My thermometer says it’s 67 degrees out, so I took each dog for a 2 mile walk (4 miles total exercise for me!). I love my neighborhood’s fall colors. QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Do you need to light a fire under someone in your family to rake leaves? I’ll be raking leaves today after …
Do you think I could leave the grocery store without picking up a six-pack of the new Mike’s Hard Spiced Apple to try at home? Bah, not a chance! Now it’s November. How the year flies by! Thanksgiving is 25 days away, and Christmas is 55 days away. Think about things you might want to …
Edgar’s favorite part of going for a walk is coming home, allowed to run off-leash from the mailbox to the front door and wait for me to catch up. QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Quickly tidy up before you leave the house (or if you are a stay-at-home mom) so you come home to a …
QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Need to do any mid-week laundry? Let’s spend some time today on our area rugs and throw rugs. I’m going to vacuum all of mine, sweep under them, and sponge-clean the one by my front door. The one by my back door has been hosed off and is hanging to …
Baby eggplant that I plan to fry up tonight as an appetizer Here in Seattle, it’s raining harder than normal. We’re used to it raining every day, but this amount of water falling so quickly from the sky is unusual. Meanwhile it’s still warm enough I have all my windows and doors open right now …
A Pier 1 pillow I am sorely tempted to buy for autumn! A new month begins. We’re easing into fall, and slowly saying goodbye to summer. Today I take my outdoor umbrellas down, bring in the outdoor furniture, and change out my seasonal curtains and linens. Time to burn up the last of my lavender …