Life at Willis Creek Ranch (archive)
Recent Reads
September - by Rosamunde Pilcher
The Shell Seekers - by Rosamunde Pilcher
Death of a Maid - by M.C. Beaton
Creeps Suzette - by Mary Daheim
Whitethorn Woods - by Maeve Binchy
Miss Zukas and the Stroke of Death - by Jo Dereske
The Small-Mart Revolution - by Michael H. Shuman
Sweetgrass - by Mary Alice Monroe
God’s Universe - by Owen Gingerich
A Good Yarn - by Debbie Macomber
In His Presence - by Lance Wubbels
Death of a Bore - by M.C. Beaton
The Carousel - by Rosamunde Pilcher
The Shop on Blossom Street - by Debbie Macomber
The Christmas Thief - by Mary Higgins Clark
Tumbling Blocks - by Earlene Fowler
Death of a Poison Pen - by M.C. Beaton
The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Rolling - by Neta Jackson
The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Caught - by Neta Jackson
Winter Solstice - by Rosamunde Pilcher
Swimming Lessons - by Mary Alice Monroe
The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Tough - by Neta Jackson
The Beach House - by Mary Alice Monroe
The Saddlemaker’s Wife by Earlene Fowler
How Should We Then Live by Francis Schaeffer
The Case for Faith by Lee Strobel
The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Real by Neta Jackson
The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Down by Neta Jackson
The Yada Yada Prayer Group by Neta Jackson
Tough Cookie by Diane Mott Davidson
Dead Days of Summer by Carolyn Hart
Death of a Dreamer by M.C. Beaton
A Charlotte Mason Companion by Karen Andreola
Pocketful of Pinecones by Karen Andreola
Dr. John Lee’s Hormone Balance Made Simple by John R. Lee, M.D.
Recent dvd’s
On Golden Pond - I had forgotten how good this movie is.
African Queen - still one of my favorites.
Northern Exposure - Jennifer is getting us hooked on this again!
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
The Court Jester - fun Middle Ages flick
August Rush - I really enjoyed this movie.
Thank you for Smoking - hmmmmm....interesting movie...
Meet the Robinsons - fun
Christmas with the Kranks - a Christmas “classic”
Akeelah and the Bee - FANTASTIC movie!
Wild Hogs - cute movie.
I love Dudley!
The Philadelphia Story - still one of my all time favorite movies.
The Grey Owl - “okay” movie - beautiful scenery.
Miss Potter - story of Beatrix Potter with Renee Zellweger. Pretty good.
Music & Lyrics - the scenes of 80’s type music videos were painfully accurate. :)
Night at the Museum - we first saw this in the theater last Christmas. Jackson LOVES this movie! :)
The Pursuit of Happyness - this is an incredibly moving and powerful movie.
The Holiday - cute “chick flick”
The Rockford Files on DVD - this is STILL one of my favorite all time shows!
Remington Steele on DVD - I like that we can watch this as a family.
Gilmore Girls - okay, I admit I am hooked on these “fast talking” ladies and the quirky folks in Stars Hollow!
Recent Theater movies
Kung Fu Panda - this was pretty enjoyable.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - the boys saw this one and liked it.
National Treasure: Book of Secrets - We enjoyed this sequel quite a bit.
Ratatouille - This was a really cute movie - you just have to get past the scenes of large groups of rats running around a kitchen! :)
Pirates of the Caribbean 3 - I enjoyed it more than the boys!
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WHAT’S ON our TIVO?
RFD TV - If they have a horse show on, my husband is watching - or TIVO’ing
Monk - one of the best shows out there
Burn Notice - we are really liking this new show on USA channel. Sort of a mix of Magnum humor, a little Miami Vice flair and James Bond spy stuff mixed together.
Psych - another USA channel show we like to watch as a family.
Magnum P.I. - the boys love this show - and it certainly brings back old memories for me! :)
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Recent Recipes
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Tina’s Marinade for Beef Roast
Pioneer Woman Lemon/Butter Chicken
De’Etta’s Moosewood Refried Beans
Chicken/Cheese Quesadillas
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favorite Things
Zia’ Salad Dressing - from “Zia’s on the Hill” in St. Louis
Simpson & Vail tea - I especially recommend Decaf Almond and Rose Congou
Brown Betty teapot - to brew your S&V tea in
Maurice’s Barbeque Sauce - a South Carolina original
Wheat Montana - the best grain hands down!
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