I'm relishing simple things. The beauty of the changing season.  Fall is the perfect time for impromptu scavenger hunts --...

I know that Winter doesn't technically start until the 21st, but for me the beginning of December signals the coming of both Winter and...

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When the Fall decorating bug bit me last week, I started looking for ways to do some simple projects. I have tons of Indian corn from a Wa...

Today is a grey, quiet sort of day. Perfect for puttering, reading, and baking. There's a batch of bread in the oven and a pumpkin carv...

So beautiful, it makes me sniffle and brings tears to my eyes: Well, maybe it's not its *beauty* that renders a handkerchief nece...

As I read various blog posts yesterday celebrating the coming of Fall, I was inclined to be grumpy. It was sweltering hot, and everything in...

One of the wonderful things about the house we're renting is the wood-burning fireplace. The warmth, the crackle, the delicious aroma o...

My father is the king of caramel apples. While he was attending Covenant College on Lookout Mountain, he worked in the Candy Kitchen at th...

No, that is not meant as an insult to my kind readers -- rather, it's a description of what I did a few weekends ago! Fortunately, getti...

I always look forward to our town's art festivals -- row upon row of booths set up in the quaintest and loveliest park in town. I'm...

I think Fall is finally on the way in Florida! The weather has been absolutely delicious over the past few days -- and while we have a few w...

My sister, Tiffany, and I decided to make a "fancy" dinner tonight, inspired by the butternut squash sitting on our counter at hom...

Fall has finally arrived, accompanied by leaves blowing in the breeze, acorns falling from the live oak trees, and cooler temperatures. I h...