where the Midwest meets the South
This is not complete yet-- you just see lol-- this apple isn't fully dressed in those goofy Pop Rocks yet lol... but, first, take a look at what we'll do here-- We've got Jazz apples! They're washed clean. And I've got water heating on the induction burner to melt white chocolate to coat them for chilly … Continue Reading
I love the vintage feel and look of this, with the twist of modern, of course... Use the large box of JELL-O, strawberry or cherry... And … Continue Reading
How beautiful are the ornaments of summer, the ornate hues of many colors ~ [Brown Turkey Fig] ~ glistening through the trees … Continue Reading
https://skirtinthekitchen.com/2014/05/chocolate-bourbon-hazelnut-pie-with-a-mesquite-barbecue-potato-chip-crust/ https://www.suicidepreventionaust.org/world-suicide-prevention-day-2019/ … Continue Reading
Can you really help somebody. Could you really help somebody.Everybody needs a mother, family.Can you start over. Could you begin again.Were you meant special to anybody. Maybe somebody was afraid to tell you.Can … Continue Reading
Make a mess, just do it. Ruin the whole thing. Be fine and well with ruining it all.You'll recover; you'll be glad that you did. And you'll be better than you were before you got into such ruins--a great … Continue Reading
"Problems"?--What "problems"? What "problems" are so great to cut out family/offspring? Remove the stem, keep the blossom--or just throw out the flower? [19] years of absurdity cuts off a future or shortens a … Continue Reading
Make every day count for goodness--in some way, somehow, no matter what.Enjoy each and every season--because there will be the rainy days. Find a way to enjoy the rain too.Celebrate the simple things--and those … Continue Reading
"Don't be sorry for me, I had the greatest love.""How do you wanna go?" -- "The most beautiful way."Birds screeched in trees, on limbs; departed-No years could age 1 day.Fingers long and slender; hands, full of … Continue Reading
Vulnerability isn't for the faint of heart. Being vulnerable is the act of bravery--because that's what it takes. It's a soft toughness; a tough softness. People think you're weak, a frazzle "psycho" for … Continue Reading
Keep the pit-a-pat of butterflies in your chest."March on" to your own drum, keep step to your own parade.Ignore the banter of fools. They might be related to you, from where you travel.Is this too close a … Continue Reading
I used to be closed-minded, narrow, in my thinking and acceptance of change... You read me? For growth, positive growth, I find it important to have an open mind to new adventures, a perhaps better way of doing … Continue Reading
I move ahead, even through delays.I never give up on my dreams, on the goals that lead to my dreams loved and lived into reality of the remainder of my years. Call me a dreamer, I don't care.I no longer give energy … Continue Reading
I'm not so sure that a pretty butterfly picture could be enough "positive" for this post. Maybe it's good just having words for now; authenticity straight to the point, matters of the heart. We are, the majority … Continue Reading
I can't imagine not ever blogging--even though I've taken some breaks during these some years! I love to blog! Do/can you naturally speak your words to people?Do you ever feel/and know when things in your life are … Continue Reading
[a human condition; choose to rise above it] … Continue Reading
Don't shrink or vanish for people. Be explosively beautiful; remain wildly vivid."Eat what you wanna eat!"Be 'a little' stubborn--it's good for you.This day will soon be gone forever.Slow down to slow up; slow up … Continue Reading
In all absolute honesty, I can't really say that it's been a cherry-picking-time of a jolly ride--these full nine years (!) of blogging (in public)... The upside: I matured in ways that needed a stepping-back … Continue Reading
Be humble even when you don't feel like someone deserves your humble spirit.Be present, 100% on board.Be at peace though the world is in chaos.Be cooperative through stubborness.Be you because there's no one exactly … Continue Reading
What you began, then, keep working on it.Failing is normal, and necessary.To all the women, just remember, this; what is said by a many American 'men' towards female gender to degrade--it's actually an … Continue Reading
Remember the Daffodils, by Susan C. Kussman Miller [photo by Flower Fly]Remember the Daffodils in early Spring;A miracle of springtime.You get excited when you see the green shoots;A first sign of Spring, you … Continue Reading
I like the small towns (when there's not so much gossip going around)... that Norman Rockwell feel; that old American vibe... Patriotic Flags line both sides of a main street that cut through the center of town, … Continue Reading
Susan, the meaning ~ Lily of the Valley Her hair was like blonde wheat from the fields in Kansas... Now her hair is almost white, reflecting the wisdom of her years. Her eyes were blue gems, jewels, and … Continue Reading
John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life..." … Continue Reading
We are here for a timely purpose, so breathe life.Photos are filtered in pretty hues of color; life isn't always, but breathe life.No matter how bloody difficult a situation or task may be, just breathe life.God … Continue Reading
It is dark and smoldering, a rich brownie of complete decadence--not rich as far as sweetness goes--but in a brash way of richness. It is rude in its respectful manner; demands a self-assertive heat inside its … Continue Reading
"This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System." Your first test is each new morning.How you greet somebody--a test.When you learn something new, like … Continue Reading
Cape Cod Dressing Demo, exclusively Skirt in the Kitchen … Continue Reading
Happy Holiday, exclusively Skirt in the Kitchen … Continue Reading
12/4/18 SITK Video Board, exclusively Skirt in the Kitchen Cornmeal Sake Chops Daylily Citrus Jelly & Orange Dubliner Daylily Cake Riot Taco Salad Fireball Cranberry Pie … Continue Reading
"Celebrate the sweet side of life." My MARY KAY life that brightens my world... created for His purpose. ["I thank God for you."] ♥ Susan Nuyt ~ Montgomery, AL … Continue Reading
♥ When you leave, "you can never go back"--one chance, one opportunity, one life lived at every destination along the journey... as the case in my moving experience. What's yours? ♦ Keep … Continue Reading
Deserving of Thee, SKIRT RADIO, featuring Lauren Daigle "When I am a wasteland, You are the water." "When I am the winter, You are the fire that burns." "When I am a long night, You are the … Continue Reading
It's not a mistake. It's pink in my blood. It's my world that I need to keep... not only a continued want. It has healed a great portion of what was wrong in my life. It has taken the bad and turned it into … Continue Reading
♥ It is so important to be just one face to each and every person. ♦ Boundaries have to be respected on both sides of the fence. ♣ There's not one culture, one bloodline, better than … Continue Reading
Flower Power & Butterfly Beauty, SKIRT RADIO, featuring Roxette "It's such a cold, cold town." … Continue Reading
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