Gretchen Rubin talks every year on her podcast about “designing” your summer. And the other day, Kym wrote about having a summer theme. I’ve been thinking about this a lot and these two women prompted…

I’m joining with Kat and my fellow knitters today to take about knitting, unraveling, and reading. You may recall that I was knitting a hat. Three weeks ago, I shared that I my gauge was…

Hello readers! The time has come to discuss our spring selection, Trespasses by Louise Kennedy. I feel like it’s been ages since we first announced this one and I’m really happy that the time to…

My favorite month of the year is here! And if you’re wondering just why it’s my favorite I will give you a brief list: our anniversary on June 14thschool’s outDale’s birthday on June 26tha week…

There are flowers everywhere I look these days when I’m sitting on my deck. Geraniums and salvia, lavender and impatiens, and these sweet yellow lantana and more. The blossoms remind me of buttered popcorn. I…

I love when I can do a monthly reading summary on the first day of a new month, it just clicks in a particular way for me! Here’s what I read in the month of…

We had a really fun weekend of camping and today I’ve got pictures to share to prove it. We set up Friday afternoon and, while backing the camper in is not something I’d call fun,…

It’s officially summer and that means it’s time to talk about summer ready. I don’t know about you but a long, lazy afternoon spent reading is one of my favorite things about summer. Inside, with…

I’m calling it early this week, friends, anticipating the weekend and a camping trip . . . although I am working today. Now that the containers are planted, you can expect plenty of flower photos…

Two weeks in a row with an Unraveled Post? Could this become a series? I’m happy to report that I am 100% back on track with my Same As It Ever Was hat. I’m making…

First, a matter of housekeeping. As you may have noticed, the blog was down yesterday. It took several different techs at GoDaddy plus my IT guy extraordinaire, to determine that I had been hacked and…

The clematis has started to bloom and it’s loaded with buds. More than I’ve ever seen before, in fact! Dale helped me tie it up to the kitchen side porch the other day and I’m…