I’m a day late in sharing my weekend, I had a hectic morning yesterday and had to be out of the house extra early and this post was the thing that got set aside. So…

It’s been 25 years since I’ve had a bleeding heart in my garden but I finally brought her back! The back story is that I had a bleeding heart and when we were putting the…

Joining with Kat (she’s back!) today to share what I’m knitting and reading. Hannah was here a week or so ago and I finally remembered to have her try on the Waffle Pullover so I…

In an effort to make these recommendations feel less transactional and more Carole Wants To Make My Life Better, today I have a recommendation that costs zero dollars. And it’s related to your daily mail…

The first weekend in May was full of jolts of joy, allow me to show you some photographic evidence. We had Friday Night Snacks at home. This has been our Friday ritual for many, many…

It’s the time of year where flowers are popping up all over and I love it! This grape hyacinth is just outside the staff entrance to my library. There are several clusters and they bring…

Hullo and welcome to a week of random Thursday things . . . If you are a subscriber to the New York Times, have you added the weekly Good List newsletter to your subscription? It’s…

It’s my turn at bat today to convince you to read the next Read With Us selection, Good People by Patmeena Sabit. Spoiler alert: I read it back in February and gave it 4 stars…

We had a great few days of camping at Bourne Scenic Park in the site we will have for Labor Day through the end of October later this year. We chose this deliberately, both to…

I have a lot of daffodils scattered throughout my garden beds and I mostly like to leave them as they are for the color outside. However, some are a bit top heavy and I freely…

Today I have 3 photos for you, all taken this week, all perfect signs of spring. The maple tree outside my studio. The buds are growing rapidly now and this is my favorite green in…

I finished the Campfire Socks last night! In all my years of sock knitting (25+ now) I don’t think I’ve ever knit a left sock and a right sock before. It certainly wasn’t tricky but…