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 […]
Weekend Round-up I know it’s Halloween this weekend, but I’m really not a Halloween mom. This week’s weekend round-up has November written all over it – the day after Halloween. Between the kids being overly juiced up on sugar, the costume fiascos, the awful lawn decor littering my front yard, I’m just not that kind […]
Four Finds | Leather Jacket Today’s Four Finds is all about the classic fall staple, the leather jacket. Similar to the classic white button down blouse, the leather jacket has become ubiquitous and for good reason. It’s part sophisticated, part edgy and works for so many different types of outfits or events. While they are […]
We are off to Chicago today for a family wedding. I’m looking forward to seeing some actual signs of autumn in the mid-west as we drive through rural Indiana to a farm where the wedding is taking place. I hear leaves change colors and temperatures cool in October in other parts of the world. LOL! […]
Weekend Roundup We are ecstatic with the little bits of rain we received this week. This week’s Weekend Round-Up will reflect that feeling with bits of early fall inspiration. It’s amazing how easy it is to be happy with a few raindrops outside. Let’s hope it keeps coming for us here in California. While travel […]
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, […]