Happy New Year’s Eve! Like almost everyone, I am happy to see this year go, but I’m trying to keep my expectations for 2021 in check. As one meme that is going around social media right now says, “We’re all going to walk in real slow. Be good. Be quiet. Don’t. Touch. Anything.” As we…
My Favorite Books of 2020
At the beginning of 2019 I set a goal to read more. Specifically, I set out to read 24-30 books (I ended up at 25). I renewed the resolution at the beginning of 2020 and I’m working on book #32 this week. I am surprised by that number. It doesn’t feel like I read that…
Links for Your Weekend
Happy Saturday and Merry Christmas! If you celebrated, did it look different this year? We spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with just our immediate family of five, but we had two great meals and lots of presents to open so I’m grateful. As I often do on weekends, I’m sharing with you some things…
A Christmas Table Setting by the Numbers
I’m using a new combination of dishes and linens for Christmas this year. I knew I wanted to use some blue so I played around with things until I settled on this. Here are the details. Note: This post contains Amazon affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and make a purchase,…
Links for Your Weekend
Happy Friday! What are you up to this weekend? I’ll be doing lots of wrapping and trying to figure out my table settings for Christmas dinner. As I often do on weekends, I’m sharing with you some things I’ve found interesting or entertaining from around the web. Note: This post contains Amazon affiliate links, which…
So We Bought a Lake Place
You’ve probably noticed more references to the lake lately, both in the blog and on Instagram. Some of you have messaged me to ask if we bought a lake place and yes, back in September, we bought a condo at Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri, which is about 2 1/2 hours from where we…
Shopping in Cole Camp, Missouri
Our route from Kansas City to Lake of the Ozarks takes us through Cole Camp, MO, a German town of about 1200. We are always struck by how charming the town is and we have stopped there a time or two, but we’re normally in too big of a hurry to get to the lake…
Links for Your Weekend
Happy Friday! Do you have big plans for the weekend? I spent last weekend decorating the house for Christmas. I’m not doing a photo tour on the blog this year because everything is almost exactly the same as last year but you can see that post here: Woodland Christmas. As I sometimes do on weekends,…
Links for Your Weekend
Happy Friday! How has your week gone? I attempted to put up our tree last night and discovered that two strands of lights on our pre-lit tree were out. I’m currently trying to decide whether to string it with lights we have on hand, replace it (it has some other issues too), or get a…
Our Thanksgiving in Pictures
Thanksgiving is normally a busy time at our house, with a full dinner table on Thursday and a house full of extended family on Saturday. This year it was just the five of us for obvious reasons, and while I hated the reason for the change in tradition, I did enjoy the more low-key holiday….
A Great Big Gift Guide
How are you coming on your holiday shopping? Already done? Not yet started? Somewhere in between? I’ve got a lot of mine done but now that Thanksgiving is over I’m feeling the pressure to get it finished. In case you’re in the same boat, I’m sharing some of my favorite gift ideas here. In keeping…
Links for Your Weekend
Happy Friday! What are you up to this Thanksgiving weekend? The five of us (plus two dogs) are headed to the lake for a change of scenery. I’m taking along some reading, this puzzle, and the ingredients for taco soup. As I sometimes do on weekends, I’m sharing with you some things I’ve found interesting…
