The Modern-Day Pioneer: Simple Living in the 21st Century by Charlotte Denholtz From the back of the book: In today’s day and age, it’s easy to get swept up in the whirlwind of convenience and forget what it’s like to truly appreciate the simple things in life. The Modern-Day Pioneer celebrates these forgotten joys [...]
If you are like me Easter is about to bite you in the butt. I knew it was early this year. I knew it was the end of March. Yet, here I sit on the 28th and I haven’t done a darn thing to prepare. It’s not like my kids are little and I’m depriving [...]
I don’t make pastries for breakfast around here very often so when I pull this out of the oven everyone knows it’s a special occasion. We love this yummy Streusel Coffee Cake on Christmas morning before opening presents but you can make it any time you feel like making something special. The best part [...]
Cupcakes and Mason Jars. Are ya about sick to death? Do you have room for one more cupcake and mason jar craft? Just one? It’s really cute and involves a trip to the hardware store? If you are like me you LOVE going to the hardware store. It’s a fabulous place for [...]
I’m not sure if it is because I have a birthday in December or if it’s because red is my favorite (of all my many favorites) color. Maybe it’s because I just LOVE flowers and as far as flowers go Poinsettias are a little unusual? Whatever the reason, I LOVE POINSETTIAS! And big, [...]
I spent a couple hours in the kitchen yesterday making some very tasty gifts with pantry items and Driscoll’s Berries. I also combined some berry dyed coffee filters and vintage Christmas cards to make one of a kind gift tags. Here are the details… The first thing I made was this great [...]
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a review of Christmas Crafts Scandinavian Style. There were so many great projects in the book to be done “as is” and as inspiration for my own projects as well. I really loved the Christmas Kringle Bag and it also reminded me of the project that Laura [...]
As has become the tradition in our house on Thanksgiving Day we made a visit to the Akron Holiday Tree Festival. It’s a great way to walk off some of the Turkey and other goodies we’ve gobbled up and make room for dessert. The tree and scene above was one of my favorites this [...]
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