I have been meaning to share this bonfire photo from the ranch this fall.  I love the way it turned out.    This is Oakley. He is kitt...

More catching up! I haven't done very well at regular blogging. I had planned to head out to the Ranch for a night in the camper. Inst...

 Hmmm,  I've really neglected my blog! It was a super busy fall, full of camping, deer hunting, clogging, sewing, crocheting, embroide...

My SIL saw this chicken at her church's rummage sale and thought of me. She knows me well. I love it! Totally off the subject, we hav...

My Mom was always busy. Besides gardening, cooking and baking, she also did various types of needlework, sewing, and crocheting. I recentl...

My SIL has been in charge of the "boutique"  part of her church's rummage sale. Last year I helped her work on pricing for a...

 I traveled with my brother's family to the Texas State Swim meet in Corpus Christi. On our way home, their oldest son wanted a closer...

 I don't really have any photos of the overnight trip. I went with  my SIL to drop my nephews off at their summer camp for the week. A...

 My mom made this cake regularly. Jello Poke Cake! We had a homemade dessert after almost every meal. It is a perfect dessert for the curr...

 It has been months since I have posted anything here at Cackleberry Cottage! Busy months. End of the school year as a teacher, packing th...

Merry Christmas to all of blogland! Blessings, Lorilee

 A few weekends ago, I arrived home well after dark. Hubby had fed the pets, but Bella (our youngest kitty) had not come from outside to e...

I spent last Saturday afternoon and evening at the Rocking HI Ranch. There was fishing at "Skinny Dip Place" a.k.a. the tank!...