This is my first time doing Mug Swap, which is basically like secret santa with mugs – and in August. It’s also pretty similar to the favorite things swap I participated in previously. Here’s what I came up with for my partner. I was going for a beachy theme which is convenient, since I live […]
Life
Taking The Dive
This year we have decided to take the dive into homeschooling. It’s been something that has been on our minds since our son was in first grade. At that point, I was pregnant with our oldest daughter so we decided that it wasn’t the right time. Then, I used the excuse that hey, I’m new […]
This Spring’s Garden
I never thought I would find such joy in gardening. Our tomato hedges came and went and shortly after I tilled the soil for our new fruits and vegetables; watermelon, cucumber, mustard and collard greens (good for mac and cheese!), okra, green beans, tomatoes, onions and plenty more. Each morning the children and I would […]
Life, Lately.
Life has been fast lately; the days are full and my mind is even more so. I’ve resolved to spend less time on the computer during the day and at night I have a hard time choosing between blogging and making cookies, so I normally choose the latter. There is a lot to share here […]
Willow Tree Nursery
Our favorite place to go when we start to feel the gardening itch is a local nursery. We purchase our flowers, vegetables, herbs, fruit trees, and indoor plants from Willow Tree Nursery. Are you familiar with the gardening itch? Since we’ve lived in this house, it’s happened to me pretty consistently with the onset of […]
Backyard Tomatoes and Imitators
We didn’t plant any tomatoes this spring. However, we still reaped a huge harvest of cherry tomatoes. Last year, our chickens roamed the backyard freely. That meant that not many vegetables were able to grow without being scratched up by the hens. A few cherry tomato bushes did have the ability to fruit a decent […]
Black-Out Curtains to the Rescue
As you may know, we live in a two bedroom home with three children, which means shared bedrooms are a necessity. Our oldest two used to share a room while my husband and I co-slept with our baby. Since then, we decided to forfeit our bedroom for the sake of more sleep and eventually moved […]
Green Thumb Festival
I always look forward to the Green Thumb Festival, an event at a local park filled with plant vendors of all sorts, and this year was no different. I had my mind set – since two months ago – to hoard as many houseplants as possible, since mine from last year didn’t survive. Prices are mostly reasonable […]
Her First Bubblegum
I was guiding her little sister, hand in hand, away from the lake she was chasing after. Big sister had already found a bag full of eggs, cheering with glee when each piece of candy was discovered. I’m assuming she handed daddy a piece of bubblegum, you know the kind; bright pink and hard to chew […]
A Sweater Rug for the Living Room
After a month on back order, our area rug is now here! After much deliberation, we ended up settling on West Elm’s sweater rug in sable; mainly because it is a high quality wool rug in our budget. I had my worries, especially since I hadn’t seen it in person, so waiting a month was painstaking. […]