Decorating for Christmas in our RV is challenging especially for an “all over the house tree in every room kind of girl”. Everything has to be scaled down to “itty…
One quiet morning as my husband and I talked, we realized how empty our large home felt with all our daughters grown and on their own. We used only a…
Our home has sold… and we are not moving into another house? You want to live in an RV? What? Wait? My head was exploding with multiple thoughts all at…
Soup aka “comfort food” is perfect for our bitter cold Idaho winters. Whether you want healthy and homemade, or quick and simple, nothing compares to homemade soup and it is…
Thanksgiving: The holiday where people drive hours in the car to eat dinner with relatives they see maybe once a year. The house smells wonderful and everyone excitedly catches…
One of the problems with decorating for Halloween is that some of the decor is not suitable for Thanksgiving/Fall. At my front door I made a floral Halloween arrangement but…
While recuperating from surgery my daughter bought and/or loaned me various cross stitch patterns to keep me from going cabin fever crazy insane. It had been over 20 years since…
Fall is definitely here with the showy autumn colors of the leaves and the cooler temperatures. I think I love the fall the most. To me it represents canning season,…
I like to use flowers to add color, texture, and to tempt visitors to wander through the yard. Using flowerpots add scale, contrast, and pops of color. Here I gathered…
This is our home. I love the front door with all the decorative glass, sometimes. When I don’t feel well and don’t want to answer the door, anyone can look…