The ole' wood boiler is keeping us warm and our water HOT. It's just chuggin' away out there all alone with temps hovering...
Barndo
welp, yesterday I lied
I posted yesterday morning how I wasn't ready to take the trees down. I didn't REALLY lie because at that time, I wasn't...
it’s the day after Christmas and my trees are still up
I love the way the house looks when I decorate for Christmas. I love the lights, I do. But I've been known to have...
gratitude is powerful: merry christmas eve
Traditionally, our family holiday gathering is on Christmas Eve. But not this year! Here I am on Christmas Eve morning and...
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...









