Every year in Central Illinois, East Peoria kicks off the holiday season in style with an annual Festival of Lights celebration. Each November, the seasonal festivities begin with the eagerly anticipated Parade of Lights. Then a two-mile journey through a dazzling electric park known as FOLEPI’s Winter Wonderland offers the perfect way to get into […] More
Image Credits Fourth of July Fireworks 1 © 2014 Heather Johnson Fourth of July Fireworks 2 © 2014 Heather Johnson Fourth of July Fireworks 3 © 2014 Heather Johnson Fourth of July Fireworks 4 © 2014 Heather Johnson Fourth of July Fireworks 5 © 2014 Heather Johnson Fourth of July Fireworks 6 © 2014 Heather […] More
I love making handmade holiday decorations to hang around my home. While going through my Christmas decorations a few years ago, I discovered a large number of musical-themed ornaments. With just a hot glue gun, I transformed a plain plastic wreath into a beautiful musical Christmas wreath perfect for decorating the home during the holiday […] More
Image Credits Orange Autumn Leaves © 2012 Heather Johnson Red Autumn Leaves on a Small Maple Tree © 2012 Heather Johnson Falling Red Autumn Leaves from a Maple Tree © 2012 Heather Johnson Bright Red Autumn Leaves © 2013 Heather Johnson Yellow Autumn Leaves © 2013 Heather Johnson Red Autumn Burning Bush Leaves © 2013 […] More
Making zucchini pizzas is as simple as layering some tomato sauce, basil, yellow tomato slices, and mozzarella cheese on top of some slices of zucchini. Image Credits Zucchini Slices on Baking Sheet © 2013 Heather Johnson Adding Tomato Sauce to the Zucchini Slices © 2013 Heather Johnson Adding Basil to the Tomato Sauce © 2013 […] More
Cucumber slices topped with ranch tuna salad are a lunchtime favorite in my house. Just top sliced cucumbers with tuna mixed with plain Greek yogurt and a packet of ranch seasoning, and voila: a quick, easy, and healthy lunch. Image Credits Ranch Seasoning and Canned Tuna © 2013 Heather Johnson Canned Tuna in a Bowl […] More
Making baked apples is a delicious fall treat that is as simple as popping cored apples stuffed with brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter in the oven until tender. Image Credits Two Raw Apples © 2013 Heather Johnson Two Cored Raw Apples © 2013 Heather Johnson Wrapping the Apples in Foil © 2013 Heather Johnson Stuffing […] More
As the cooler days of fall continue to approach, nothing is better than a nice hot meal of meat and vegetables slow roasted all day. Image Credits Cooking Slow Cooker Beef with Vegetables 1 © 2013 Heather Johnson Cooking Slow Cooker Beef with Vegetables 2 © 2013 Heather Johnson Cooking Slow Cooker Beef with Vegetables […] More
Image Credits Bison at Wildlife Prairie State Park 1 © 2013 Heather Johnson Swimming Elk at Wildlife Prairie State Park © 2013 Heather Johnson Bison at Wildlife Prairie State Park 2 © 2013 Heather Johnson Bison at Wildlife Prairie State Park 3© 2013 Heather Johnson Bison and Elk at Wildlife Prairie State Park 1 © […] More
Making a delicious and healthy cucumber salad is as easy as mixing together some onion powder, a little white sugar, white vinegar and sliced cucumbers and then chilling the salad for a few hours. Image Credits Vinegar, Onion Powder, Sugar, and Cucumber © 2013 Heather Johnson Onion Powder in a Bowl © 2013 Heather Johnson […] More
Image Credits Red with Yellow and Yellow Tulips © 2012 Heather Johnson Pink with White and Red Tulips © 2012 Heather Johnson White Daffodils © 2012 Heather Johnson Yellow with Orange Tulips © 2012 Heather Johnson Red Tulips © 2012 Heather Johnson Red with Yellow Tulips © 2012 Heather Johnson Red with Yellow Tulip © […] More
My family and I love visiting Miller Park Zoo. Check out some of my favorite animals of which I managed to snap photos. Image Credits Bald Eagle at the Miller Park Zoo 1 © 2013 Heather Johnson Bald Eagle at the Miller Park Zoo 2 © 2013 Heather Johnson Bobcat at the Miller Park Zoo […] More
