The Empty Nest Cometh

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga --
here Brett comes.

Home Away from Home
(He moves in on Friday)

Brett recommended
The Yellow Deli
for lunch.
Yum.

Fruit Pizza

It was a beautiful night last night . . .

There goes the neighborhood . . .

The building phase at Rocky River Resort is underway. The brochure we saw showed 25 building sites on those beautiful 12 acres. Each site will be less than 1/2 acre. Sure seems a shame to cram that many cabins into that treeless field. Sure would have been a beautiful spot for one or two bigger houses, though. The river is really nice behind this first cabin, but we're shocked that it and the others on this end of the property are being built that close to the river. We'll be even more shocked if they don't flood this spring. They're only about 5 feet above the water level now!

Crain Hill

The next three pictures have the graves of some of Joe's forebears. His great-great grandparents and some of their children are buried in this cemetery not far from Little House. The views are pretty in every direction from the top of that hill.

Sunday Evening Treat

Real Easy Bread
(it really is)

2 cups warm water
1 tablespoon yeast
1/2 cup sugar

Dissolve yeast in water & add sugar. Proof 15 minutes

1/2 cup oil
1/2 tablespoon salt
about 6 cups flour (I use both whole wheat & plain white)

Add these ingredients to the liquid mixture. Mix in enough flour for the dough to release from the sides of the bowl. Let rise 1 hour or until doubled in size. (If I have time, I let it go through the rising process one more time). Punch down and knead for about 5 minutes. Form into two loaves and place into bread pans that have been prepared with baking spray. Let rise again until doubled in bulk. Place in a cold oven and bake at 325 degrees for about 40 minutes. Remove from pans and place on a cooling rack. Rub the tops with butter. Great with Joe's Grape Jelly or homemade honey butter. Oh my!

The First Day of August