbath/) - A day set apart for rest. It is a day by God's own words that is holy, to be kept holy. A good Sabbath Sunday with often includes family, grilling, naps, maybe a ballgame on TV, and playing board games. or cards. Often later before everyone heads home, leftovers. OBSERVING the sabbath Church is how
- [Summertime Remembered](https://bushelandapickle.com/season-memories/) - National Art Gallery Washington, DC Our family enjoys art galleries and the stories. Lunch on the steps before entry; we felt so ...cool! It doesn't take much. Youth inner city mission trip Nothing like
- [Casual and Elegant Come Together for a Beautiful Table!](https://bushelandapickle.com/casual-and-elegant-come-together-for-a-beautiful-table/) - Casual and elegant come together for a beautiful table! Farmhouse blue check tablecloth, Lenox china, daily silverware and paper napkins come together for a casual elegant table! My parents always said there was no use having china and silver and not use it. They also thought children learned manners when eating at a nicely set table
- [Sloppy Joes and Neat Janes](https://bushelandapickle.com/sloppy-joes-and-neat-janes/) - A rose by any other name is still a rose…Sloppy Joes or Neat Janes….??? neat janes? What are ‘Neat Janes’? You may ask. We did. It was an easy meal of sloppy joes with a twist. Sloppy joes served in hot dog buns the kids told us. The buns sides totally keep the sloppy from
- [Eisenhower Gettysburg Home Part 2](https://bushelandapickle.com/eisenhower-gettysburg-home-part-2/) - “We women have to have a voice in things.” Mamie Eisenhower https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/press-releases/evenings-ease-mamies-world Though they purchased this home and property in 1949, Ike and Mamie did not actually move in until 1955. It was the first home they own! During the presidental years, they took weekends here or at Camp David. As I looked at Mamie's
- [Global Influences on My Home Design](https://bushelandapickle.com/influences-on-home-design/) - Global influences on my home design reflect my chldhood creative side and moving multiple times across the globe to today! Interior designer My mom kept it. I don't know why it survived and other work did not. It is a 6th grade essay titled "What Do You Want to be When You Grow Up? "
- [Hand Written Notes](https://bushelandapickle.com/hand-written-notes/) - Good Morning! Hope you had a wonderful Memorial weekend. We did with my daughter and her family. The weather cooperated and it was simply beautiful!Now, after a weekend, I often make appointments, pay bills and write notes! Did you use to notes and send cards to friends and family? Maybe you wrote to a pen
- [Celebration of Mother’s Day](https://bushelandapickle.com/celebration-of-mothers-day/) - Meg strolled on the terrance with her big smile that melts my heart with this huge bouquet. BRUNCH ON THE TERRACE Amy trained in from NYC where she now lives. Yikes! You know how these moves can affect a mom’s heart. Of course we are excited for her! She has a new job; shares a
- [Giverny Monet's Gardens](https://bushelandapickle.com/giverny-monets-gardens/) - It was like driving through an impressionist painting. I could totally understand the draw of Normandy for artists. It was glorious, like a time of worship. I don't have the words to descibe the landscape beauty and light we saw aa we drove to Monet's Home and Garden, Giverny in Normandy, France. It was a
- [Spices for Jesus](https://bushelandapickle.com/12503-2/) - Istanbul Spice Market Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders. With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away. He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a
- [Midweek Trivia Night Out](https://bushelandapickle.com/midweek-trivia-night-out/) - What romance novelist in the 90's sold over 800 million copies? Any idea? No? See the answer at the end of the post. Hint. It is not Julia Quinn. Jim, Amy, Meg and I went to Trivia night at the historic Southern Market that hosts Wednesday Trivia night every week. Amy often has gone with
- [A Season of Promise](https://bushelandapickle.com/a-season-of-promise/) - This is a post from 2021 Lenten season. This year there is no snow. Spring sprouts are beginning to pop up in the flower beds. But no blooms yet. Just the promise of what is coming soon! When the blossoms do come, it will be a glorious sight! lent is a reminder of brokeness O
- [Not Irish, It's Gotcha Day!](https://bushelandapickle.com/not-irish-its-gotcha-day/) - Nope, we're not Irish. We celebrate Gotcha Day! I still weep at the goodness of God's gift to us...a daughter of our hearts. Gotcha Day is today for Amy, our Beloved. Remembering when our sweet Amy first came home. "She is a J…. before you ever leave through the door to the taxi to go
- [Packing Christmas Away](https://bushelandapickle.com/packing-christmas-away/) - Sunday was Epiphany, the day that marks the end of Christmas season. Epiphany is the rememberance of the Wise Men who arrive at the house to worship the Child. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped
- [Sunday "Christmas"  Cake](https://bushelandapickle.com/sunday-christmas-cake/) - (an updated post from 2019) Yesterday was our "Christmas" with our daughter and family. It was early. This is the year they make the drive to visit our son in law's family for Christmas. We are so blessed that we all agree to flip years for Christmas and Thanksgiving. This is a great dessert that
- [Thanksgiving is Coming!](https://bushelandapickle.com/thanksgiving-is-coming/) - We are mere days away from Thanksgiving. Is it too late to decorate? No!! I finished adding fall decor to our downstairs this week. I had several goals. Make our home welcoming for the season and family visiting Use only decor I really like and are nice quality Toss any items that were damaged and
- [Christmas Dough Bowl Challenge 2021](https://bushelandapickle.com/christmas-dough-bowl-challenge-2021/) - It was so much fun to be part of this Christmas Dough Bowl Challenge 2021! My dough bowl is an treasure from China. Dough for breads. They didn't taste like our yeast breads. Most were not baked. This is a glimpse of bread or buns served at the local market where a group of us
- [Fancy Mashed Potato Casserole](https://bushelandapickle.com/fancy-mashed-potato-casserole/) - Do you just want to kick up a typical meal up a notch to make it extra special? It's so easy just prepare the same routine meal. Of course, it is for ease and planning in our busy days. Isn't that why we have Taco Tuesday and Fajita Fridays? Growing up, it was always
- [Rotisserie Chicken White Chili](https://bushelandapickle.com/rotisserie-chicken-white-chili/) - It's fall and. that means cooler days and slight changes to our menus. Roasted pork and roasted fall vegetables are delicious. Though we have soups and stews all year long ,there is just something about cooler weather that makes it taste so much better! Changes for health reasons In my mind , chili is red!
- [Simple Affordable Bedroom Update](https://bushelandapickle.com/simple-affordable-bedroom-update/) - This used to be Meg's room. Now it is a room for our adult kids and familes to sleep when they visit. A place for grandchildren sleep over. Friends. A guest room! exciting changes Meg moved out about a year ago to her very own home! The room started to become a dumping ground and
- [Looking Back Half A Year](https://bushelandapickle.com/looking-back-half-a-year/) - I haven't blogged in FOREVER! It ended up being a long, very long break. I did a lot of thinking in between this and that and came to a conclusion. Return to why I started blogging. A way to share with family...at the time we lived on 3 different continents! A way to showcase some photography.
- [Classic Chicken Divan](https://bushelandapickle.com/classic-chicken-divan/) - Chicken Divan is a wonderful dish to serve witth rice for family and company. What would you like for dinner? Eyes wide with anticipation, the answer was "Chicken Divan? ". Then I would often tell her no because it thought it just took too much time. So one day, I timed myself making it.
- [Summer is Really Over!](https://bushelandapickle.com/summer-is-really-over/) - He made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down. Psalms 104:19 Summer is really over. I hear the school buses rumble by every mornings and the sound of the door cranking open for the kids to get on board. As I think back over our summer with its ups
- [Hot Days Homemade Cherry Sorbet](https://bushelandapickle.com/hot-days-homemade-cherry-sorbet/) - It's a beautiful looking sorbet for summer days and the taste is mmm good!! The fresh cherries are what sets this sorbet apart from others! The rich color is natural. No food color or extra flavoring needed! The taste is exceptional. Totally worth the effort! Amy made it the night before everyone came over for
- [Chicken Marsala Made Easy](https://bushelandapickle.com/chicken-marsala-made-easy/) - One of our favorite main dishes is Chicken Marsala. I started making it at home when we stopped eating out! My husband and I often ordered it. No more. I had no idea how easy it was to make. Chicken Marsala is a classic dish but unlike many classic dishes it is actually both affordable
- [procrastination, perserverance and piddling: practical advice](https://bushelandapickle.com/procrastination-perserverance-piddling-practical-advice/) - Procrastionation is putting off. Perserverance is don't give in. It is to keep on keeping on. Perfection is the enemy of preserverance. Piddling can be a coping mechanism to avoid, to put off the hard or to allow thoughts to rest or wander. Piddling may be the opposite of self discipline. Sometimes it is actually
- [Falling In Love Chicken Salad](https://bushelandapickle.com/falling-in-love-chicken-salad/) - Source I made cranberry muffins and chicken salad this morning. Then I remembered... my story of falling in love started on the
- [Special Lunch on a Rainy Saturday](https://bushelandapickle.com/special-lunch-on-a-rainy-saturday/) - It was a dreary rainy Saturday but that didn’t stop us having a wonderful time together. It was a special day to celebrate Mother’s Day but the truth is we get together often but today, this particular day it was just the four of us; my three daughters and me. We dressed up a bit for
- [Summer Refresh...Our Living Room](https://bushelandapickle.com/summer-refresh-our-living-room/) - Summer refresh of our living room was needed so I added a rug. Actually, it is for all seasons but a few more things were done to make this summer refresh. For weeks I pondered how bring a refresh to our living room. Without costing LOTS of money! What was needed to bring out the
- [Kentuck Knob...A Frank Lloyd Wright Home](https://bushelandapickle.com/kentuck-knob-a-frank-lloyd-wright-home/) - Tucked in a hillside in the Pennsylvania Laurel Highland's is Kentuck Knob, one of the crown jewel homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, premier American architect.
- [Saturday Breakfast](https://bushelandapickle.com/saturday-breakfast/) - Saturday Table with Soup Plates Saturday morning breakfast are a big deal in our house! After a busy week this is often the only time we linger over a meal. When the big kids and their families are here it is a relaxing meal time. It's more fun for the little ones too.
- [Shrimp & Sprouts](https://bushelandapickle.com/shrimp-sprouts/) - Jessica, the future daughter in law is already a part of our family. Admittedly as the mom of her honey, the relationship is still new and I do not ever want to be the mom in law bloggers write about or the one who is the target or jokes or... I just want a rich
- [Easter Pysanka Ukranian Eggs](https://bushelandapickle.com/easter-pysanka-ukranian-eggs/) - I love these beautifully painted wooden eggs. They are called pysanky, the Ukrainian word meaning 'to write'. I bought them years ago at German flea markets and bazzars when Jim was stationed there plus the family. People from eastern countires were bring handicrafts and other goods across the border after the Berlin Wall collapsed in
- [Compost Rules Including Ones for My Kitchen](https://bushelandapickle.com/compost-rules-including-ones-for-my-kitchen/) - Summer is drawing to an end. Fall is in the air! Cooler mornings! Fall also means leaves will be falling soon, I promise! If you need to seed your yard for grass, that time is coming soon. Spring flower blooming bulbs must be planted in the fall before the first frost. Jim has created an
- [Whimsical Easter Tree](https://bushelandapickle.com/whimsical-easter-tree/) - It’s a Whimsical Easter Tree! Sparkly eggs, rubber duckies and dainty bows of pretty ribbon! our first full sized easter Tree This is a first for our home, to have a full size tree decorated for Easter. Maybe it was the need for comfort and enjoying the fairy lights on our Christmas tree that made
- [Spring Door Arches Inspiration](https://bushelandapickle.com/spring-door-arches-inspiration/) - My spring inspiration this year comes from a visit to Bavaria Germany in March a few years ago. I love how spring is welcomed there even when there's a little snow on the ground and grey skies. But some German homes don't need extra seasonal decorations. Creativity and appreciation for beauty is apparent as we
- [Aunt Ellen's Waffles](https://bushelandapickle.com/aunt-ellens-waffles/) - The granddaughters came bounding in with good cheer and anticipation of a second breakfast pretty early this morning. I still had my PJs on and just started my second cup of coffee. Sweet greetings first thing this Friday morning. Grandma's, at least this one are generally good for food without strings! We had a discussion
- [Saturday Morning Week Review](https://bushelandapickle.com/saturday-morning-week-review/) - Saturday mornings are generally peaceful for me. A typical Saturday morning starts with a cup of coffee. Jim takes off for early Saturday morning men's small group. I love early morning light that welcomes the day. The soft afternoon light often brings a feeling of calm espicialy when the day has been a busy one.
- [Girlfriend Night with Wine and Charcuterie Board](https://bushelandapickle.com/girlfriend-night-with-wine-and-charcuterie-board/) - Wine and charcuterie board with girlfriends on a Friday night is easy to set up! It was a last minute decision. Girlfriend Friday Night Get Together's for Wine and Charcuterie is always a good idea! Really, we all know this would be good for get together! It could be a break from cooking or the
- [Meg's Shrimp Primavera](https://bushelandapickle.com/megs-shrimp-primavera/) - Shrimp Primavera is a dish for all seasons and all occasions! It is a delicious dish with fresh vegetables and yummy shrimp. Bonus is it's and easy to make entree. We call it Meg's because it is one of her favorite dishes. garden vegetables Are your garden sweet peppers ready yet?
- [Soups for Winter Comfort Meals](https://bushelandapickle.com/soups-for-winter-comfort-meals/) - Today, I'm sharing some of our family favorite soups. There is something about a hot delicious bowl of soup! Omega's chili This isn't named after my granddaughter but after my mom, Omega. She taught me how to do just about everything home related! Go here to find the recipe. My tip is to cook
- [Chicken Tetrazzini](https://bushelandapickle.com/chicken-tetrazzini/) - It's a family favorite. It's a classic. You can make this chicken tetrazzini using my easy to make recipe. We're eating our way through family favorites and trying out new dishes too. It depends on who is cooking! We all know how to cook; we don't all routinely prepare our meals but we do pitch
- [Morning Tomato Harvest](https://bushelandapickle.com/morning-tomato-harvest/) - Morning tomato harvest is the best time for picking vegetables and flowers! We typically have tomatoes, sweet peppers and squashes during the summer. The bounty of our tomatoes means lots of fresh delicious salads and sandwiches! Meg and Jim pluck them off on her way out the fence for a quick healthy snack. The best
- [Quick & Easy Grilled Chicken, Pineapple, Avocado Salad](https://bushelandapickle.com/quick-easy-grilled-chicken-pineapple-avocado-salad/) - It's quick, easy and delicious! This Chicken, PIneapple, Feta Salad is Sunday Lunch delicious! It is easy and quick to prepare and easy and quick clean up. Hanging out in the kitchen or around the grill is perfect for Sunday or any time for family and friends are together. In our house we are a
- [Reflections 2021](https://bushelandapickle.com/reflections-2021/) - Reflections...it's that time of year. Actually, I am writing this on day one of 2022. My way of reflection on New Year's Eve 2021 was to go through photos. My kids tease me about how many I take but they do like them. Reflection...I LIKE taking photos of family, places, our home and food. The
- [Easy Meal Option..Pork Medallions with Pineapple Rice](https://bushelandapickle.com/easy-meal-option-pork-medallions-with-pineapple-rice/) - Looking for easy meal options? Me too. Pan seared park medallions with pineapple rice meets the easy meal requirements. Easy flavorful meals are popular options for us. This one was inspired by a special lunch outing with a friend to PF Chang's. Special because it was my birthday! We had a seasonal special...short ribs with
- [Plan, Prepare, Participate](https://bushelandapickle.com/tips-for-serving-with-love/) - Plan, prepare ahead, and participate! Don't get stressed out or stuck in the kitchen when hosting! You want to serve with love, don't you? Serving with love even if sandwiches is totally easy! Make these 'sliders' for holiday leftovers with a side salad is just about the easiest and best!! easy eats
- [A Christmas Spoon Full of Fun!](https://bushelandapickle.com/a-christmas-spoon-full-of-fun/) - Making these chocolate covered spoons is full of fun! My daughters and grandaughters got together to make these fun spoons on evening on a school night. It was fun and did not take a long time to make. When you have school aged kids, that is important. easy to make gifts Need an activity for a
- [Advent Pyramids on Rustic Elegant Dining Table](https://bushelandapickle.com/rustic-elegant-dining-room/) - Do you use your Advent pyrimids? It was the year to use the three with natural wood. The dining room is both rustic and elegant. Rustic because we live in a 220 year old farmhouse. Elegant because we inherited a stunning dining room set of reproduction Italian Renaissance. Usually our dining room is graced with
- [Advent Begins, Last Week Recap](https://bushelandapickle.com/advent-begins-last-week-recap/) - This is the first week of Advent. It concludes Christmas Eve. Have you started decorating? Me? Barely. Have you started shopping? A little. Week recap Honestly, I am behind. We usually decorate Friday after Thanksgiving. Instead, after putting away Thanksgiving decorations and dishes with the help of Rob and Jess, we just relaxed. Even
- [Elevenses for Thanksgiving Morning](https://bushelandapickle.com/elevenses-for-thanksgiving-morning/) - what is elevenses? (originally posted 24 November 2014, updated 16 October 2021) I love to read. It is no secret. I like thought provoking and "heavy" reading and I like the entertaining escape reading of cosy mysteries. One mystery series heroine, Daisy who is always ready for a snack, is the curious sort "who falls over bodies" She
- [Gift Wrapping, Fun and Creative](https://bushelandapickle.com/gift-wrapping-fun-and-creative/) - Gift wrapping can be fun and definitely creative! My mom was always a creative at wrapping gifts even in the early lean years. She was not only mom but also mentor for me in so many ways. When I first worked at a high end boutique after college before graduate school, I wrapped a present.
- [Pork Chop With Fig Sauce](https://bushelandapickle.com/pork-chop-with-fig-sauce/) - Pork Chops with fig sauce makes a typical meal extra tasty and will impress your family and guests! My thoughts are turning not only to gift buying but to what to serve the holiday week! Yes, week. Family is coming; it is a winter home based vacation for us all so
- [Over the Hills & Thru the Woods](https://bushelandapickle.com/over-the-hills-thru-the-woods/) - This song is about going to Grandma's. That's me!! Love this holiday that focus for us, on being with family. Over the river, and through the wood,to Grandfather's house away!We would not stop for doll or top,for 'tis Thanksgiving Day. Our house will be full this Thanksgiving! Five kids, 2 spouses, DIL's mother, and 4
- [Fort Necessity, A Visit to the Past](https://bushelandapickle.com/fort-necessity-a-visit-to-the-past/) - Fort Necessity is truly a visit to the past. That's true of our national battlefields, historical sites and even the national parks. It is only one of several signifcant places to visit in the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania that we visited over a day and a half. Our trip was to visit the Frank Lloyd
- [Sabbath Words...Mornings](https://bushelandapickle.com/sabbath-words-mornings/) - Sabbath Words... Mornings reposted from Jan 31, 2015. Still the same in our home, in the mornings. Usually, my husband and I drink our first cup of coffee in our bedroom and share our morning devotions and prayer for the day. Moms and dads, I expect, include prayers for their kids every day and their families
- [Mad Dash Soup Mix Makes It Quick and Easy!](https://bushelandapickle.com/mad-dash-soup-mix-makes-it-quick-and-easy/) - Mad Dash Broccoli Cheese Soup Mix is a friendly helper in the kitchen on busy chilly days. Okay, it's not as cute as my toddler helper who made me smile as I was preparing this easy to make favorite, Broccoli Cheese soup for our Friday lunch. Our grandsons were here for the weekend. Honestly, making
- [Little of This and That for Fall](https://bushelandapickle.com/little-of-fall/) - Simple decorations to compliment antique Tibetan buffet with rich carvings. The rich patina of this old wood just stand out with these simple farmhouse accessories. Rich textures work together without overshadowing one another. The oversized bark wreath is just resting against the wall. Simple to do because of
- [Meg's Baking Apple Pie Just For Us!](https://bushelandapickle.com/megs-baking-apple-pie-just-for-us/) - We had apple pie this week. It's 'Pick Your Own Apples' season here. Amy and friends went. She brought home a peck. This was going to be a post about apple pickling and pie but I didn’t have any apple picking photos for this year's apples. Side Tracked by memories Then I got side tracked. It
- [Growing with Effort](https://bushelandapickle.com/growing-with-effort/) - Posted on September 7, 2013by omega57. Updated 3 October 2021 Growing with effort...where are you putting your efforts? Modest harvest A plentiful harvest from a modest garden. I am about “squashed” out. As I walked under the grape vine I said “It smells like grape jelly.” They are Concord grapes. As the sweet grand girls walked
- [Cornstalks and Ribbon](https://bushelandapickle.com/cornstalks-and-ribbon/) - MY first blog hop! I'm part of the Thistlewood Master Mind VIP fall project blog hop. Join along for some great inspiration! Corn stalks for the porch My fall Project has been in the making all the way back to spring planting! Jim planted the corn, we ate it this summer and then we cut
- [Autumn Bounty & Pie](https://bushelandapickle.com/autumn-bounty-pie/) - Autumn is a time to celebrate bounty and in our house that may mean PIE! Autumn is here! Autumn is here! Cool mornings, hot afternoons. Orange pumpkins and leaves beginning their annual show. I love it! I made a fun discovery this autumn. Orange accents look fabulous in
- [Beef Stroganoff Classic and Versatile](https://bushelandapickle.com/beef-stroganoff-classic-and-versatile/) - Classic beef stroganoff. Do you think this classic dish would be easy to make? It is. Do you think it would be afforable? It is. And the best of all? Totally delicious. PS. And makes for delicious leftovers too. Origins of classic Russian dish Though this dish's recipes vary depending on regions and chefs two
- [smell of freedom](https://bushelandapickle.com/smell-of-freedom/) - The Smell of Freedom Updated July 2 ,2021 The smell of freedom is one we in the US can smell without any effort. Are we perfect? Gosh no! No man made institution or country is perfect. Yet, we can celebrate it. Dear Freedom Loving People, I have posted this before. I
- [Omega's Chili... Comfort Food](https://bushelandapickle.com/monday-morning-comfort-food/) - It was a sunny morning. I was feeling energized after a long week. You know one of those that just sap your energy. Our children from out of town came up. We love it when they come. Sometimes both come during the same weekend! JIm and the boys relaxed at home. I went with Jessica
- [Celebrating Our Beloved Dog, Shadow](https://bushelandapickle.com/celebrating-our-beloved-dog-shadow/) - Celebrating our beloved dog, Shadow was a joyful occasion! What's better than a birthday party? A birthday party for a beloved dog! 2007 Birthday Present Shadow was a 2007 birthday present for Meg's 7th birthday! She named her Shadow because she was black. Though Shadow was a family dog, eventually, she and Amy really bonded.
- [Natural Decoration…Snow!](https://bushelandapickle.com/natural-decorationsnow/) - Have to say this southern gal loves snow. My kids love snow. Even though it took me forever to get home from church, okay, just and hour, I was glad to see it falling in veil of white. Nancy spun out into a cornfield. Nearby neighbors who she did not know help to push her
- [Settle In](https://bushelandapickle.com/settle-in/) - Looking back. Life changed when Amy was a junior. Her first foray into manging life in an apartment was about to begin. It would be the first of many changes for her. It was still an emotional experience although not quite as much as when she was a freshman. Having onfidence in her helped. A
- [I Have a New Planner](https://bushelandapickle.com/i-have-a-new-planner/) - I have a new planner! I like calendars and planners especially pretty ones. Do you? I am a blogger. Bloggers need to develop and maintain editorial calendars. A good planner is my go to tool! It’s a good one for me if I can use it to schedule my routine commitments and various appointments and
- [End of Summer Weekend with Grandkids](https://bushelandapickle.com/end-of-summer-weekend-with-grandkids/) - Ending the summer with grandkids was a joy! It was fun! Their mom and dad had time away. School starts next weekend so the timing was especially good; a little special treat of time with Jim and I together. So many things to do I gained the title of the Greatest Cook; Grandpa is the
- [Bringing Autumn Inside](https://bushelandapickle.com/bring-autumn-inside/) - Bringing Autumn Inside is from a previous year but today I'm resharing it for my readers, you to hopefully inspire and help you to think forward to cooler days. Autumn is a favorite of mine! Looking forwardto getting my pumpkins out. Gosh! All of a sudden, it is fall! The cool weather came on us
- [Easy Cleaning Muddy Paws and Glass Doors](https://bushelandapickle.com/easy-cleaning-muddy-paws-and-glass-doors/) - Cleaning mud and dirt off pets and glass doors is made easier with these products. See what I used below. who is peach and why is she muddy? Peach is one of our beloved dogs. She and Shadow are family dogs but we all know whose dogs they really are. Meg and Amy's. The neighbors
- [Cold Tuna Pasta Salad for Summer Days](https://bushelandapickle.com/cold-tuna-pasta-salad-for-summer-days/) - This site contains affiliate links to products. I may receive a commission for purchases made through these links at no extra cost to you. Cold tuna pasta salad Perfect for summer days' meals! Do you remember it? Have you forgotten what a delicious dish this can be? I’ll be honest; I had. I’m not a
- [brilliant colors of freshly cut flowers from our gardens](https://bushelandapickle.com/brilliant-colors-of-freshly-cut-flowers-from-our-gardens/) - Brilliant colors of freshly cut flowers from our summer gardens are in a bucket of water. Waiting to be selected for an arrangement that the girls are making! When the girls began to bring the arms full of cut flowers from the 3 gardens we have I was amazed at not only the volume but
- [Backyard Garden Potato Harvest Day](https://bushelandapickle.com/backyard-garden-potato-harvest-day/) - This site contains affiliate links to products. I may receive a commission for purchases made through these links at no extra cost to you. Potato harvest time! Grandpa texted their mom to bring helpers over for digging them up. Call for helpers Every year, the helpers are more helpful! They are getting bigger! Having
- [Christmas in the Dining Room](https://bushelandapickle.com/christmas-in-the-dining-room/) - This site contains links to affiliate products I may recieve a small commission for when you purchase at no extra cost to you. Christmas in the dining room can be beautiful with some simple elements. The beauty of the Christmas shines in our dining room. Our dining room decorations are quite different from the farmhouse kitchen casual
- [Easy Meal... Spaghetti and Meatballs](https://bushelandapickle.com/quick-cuisines-1-spaghetti-and-meatballs/) - Easy Meal...spaghetti and meatballs is one of my go to recipes for easy prep and easy cooking with great results! Family approved! Regardless of who is eating around our table, I want everyone to enjoy the meal. We may have 2 to 18 around our table. The last two of our children are intransition and
- [Old Photos Go Digital](https://bushelandapickle.com/old-photos-go-digital/) - This site contains affiliate links to products. I may receive a commission for purchases made through these links at no extra cost to you. 'Old photos go digital' is a project Jim and I have tinkered with off and on for several years. This past year, like many, we spent more time on these projects
- [Tour Through Blogland](https://bushelandapickle.com/tour-through-blogland/) - I was thrilled when Kathy of A Delightsome Life invited me to be part of the Tour Through Blogland! I met this gracious lady at Haven. Her quiet gentle manner drew me to her. I enjoyed our conversations and her encouragement in the blogging journey. We have our faith in common, kindred spirits. Her home is
- [Creating a Quiet Spot](https://bushelandapickle.com/creating-a-quiet-spot/) - Creating a quiet spot had been a must for me over the years. Moments of quiet is important for me. We live in a demanding world with lots of noise. I need quiet for a mental and spiritaul refeshment. Do you take a afternoon break? A coffee, a snack? It's also know as afternoon tea.
- [Old House to Heart Home #1](https://bushelandapickle.com/old-house-to-heart-home-1/) - Old house to heart home has been a big challenge for me! My family made me see it was home! Sunday afternoon my 13 year struggle to love this old not perfect house came to an end. It’s not the house I imagined as home in this phase of my life. I wanted a fireplace
- [Tomatoes Galore!](https://bushelandapickle.com/tomatoes-galore/) - Tomatos Galore!! Sweet peppers are ready to harvest. Summer gardens produce many yummy vegetables. Ours is no exception. Fresh Tomato Bruschetta Tomatos Galore!! Our summer garden is still producing. Just look at these brightly colored yellow sweet peppers. There are a few zucchinis and yellow squashes coming in too. I have stewed and frozen several
- [Tip from Momma...Simple Caramel Sauce](https://bushelandapickle.com/tip-from-momma/) - Tip from Momma...making extra delicious caramel sauce. I learned this when we lived overseas. Tip for rich caramel sauce Summer is just around the corner. We all know ice cream is popular year round. We had home made peppermint ice cream for our Christmas dessert this past year! This caramel sauce is easy to make
- [Honor Mom and Grandma Table on Mother's Day](https://bushelandapickle.com/honor-mom-and-grandma-table-on-mothers-day/) - Honor Mom and Grandma Table on Mother's Day yesterday was set by the children. My son in law prepared the meal with help from the girls. made with love When Jim and I arrived the table was set. Once Meg called and said she was held up at work so go ahead and eat; the
- [8 Tasks to Begin Making Meg's House Move In Ready](https://bushelandapickle.com/8-tasks-to-begin-making-megs-house-move-in-ready/) - Eight tasks to begin making Meg's house move in ready is just for the work she is doing prior to movng in. Making lists at different stages will help us to stayed focused on all the to do's ahead. The azalea bloomed! Doesn't it look pretty against the grey and black exterior? Anyone who has
- [How Does Shopping Turn Into a Date?](https://bushelandapickle.com/how-does-shopping-turn-into-a-date/) - How does shopping turn into a date? It all started when Jim said. 'I'm going to Target." Wait!! What? The man doesn't go to Target. I go to Target, not him. Can I go too? We only have one car and I do like going places with my husband! He made me wait while he
- [nothing fancy menu planning](https://bushelandapickle.com/nothing-fancy-menu-planning/) - ← Sunday Anchors Eggs → Nothing Fancy Menu Planning Posted on March 13, 2013by omega57 Love Princess and her dog, Shadow This picture has nothing to do with menu planning. I just like it! Nothing fancy here. Jim left this morning for Colorado and Texas. He will be gone for 4 weeks. Yes, 4 weeks. He left with a hurting
- [Starting the Organic Garden](https://bushelandapickle.com/starting-the-organic-garden/) - Starting the organic gardening planting is happening! Jim plans ahead for what to plant every year. Jim is an organic gardener. He composts. He is careful to use only organic materials. His care means delicious vegetables for us! meet our organic gardener and landscaper My husband, Jim is our gardener and landscape designer. Once he
- [Meg's Cute New Older House](https://bushelandapickle.com/megs-cute-new-older-house/) - This week Meg will be the proud owner of this little gem of a house! Isn't it cute? I think it has a cottage look. Do you? The front looks so stylish and welcoming with its great exterior color and shiny black shutters but like a lot of little gems....it needs some polishing. Okay, a
- [Easy Quick Eats for Family and Company](https://bushelandapickle.com/easy-quick-eats-for-family-and-company/) - Stuffed ham and swiss roll ups with fresh fruit Having company for the weekend? easy blast from the past meal Here is a quick easy blast from the past meal with an update. Stuffed rollups with deli ham and swiss cheese! Delicious, Easy to make. Easy to serve. Easy clean up. Perfect. When our adult
- [Sour Cream Bundt Cake for Summer Baking](https://bushelandapickle.com/sour-cream-bundt-cake/) - Meg loves to bake. She is learning to make our favorites from the past and new ones that catch her fancy! Last night she was explaining that she wanted to build a list of recipes she likes. Gosh, that is a goal of mine for this blog... to record and share family
- [Mother's Day Brunch Goodness!](https://bushelandapickle.com/mothers-day-brunch-goodness/) - It was Mother's Day. It was a particularly special one in DC with most of our children, our son-in-law and soon to be daughter-in law. It was a feast of love and food. Robert invited us down for Mother's Day. He booked rooms for us in the hotel that was part of his
- [Bedrock Truth to Depend On](https://bushelandapickle.com/bedrock-truth-to-depend-on/) - As long as there is darkness in this world, we’ll be tempted to disengage or give in to anxiety and fear. But over and over, Scripture tells us not to fear. As Jesus said, “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world
- [Encouragement in Troubled Times](https://bushelandapickle.com/encouragement-in-troubled-times/) - Preserve me from faithless fears and worldly anxieties, Words of encouragement, asking for God's strength and preservation stuck me deeply when I read it last week. It is a prayer from Divine Hours Lent season entries. Prayer has many different purposes wrapped in hope, needs, praise, anxiety and even fear. This one is part of
- [spring dining room buffet](https://bushelandapickle.com/8705-2/) - Snow is still on the ground. My dining room was bare of any extra decorations reflecting winter or spring. So sad looking! first comes cleaning There were still some random Christmas decor hanging around and a pile or two that needed to be packed away and carried to the attic. During long winter days, it
- [Easter Tree Inspiration](https://bushelandapickle.com/easter-tree-inspiration/) - inspiration at the castle Are you planning for Easter and spring decorations yet? My spring travels to Germany and Swtizerland and living there inspire many of my Easter decorations. This charming Easter Egg Tree with other seasonal decorations was in Neuschwanstein's Gift Shop. During a girlfriend trip years ago we were tourists in the Bavarian
- [Delightfully Delicious Sandies, A Cookie for All Seasons](https://bushelandapickle.com/delightfully-delicious-sandies-a-cookie-for-all-seasons/) - A favorite treat of our family and undoubtedly of anyone who has ever tasted them!
- [Fresh Flowers Make Me Smile](https://bushelandapickle.com/fresh-flowers-make-me-smile/) - It' a fresh beginning! A new week. Snow still covers the ground. Temperatures are keeping us in the deep freeze. Sweet satisfaction in the morning This was the sight that met me this morning! Fresh flowers and handmade Valentine cards from our grandchildren. How can you not smile with sweet satisfaction? I ordered a bunch
- [His Loving Kindness](https://bushelandapickle.com/his-loving-kindness/) - I woke up before the rest of the house. It was snowing. Big heavy white flakes. A beautiful sight. I wasn't thinking about the shoveling to come. My only thought was of the serene feeling that came over me.
- [Books to Start the Year](https://bushelandapickle.com/books-to-start-the-year/) - Need some new book recommendations for you or the kids in family to start the year of right? This is a recap, not of posts from last year but of some books our family gave each other this year! Jim got Cozy, a story of a young musk ox. When I spied Cozy, I had
- [Hosting Made Easy for a Baby Shower](https://bushelandapickle.com/store-bought-food-for-baby-shower/) - Primroses called to me as I walked in the grocery store. I was hosting a baby shower and was looking for inspiration and food to fill out my menu. I thought, “Just like Cynthia!” .(The Mitford Series) There are some helpful rules when planning for different occasions. Afternoon gatherings of women traditionally are called
- [Christmas Tree and Memories](https://bushelandapickle.com/christmas-season-mornings/) - Have you noticed the questions on FB about Christmas trees? Well, I can tell you folks want advice on one or two trees, Themes or family memories focused? Why not both...if you can! This tree is our main tree. Our family tree. It will always be my first choice. Our home is large enough I
- [Planning Tips: How to Plan When Feeding a Crowd](https://bushelandapickle.com/planning-tips-how-to-plan-when-feeding-a-crowd/) - Menu for Thanksgiving 2015 This weekend Nancy, my oldest asked me what did I seem to always forget when preparing for a large group meal? She is looking forward to hosting our family Christmas gathering. I think her whole family is. Menus are being discussed
- [Mom's Quiche](https://bushelandapickle.com/moms-quiche/) - After years of marriage, travel, friends and family, I have quite the collection of recipes to share! This one is Mom's. Do you remember when quiche was thought to be a girly food so much so that there was a book called Real Men Don't Eat Quiche? Guess they had not seen Cary Grant in
- [Poignant Telling... Our Military Family Story](https://bushelandapickle.com/poignant-telling-soldiers-wife/) - A repost on this Veteran's Day 2020 from November 2016 A poignant telling, a glimpse of a Soldier's Wife who will be alone for a season of carrying on while her heart is gripped with the missing and loneliness that is carefully hidden as she carries on... for her self and her family
- [Fresh Cream Alfredo](https://bushelandapickle.com/fresh-cream-alfredo/) - These can be busy days with little time to prepare the evening meal. At least that is true in my house. This is super easy and a fast meal to make. Fresh vegetables, chicken breast with fresh cream and select cheeses pair with linguine. Warm up the hearty bread and there you go...a meal for
- [Friday Morning Coffee](https://bushelandapickle.com/friday-morning-coffee/) - It was a quiet morning when she sipped her coffee. Hum, this feels a bit lonely. An idea came from her past. Her mom had women in and out came and went to morning coffees. It may have been for a Bible study or a meeting. Just as often it was for friendship.
- [Chili Our Way](https://bushelandapickle.com/chili-our-way/) - We had chili last night. It is an easy meal to prepare and easy to serve to the girls who were coming and going last night. This is Mom's recipe minus the beans. I didn't have any and the girls aren't crazy about them anyway. Just a few, please. Growing up we had it
- [jet lag cookies](https://bushelandapickle.com/jet-lag-cookies/) - Around lunch time yesterday my beloved family came home. They had traveled across the globe to Thailand for work and friends. Great goals for what was basically a work trip for my husband. Lots of friends. Lots of fun and refreshing times. It was a spiritual time. The girls headed for their rooms
- [Apples Galore!](https://bushelandapickle.com/apples-galore/) - It's Apple Season! What could be better than a day full with all your sweet girls and freshly picked apples? After a rousing brunch…that would be some breakfast and some lunch food at Friendly's on the way to the orchard that included Will who then left us to go do guy stuff. One man kept looking
- [Grilled Summer Vegetables](https://bushelandapickle.com/grilled-summer-vegetables/) - Looking for easy meals for the summer days that can be hot and busy? Me too! I head for the grill. It's quick and easy clean up. My kitchen doesn't heat up which is already warm as the afternoon sun floods in. Fresh summer vegetables are so delicious. My husband has a vegetable garden. What he
- [Why Not Go Multi-generational Family Camping?](https://bushelandapickle.com/why-not-go-multi-generational-family-camping/) - This site contains affiliate links to products. I may receive a commission for purchases made through these links at no extra cost to you. We went camping this weekend. Nope, this was not something we had done for years! We rented a camper trailer. Nope, we have never done that. My husband wanted to give
- [One Project from DIY Room Makeover Ideas Book](https://bushelandapickle.com/one-project-from-diy-room-makeover-ideas-book/) - This site contains affiliate links to products. I may receive a commission for purchases made through these links at no extra cost to you. Time with my grandkids is the best! Like every grandmother, I absolutely mine are the cutest, sweetest and most wonderful. Now you know I could go on. One thing that I
- [Tablescape for a Tea Party](https://bushelandapickle.com/tablescape-for-a-tea-party/) - Yesterday I went to my friend Tracey's home to help her set up for a special tea party. For quite awhile she and her granddaughter who is a third grader have planned to do this.
- [A Night Out With The Granddaughters](https://bushelandapickle.com/a-night-out-with-the-granddaughters/) - It was a last minute decision to have a night out with the granddaughters, Meg, their aunt and my youngest planned our time. Nancy, my oldest another mom was included. It was a girls' fun time! Paint Your own Pottery First we went to Color Me Mine, Paint Your Own Pottery in the mall. The
- [Autumn Apple Picking](https://bushelandapickle.com/autumn-apple-picking/) - It was Tuesday. Must be a good day to go apple picking. Yes, school is in session but not all the grandkids are doing in-person school. So that means the other three along with my daughter and I can go on outings! Autumn where we live means apple picking. Of course, by the time Nancy
- [Teasing Fall Around the House](https://bushelandapickle.com/teasing-fall-around-the-house/) - With the start of school and all the unexpected hot and humidity here in Lancaster PA, got to tell you, going full out with fall decor is tough. I walked out this morning and the air was so heavy and the fall smells odors of Lancaster hangs heavy in the air. Cow manure fertilizer. So
- [Glitter, Glue & Grandkids](https://bushelandapickle.com/glitter-glue-grandkids/) - It was a perfect day to go outside and make some sparkle! These cute like pumpkin are not sophisticated. However, they are happy and imperfect that will add some very special sparkle and light to your decor. Here's how the sparkle happened. One beautiful sunny day, I headed over to my daughter's with a box
- [Cultivating Contentment](https://bushelandapickle.com/cultivating-contentment/) - It's Monday morning. Yesterday was a day of rest. Taking a bit more time to reflect on the past week and to plan for the next coupled with thanksgiving and prayer is restorative. It is part of practicing the art of contentment. And don't we need that not just for these days of nothing feeling
- [Hosta Leaves for the Dining Room](https://bushelandapickle.com/hosta-leaves-for-the-dining-room/) - I stepped out on our back porch and there was a pile of hosta leaves Jim had trimmed. I had hoped to cut some flowers but we were in-between blooms. Hostas are easy to grow plants that fill out nicely for borders and color in your yard, large or small. I had not looked at
- [Summer Strawberry Fun](https://bushelandapickle.com/summer-strawberry-fun/) - Strawberry Picking Season is here! Impromptu strawberry picking! A friend posted photos on FB of a local strawberry farm open for picking. I texted the link to family. Let's go! Nancy texted back, "Let's go!". The field closed at noon; it was 11 am. There was no primping, come as you are! Mask ready, we
- [Mom Influence](https://bushelandapickle.com/mom-influence/) - Active listening when talking with your kids is crucial. I'm a mom with children and relatives who are Asian-Americans. The events of CV-19 and the horrific murder of Mr. Floyd has been the stimulus for hard conversations with my kids and friends. I've asked them to tell me about their experiences as a POC (person
- [Monday Flowers](https://bushelandapickle.com/monday-flowers/) - Yesterday Amy went to the grocery store for flowers. It was a friend's 22nd birthday. She delivered them and the girls were able to talk from a distance. Porches and stoops help gauge social distancing. I asked her to grab some for us too. Our first peonies are spent. Except for a flowering bush with
- [Tuesday Brunch](https://bushelandapickle.com/recipe-brunch-sour-cream-cake/) - Brunch is more of a week end thing, right? Since I often have to remind myself what day it is during this stay at home time, I made brunch for us on a Tuesday! Brunch is more of a week end thing, right? Since I often have to remind myself what day it is, I
- [At Home Reflection](https://bushelandapickle.com/family-home/) - Hi Everyone! I seriously have been trying to muster up the energy and focus to take action on some projects today. You know, since we all have time these days. I thought a shower would help and a little bit of reading. So, I did shower which has been a regular activity. This morning I
- [Hall Bathroom Refresh](https://bushelandapickle.com/hall-bathroom-refresh/) - Refreshing the hall bathroom meant new paint. I picked a color that could be a dramatically elegant room with gold and crystal. Don't you love the way color can add drama and invoke emotions? Paint is such an easy way to make everything look new in your room. My inspiration for a deeper color was
- [An Unexpected Gift](https://bushelandapickle.com/an-unexpected-gift/) - It's been an unexpected gift. The Core Four is eating dinner together. Yippee! We are all taking turns making it. Last night we had delivery. Meg really wanted Pad Thai. It's an unexpected gift. Usually when the girls are home, they aren't. After all, they are 20 and 21. Away at school, working, friends, they
- [Looking for Inspiration](https://bushelandapickle.com/looking-for-inspiration/) - Do you enjoy going to a local coffee shop handbook store like Barnes and Noble for coffee and lingering over decorator books like me? Or do you carry your own to the local favorite? As we all know, that's out of the question now. While I and other amateur decorators and home stylists may consider
- [not cardboard hope](https://bushelandapickle.com/not-cardboard-hope/) - re posted on April 19, 2013 I went through older post looking for something else but found this. Are you tired? It hasn't been long since we self quarantined though our daughter has been back from Study Abroad, Florence and under a quarantine basically 2 weeks before the public was. There is hope. Week’s end finds
- [Sabbath Words…Harmony](https://bushelandapickle.com/sabbath-wordsharmony/) - Words written centuries ago. Words of encouragement to the church. Valid words today. Words written to You, graciously but no less directive. Over the past few weeks, our pastors have been presenting a series on unity, essentials and distinctive of the Christian faith. Today the topic was unity with diversity. These were the main verses,
- [NYC Day Trip Part 2 in the Afternoon](https://bushelandapickle.com/nyc-day-trip-part-2-in-the-afternoon/) - My first glimpse of the Guggenheim was unexpected. It was both awe inspiring and a surprise. It was small! It's a small but magnificent building. Stark white set on a corner of an old exclusive area set across the street from Central Park was not what I expected. But for the exceptional daring design, it
- [NYC Day Trip](https://bushelandapickle.com/nyc-day-trip/) - If you give a grandchild a book with a close location as the setting and promise to take her...that day may come on a very cold one! Two years ago Jim gave Mary her Christmas Eve book. It is a family tradition to exchange books on Christmas Eve to read after we snuggle under the
- [Friday Lunch with Elegance](https://bushelandapickle.com/friday-lunch-with-elegance/) - HI! Taco Soup for lunch today with our daughter and her two youngest kiddos. It doesn't sound all that elegant, does it? Between my hopscotch busy and her full schedule with 5 kids, well, we take time when we can. Recently, I admit; I've been lazy about setting our table nicely. It only takes minutes.
- [Farmhouse Sparkle Tree Trimming](https://bushelandapickle.com/farmhouse-sparkle-tree-trimming/) - Every year at Christmas I like to have new decorating inspirations. This year I have really been loving the ribbon decked out trees in blog land. Our trees are historically traditional which we love but it’s always fun to try out something new. Ribbon is key. It is a great way to decorate without a huge
- [Hope Ushers in Advent](https://bushelandapickle.com/hope-ushers-in-advent/) - Are you in need of a little hope? Or a lot? This is season of hope and promise. Weddings are so full of hope for the future. We had a wedding last week in our family. Our son married his bride. I'm pretty sure they didn't get married without the hope of a long life
- [Delightfully Delicious Sandies](https://bushelandapickle.com/delightfully-delicious-sandies/) - A favorite of our family and undoubtedly anyone's who has ever tasted one! These delightfully delicious cookies rolled in powdered sugar when warm are so, well, delicious. Bet you can't eat just one! My teen daughter who loves to bake and her younger visiting cousin made these for us.
- [Family Marks](https://bushelandapickle.com/family-marks/) - Ask someone about their tattoos and you will get a glimpse into their story. Often into their hearts. My kids share the same tattoo. It represents a significant part of our family's story. It most assuredly involves our hearts. Amy, our fourth child wanted a tattoo for several years. We told her when she could
- [Autumn Event Decorating](https://bushelandapickle.com/autumn-event-decorating/) - It was an evening of sharing stories and celebrating sisterhood. One where we could talk and encourage one another. Come on in! Whenever you get women together for a reason you want the venue to shine! To welcome! To invite each woman in! Creating a welcoming atmosphere is important. "The Barn", our autumn venue with
- [Planning Staycation for Extended Family](https://bushelandapickle.com/planning-staycation-for-extended-family/) - Take a risk with a Staycation! It was multigenerational. Apparently when you have grandchildren and you all get together it's a multi generational gathering. Who knew? Anyway, I digress. We have a busy fall coming up. Returning to college is with the addition of one in graduate school chasing a new career. A second grand
- [Haven Fun!](https://bushelandapickle.com/haven-fun/) - What a backdrop for a photo! Bright, beautiful and perfect display of color and summer! We were surrounded by this and other creative booths and photo settings. It all added to creating the atmosphere of creativity, color and energy! Haven as always is full of energy and anticipation. It's always a joy to reconnect with
- [Summer Days](https://bushelandapickle.com/summer-days/) - The days are flying by for us. Besides naps in the hammock and trips to the pool solo which are incredible relaxing, we visit with the grandkids who live about 15 minutes away and enjoy our college daughters. One fun time was Float Nite at the pool. We had hamburgers and hot dogs after the
- [Cultivate](https://bushelandapickle.com/cultivate/) - Sweet Miss O in Summer Garden One Sunday morning I prayed that our worship would be pleasing to God. What was I hoping for? Maybe to be uplifted, to feel pleased with what I heard and thought? To think it was good? A fresh hearing of the Word? It was similar to most services I've
- [More Summer Refresh...Guest Room](https://bushelandapickle.com/more-summer-refresh-guest-room/) - Whew! Got it ready for my grandson with his folks arrived. He's one. See the portacrib? He and his cousin have a semi permanent bed ready for anytime they visit. It's a catch all room! No doubt about it. It is also officially the guest room after being different kid bedrooms plus the "I'll
- [Quiche Easy](https://bushelandapickle.com/quiche-easy/) - My college girls are in the house! Between my schedule, Jim's and theirs I need meals that I can cook and leave set out. Meals together are rare. Anyone with older kids ho drive and work know whatI mean. Even your athletes keep odd schedules. It's all part of changing season of families
- [Humming](https://bushelandapickle.com/humming/) - My house was humming yesterday. Humming....you know the sound when everything is working just right. It's satisfying. It's spring, finally. Jim has been making daily runs to the many places that sell plants in our area. The prettiest flowering plants are on Spooky Nook Road run by Amish folks. Just one of the
- [3078 Farmhouse Kitchen Paint Job](https://bushelandapickle.com/3078-farmhouse-kitchen-paint-job/) - What do you do when your kitchen just doesn't want to follow the crowd? We have an authentic farmhouse kitchen...at least in the bones. This room just wants to be simple without fuss. Truth is old houses just don't always want the changes you have in mind. Going with a white kitchen
- [A Kid's Point of View](https://bushelandapickle.com/mama-influnence-a-kids-point-of-view/) - Hi Mom. When you find this in the morning you can either A) Post it but delete this line B) delete it C) Keep it tucked away and do a later post about post that never gotten posted. This is what came on my screen. I was surprised. and so encouraged. You
- [Odd Little Half Bath Closet](https://bushelandapickle.com/odd-little-half-bath-closet/) - Summer is over! In the oppressive heat we are experiencing in central PA, I long for the pool to be open. Tomatoes are falling off the vine. We can't collect them fast enough. After a prolonged hiatus from blogging I finally am posting again! Hope you like this one. It is releated to repainting
- [Pumpkin Saturday](https://bushelandapickle.com/pumpkin-saturday/) - Don't you just love fall! One of our new traditions is having pumpkins for the girls and the grandkids to paint. This year the painting party was at our house. First things first. This year we headed out to the garden for our pumpkins. Grandpa planted them especially for the granddaughters. He missed the harvest though
- [Williamsburg...beginnings of a nation](https://bushelandapickle.com/williamsburg-beginnings-of-a-nation/) - Williamsburg is one of my very favorite places to visit. I love the interactive living museum with original and reconstructed buildings. Along with Nancy and Nathan and girls, we stopped by on our way home from the Outer Banks after a wonderful vacation with our kids, my brother and their families. While driving on
- [Sabbath Words…going up to Jerusalem](https://bushelandapickle.com/sabbath-wordsgoing-up-to-jerusalem/) - Jesus went up to Jerusalem to the cross...to be crucified, to rise from the dead. Today is Good Friday. A somber day of remembrance filled with the hard work of redemption done for each of us on the cross. This ancient creed brings together a simple statement of faith with a few words what happened so
- [Reminder We all Need](https://bushelandapickle.com/reminder-we-all-need/) - Do you need a reminder Jesus does love you? Our girls... Have you been looking for Him? Or has He made Himself known just at the right time? Years ago in Naval Post Graduate School Chapel family, a man shared how he was struggling doing the dreaded "TAXES". Struggling. His daughter came into the
- [Autumn Credenza Vignette](https://bushelandapickle.com/autumn-credenza-vignette/) - It's just about time to quit teasing fall and actually welcome her into our home with wide arms! Vintage Elegance is for my dining room. It's fun to see how many ways I can decorate this well used room. I showed you a little peek of this; here is the whole vignette ready
- [Autumn Back Porch](https://bushelandapickle.com/autumn-back-porch/) - Making the back porch a seasonal welcoming spot was driven by color. Oh yes, pumpkins too! A must. What's not to love about the traditional orange pumpkins. The multicolored squashes with the intense seasonal colors. The cool air is not the only way we know fall has arrived. It is the colors. Reds, oranges,
- [Crazy October](https://bushelandapickle.com/crazy-october/) - I just read there are only 7 more Fridays until Christmas. Pressure is in the air. I don't even have all my fall bins down from the attic yet. Are you able to breathe just thinking about that? And I don't think I'll get them down! I may get the turkey dishes from the mud
- [Because It's Not Just About The Tree](https://bushelandapickle.com/the-tree/) - Well, the Thanksgiving weekend is over and a fresh tree is up but needs to be redone. It needed to be straightened. The ornaments were hung by my 4 year old sweet darlings very carefully ...right in their reach. It you don't have little ones who help and take that job very
- [JOY](https://bushelandapickle.com/joy/) - We got into a taxi. Our host sat in the front. Off we went to a market or to do paper work, somewhere in this new city, our new home so far away. We had been waiting and anticipated this time for months. It was blazing hot. We were jet lagged having
- [Christmas in Our Kitchen](https://bushelandapickle.com/christmas-in-our-kitchen/) - It is our gathering place. "Welcome to our home!" happens here as soon as you come through the door. When the girls come home in the afternoon, we all congregate there. Snacks are eaten. Sometimes our evening meal is ready for them because of their schedules. Sometimes we have an afternoon tea with
- [I was the Mother of the Groom](https://bushelandapickle.com/i-was-the-mother-of-the-groom/) - See this picture of me. Do I look pained? No! My heart was full to overflowing. I am trying my best to not boo hoo. I was looking at my boys standing next to each other with their father. I was feeling emotional. Joy for them with a mother’s heart. I was the mother of
- [Hopeful Anticipation](https://bushelandapickle.com/hopeful-anticipation/) - Anticipation! Advent is the season of preparation. Have you ever noticed that the two most important events in history have a season of preparation? Advent and Lent. The build up of anticipation. Preparing includes planning, understanding, focus. How is the preparation going for you? Before any "big" event, wedding, Thanksgiving…. there is planning and anticipation of
- [Let the Sunshine In!](https://bushelandapickle.com/let-the-sunshine-in/) - When it came to curtains of drapes in our old house, I was stumped. Stumped! For years! Years! We did renovations. But those windows still had me stumped! I love the Federal look and fine draperies. It just didn't suit. I thought maybe shorter panels window sill length. Nope. A more comtempory style?
- [Renovation Blues](https://bushelandapickle.com/renovation-blues/) - At our house we have the renovation blues! The closet doors are 2 weeks late. TWO weeks! The custom made doors were not painted as ordered. We just got a call that the paint job was not satisfactory; one more coat will be applied. I am so glad our contractors have high standards. Thursday the
- [Great is His Faithfulness](https://bushelandapickle.com/great-is-his-faithfulness/) - Nearly every morning, on the drive to and from school we are treated to an expansive view of the wonder of creation. It is a reminder every morning rain or shine, He is alive and loves me. He is faithful. His attributes are evident in creation. To name a few, faithful, trustworthy, loving, orderly, mighty. When I
- [Relationship Tips for Teens During Homecoming](https://bushelandapickle.com/relationship-pr/) - It is homecoming season for high schoolers. An emotional time with potential for all sorts of emotions! As a mom, it's tough. So far, my girls are only concerned for their friends. Lessons are being reinforced about how we should treat each other even in high school adn especially when it comes to
- [Bedroom Fit for a Teen](https://bushelandapickle.com/bedroom-fit-for-a-teen/) - Amy could not be happier with her new bedroom! She had a vision and we took it slow and kept to it. Her mom, me, tends to a rush to finish! This is the first of several posts about our recent renovations of the girls' bedrooms and the downstairs dining room and living room. First,
- [September Sunflowers](https://bushelandapickle.com/september-sunflowers/) - Seeds are pulled out in a pattern, a flower within a flower. Eventualy, all the seeds are eaten! Fall is in the air. Bin of pumpkins and rows are lined up are seen at every farm stand. The chrysanthemums are beginning to bloom in the yard. We are wearing long sleeves and hoodies. I will take the road
- [DC Brunch Shabby French Style](https://bushelandapickle.com/dc-brunch-shabby-french-style/) - The window had arches. The chalkboard annouced the daily events. I knew we were in for a treat! We were ushered upstairs. The seemingly original wall paper was peeling. While I would HATE this in my own home, it added the shabby to idealized quaint French cafe of yesteryear. Nancy, Meg and I joined Jessica, her
- [Renovating Our Old Farmhouse](https://bushelandapickle.com/renovating-our-old-farmhouse/) - Living in an old, old house has its draw backs like lack of closet space and an abundance of walls. This old house had no fireplace. How is that even possible? Living in an old house has its advantages too. after all it is a piece of history. We got two estimates. I knew what the result
- [Post Haven Conference](https://bushelandapickle.com/post-haven-conference/) - These ladies could not have been more friendly! They were just as excited to be at Haven as Rosemary and I were. Watch Beach Flip on Sunday nights at 9PM to these gals work their renovation magic! My youngest daughter, Meg and I hit the road to head south to Haven 2015. Nothing outstanding
- [Half Birthday Celebration!](https://bushelandapickle.com/half-birthday-celebration/) - It was a half birthday celebration for our 16-year-old, Amy! It was also a celebration for summer's start. Plus it had been a long, long cold winter and spring. I felt like there was finally a true start to summer. Frankly I wanted to turn my "mom" failure into a happy event. When asked what she
- [Forever Family…Scarlet Cord](https://bushelandapickle.com/forever-familyscarlet-cord/) - “An invisible red thread connects those destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstances. The thread may stretch or tangle, but never break.” - Ancient Chinese Proverb This ancient proverb is referred to by families as they adopt their Chinese children. Many come to believe this invisible red thread connects them with the children of their
- [Sabbath Word...Hope](https://bushelandapickle.com/sabbath-word-hope/) - This past week the word for Advent was HOPE. Was there a time when hope is not needed? Never. It was hard week for our son who received word one of his close friends was in a severe car accident. It was a shock. Kyle is still not breathing on his own after 2
- [A Simple Vase of Flowers](https://bushelandapickle.com/a-simple-vase-of-flowers/) - I have been stalled about what to do with some empty spaces and tables since we put away our Christmas decorations. Between being busy and unable to think of anything fresh, I did nothing. That's right, nothing. I left those 2 table bare, sad and cold. The other flat spaces are still plain and
- [Bountiful Harvest of Fruit of the Vine & More](https://bushelandapickle.com/bountiful-harvest-canned-fruit-of-the-vine-more/) - It was Labor Day. Perfect weather. Afternoon naps refreshed us all. It was time for a timeless family activity…mom taking pictures while everyone else pitched in to made Concord Grape Jellies. It isn't a question of can I; more of a question of why when everyone else seems to enjoy it!
- [Sabbath Word...Careless](https://bushelandapickle.com/sabbath-word-careless/) - Have you ever been careless and broken a favorite cup or vase? A dear friend or loved one? I have. Today my heart is aching over carelessness in a relationship. It is a difficult situation. Has the harsh angry vindictive words brought it to the point of no return? The heart attitudes Often “bathing with
- [Summer's Ending](https://bushelandapickle.com/summers-ending/) - The sounds of the band practicing wafts through the air. We can hear them while sitting on the front porch. Traffic of parents dropping of and picking up increases. The stadium is full of activity with cheerleaders, track and football players. Passing the soccer fields show field hockey and soccer players hard at
- [Teen Room Redo Beginnings](https://bushelandapickle.com/teen-room-redo-beginnings/) - Meg, let's redo your room. Mom code for "please can we please declutter!!" Hmm, okay. She's been asking for black out curtains. I couldn't just buy new curtains without redoing. It's the if you give a mouse a cookie syndrome. Fast forward. Mom, I know what I want but you will never
- [Beautiful Window Vignette](https://bushelandapickle.com/beautiful-window-vignette/) - Plates are an easy way to create a beautiful vignette. Plates often attract my eye in the markets, Home Goods and yard sales. Sure, I have sets of dishes and I also have individual plates and platters collected from years of homemaking here and abroad. I like to display our souvenirs from homes abroad
- [Finally Hydrangeas](https://bushelandapickle.com/finally-hydrangeas/) - Finally, hydrangea. Winter took it toll and I helped. Yes, I broke of the sticks, a no-no. I am hydrangea sad too like Karen here . She gives pruning directions and I'll remember next year. I broke the sticks off. I wanted to make my front porch and the beds around it to look fresh
- [Mama Influence: A Different Kind of Cheering for Adult Kids ](https://bushelandapickle.com/mama-influence-a-different-kind-of-cheering-for-adult-kids/) - With adult kids we parents have to learn a different kind of cheering. For years there were games and performances. We cheered. We clapped. We encouraged and helped you. Then suddenly, one day they need help moving. OUT. This is our third major move, not counting the college ones with our kids. We helped
- [Stylish Game Table for the Family](https://bushelandapickle.com/stylish-game-table-for-the-family/) - The long search was finally over! I could just see it in my mind's eye but never found chairs that matched, were the right size and affordable. Recently, this French style of chair has popped up at bridal rentals and on blogs. If only I could find one. I came up empty handed on
- [Because It's Summer! ](https://bushelandapickle.com/because-its-summer/) - First, let me just say this. It is summer! Be prepared to ask WHY a lot regardless of your kids' ages. Be prepared for absolutely ridiculous answers. Silly answers. Because it is summer. We lose our head jsut a little bit becasue it is summer. This morning this greeted my husband who went
- [Paris Poached Eggs for Family Game Day](https://bushelandapickle.com/paris-poached-eggs-for-weekend-game-day/) - Sometimes you may want a little drama and a new dish to serve. This is just the dish! Easy to make and the taste pops! When our family gathers for weekends I usually serve big bunch style breakfast. There are usually 12 of us
- [Sabbath Words…Sit, Still, Silent](https://bushelandapickle.com/sabbath-wordssit-still-silent/) - Years ago as I watched my son laying in the swing bench on my mom's deck, she told me, "Kids need time to just dream." That really has stuck with me over the years. Sitting around and dreaming. Later in the instant need the answer right now culture,
- [Mama Influence](https://bushelandapickle.com/mama-influence/) - Years ago as a young mom, a friend, Cookie told me she prayed over her kids every morning as they left for school. Mama Influence through blessing. I took up the practice. I use the blessing from my weekly church youth meetings. Number 6:24-26. "Go out to the car. I'm late. I'll
- [Sabbath Words...Pink Skies](https://bushelandapickle.com/sabbath-words-pink-skies/) - And the peace of God, which passes all understanding,
- [Friday Ramble Catch Up](https://bushelandapickle.com/friday-ramble-catch-up/) - It was a rainy day. The girls were out and about. Jim called me to go to lunch together. I was out doing errands and missed the call. We had not been out by ourselves in a while. So when we found ourselves facing an evening without kids, I asked him to go to
- [8 Device Savy Usage Training List](https://bushelandapickle.com/8-device-savy-usage-management/) - Our core philosophies of raising children… prepare for independence and responsible living teach and train godly living teach life skills including managing use of technology and devices. (abstinence isn't really a viable option) Here is my two cents worth. How to live in today’s world must be taught even as we
- [A Mother's Anguish](https://bushelandapickle.com/a-mothers-anguish/) - Good Friday. Broken Heart Friday. Black Dark Friday. Mary cried. I just know she did. I just about what Jesus may have thought that day. I wondered more about Mary. Our adult kids can often confuse us and we wonder. What in the world? Where did they ever get that idea? Mary had some
- [Sabbath Words...dancing](https://bushelandapickle.com/dancing/) - Do you ever just need to dance? Stand up and cheer but didn’t because it would be seen as unseemly or silly? Express your joy and pleasure with life? My Sweet Pea danced on the streets with her new friend, the mom of my son’s fiance, Kathy. They both just danced. Right there on the street! I
- [Comfort and Hope](https://bushelandapickle.com/comfort-and-hope/) - Are you going to see Noah? That story is connected to my own story of understanding and knowing God more deeply and realistically as I began to wrestle with hard questions. Hrd questions. It began with my mom's suffering. The only time I ever heard my mom question God was when she was
- [Mirror](https://bushelandapickle.com/mirror/) - Do you flip open your mirror when you are sitting in the car at a red light just to assure yourself, you are looking good? Because you know you forgot or have a moment of forgetfulness and need that reassurance you did put on that mascara and by golly it looks good. James tells us about
- [Sabbath Words](https://bushelandapickle.com/sabbath-words-5/) - Meg with her niece Have you ever seen Jesus? I have. I saw Him on the streets of a busy city in Asia as my daughter sat on nasty sidewalks. Meg was fearless as she sat next to cast off beggar women. Not clean and needy. They touched her and she touched back.
- [Elements of Welcome ](https://bushelandapickle.com/elements-of-welcome/) - Welcome home. How can you welcome well? Though I am focusing on teen children, this applies to everyone who passes through your door. There are elements of welcome... kind words being present a spot of beauty food a clean home Kind words of welcome says a lot, like acceptance. Love. Being present
- [9 Ways to Farmhouse Buffet Elegance](https://bushelandapickle.com/9-ways-to-farmhouse-buffet-elegance/) - Old, old farmhouse…Italian renaissance dining room furniture. It doesn’t like fussy. It longs for rich traditional that makes her wood sing. How to make it sing elegance? This furniture is strong and bold. It needs large and classic. I found my inspiration at a new friend's home. Thank you
- [Frozen...movie and sledding](https://bushelandapickle.com/frozen-movie-and-sledding/) - Melting weather is coming! Yesterday may just have been the last fun day in the snow! What would be better than a day together? Movie and dinner plus a lot of play! "Frozen" is a new favorite movie. There are princesses, misguided and evil powerful men and a new twist to most
- [Valentine's Day & Snow Cafe](https://bushelandapickle.com/valentines-day-snow-cafe/) - Enjoying this Valentine Day with all the snow! We have a gift of time with our girls home. All of us are often quite busy. The slow pace is refreshing. No cabin fever…yet. Meg and Dad are enjoying a break from snow shoveling with hot chocolate and tea. Wonder if any
- [Sabbath Words…Listen, listen](https://bushelandapickle.com/sabbath-wordslisten-listen/) - Listen. What does that bring to mind? “Listen my children and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere.” What an attention grabber! Add some great voice inflection of anticipation and I am hooked! So why don't I when He tells me to listen, listen Linda... Listen Listen Linda, I want you
- [Tired of Snow Days?](https://bushelandapickle.com/tired-of-snow-days/) - We have been catching up on some TV shows. Because it has been snowing up here in PA. And I do mean snowing. Today it is drippy and icy but that snow is still there. Even Meg is tired of it. She's always finding fun ways to enjoy life and being outside. This what
- [White Pitcher](https://bushelandapickle.com/white-pitcher/) - There is so much I want to tell about my mom. She was spunky. She loved life, her family and had fun!! She never met a stranger. She was an adventuress. She was ahead of her times. She left home at 16 after high school to go north to work. She came back
- [Dreaming Big](https://bushelandapickle.com/dreaming-big/) - The Co-Hearts will have completed the second training module and looking to the future with one thought. What now? What's next? Who are the Co-Hearts? Some of the most amazing godly women I know. We are a small group with a single heart. To know God and serve Him well. Calling ourselves Co-Hearts
- [Edgy Stairs](https://bushelandapickle.com/edgy-stairs/) - If you have stairs to paint especially in a tight staircase, get your teenager to do it! Better yet if it is all her idea.
- [Unword of the Year](https://bushelandapickle.com/unword-of-the-year/) - The girls headed back to school today. It is still cold and even colder. We don't take heat for granted. Lean in were the words I picked for this year. Then someone proposed the unword. I have so many that begin with don't. Don't complain. My physical therapist asked how I was on
- [Crock Pot Easy Pork](https://bushelandapickle.com/snow-day/) - Yep, another one. Snow Day… that means lunch for us all and then they will want dinner. Sigh. Thank goodness we didn't eat the Crock Pot Easy Pork. They had a long simmer and were fork shred ready. Yum! I made them for Sunday supper but thankfully, we didn't eat them! We had
- [Chasing Away Winter Blues](https://bushelandapickle.com/chasing-away-winter-blues/) - Winter blues are creeping in along with those bitter arctic winds! I am actively chasing them away from my door. Years ago we lived in Northern Germany. It was so far north in the cool summer evenings it wasn't unusual to sit on our patio and read our bedtime stores and devotions at 10:30 by the dusky
- [Leaning In](https://bushelandapickle.com/leaning-in/) - My words for 2014 ... LEAN IN Remember the movie, "While You Were Sleeping? Bill Pullman was called out for leaning in toward Sandra Bullock for a kiss. iLeaning in said that Bill wanted closer! Lean In was the title of book that cause a lot of buzz last year. She was an insider who shared. We
- [Merry Christmas!](https://bushelandapickle.com/merry-christmas/) - Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Merry Christmas! blessings, linda
- [Long time ago...](https://bushelandapickle.com/long-time-ago/) - ...we lived over seas we had to make new traditions away from home. Our family was fortunate that our college kids came to us every Christmas in those years. Sometimes we were overseas, some times we in the states. We were together! It was and still is a priority. Stories from
- [Hope and Inconvenience ](https://bushelandapickle.com/hope-and-inconvenience/) - Hope is contagious. I had been caught. I didn’t “want” to do something that was an inconvenience us, to me and my expectations. I was regretting inviting guests to the Christmas morning service. Instead, I saw our guests be deeply moved by the Christmas morning service. A widow and her children who are
- [Farmhouse Kitchen](https://bushelandapickle.com/farmhouse-kitchen/) - Over the hills and through the woods to the open houses we went! Literally over and through. Last week the Bible study gal pals and I went over the hills nad throug hte woods to a log cabin home for brunch. The inspiration was bubbling up! Then we were off! Over the hills and
- [The Coming of His Joy](https://bushelandapickle.com/the-coming-of-his-joy/) - Still waiting. Still preparing. The old old stories of His love.. this old-fashioned hymn popped in my mind…because that is what we do during Advent. Tell the old stories of Jesus and His love. Reading Luke's old old story of the coming birth is preluded by these words to his friend... I
- [Uncle Son](https://bushelandapickle.com/2681/) - Sister age 11 Granddad and Son age 9 My Uncle Son is having a milestone birthday on Saturday. I have felt for several weeks now that I was supposed to go visit soon. It was a gentle Holy Spirit urging. It fit with my occasional longing to see them in person. Then the FB message

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