“Go back to your books, to your armchair. Plant your trees, watch them grow. If more people valued home above gold, this world would be a merrier place.”

— Thorin Oakenshield

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  • Thrifting

    Hello friend. Today is Wednesday, and there is no school. We have a winter blast coming; that is what the weatherman called it. We are only supposed to get about four inches of snow, but we are expected to get… Continue reading

    Thrifting
  • Super Bowl Reflections: Food and Family Memories

    Hello friend. Happy day. Our favorite team did not win the Super Bowl. So sad for the Kansas City Chiefs. What was your favorite thing about the Super Bowl? Lauren Daigle, Kendrick Lamar, the commercials, the food, or the game… Continue reading

    Super Bowl Reflections: Food and Family Memories
  • Gardening Dreams: Creating a Colorful Flower Display

    Hello friend. Happy day! It’s Friday, which means the weekend is finally upon us, bringing with it a sense of excitement and anticipation! It is a big weekend filled with cherished moments, starting with Night to Shine tonight, a wonderful… Continue reading

    Gardening Dreams: Creating a Colorful Flower Display
  • Service opportunities, gardening, and spring looks in an antique booth.

    Hello friend. Happy Wednesday. Today is a bit cold here. The temperature this morning is 34°. On Monday, we had a summer-like day with temperatures rising to 70. What a glorious surprise in winter! It made me want to go… Continue reading

    Service opportunities, gardening, and spring looks in an antique booth.
  • My Weekly Roundup: Watching, Making, Reading, Cooking

    Good morning, friend. I hope you are ready to start the work week. My work week is not the traditional one, but I have plenty to do. So, it is Monday, and you know what that means: what I’ve been… Continue reading

    My Weekly Roundup: Watching, Making, Reading, Cooking
  • Colorful fish from thrifted fabric

    Hello friend. It’s Friday. Do you have anything fun planned for this weekend? I have some projects that I would like to accomplish. We will see what I can get done. While thrifting lately, I have picked up some old… Continue reading

    Colorful fish from thrifted fabric
  • A clay rabbit and some thrifting.

    Hello friend. Remember my rabbit debacle? The one where I was supposed to show it to you last Wednesday, but it was so awful I threw it away. In the trash. Well, I have good news. I made a new… Continue reading

    A clay rabbit and some thrifting.
  • Monday: What I am reading, watching, making, and cooking.

    Hello, friend. What a great start to the week! It is going to be fifty degrees here today. Hallelujah! Over the weekend, I finished two books. I’m not sure if I would recommend them, but I do have something to… Continue reading

    Monday: What I am reading, watching, making, and cooking.
  • Dreaming of Spring

    Hello friend. I just saw on the weather that it is fifty-five days till Spring. Spring, oh how I love Spring. This January has been brutal with ice, cold temperatures, itchy skin, and nosebleeds. I need moisture, sunlight, and warmer… Continue reading

    Dreaming of Spring
  • Crafting Mishaps: Why I Tossed My Rabbit Project

    Hello friend. Today is Wednesday, and I told you that I would show you the rabbit all finished. So, without further ado, drum roll please. I threw it away. Yep, in the trash. It was the most awful thing that… Continue reading

    Crafting Mishaps: Why I Tossed My Rabbit Project