This is only the second time in 16 years that we have not cut our own tree in the mountains of NC.  I'm a wee bit sentimental, so it ...

Do you ever have one of those weeks that you feel you've accomplished nothing?  This morning I said to my mom, "I feel like I...

 Can you believe this display of food?  We gathered with my husband's extended family on Thanksgiving.  There were 30 of us and we had...

 It's hard to believe that fall is quietly slipping out like a tender leaf in a cascade of water. The Christmas season is whispering ...

 I yearn for the beautiful, but life is messy.  Do you avoid blog reading because it makes you feel less-than-perfect?  I do sometimes.  I...

 This is my oasis; the place I step away from my role as mother, farm wife, teacher, and counselor.  This is where I unwind, read a book, ...