Week of Thanks: A Place to Gather

I am ever so thankful for this old house. Particularly the kitchen.  It’s not a dream kitchen. It has a few modern things in it, but living in the old house I like to respect that it is an old house. I don’t want to make everything new. (Though hopefully in the next year it will get...

Week of Thanks: The End of a Hard Day’s Work

  (I can’t seem to get these posted at night, so this is also for yesterday.) I’m thankful for a day of awesome labor. I’m thankful for the physical ability to do it as I know there are so many people in the world who don’t have that kind of ability. I’m also thankful for...

Recipe Round Up

It’s about to start. Thanksgiving cooking. I think I have the menu all together. We have a good mixture of good ol’ stand-bys (green bean casserole, pumpkin pie, canned cranberries (raise your hand if you eat canned cranberries and love them?!) ) But there is always something new and awesome every year as well. I...

Week of Thanks: Simple Sundays

  Today was one of those Sundays when I rose early, went back to bed, got up again, went back to bed. Never really got dressed. One of those simple Sundays. And I am thankful for it, because there are so many Sundays that aren’t that way. So many that are jammed packed, full of...

Week of Thanks: Great Friends

  (For yesterday) I am thankful for wonderful friends who will take care of my kiddo, and feed him and bring him back home. I am also thankful for nights out with my husband, which are few and far between and great company while we are out to talk and laugh and have a drink with...