Some links in this email are affiliate links- if you click through and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.* Hi Reader, Can you feel fall in the air yet where you live? Every year about the end of August, it starts to feel different with lower morning temperatures and the sun in different place. This year is no different - in fact, our 7-day forecast even shows days of rain with highs in the 60s. Oh, dear - I'm trying to keep up a good face because we need the...
11 days ago • 2 min read
Some links in this email are affiliate links- if you click through and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.* Hi Reader, I hope your August is going well! I'm enjoying the streak of near-perfect summer weather (for me!) we've been having - cool nights with days in the low to mid-80s.💜 We enjoyed it especially this last weekend with a family trip to a lake cabin in central Oregon - not only the good weather, but the absence of thick smoke! I hope your August has...
18 days ago • 2 min read
Some links in this email are affiliate links- if you click through and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.* Hi Reader, I hope your week has been going well! Around here we've been getting ready for a long-planned lake cabin family trip, which now includes daily checking of the air quality - will we actually be able to be outside by said lake? New normal for summertime, it seems. The other thing that's been a priority has been harvesting and preserving what we...
25 days ago • 2 min read
Some links in this email are affiliate links- if you click through and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.* Hi Reader, Well, here we are in August, the last "fully summer" month. Since it's my favorite season, I'm going to try and be completely present for the sun, tank tops + skirts, eating outside, and grilling all the things, while the getting is good.😊 And I can't even believe we haven't paddled on a lake even once yet this summer!! Testament to the fact...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Some links in this email are affiliate links- if you click through and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.* Hi Reader, After a super busy July, August is looking to be a little more laid-back, which is just my speed. 😀 We have a family lake cabin trip planned and that's about it besides some dinners here and there. I hope to have enough time to get a couple more things accomplished on my summer to-do list, which includes finishing the landscaping of the loooong...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Some links in this email are affiliate links- if you click through and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.* Hi Reader, How are you all doing at this peak of summertime? Basking in the warmth or waiting for it to end? 😂 We haven't had too many super hot days, although the two we did have this last week were accompanied by a heat pump failure, so no AC - boo. Were we ever thankful when it got fixed!! Mostly it's been in the 70s-80s with a nice breeze so the...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Some links in this email are affiliate links- if you click through and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.* Hi Reader, I'm going to make this an occasional theme for the Saturday email since it's a fun way to highlight different recipes on my end - and you might find a new recipe that others are loving on your end! For this batch of reader raves, I picked six recipes that are perfect for warmer weather and all have earned enthusiastic 5-star reviews from readers...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Some links in this email are affiliate links- if you click through and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.* Hi Reader, This week I thought I'd talk a little about the garden in July. It's a time of growing harvests and reaping the rewards of March and April planting, and it's also a time of trying to keep everything alive in the heat.😳 During July and August I have our watering system set to run for 3 hours every 3 days (up from every 4 to 5 days in the spring...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Some links in this email are affiliate links- if you click through and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.* Hi Reader, Happy 4th of July!! We will be celebrating with family on the Oregon coast and we're supposed to have nice weather after a couple weeks of gray and drizzle here.👏 I'm looking forward to morning beach walks with our dog since it's the only place she really likes to walk (you should see me trying to walk up our lane with her: walk a few paces,...
2 months ago • 2 min read