Last month, my cousin’s wife sent me some beautiful fabric – pieces she’d purchased over the years, but never found the right use for, so she passed them on to me thinking I might enjoy the challenge. She knows me well. Pictured above is one of the fabrics. Those gorgeous[Read more]

I read somewhere that making your bed every day gives you a gift you get to unwrap every night. It inspired me, not only to make my bed but to also look at the rest of what I have in my home as things I get to enjoy, instead of[Read more]

It’s a chilly Saturday morning and I woke up thinking about making a fire and then making . . . something. I decided to meet my desire for warmth and flames by lighting candles. My desire to make is, as yet, unmet, but I’m hoping making this post will uncork[Read more]

Last night I lit the first fire of the season in my crusty, old fireplace. It wasn’t that cold, but driving home in the rain and the end of Daylight Saving Time made me long for extra light more than usual. I added a mini-binge of Ted Lasso to my[Read more]

We’re just a week away from changing our clocks from Daylight Savings back to Standard Time and I’m already mentally preparing for the darkness. I’m asking neighbors to recommend sources for firewood, knowing my fireplace will help counter the cold, dreary evenings. I’m bringing out extra blankets and throw pillows,[Read more]

I’m starting this blog post with no idea how it will end (not uncommon for me). All I know is I need to process this mini metaphor (pictured) that cropped up in my backyard – my one zinnia, born of countless seeds, sown in three different attempts at creating my[Read more]