It’s the last day of November. Seems strange since it feels very December-y lately (other than the weather) and it seems like Thanksgiving was ages ago. What better way to finish off the month than by resolving a problem I shared with you at the beginning of the month! That problem was the ugly lamp […]
Longtime readers of this blog will know that I have a love-hate relationship with poinsettias. I love them because they are one of the few plants that can bring some color into the house during these darkest days and because even if you do nothing else, a red poinsettia makes your house look holiday-ish. I […]
I can’t tell you how thankful I am that because of the early Thanksgiving this year we have an extra weekend thrown in before Christmas. It takes so much pressure off. The rest of the world, though, seems to be full-on into Christmas prep mode. Shopping, baking, decorating and lighting up their houses like crazy. […]
It’s the day before Thanksgiving so if there were ever a time to talk about food for the first time on the blog, I guess this is it. We go to my parents’ house for Thanksgiving every year and even though we have a rather small gathering, we of course make way too much food […]
Last week (or the week before maybe) I reminded you to plant your amaryllis bulbs. Well, folks, this is why you should do what I say, not what I do. Because I planted mine this weekend. There might still be time for them to be looking OK by Christmas, but I’m definitely pushing it. Anyway, […]
Hey, it’s Friday again. I love how that keeps happening. I have a few items on the agenda for the weekend including ordering some fabric from Calico Corners before their 25% off sale ends, cutting down just a few more things in the garden and putting cages around the plants that need protection from deer […]
I’ll be back later to show you a couple small updates that we’ve done in the house, but for now I just wanted to remind you that today is the last day to enter the giveaway for the vintage botanical chart from Bonnie & Bell. Don’t miss out!
