• About Me

    Eli’s Story

    In two weeks, my middle child Eli will be heading off to college.  He’s excited about the prospect of stepping out of the nest and spreading his wings, but I am not.  If you’ve read my post about how my first child came to be, then you know that I struggled…

  • About Me

    Taking Chances

    It’s been a while since I wrote anything about my home.  It’s also been a while since I cleaned the bathroom in the cabana!  Yep, that’s the space we’re talking about today. Armed with a ton of cleaning supplies and my camera tucked into my back pocket, I tackled the job. It…

  • Easy Entertaining

    Parties with a Purpose

    Even before COVID struck our world, there was a new trend in social gatherings: parties that celebrated a certain creative interest and brought together folks who might never have met otherwise.   My sister introduced me to this new method several years ago when a blogger she followed was invited to…

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    Summertime Red, Whites, and Blues

    The temps here in the south are edging over 90 with about 80% humidity now that we’re getting to the middle of the year.  It’s about to be too hot to take the dog on her daily walk! The summer is passing way too quickly for me.  How about you?  I just downloaded…