I love Halloween books to read aloud. OK… so my favorites aren’t a bit scary… just funny and even inspirational. Take the poetry book Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex for instance. Turns out, Frankenstein is a “Make it…
Did you see Stephanie Nielson on Oprah this week? I’m not much of a daytime television watcher, but when I heard Nie Nie was going to be on Oprah, I set the program to record. I love reading her blog,…
This week I made dinner for the teachers at our school. Our menu was Italian, but I figured they’d forgive me for flying farther north for the dessert. I served the shortbread with a brown butter pecan glaze on top.…
This week as I was driving to Salt Lake City, I was listening to NPR’s Radio West. The author being interviewed was Ellen Ruppel Shell about her book, Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture. The subject really caught my…
My kids were out of school Monday. So we headed up to my mother-in-law’s home to pick Concord Grapes. She says the best time to pick Concord grapes is right after the first cold snap. Picking grapes is a great…
One of our favorite family traditions is visiting Cascade Springs in the Autumn to take pictures in the leaves. We have visited Cascade Springs every year since Ben was born and I love to look through the progression of our…
I ran across this old WWII poster yesterday and loved it! Check out her expression, like she’s been scared half to death. I have just one question, is she learning how to can? Because I probably looked like that this…
Canning applesauce is one of my favorite canning days of the year. It smells heavenly when it’s cooking… and yesterday was shaping up to be a wonderful canning day. It was the first real cold snap of the season and…
I am writing about costume ideas for boys with the hope that it may spark some wonderful idea for a costume for my son. At age 9, he is so worried about having an older kids costume. The other day…
Making a decorative dish towel is really easy and a great way to decorate your kitchen on a budget. A decorative dish towel makes a wonderful gift and is easy to customize. Try one with pom poms instead of rick…
I love making projects for my kitchen. It is the room of my house I spend the most time in. So when I saw a wonderful squirrel towel at Anthropologie I knew I needed to make something like it. The…
Yesterday I tried to finish a few sewing projects. But my sewing machine was acting up on me. I really hope it’s alright and that it is something simple! I think I need to run it into the sewing shop…