I am really going to miss my warm leisurely summer nights, reading magazines outdoors in the fresh evening air! I really like to enjoy each season in its own time. I don’t rush to the store to buy Halloween things before or even soon after Labor Day Weekend. I’m allergic to cinnamon and ginger so…
My dogs, bored of winter, are delighted to spend time enjoying their bones in our grassy, sunny back yard today QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Just a few days left in the month. Do you have any upcoming birthdays to send gifts or cards for? Parties to attend? Bills to pay ahead of time? Have…
My snowdrops flowers came up in late January, the earliest they’ve ever appeared in my twelve years of living in this house. Wondering if we’re going to have an early spring! QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Let’s get a jump on our Spring Cleaning. Find a quick project you can do now to make your…
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…
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….
The transitional tea I’m enjoying drinking – I’m not ready for autumn tea flavors yet! I want to get a few things done this afternoon before I go out to dinner and a movie. I want to feel like I have accomplished something going into the weekend, so if I spend the rest 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…