If there’s one thing that I’ve realized since writing these monthly thrift store posts is how quickly time flies. Seriously, where did April go? Here we are nearly half way through May, and I’m just now getting around to sharing what I found on my local thrift store adventures last month. You’ve already seen the […]
Green Thumbs Up
Two weekends ago was an annual Green Thumb Festival in St Peter. Never heard of it? No worries, I don’t think it’s very popular. Not so popular means not too big of a crowd and no admission fee. What is the Green Thumb Festival? It’s a weekend event at a local park where a multitude […]
Pinterest Challenge: Schoolhouse Electric Inspired Light
I have this problem, and it’s called a light fixture. My hallway light to be exact. Sure, it provides me with bright light when I am unable to see in the dark, but it wasn’t doing much for me aesthetically. So when Sherry and Katie’s quarterly Pinterest Challenge came around, that old light fixture didn’t stand […]
Collected Gallery Wall
As some of you may already know, Elijah and Eliana share a bedroom. While I was eight months pregnant with Isabelle, I hung some frames together on their wall and called it a day. I recently switched out some of the “art” so I thought it would be an appropriate time to show you their […]
Virtual Window Shopping for Mother’s Day
I like Mother’s Day, I think it can easily be placed on the top of my favorite holidays list. Do you know why? That’s right, because I’m a mama. It’s an excuse for me to do nothing that day, and make the children do all of the house chores. Oh yeah! I promise I’ll try […]
One for the Pig?
I found this guy at a local thrift store for one buck a couple of weeks ago. When I first saw him, I immediately called him a pig but upon closer inspection, I started to second guess myself. For instance, look at his mouth… that sure doesn’t look like a pig snout to me. Also, […]
Baby Boop is Six Months!
I can hardly believe sweet little Isabelle, who affectionately call Boop, is already a half of a year old young. I can remember with great detail the day she was born and those nights staying up with her while she nursed to her little hearts desire. Actually, I can remember those nights staying up so […]
Chocolate Cayenne Ice Cream – Queen City Cayenne
Queen City Cayenne is the name of Jeni Britton Bauer’s chocolate ice cream with a kick of cayenne pepper. I’ve already told you why I love making her ice cream and shared with you a berry crisp ice cream recipe from her book, and now I am here with another. This twist on chocolate ice […]
A Bed in the Living Room?
We are a family of 5 living in a two bedroom home. Not only is in two bedrooms, but we have a total of four rooms, not including closets. Those rooms include the living room/kitchen, the bedrooms and the bathroom (the porch is outdoors and the shed is an unfinished room without air conditioning). Do […]
Berry Crisp Ice Cream – Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream at Home
I’ve already told you about Jeni Britton Bauer’s way of making ice cream using corn syrup, tapioca starch, and cream cheese and now I am back to share with you an excellent recipe from her book. I am borderline obsessed with this berry crisp ice cream. Brambleberries (or cherries) swirled together with a crisp streusel (made with […]