Prairie Porch Party...

since it doesn't look like spring will ever arrive here on the prairie...i've decided to just skip it...yep we are moving onto summer...and that means barbecues and porch parties...i decided i better start planning...how does this sound for our first get together here on the prairie??

cowboy steak with whiskey butter

grilled chicken with watermelon glaze

grilled corn on the cob

roasted new potatoes

garden fresh salad

heirloom tomatoes

strawberry shortcake

honey cakes with strawberries

and of course refreshments right??

how does a "june bug" sound to you??

i've decided this book is a must to complete my prairie summer this year...

what exciting plans do you girls have for this summer {besides trips to france} not sure if this prairie girl can handle hearing that... ;0)

one lucky prairie girl will receive a copy of their own "Porch Parties" to help celebrate the arrival of summer...

simply leave me a comment...

giveaway closes thursday evening...winner announced friday...

good luck...and remember no mention of france is allowed... ;0)

photo found here

Revisited...

I wanted to give something a try....

since I am a librarian....

yep....

a librarian at a middle school...

no....

I don't have glasses..{though I should..sshhh...}

and I don't have grey hair pulled back in a fierce bun....

...I like to call it a messy bun.....

....and as for the grey hairs....

well...they don't exist anymore since I pulled them out this afternoon...

yep...all three of the little suckers...

anyways...

I want to start sharing with you some books that I often revisit...


books that speak to me...books that will be passed onto my children


books that mark a time in my life...good or bad....


these books helped me find myself....


helped create who I am and who I strive to be...

the first I want to share is Boy's Life

it is set in a small Alabama town in the 1960's...

a time when things were not exactly simpler...

but where life was filled with living, with grins, scabbed knees, and noise....

a story full of magic and dreams of a young boy and his friends..

of adventures, trials, and yes, growing up...

a beautiful story where you will laugh outright...

cry...

and yearn for something lost..

If you get a chance this is a must read for those of us that don't want that magic to wither inside us....