Happy Thanksgiving! Feeling all kinds of gratitude this Thanksgiving for dear friends, a loving family and a safe beautiful place to all home. Each year as a family, we put together baskets to bring Thanksgiving Dinner to 3 local families. It’s a small, but mighty gesture when life gets hard. Having the tough discussions with […]
Thanksgiving Style This weekend is our last busy weekend before we cocoon ourselves for two cozy weekends together celebrating Thanksgiving with family and friends. I can hardly wait to be in the cabin with a fire going, games playing, food simmering and hopefully snow falling. So for now, this weekend is busy tying things up and […]
Giving thanks for all of my blessings my home… where we stay warm and cozy my children… who make me laugh each and every day my husband… who believes in me my family… who love me my readers… who join me from 130 countries my friends… who fuel me It is simple. Gratitude makes us […]
When planning our trip to Southern Utah and Zion National Park, I realized just how close Bryce Canyon National Park is to Zion. It had also been at the top of our must visit for a very long time! On day three of our trip, we decided to get up early and drive to Bryce […]
Now is the time to start thinking about your spring garden. If you like to have tulips, daffodils, hyacinth and irises in your spring garden, now is when you need to pick up those bulbs or order from trusted sources like Brecks or one of my favorite garden sources, Terrain. Look for bulbs that have […]
I always love setting the table for dinner parties. Whether it’s a big traditional family meal like Thanksgiving or a smaller casual dinner, setting the table gets me in the mood and sets the stage for your gathering. I like to keep a table clean and simple. I tend to use seasonal items like fruits, […]
Whoa, I’m back from a week of really fun travel and down with a cold, ick! But between spending 4 days in NYC last week and the weather in California finally turning a little cooler, it’s beginning to feel like fall. So I made a pot of one of my favorite easy soups and took […]