I am hoping to be finished with my shopping by the end of the month, all of which was done on Ebay, Etsy, and at the local thrift. That doesn't include the handmade items, which I haven't even started on! But I am putting together art kits for the kids...

I've got sugar cookie dough firming up in the fridge, the start of two loaves of bread in my mixer, and rice soaking in water for a revamped Kheer recipe (rice pudding) that I came across a while back. And I would start on some other recipes but I'm...

We haven't had bagels in some time and I decided to try making some the other week with a recipe I'd come across some months back that had rave reviews. They were so good and they smelled awesome. I'd put off attempting to make them thinking it would...

I told him his eyes looked nice with his new (thrifted) work shirt. "What color are they?," he replied in a questioning way. "Hazel. I don't have to look at them to know." On a whim, I covered my eyes, "What color are mine?" "Brown.," he...

It's fall, and as evening descends, much earlier than a month ago, there is a quiet in the air. A peacefulness and a hush that fills the home. It's cozy and warm. The fire is blazing in the wood stove and its heat permeates the room as I contemplate...