Sometime around the end of August, I start craving soup. The temperatures have not dropped yet. But something in me knows it is coming. In our house, Saturday is soup day. I put together a big pot of something warm, soup or chili or stew, and let it simmer while the weekend unfolds around…
Recipes for the table, three books worth clearing your schedule for, and a few things making this last stretch of summer better. Summer is slowly winding down, although you would not know it from the weather. This week, sitting on the porch after my morning walk, I heard a school bus rumbling down the road…
Three savory recipes for the Fourth, three summer books, and a week that was equal parts wonder and worry. What a week. I am not sure where to start so I will start where I am sitting, which is at my desk looking out at the backyard, where there are baby bunnies doing nibbling at…
Three summer recipes from bloggers I love, three books set in France and Cornwall, and a week that held both grief and joy It has been a hard week. I mentioned last week that my niece’s father-in-law was in hospice, and he passed away on Wednesday. The strange part about it, about any of it,…
Three savory recipes for the grill and garden, three books for the nightstand, and ten things from the internet worth your time. It’s Friday and I could not be happier. I am exhausted. I love having guests, especially my mom, but truth be told, in my daily life I am not “running” from morning till…
Three summer recipes, three beach reads, and everything worth knowing this week It is Friday and I am not going to pretend I have not been counting the days. We got home last week and I hit the ground running, as they say, though I am not sure anyone who says that has ever actually…
Four recipes for the long weekend, three books, and everything else I found this week It is Memorial Day weekend. How did that happen. One minute it was New Year’s Eve and now here we are at the unofficial start of summer, trying to remember where we put the citronella candles. The weather is not…
Friday Favorites~a weekly series where we share our favorite books, decor, fashion finds, recipes, podcasts, articles and more. Friday Favorites No. 674 Good morning friends, I hope that you had a lovely week. The weather here is warming up and sadly I can feel the winds of change, soon a new season will be upon…
Friday Favorites~a weekly series where we share our favorite books, decor, fashion finds, recipes, podcasts, articles and more. Friday Favorites No. 672 Good morning friends! I hope that you had a lovely week. It was beautiful here with the snow while it lasted, which sadly was not long enough for me. I will just have…
Friday Favorites~a weekly series where we share our favorite books, decor, fashion finds, recipes, podcasts, articles and more. Friday Favorites No. 667 Good morning friends, happy 2026. Did you have nice New Year’s eve? We had a quiet evening at home and were in bed reading by 9:00. What can I say, I am worn…
Friday Favorites~a weekly series where we share our favorite books, decor, fashion finds, recipes, podcasts, articles and more Friday Favorites No. 666 Good morning friends! Happy Friday to you, are you having a good week? I am tired. My husband and I were talking about this last night, we have been on the run since…
Friday Favorites~a weekly series where we share our favorite books, decor, fashion finds, recipes, podcasts, articles and more. Friday Favorites No. 663 Good morning friends! How was your week? It was beautiful here, the most perfect Fall weather. I know that so many of you love summer but I “blossom” in the Fall, I wake…
