4th of July!

Happy Birthday USA!

I wish you all a safe & sane 4th of July,

filled with lots of family, friends,

food, fun & fireworks!

(where legal of course...*Ü* )

Lots of Love, Chris

"Mom Likes Me Best!"

What fun Ed & I had last night! My girlfriend Diana launched her new business in great style, with fabulous food, music and lots of familiar, friendly faces.

Diana and I go back about 19 years or so. She was one of the first friends I made when we moved to this area. We were even Amway Distributors (yikes!) together for a while…but I digress!

Diana owns a restaurant in downtown Lincoln called Simple Pleasures and also a catering business by the same name. She catered our wedding, and my daughter’s college graduation party. She has fed me many a great rib-eye steak sandwich & tuna or taco salad in Simple Pleasures. My favorite thing on the menu has always been her potato salad. It is absolutely the best! Now, I can make it at home!

Diana’s new business is called:



I am so happy that among her new products is her mother’s salad dressing – the very one that makes that potato salad so special! Yippee!!

Last night I tasted all the new products and I bought one of each. Below is a photo of the basket-full and a close up (not so clear – sorry!) of a cute sugar cookie shaped like a picnic basket.







They are all delicious! The Apple Cinnamon Sauce will surely be a staple in my pantry. You know, baked apples, pancakes, ice cream… If you like a little kick, the Chipotle Dressing (& Dip) would be good on a taco or fajita salad and would even give an iceberg wedge a new personality.

Please visit Diana’s website. It’s a work in progress, but you can view/order the products. You will want to click on the “Our Story” tab to read about how this business is a tribute to Diana’s 82-year-old mother!

Launching a business during these times might be scary to some, but Diana has stepped out in Faith and I know she will be blessed!

Please click on the “Contact Us” tab to send her an “atta girl”. If you do, tell her that Chris Fetter sent you. Better yet, get yourself some of that Salad Dressing and whip up a batch of potato salad!

Cheers! Chris

In My Garden

I took a short walk this morning. I just needed to get out into the cool, clear air before I started my workday!

I had my camera with me, because if I don't take it, I am sure to see something wonderful that I need to share. You know that feeling...I have missed the photo of a lifetime, several times! LOL! I'll have to talk to my buddy Doodles. She gets great photos all the time! I wonder if her camera is strapped to a belt loop???

As luck would have it, neither creature nor flower caught my eye until I walked up the front steps. My iris are looking particularly beautiful this morning! I snapped a few photos and I hope you enjoy them as much as I did!

Until next time, Chris

Easter Babies!

For the last 3 years, a pair of Canadian Geese have nested on top of our old trailer. On Friday, my husband was able to get some photos. The parents were sure having a time keeping them up there! By Sunday morning, they had left, taking up residence at our neighbors pond.

I love this time of year when we get to see all the new calves, bunnies, fawns & birds of all kinds.

I hope you'll enjoy seeing this happy family!




I've got Spring Fever...Chris

And the Winner is...

Thank you to everyone for joining in on my giveaway! Please remember to do your part to help eliminate toss away products from our environment! Plastic water bottles, plastic shopping bags & styrofoam cups & containers are JUST NOT GOOD!!

So here's the fun part!

The winner is...pammiejo!

Pammiejo, I hope that you'll love your new FlatOut containers!! I'll contact you at your blog and we can make arrangements to get your gift to you!

Enjoy! Chris

Easter Blessings!

He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.
Matthew 28:6 NIV

Hallelujah! Jesus, my Savior lives!

Lord, I thank you for my own salvation & I pray that many will come to know your saving grace in my own church and in churches around the world this Sunday! Holy Spirit, urge them to come. Preachers, "tell the old, old story of Jesus & His Love"! In Jesus' precious name, Amen!

Dear friends, I wish you and your families the blessings of Easter, Chris

Arrgh! Plastic Water Bottles & Styrofoam Cups & Containers!

(Hint: There is a duplicate of this post over at my Today's Organized Kitchen blog, with a different giveaway! You can enter both!)

Did you know that Americans consumed 50 billion single serve water bottles in one year? It is estimated that only 2 in 10 bottles are recycled. Where are the rest? You got it, in landfills. These PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic bottles take 1000 years to biodegrade! Then, you need to consider the energy consumed in the manufacture, transportation and disposal of these items. Does this concern you?


Now, let's talk about Styrofoam (Polystyrene) cups & containers! While the technology for recycling polystyrene is available, the market for recycling is very small and shrinking. Most of it ends up in the landfills, and it often breaks up into small pieces that can choke animals & clog their digestive systems.

I plan to eliminate these things from my home and lifestyle! Won't you join me? It's pretty simple really.

• Get a nice sturdy travel mug for you hot beverages


• Purchase a reusable sports bottle for drinking water on-the-go


• Take your own "to go" box when you eat out. Stick it your purse and when it's time to corral the leftovers, you won't be taking styrofoam home.

(Tupperware's FlatOut collapsible bowls are perfect for this!)

Edited to add: My buddy Doodles reminded me that I neglected to mention plastic bags! Here some info that she has provided on her blogs that are MUST READ! Thanks, my friend!

Recycle a T-shirt into a reusable bag> HERE
Reusablebags.com>HERE

Giveaway!

I think this is so important! If you'll leave a comment on this post by Saturday April 11th, I'll enter you in a drawing to win the 2-pc. FlatOut Set mentioned above! And please, spread the word!

Cheers! Chris