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Another Family Camp Fave: Biscuits and Gravy
Gravel Road's kitchen is closed for the week as the cook is at Family Camp in Idaho. Today's recipe is a camp breakfast favorite. Uncle Harold, we miss you! Harold Walker’s Biscuits & Gravy According to Harold, you must use Jimmy Dean ground sausage. Brown 1/2...
Top Ten Family Camp Rules to Live By
Today is my last full day at Family Camp. Here are the top ten rules to live by at Family Camp, 2015. 10. Take lots of pictures to document changes and progress from year to year: 9. Welcome unexpected visitors with calm, kindness, and wonder. 8. Spend as much time...
Mountain Views
The second week of Family Camp in the mountains of the Idaho panhandle is now in full swing. I'll be leaving early this coming Wednesday, but before that happens, have a gander at the views to be found every where. Here's the view from the porch of the cabin (pictured...
Fantastic Friday Without Children on the Baggage Carousel
This post brings back memories of a most eventful trip to Idaho in July of 2011. So it was the perfect Fantastic Friday post for a week filled with air travel to Idaho once again. Wary travelers will be relieved to hear I saw no children on the baggage carousels in...
Family Camp: Grandma Annie Cookies
I'm at Family Camp in Idaho this week. The food here is always fantabulous, so today's recipe features a camp favorite previously posted here on Gravel Road. These cookies were the brainchild of Mary Anne Walker, known as Grandma Annie to her grandchildren, my husband...
Top Ten Reasons I Love July
July is a hot and sticky month in Iowa. Even so, it's one of my favorite months. Here are 10 reasons why. 10. I save so much time in July not having to dress in layers, pull on boots or coats, or hunt for gloves before going outside. 9. Fourth of July celebrations...