Okra Santas, Clean Jeans, Shipped Gifts, a Lamb in the Garden, and How Kudzu Saves Holidays* I had to know I was doomed last night when I was sitting there at the kitchen table, all relaxed, painting faces on my okra Santas (how cute are these?) (note to self: grow even MORE okra next year). One week before everything needs to be in the mail for the holidays, and I’m [...] Get Organized–for the Holidays and for Daily Life* The first bag of mini-musketeers opened, I guess it’s official–the holidays have now kicked off. And that means company, starting last night for Halloween (and no, my doorbell still doesn’t work.) My house is actually clean today (for that one day each month) and the lawn is cut and all is well (until the [...] Rake In the Good Vibrations at Home Even If You’re Not Raking in the Dough* Vroom, vroom. It’s constant in my neighborhood (I don’t know about yours). With lawn mowers and leaf blowers and every other kind of mechanized equipment nowadays, there are a few pleasures in life we’ve possibly lost, such as the sound of a broom sweeping a walk and the sound of a rake dragged across [...] Make Holiday Prep Work Fun (or Just Get It Done) from Pumpkins to Sticky Buns* It’s the first Monday in October, which means the Supreme Court is back in session. However, when you’re a mom and a homeowner, freedom of speech in your house most likely means you’re getting badgered asked by the kids when your home is going to have the bales of wheat straw with the pumpkins [...] Make Your Home a Sanctuary–for Connection, and Comfort* Truth? I’m having a lot of trouble writing about upgrading your home, eco or not, when many people in our country are still struggling with the devastation from Hurricane Irene. I don’t want to make light of the home rebuilding ahead, or to say how nice an eco-backsplash would be when so many folks [...] |
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