Christmas Apron, from Amazon This week I want to get my kitchen, baking tools, supplies, and decorations ready for the holiday baking I’m eagerly anticipating. I usually do a “Fall kitchen reset” in early October, but this year was a little different. I threw a huge catered sit-down dinner party for around 20 people, and …
The glass pumpkin I am tempted to buy and put away for next year’s autumn decoration Generally throughout the years I have abstained from putting up any Christmas decorations until December 1st. I’ve never been one of those people who rush to decorate the tree the morning after Thanksgiving. It’s important to me to enjoy …
Some of the colorful autumn trees in my neighborhood this week QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Duncan Hines Cranberry Orange Bar Mix Remember that the time changes this weekend. We’ll turn our clocks back on Saturday evening (after we get back from our Halloween festivities!) Need to do any baking for Halloween? I’m making a …
What I’m burning in my kitchen this week: Apple Slice soy candle, from Method Home Tonight I need a bit of downtime, and I’m too restless to read (though I do love reading books). So I’m catching up on a couple shows on my DVR, in between working on a quick kitchen organization project. I …
I’ve enjoyed using this Southern Peach hand wash this last month of summer Today I’m slowly beginning to put away my summer things – patio umbrellas, the fans I’ve been running in our bedrooms, my snow cone maker, etc. There’s still time to enjoy summer though, and I intend to make the most of it. …
I’m replacing my dying summer flowers (mostly yellow and white ones) with fresh new potted plants from my local Home Depot. I love this burgundy color for autumn! It’s important to me to have beautiful flowers by my front door as much of the year as weather permits. QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: The lantern …
My front flowerbed, full of fairly healthy dahlias, is one of the few gardening successes I have! I really don’t enjoy gardening, but want my home to look nice and have “curb appeal.” This weekend I’m planning to force myself to do a whole bunch of weeding, fertilizing, watering, deadheading, and other plant care tasks …
Glad I ate dinner alfresco a couple days before the rains came. I’ll enjoy as many outdoor breakfasts, lunches and dinners as I can before it gets too cold and rainy this autumn! I always love the beginning of a new month. I take time to look back on what I did well and poorly …
One of the plants I water during my nightly 20 minute watering ritual this summer QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Let’s do several special things to enjoy our weekend. This is probably one of the last weekends of summer. Whether you’re gardening for pleasure (instead of for chores), doing something active like biking, hiking or …
Fledgling tomato plants I purchased recently at Home Depot I think this is the longest title I’ve ever written for a Lovely Living post! I’m trying to control myself this weekend and not go crazy turning my backyard into a suburban homestead. No shopping online (slapping my hands) and I should be taking care of …