Well, hello there! Life got a little crazy there for a while, but I’m back and itching to share cool things and fun stories with you! We’ll start off with Currently, always a favorite of mine. Anne from In Residence shares five prompts, and we all respond to them. I always enjoy reading other folks’ takes on the prompts! This month’s prompts are: anticipating, organizing, reading, resolving, and scheduling. My friend Leslie over at Once Upon a Time and Happily…
I’m linking up with Anne from In Residence to share what I’m CURRENTLY celebrating, collecting, gifting, thinking, and trying. Here we go! I am CURRENTLY: celebrating: our 32nd wedding anniversary! Our actual wedding anniversary abounded with emotion, not only from deep love for my guy, but also because that’s the day our son and daughter-in-law headed back home to Alaska after being in our local area for a few weeks. Goodbyes stink, y’all! But never fear! We celebrated the next…
I’m late to the Currently party this month, but I don’t want to skip it! This month’s prompts from Anne at In Residence are making, missing, learning, loving, and reading. I am Currently… making: sourdough bread. This is on my Springtime Adventure List, and I’m happy to have FINALLY done this thing I’ve wanted to do for a long, long time. My starter did just okay for a couple of weeks until I discovered that whole wheat flour was the…
I totally missed last month’s Currently link up. I was going to do a UK Vacay Edition and might still backtrack and do it. For right now though, I’ll play along with this month’s prompts from Anne at In Residence. I am CURRENTLY… ordering: espresso powder. I’ve been wanting some for months now and finally ordered it. Now I just need to bake with it! Hmmmm. Any suggestions for a chocolate recipe that can be amped up with espresso powder?…
If you follow me on Instagram you know that I caught up with a few friends recently for a reading vacation. We dubbed it Reading Retreat 2019, and we had a blast! I promised I’d tell you guys about it, so here I am! My friends and I have been saying forever that a reading vacation sounded like fun. You too?!? Finally we said, “Enough talking. Let’s make it happen!” (We’re getting better at saying that, and I’m glad.) Donna…
This mid-winter time of year can be tough, y ‘all! The cold. The dark. The sickness. The dark. The post-holiday letdown. The dark. These things can drag us down. Today I want to focus on things that I’m loving right now! “The Good List” as Tsh Oxenreider calls it! Salt Fat Acid Heat, a documentary on Netflix. This stunningly beautiful show whisks me off to different parts of the world and explores the basics of good cooking. Since travel and…
Hooray for a new year of reading! Last year I participated in the Modern Mrs. Darcy Reading Challenge and enjoyed it so much I’m doing it again this year. Let’s quickly look back to last year’s challenge and see how I did. A Classic You’ve Been Meaning to Read: Emma by Jane Austen. Emma (the character) infuriated me. I wanted to send her to time out for a very, very long time. A book recommended by someone with great taste: …
Ahhhhh! A new year! I love the reset a new year presents! I’m still reflecting on 2017 and thinking about the possibilities 2018 brings, but one thing I HAVE (mostly) nailed down is my reading list for the 2018 Reading Challenge hosted by Anne Bogel of What Should I Read Next and Modern Mrs. Darcy. Anne hosts a reading challenge every year, and I decided
Autumn is finally here! Hooray! Yesterday I shared my Autumn Adventures list, a list of fun stuff I’m looking forward to doing this autumn. Today I want to backtrack just a little bit and give a final update on my Summertime Fun List. I shared my progress on the list here and here, but HERE is the original list and a super quick recap. Pantry: Reorganize my pantry. Done! Boxes: Clear boxes out of garage. Made a lot of progress…
Two months ago I created a list of things I wanted to do this summer. One month ago I shared my first update, and now it’s time for me to evaluate how I did during the second month of this project! Pantry: Reorganize my pantry. I’ve made a LOT of progress! I originally planned to empty the whole thing then reload it, but I’ve ended up tackling one area at a time. It looks a lot better! I may still…