Our Good Life

We have had a great crop of tomatoes this year.  Bob planted an heirloom (Purple Cherokee), a beefsteak, a plum and a c…

Back when my sister and I were little, our mom would make us fried eggs for breakfast.  I can't speak for Tammi, bu…

Tonight's meeting was the first meeting of our new year.  I co-hosted the meeting with Peggy Grote, who was the cha…

New Town Residents, please read the following updates on the rezoning issue between the City of St. Charles and TR Hugh…

I participated in a cute swap hosted by Deb at the Garage Sale Gal blog.  We were to take an antique cookie cutter and …

Today Bob and I enjoyed going to an Open House for naturescaping.  This is a landscaping project using mostly native Mi…

For the last month New Town residents have been taking up the cause of asking the City of Saint Charles to vote against…

Our garden is literally overran with cherry tomatoes!  This is a good thing but keeping up is getting challenging!  I h…

Today I took a stroll in our backyard garden to assess what, if any, damages happened during the storm last night.  All…

August has really flown by quickly!  Our mild summer was overtaken by the blast of August heat.  It felt good to stay i…