Traditionally, our family holiday gathering is on Christmas Eve. But not this year! Here I am on Christmas Eve morning and...
Barndo
snickerdoodles and housework
I mixed up a batch of snickerdoodles that made FOUR DOZEN cookies. You can find the recipe I used here (at...
more lights and even some snow!
Not sure why I was hanging more lights over the weekend when Christmas will soon be over... but I did just that. Actually,...
let’s cram it all into one day – ho ho ho
Let me begin this post by letting you know that I'm typing EARLY this morning while listening to the wind HOWL. Snow...
homeless in the ville?
Katie called me the other night just before midnight. She'd seen someone walking near where she's living -- at the...
back in my day they were a buck
I LOVE Queen Anne chocolate covered cherries. Although I never buy them at any time other than Christmas, they rank right...
if peace and quiet was REALLY what i was after, i wouldn’t have dogs
I chose to live on the outskirts of Crothersville because of the simplicity of rural living. The barndo gives me that. My...
killing flies will be my legacy
We're at that time of year in Indiana where the flies outside want to be inside where it's warm. Because it takes Dharma...
friends + family = sale. because we love you.
That was the subject line from the email I received from Yankee Candle just yesterday. Years ago, this biannual sale was...