Author: gunny smitty
Poems for our Freedoms
Today I am writing about poems, they have been written in the past about our great country and freedoms. Thought it was appropriate to write about some thing like this being it’s the week of the Fourth of July 2023. The first poem is one that my great uncle Reverend George Bennard had written many[...]
Cleaning and Bugs
I decided to blog on cleaning, since there are so many opinions on what, how, and often to clean. My opinion, they are all good in their own way. As individuals, we just have to decide on natural, chemical, or a combination of the two. I do a combination, but tend to go more natural.[...]
CATS
Hello everyone, I decided to write about cats. We were always dog people for years. Suddenly we became cat people, we still love dogs, too, but at this time of our lives, cats are better for us to have for pets. It all started with us building a new house. At that time we had[...]
Television and Movies
I hear sometimes that there are divisions in our country. Well, personally, the only division I see is watching television and movies. Most of us that are baby boomers, can not find any good television any more. I think most of us only watch the old shows from the 60s to the early 80s. Probably[...]
Blood pressure and our health
I never had high blood pressure until just recently. I had lunch with my son a few weeks ago, and he pointed out to me, and he was correct, that I was out of shape, and I needed to change my lifestyle, if I didn’t want to be sick and or be on prescriptions We[...]
Spring gardening
Spring Gardening With spring near , l decided to , write about gardening, plants, and trees.We’ve had a very mild winter this year in northern Indiana, we have only, had to shovel snow once this year, so far. There are so many ways to garden, from huge plowed plots to small pots on your windowsill.[...]
Healthy no crust pumpkin dessert pie
29 oz. can of pure pumpkin 12 oz. carnation evaporated milk 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2T. Brown sugar 2 large eggs 1 tsp. Salt 2 tsp. Ground cinnamon 1 tsp. Ground ginger 1/2 tsp. Ground cloves 11/2 Cup uncooked oatmeal Mix dry ingredients in medium bowl beat eggs in large bowl stir in pumpkin and[...]
Stress Free Christmas List Shopping
I always make out a Christmas list to buy for each year. Starting early September, I will start filling that list, one gift at a time, while I’m shopping on line or in stores. When I buy a gift, I will wrap it as soon as I get home and place in a closet .[...]
True Fishing Stories
I grew up in a small town in northern Michigan, with three brothers and a dad that lived to only fish and hunt. Some my best memories with my Dad was ice fishing during cold Michigan winters. It would be cold, but Dad always had a warm ice fishing shack on the lake. I was[...]