A step away from food and home keeping to a little rambling on more personal things. First off, I will say I in no way know the real...

We have several trees in our house but the real tree is our REAL Christmas tree. It is a simple country tree set in an galvanized tub. ...

I have been blogging for four years now and boy has it changed. I still love this hobby and have no plans to stop but I thought I might ta...

I started writing to my kids in my cookbooks way back in the 90s. You can see my note on the left. I call this cookbook journaling. I st...

I know all my posts are outdoors these days but that is where my energy is spent most days this time of year. Yesterday Q and I headed t...

When you are distracted you go out after your shower and run errands all the while forgetting you never put make up on. That has never hap...

Last night my husband had to go back into work. It was the coldest night so far this season. I always pray extra hard that drivers will wa...

Yesterday was one of those wonderful days where you put your mind to something and with little distraction you get loads of stuff done. I ...

As the weather heats up again this week, and I long for cooler days, I feel change in the air. I have often fought change in my life but...

We have had a typical summer for us. No trips to the beach, not much running around and lots of time at home. I am a homebody and I just...

Do you ever just feel like your brain can't hold one more thing? One more demand on your thoughts. One more problem to deal with. Frie...

Sometimes without knowing it, we create beauty simply by living. Today, I was inspired by the basket of avocados and lemons from my in law...

Simple Closet Organization I am sure you have gathered that my motto is simplify. If you've noticed it seems half my posts are simpl...