I found a bedside table by the side of the road, and finally fixed it up with a lick o’paint! Come on over and see!
Ask Auntie Leila: Getting the house ready and warm for winter.
Dear McKenna asked a question that of course got my advice juices flowing. Dear Auntie Leila, I’m hoping you can offer some wisdom on prepping the home (both house and people) for the winter months. I’ve recently relocated to upstate New York from Austin Texas. My husband and I grew up in Michigan so we… Read More »
{pretty, happy, funny, real} ~ Works In Progress edition.
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~ Every Thursday, here at Like Mother, Like Daughter! {pretty} I’m never that up on yard work. I’m a city girl with a country heart. That means, I want to live in the country but have no idea how to do it. So the yard… Read More »
Chatty
Much as I’d love to chitchat at length, I cut my finger on Sunday and as you can see, am having trouble typing. Don’t worry. It’s not a terrible cut. And the gangrenous hue to my other fingers is merely due to the circumstance of my having been scrubbing a pot that we used out… Read More »
Boston baked beans: In which I quickly tell you about a regional dish that tops the frugality charts.
Lately I’ve gotten a bunch of emails that are along the lines of “But how can I save more money on food?” When you are living on one income because you happen to think that your management skills at home represent the best contribution — and because those kids are not going to raise themselves —… Read More »