Last week I visited a favorite small shop to pick up some fabric...well, I can never get in and out of this shop quickly! It's filled wi...

I love mushrooms...on pizza, stuffed, and especially the morels to be found each spring. Those we batter-dip and fry...not exactly calorie-f...

courtesy of The Graphics Fairy I'm up early here at the farmhouse, thinking about Thanksgiving and what needs to be done before tomo...

As the days grow shorter, we've been collecting fewer eggs...some days 6, some days only 4. Which is why we were so surprised a couple o...

Sugar scrubs have become my go-to for quick & easy family & friend gifts. With so many fragrances available, the options really se...

The kids are off today and we're spending time with Grandma this morning, so I was up bright & early. I'm glad I was, or I mig...

Each day I have the opportunity to lend a hand in Little Man's class. His teacher is just terrific and it's a joy to help out with t...

...create a fall wreath for your door, they're so easy and will be the perfect harvest welcome for family ...

A friend of my recently told me she'd discovered oodles of chestnuts, and asked if I had any ideas that would put them to use. Well, she...

The flu bug (or blue bug, as Little Man calls it) has descended upon us, and for the last two weeks we've experienced most of the ups ...

October has been glorious the last few days, and so our family enjoyed a day at the county fair. Come along, I'll take you on a little ...

As October ushers in the harvest, here's the view on our farm today... Crisp weather, glorious colors, tan...

Okay, it's apparent this egg business is new to me, because the variety in the size of eggs we find each day still makes me laugh! ...

On a recent visit to our local craft store, this jar caught my eye... Soon, possibilities were going through my m...

“Listen! The wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves,  We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves!” -Humbert Wolfe ...

Today is one of those rainy days...not a downpour, no lightning and thunder, simply a gentle, all-day rain. too wet to garden...    too...

Several weeks ago, I passed this sad scene. The newspaper reported that a truck had apparently lost control and crashed into this house....

This year Sweet Girl and Little Man wanted to have their own little gardens. So we added a couple of 4x4 raised beds to our vegetable garden...

From the Mountains, to the Prairies, to the Oceans white with foam; God Bless America, my Home sweet Home.