Country Living Weekends

Sitting in the back yard with a large glass of iced tea, soaking up the breeze on a hot summer day is what comes to mind when I think about country living weekends.

Weekends are a time to relax and a time for the country living work that needs to be done. The gardens need tending, the chicken fence needs mending. The laundry needs washing and hung on the line to dry. The rugs need taken outside and beaten clean. It all comes with the lifestyle.

What comes to mind when you think of a country lifestyle weekend?

Thanks for stopping by,
TAM

Sled Riding

When I was a little girl we didn't have much money but we sure had a lot of fun.

I remember when it would snow and we would wait until it was dark and take a car hood and hook it to the back of the truck. We would get blankets and put hot cocoa in a thermas and go sled riding.

The best memories I have are from living in the country. I have lived in town now for quite a few years and I long to be back in the country. I don't care for the snakes but love the peace I feel when I'm in the country.

My dad still lives in the house we were all raised in. Many times when it's someone's birthday we'll go back to the family farm and have a wiener roast. It may not seem like much to many but it's everything to us. We have wiener roasts just because we want to be in the woods.

Country life is much simpler yet much more full of life. The finer things in life are experienced in the country.

We'd love to hear your country stories and memories.

Thanks for stopping by,
Horsebratt

Country Living Decorating

What makes a home look country?

To some it is sunflowers and roosters. To others it's antlers and fishing. To others it might be apples and bird houses.

A country home is really what makes you feel country. That's what's so neat about decorating your home with a country theme. It's what's in the mind of the persons living there.

There are so many different styles to decorate your country lifestyle. Here's a list of just a few.

- Sunflowers - Apples - Chickens - Roosters -

- Americana - Antlers - Fishing - Bear -

- Moose - Canoes - Antiques -

- Bird Houses -Grapevine and Twigs -

And you can decorate just about anything you can think of...

- Mailbox - Sheets - Curtains - Rugs - Walls -

- Wall art - Suncatchers - Lamps and Lampshades - Dishes

- Canisters - Clocks - Salt and Pepper Shakers -

- Silverware - Crocks - Tablecloths - Shower Curtains -

- Toothbrush holder - Soap Dish - Soap Dispenser -

- Pillows - Throws - Table Runners -

- Mantle - Quilts - Old Wooden Crates -

- Dish Towels - Cookie Jars - Candles - Candle Holders -

The options are endless. If you have a country home picture you'd like to share with us we'd love to see it.

Thanks for visiting our blog today.

Horesbratt

Mayonnaise Cake!!

While trying to figure out what to post to my blog today I was thinking about when I was young and we would go to the neighbors house and we would all bake. The main thing I remember baking with Edith was Mayonnaise Cake.

If you've never eaten Mayonnaise Cake I'm sure you're saying YUK! It is definately one of those things where the expression 'don't knock it until you try it' comes in.

About the neighbors: Wayne and Edith Cameron lived about a quarter of a mile down the road from our house. They were brother and sister and I think the only children left from a big family. They lived on a corner in this huge farm house. I remember the bushes in the front of the house. They surrounded the front porch. They were bleeding hearts, if I remember correctly. I remember the huge barn on the family farm. They were elderly and we all really enjoyed going to their house and baking with Edith.

EDITH'S MAYONNAISE CAKE

4 tbsp Cocoa rounded, not heaping

1 cup Sugar

1 cup Water

1 cup Miracle Whip

2 cups of Flour

1/2 Tsp Salt

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

2 tsp Baking Soda

Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl and then mix the wet ingredients into the dry. Grease and flour a 9x13 pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.

Optional: Sprinkle the cake with powdered sugar after it cools.

Personal Note* I do not like Miracle Whip at all. But, I love this cake. Try it and let me know what you thought of it. It is the most moist, delicious cake you'll probably ever eat.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Horsebratt (TAM)

Country Living Lifestyle Website

I wanted to share with you a picture from the loft of the cabin we stayed at in Missouri. The ceilings were lined with cedar. The smell was so fresh and clean like nature. It truly took us to a place we'd never been, yet a place we felt completely at home.

http://www.countrylivinglifestyle.com

Here is the link to my coming website. I am currently working on building a page for you to ask me what you want to know about most when it come to country living.



Wouldn't it be wonderful if there was one single place we could all go to find the information we so desire about country living? A place where we can truly give you the answers you want without the time of searching all those pages on the internet?

I am working on an email address that I cannot seem to get to work. But you are welcome to let me know what you want to know through my blog. Tell me what you want to know, see and learn about country living.

Once my site is up and running I'll continue to post to my blog and will have a much better idea of what you really want to know, see and learn.

Thanks for stopping by,
Horsebratt (TAM)