Home & Garden

  • Fever

     Kenzie-Grace has been working diligently on her 4-H project for next month.  This is one of her favorites of the entire year; project green-thumb.  Watching her carefully plant foxglove, hollyhocks, and delphiniums has really sparked a fever for spring and… Continue reading

  • Happy Birthdays

    My Madeline turned 12 this week.  Due to our crazy schedules this time of year, instead of a grand party we opted for a simple family dinner early in the evening before running out the door.  Madeline helped out planning… Continue reading

  • Keeping Chickens

    Sixty years ago it wasn’t an uncommon sight to see your neighbors raising chickens.  As families moved into suburbs and the city, raising your own poultry became obsolete as it was super convenient to run to the grocery store and… Continue reading

  • Everything Old is New Again

    Have you seen “Mad Men?”  Set in the 1960’s, this show on AMC is setting the stage for entertaining with it’s lavish cocktail parties and bringing back classic decorating trends that had long faded away.  It’s all so glamorous and… Continue reading