Sharing little bits of our days. Blocks, handmade valentine cards, and cookies to begin the day. The recipe for Pumpkin Donut Holes has been on my ‘to-do’ list for at… Read More... "Good eats"
Fifty degrees makes a nice day. Unless you have dead bees.
With our balmy Iowa weather, I thought today would be good for housekeeping. I took my bee brush and frame ‘grabber’ to the backyard to clean out the hives. I… Read More... "Fifty degrees makes a nice day. Unless you have dead bees."
You are what you wear
I’m comfortable and hopefully confident when you see me. I try to be what I wear, looking for form and function. I’ve not posted every week , but I’m still… Read More... "You are what you wear"
I really like to eat
I like to eat so much that I read books about food, cookbooks, food history books, and talk about food. I also listen to NPR’s The Splendid Table. I do… Read More... "I really like to eat"
little things make me happy
Our kitchen counter has been black granite tile for over a year now, but one thing has bothered me ever since: Near my stove, this ugly edge appears. There… Read More... "little things make me happy"
Backsplash
And now to take a break and show the kitchen. We’ve left a few things unfinished in the kitchen because we needed time to figure things out. Since we are… Read More... "Backsplash"
Powder room paint
I’ve always talked about having red in our house. This scared the pants off my husband, but I finally got it in the powder room. (And this is why we… Read More... "Powder room paint"
Remodeling the living room
It never stops. Once one room looks great, all the rest looks shabby. In a bad way. We pushed all the furniture into the center of the room, took down… Read More... "Remodeling the living room"