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My mom’s brother Chuck passed away a few months ago.  Chuck was a passionate, gourmet cook and he left quite a legacy of pots and pans.
 
 
 
 
 

Chuck had no family of his own, so my mom had the task of organizing his small estate.  April and I both received some of his cookware.
 
 
 
 
 

The copper pots are [...]

Early this summer, I found three bright orange pumpkins growing in my compost pile.  
It was far too early to carve a jack-o-lantern or even think about pumpkin pie, so I took a few photos of them and then threw them right back into the compost heap.  
 
 
 
 
 

A few weeks ago, I noticed another pumpkin [...]

Way back in April, we planted us a patch o’ tallgrass. Mike and I both love the Flint Hills and the Tall Grass Prairie preserves in our area. We have a few acres on which nothing but brome grows, so we thought it would be interesting to see if we could get some [...]

Yesterday, at work, I found the above pictured caterpillar in a flat of ground cover plants.  He had already nibbled the leaves off of three plants and was rapidly mowing down a fourth.  
I bundled him up with instructions from Cassie and Darla at work on how to care for him and brought him home [...]

I have wanted to do this for a while and have decided that September is the perfect time to try it out.  Why September?  Because I just happened to remember the idea and LOOK!   IT’S SEPTEMBER FIRST!
Here is what all interested parties have to do to enter…
1.  Look around your home and find something [...]