Hello! I did not intend to take a little blog break at the beginning of this week but that’s what happened. Between the Christmas Eve party prep and the cold I’ve been dealing with, the…

Our first snow of the season didn’t last long but it was pretty while it was here. I should probably put away things like this glass plate garden decoration but I’m a lazy gardener and…

It’s a random one this week, friends. We’ve been watching Christmas movies all month and have 3 left to watch at this point: Love Actually, A Christmas Carol (I prefer the one with George C…

We had a successful day on Monday, baking about 12 dozen cookies. It was our usual line up: spritz, ginger snaps, peanut butter balls, and raspberry thumbprints. We took our annual selfie and I realized…

It was a very social weekend and I’m only popping in today to show you 2 photos of Dale and I . . . This one is from Friday night at our Fireside Friday gathering…

Three things keeping me busy right now . . . Meetings. This week I had Select Board on Monday night, School Building Committee on Tuesday night, and Finance Committee (for work) on Wednesday night. I’m…

Today’s recommendation doesn’t require spending money, at least not in theory. It’s not about shopping or a product or a website. It’s about YOU. My Tuesday rec is . . . Take care of the…

It was a very Christmas-y weekend around here. The inside decorating is complete and the outside is mostly done. Dale still has to put up some lights around the pergola and garage doors and find…

Behold, the full moon over the library roofline. I’m sharing not only because it was really striking, but also because my library has holiday lights for the first time ever. I’ve wanted to do this…

I don’t know about you, but at this time of year, with all of the gatherings and parties, I feel like I’m constantly cooking or baking something to bring to a party. I have 3…

Time to take a look back at what I read last month . . . Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate RacculiaMy rating: 3 of 5 starsFirst, the good things: a Boston setting, a…

It’s dark in the northern hemisphere these days. It’s dark when I get up in the morning and it’s dark when I leave work at the end of the day. My recommendation to counteract all…