The annual list.  It begins as scribbled notes on a piece of paper torn carefully from the perforated edges of a spiral notebook.  At the c...

Merry Christmas from the seven of us to all of you!

On Friday,  the seven of us gathered at the table to make our annual pretzel "cookies."  We do it every year  because it is tradi...

...make it all worthwhile.  ♥

Stuffing.          Sealing.          Stamping.          Sorting.          Sending. Preparing our Christmas letters became a family p...

: : :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: The Trees: One with mismatched ornaments...embr...

Having nursed four babies to toddlerhood and currently nursing another wee one, I have received multiple  questions from multiple women vi...

Baking Day is next week.  My mom, my sister, a smattering of kids, and I gather in my mom's kitchen with bags of flour and boxes of but...

Summer means long days for my grass-cutting man.  Though it goes against my grain to serve dinner without him, we often have to eat before ...

We spend the months of September through November reveling in the joys of autumn.  We decorate with leaves and pine cones and let the scen...