Ah, October... a month dedicated to ghouls and ghosts and all things frightful... Halloween... my youngest brother's absolute MOST FAVORITE holiday... Linus and the pumpkin patch all over again... spending our younger years watching scary old movies...
i'm kinda eclectic and a bit eccentric... forever the odd little art girl... partial to silly family, sweet friends, good food and great reads... prone to procrastination and
daydreaming... likely to be found shopping, wherever shopping can be found...
The Postal strike continues. No Christmas cards are going out or coming in
this year.
While I am saving $$, the Post Office is losing $$. Either way, sa...
It’s not just the end of the year, I’m afraid it’s also the end of this
blog. I feel bad for just blurting it out like this on New Year’s Eve but
the end o...
I was thrilled to discover that my Happy House favor box kits were featured
in the April/May 2015 of Mary Janes Farm Magazine in their Farmgirl
Expression ...
Well finally!
It's high time that I shared my contribution to
the Spring 2017 issue
of Where Women Create Magazine...
more specifically, the feature st...
Spring is in the air! At least it's visible here and there in little
blossoms peeking out of the grey days, which are often the backdrop of
winter here. ...
Ages ago I saw a photo somewhere of a little bag made from a piece of
paper. It stuck with me and the other day I spent some time online looking
for inst...
Hello,
after ten years or more of selling with Etsy, unfortunately these days, I
find that I can't afford their fees.
Etsy has worked very hard to upgra...
Fall is finally here, and you know what that means – it’s time to revamp
our wardrobes with the latest trends and cozy up in style. I’m here to
spill the b...
A few eventful months later, and I am slowly beginning to realize autumn is
very near.
I am extremely happy with the beautiful weather we have had and st...
Buttery and flavored with ranch seasoning, these baked ranch crackers are a
quick and easy party-favorite snack. You know me…
The post Ranch Crackers app...
* Happy Wax on Wednesdays !*
I am so incredibly excited to be back on Wax on Wednesday’s with you !
The last three months have brought fear, sorrow , rel...
It's been over a year and a half since I last wrote about anything here.
truth is, I was so overwhelmed with sadness that I just couldn't. I
needed ti...
A dozen years ago I shared my mother-in-law’s recipe for apple sharlotka
(which family just calls “apple thing”), a lightly sweetened apple dessert
that’...
THE BACKSTORY: At my accursed day job, we're shaking up a 60-year-old
tradition in an effort to survive—and thrive—in a dying industry. For those
who don't...