If we are going to eat something sweet it seems to me much better to make it from scratch.These Fried Sweet Buns are a cross between a Honey Bun and a ......
About gDonna The photo is my son and myself. Now days you can get a photo made to look old like this one. This photo was taken when this was the new look.
Harry S Truman was president when I was born and world war II had ended. I grew up in a time when lunch was put in a brown paper bag and a sandwich was wrapped with wax paper. There was no such thing as pantyhose, we wore stockings that attached to the rubbery clippy things that attached to the girdle. Convenience stores were not common and when we took a trip we packed a picnic basket because many places did not have fast food. Highways had places to pull over and stop, some with picnic tables. Read more ....
February 17, 2015 Cooking from Scratch
This is an excellent stew. Simple, healthy and the favor is wonderful.This stew can be made with ground or cubed Beef or Pork or ChickenThe grea ......
January 28, 2015 Living Like the Past
Many people search for answers how to get their home in some kind of order and keep it that way. I have been working my way to functional order for qu ......
January 23, 2015 Cooking from Scratch
Homemade egg noodles are delicious and they are not hard to make, there is a first for everything and with practice you can make fresh egg noodles as ......
January 17, 2015 Pets
It was becoming a dreaded thing in our house, feeding our dogs.How could these sweet babies cause so much stress? Meal time! They were sco ......
January 12, 2015 Cooking from Scratch
On this website I have posted a couple of articles about biscuits including sourdough biscuits. This recipe is for all purpose flour biscuits. W ......
January 9, 2015 Cooking from Scratch
Life takes us down many roads and away from our home. It is important to plan what we will eat when away from home.In the past there were few places t ......
January 6, 2015 Cooking from Scratch
Some of you that have been to my website before may know that I dehydrate foods and preserve food to put in our pantry. To me lemons do not dehy ......
January 2, 2015 Pets
One morning in August I got up and checked my messages and saw a post that a lady was needing for someone to take a puppy that had been hit by a cable ......
January 2, 2015 Old Fashioned Organizing
A home can be a magical place, a place where you rest and eat good food, a place where you can recharge and be creative. Many people dread housew ......
December 26, 2014 Cooking from Scratch
In this recipe you will find three made from scratch recipes. Vanilla cookies, Vanilla Pudding and Whip Cream topping.Grandma Donna's style is complet ......
December 22, 2014 Cooking from Scratch
This is the only photo I took when I made this pound cake because I was making three other cakes at the time but I wanted to share this recipe that I ......
December 8, 2014 Pets
Bootsy is our Lovebird that is Handicapped. She has two severely clubbed feet and walks on her elbows. She is a happy bird and she talks, ......
November 20, 2014 Cooking from Scratch
Making whole wheat bread from wheat berries is not a hard thing to do. Acquiring a taste might be for some because it is a more earthy taste. If ......
November 15, 2014 Living Like the Past
One day my Grandson said, Grandma, you are always doing something. I have not posted in awhile so I thought I would just post pictures to let everyo ......
October 10, 2014 Gardening and Composting
We have tried many ways to grow food in our backyard. There have been successful years and many blunders. We have had bugs and animals eating ou ......
August 26, 2014 Living Like the Past
Many things have changed since the 1950's and oh how I wish that I could just zoom back to that era because so many things just made more sense.Some p ......
August 5, 2014 Gdonna's TIPS
I am not advertising anything, I am just showing you what I purchased for our faucets because both items work very well.These are new items for our ho ......
August 5, 2014 Living Like the Past
I will tell you right up that this is a long post because I feel that it is important.We are back at it again with another living on less experiment. ......
August 4, 2014 Gdonna's TIPS
My husband and I have been trying to do better at conserving water and I thought I would pass along one of my laundry tips.I have two types of jars, g ......
July 29, 2014 Cooking from Scratch
Need a helping hand?My index finger digit from the first bend to the tip of my finger is one inch. I can use this as a measurement when I am try ......
July 29, 2014 Gdonna's TIPS
I all depends on what you are cooking and which way you like to eat your cabbage.Here is a cabbage (above) and I am pointing to the direction of the t ......
July 28, 2014 Cooking from Scratch
Peach Cobbler just seems right. It all starts with fresh peaches. Peach cobbler can be made with canned peaches but if it is peach se ......
June 25, 2014 Cooking from Scratch
On my website I have several pages on bread making but I have decided to do a more simple page on making white bread by hand.My daughter makes bread u ......
June 17, 2014 Gdonna's TIPS
There are times when the lazy bug bites and preparing a simple salad for lunch gets put off for something less healthy. Some of us have painful days a ......
June 7, 2014 Living Like the Past
This is a hummingbird stopping by for a drink.My husband and I enjoy our home. Coming home feels right, it feels satisfying and comfortable. We would ......
May 12, 2014 Old Fashioned Organizing
Our bathroom floor has tile from 1960 and I truly like this tile but the grout will not turn white no matter how much I clean it. So instead of ......
April 24, 2014 Cooking from Scratch
One of my readers messaged me to visit a website and so I did and I found a pumpkin pie cupcake recipe. I changed it up just a bit to be able to ......
April 24, 2014 Living Like the Past
We can move to a more simple era once we step through our doorway by making choices in how we live. These photos are very precious to me, please ......
April 21, 2014 Living Like the Past
I have many pages to put up on my blog but I have been very busy spring cleaning.Our raised bed frames are finally finished. My husband has worked on ......