I read this influencer thing about “elevating the everyday,” and I had to chuckle. Umm, not me. It’s more like I’m stealing home everyday… or at least most days. I’m going to be completely honest here: there are days I have it all together, my house is perfectly clean, I’ve made a special meal andContinue reading “Stealing home.”
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It’s officially Christmas!
So, I heard that song last night. If I’m completely honest, it’s not my favorite. However, the statement? Yep, one of my favorites. It is – officially – Christmas for me. I’ve now got 24 days to celebrate the holidays with no work obligations – that’s double the 12 Days of Christmas. Whoo-hoo! In trueContinue reading “It’s officially Christmas!”
Slow roasted
So, I have one secret when it comes to cooking a beef roast, whole chicken or turkey: slow roasting. Going “low and slow” as my Mom used to say does some magical things. Typically, the chicken will debone itself as I attempt to pull it out of the pot. The flavors of homegrown garlic, onion,Continue reading “Slow roasted”
Beginnings…
Yesterday, I started a bit of my holiday decorating. For those of you who are thinking its too soon, I get it. But, well… it’s not that I don’t care but I love the holidays more. And when I can begin in earnest to cozy up the house for the season, my self-control goes haywire.Continue reading “Beginnings…”
Frosty mornings…
We finally woke up to a hard frost. It could not have been more fitting. Yesterday, we mowed for the very last time of the year, finished mulching leaves, cleaned out the woodshed (for today’s chopping session) and picked up the garden irrigation system. We transitioned as Mother Nature finally transitioned. And having said that,Continue reading “Frosty mornings…”
Eliminating the black holes of my life…
Every house has them. The kitchen junk drawer. That little space in the back of the closet. That spare dresser or end table. The little nook in the basement. Black holes. Not the astronomical ones but the household variety. We got ‘em. We got plenty of ‘em. And somehow, eliminating those black holes have becomeContinue reading “Eliminating the black holes of my life…”
Priorities…
I tend to spend a lot of my time – both emotionally and physically – on the mundane. Dishes, grocery, vacuuming, mowing, kitty care… they all have to be done and my head goes there. This new life that I’ve carved out where I work a few hours most days but then focus on homeContinue reading “Priorities…”
Plants are in the ground!
There are a few markers in our life that are largely driven by the calendar. There is, of course, the holidays and the fact that I like to celebrate the entire holiday season including Halloween all the way through New Year’s Day. Then, there is the winter-into-spring calendar when I obsess over when the snowContinue reading “Plants are in the ground!”
Going underground…
It’s high planting season around here and that usually means a mad scramble to get the 450 or so plants we put in the ground taken care of. At present, we obviously have the 50 garlic (planted last October) growing and have planted 200 onions and about 75 potatoes. What’s next? We’ve got about 25Continue reading “Going underground…”
Tales from the renovation crypt
Now that the house and yard are nearly done from a whole-property, gut-job renovation, it feels like a good time to take a pause and think about the past – ahem – almost 10 years and what we’ve learned from nearly a decade of renovation. But to start, I will say this: while I absolutelyContinue reading “Tales from the renovation crypt”
