Rural living is wonderful all year round, but especially when it's warm enough to be outside -- yet cool enough to be...
Fall in Indiana
peak for fall leaves in Indiana
Historical data from the Jackson County, IN, Visitor Center says typical timing for peak fall foliage around my slice of...
rose petals in December: the best option?
Poor Dharma girl has believed that floors without carpet are lava for several years now. She is especially afraid to go...
December 1 and all the leftovers are gone
FINALLY, we've eaten the last of the Thanksgiving leftovers. The only thing we didn't finish off was the mashed potatoes...
Thanksgiving 2024 is in the books
We'll be eating leftovers after the Thanksgiving holiday at least through the weekend. Oh! You too? I'm ok with that...
we’ve been passing around a bug like it’s our job
Perry brought home some viral thing from work. He gave it to me and then I gave it to Ben. It's a whole lot easier to pass...
baked mini penne pasta with red sauce… nope — tacos
It's been one of those days. I fixed the meat and boiled the pasta. Had the garlic bread ready to go, too. About to put it...
tomorrow is our last warm day for awhile
I intended to do a bit of outside Christmas decorating today but couldn't get motivated. After tomorrow, we're supposed to...
hugo has separation anxiety and crate terror
Yesterday, my favorite brother and sister-in-law stopped at Mom's on their way back to Fort Wayne from Tennessee. Scott was...









