My neighbors have chickens. They bring me fresh eggs, which I love. But the other day I glanced in my fridge and realized I had three dozen eggs. I began to sweat a bit. What do I do with that many eggs? The only solution is to bake. Luckily, in our part of the woods, [ Read More ]
Summer Berry Cupcakes
Summer Scrapbook
Hi everyone! It’s been a while, I know. Things have been pretty crazy over here, so blogging has been put on the back burner…that and I got a serious case of the blogging blues. Anyway, if I were a scrapbooker, which I’m not (because I’m horrible at it) I would have a scrapbook excerpt that [ Read More ]
Easter
Okay, so I know I’m blogging almost two weeks late about Easter. You didn’t really expect it on time, did you?? My apologies to the grandmothers, since that’s who I’m blogging this for. The real problem for me wasn’t finding motivation, but the fact that I took so many pictures over the Easter weekend that [ Read More ]
Musings: Denver Road Trip
Denver, CO + Evan & Ashlee + italian sodas
- Bugs (thanks Momma Dona!) + shopping +
doing whatever the heck we wanted =
one of the best weekends ever. period.
Musings: The Yolk’s on Me
I hang up the phone and shake my head. Ahh…April Fool’s Day. I have a love-hate relationship with you. The last time I ever really tried to prank someone was probably back in second grade. And what a prank it was. I’d saved my snap pops all the way from the 4th of July. And then when April 1st arrived, I snuck into the bathroom, and strategically placed a few underneath the toilet seat.
Kid Stuff: “Ballerindas” and the Oliver + S tutu
My niece Madeleine calls ballerinas, “ballerindas”. I made a tutu for LiLi so she could be a ballerinda. Because every little girl should have a tutu. The pattern is from Oliver + S. They design contemporary, but classic clothes for kids that make me drool.
Guest Post: “Changing Everything” by Alicia Fish
Alicia Fish is the creator of the blog Darling Duckie. A blog dedicated to writing, photography, women, art, literature,and the journey of a soon-to-be-mother. It’s inspirational, refreshingly candid, witty, and creative. If you haven’t gone over to her blog yet,you’re missing out! It’s inevitable that you will become a fan. Don’t fight it. Alicia [ Read More ]
House Update: Meet Austin Smitty
It turns out that he’s a professional drywaller among his other attributes. And so the combination of him and Don has really gotten things humming over here.
Musings: On Motherhood
Today I am here. It’s my second official guest post. It’s at Darling Duckie, Alicia is a soon-to-be-mother, so that makes her blog a lot of fun to read. In keeping with the “theme” I wrote about my transition into motherhood…I never really did tell you about how it all went for me, I just [ Read More ]
Heartstrings: Special Guest Post by Ashley Webb
This incredible woman spent her years cherishing each and every relationship. If she met you, she would never forget your name. Each grandchild would swear that they were the favorite.



