Daughter of a strong, southern lady and midwestern gent. My DNA includes charm bracelets, stitching, sweet tea, the proper way to do things, family bonds, decadent dessert, overlapping conservations & documenting it all.
Since Scott works next week, we decided to have our Thanksgiving dinner together on Friday. When your family is sitting down to turkey next Thursday we will be in the oh-no-not-turkey-again stage of leftovers. This was supposed to be a table set for five. Our children were going to be here all at one time... Continue Reading →
As a plant seller on FB Marketplace, I have not been much of a buyer until recently. I have picked up a couple of cool things during Quarantine. Inexpensive items but nice additions for our home. The added bonus: thrifting is better for the environment! I saw this cute round table for $25. Low investment... Continue Reading →
2020. Dude. We are tired. Just like you, I have felt overwhelmed and confused and demotivated and quite frankly, just SAD this year. I lost a college friend today to sudden heart failure. He was 58 years old. To some of you, that may sound logical. To someone nearer that age, you know how young... Continue Reading →
I spent the day reading THE HATE U GIVE. I would like to say it’s eerily ironic that the storyline is so similar to what’s going on in our world today, but it’s not ironic, is it? It’s the same horrific story, repeated over and over again.This is a powerfully strong book that thankfully is... Continue Reading →
Discouraged. Frustrated. Lost. Broken. How does a middle-class, middle-aged white woman with a janky back who likes to read and mess with plants, make any kind of difference in the world of equality? Days like yesterday - oh so many days... - leave me confused and aimless when considering how to contribute to the good.... Continue Reading →
Our neighbor had an intrusive tree removed last year that made a lot of sense for her. Cleared up her backyard nicely. But this spring I'm noticing how MUCH more sun we are getting on our back patio (and we got a lot to begin with.) The hardest adjustment to California from the Midwest has... Continue Reading →
Just like my own kids, I have done a lousy job of recording our newest family member's life. Meet Tilly. Officially: Matilda Corona Sutherland (April 2) Yes, one of the new Quarantine puppies of the world. We picked her up on April 2 and WOW!, what a whirlwind of a month we've had. Whew...puppy parenting... Continue Reading →
I am not a jigsaw puzzle doer. Oh sure - I've paused at the table a few moments to work out a piece or two when someone else was doing one nearby, but I know my patience level and I know it doesn't have the endurance for a tedious project like puzzle hobbying. But quarantine... Continue Reading →
One of the smaller home projects I've been meaning to get to (thank you, COVID-19 for forcing my hand) is to refresh my home office/library/blog-writing room. I am firmly in the neutral camp when it comes to the rest of my home but I wanted to add in some color to a room filled with... Continue Reading →
Scott and I had a few days off together around my birthday. A double nickel birthday... that seems impossible. My mind completely disagrees.I have a favorite birthday cake. My mother made it for me and after she was gone, my mother-in-law made it for me for many years. For the last two years, Scott has... Continue Reading →
"Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.” ~ Henry David Thoreau With over 3 million cases each year, winter depression is a recognized affliction that many people suffer from. A helicopter crash that takes the future from... Continue Reading →
Now that Christmas is over and all the gifts have been given, I wanted to share with you some albums I passed out as gifts this year. In May my extended family visited us in California. (Everyone except my daughter who was in the busiest time at work and couldn't get off.) Scott and I... Continue Reading →
