Welcome November. It’s so crazy to witness the impulsive passing of seasons. It seems the older we get, the faster time whirs the earth around its orbit, and the more we try to grasp for the precious moments that become sweet memories. I’m pretty sure the joy-filled memories of snow as a child evoke pleasanter feelings that a fresh frosting of white as …
The inevitable happened again this October. I turned another year older. And on that day that my age ticks up, I tend to celebrate with a lot of pumpkin. I wanted to start my day off right and had a sweet little breakfast with my sister so I made us Pumpkin Scones with Berry Butter. I originally got the recipe …
Our winter arrived this last week. Six inches of snow graced us on Friday morning, delighting the children to play in the cold white sand of the arctic, and beckoning us to watch Home Alone and turn on the Christmas carols. I refrained, for now anyhow, but we have definitely entered our longest season of the year. But I wanted to continue …
I was recently asked some questions by a reader that I thought were worthy of answering in a post for everyone to read. The question was something to the effect of where do you keep your toys, do your children even have toys, and how do you keep your house clean with five children?! The first thing I did was send …
Fall in Alaska has pretty much come and gone already. It is the most abbreviated season we experience every year, lasting at most a few weeks. The mountains have a fine dusting of snow, and the cold crispness in the air married with the sharp smell of high bush cranberries is nothing short of divine. A high powered wind storm …
I am slowly getting our fall décor up. So hopefully in the next week or two I will be sharing that. I feel totally behind the eight-ball in the blog world. But I have the cutest little baby girl taking up most of my time these days, and I am not complaining about that! So rather than fall décor, this week I will …
When I embarked on my vision of a vintage train station in our entryway, with our restored Depot Bench taking center stage, I knew I had to have some appropriate signs to adorn the wall above as well. I have some family photos on the train tracks, but to create a little more interest to the eye, I wanted some signs. …
I am so excited to finally welcome you into the entryway of our new home. We’ve been here about two months now and made it seem like home. The entryway is a work in progress. As you will see, it is a huge space to fill (no complaints here) so I have plans, but the reveal is for phase one. It …
Happy Weekend friends! Thanks for joining me once again. Today, I am sharing another original apron I created about a year and a half ago. This pattern is hands down, my favorite. I need to make myself one in blue and white of course! Last Christmas, I made my mom three different aprons. They all had a common theme, they were …
For those that know me, there is a word that I rarely embrace. That word is spontaneous. I like things in my life to be planned, prepared, predictable and thought about ahead of time. Yes, I’m the one who starts packing for trips a week or two ahead of times, and researches purchases for weeks to years before diving in. …