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 spent last week battling a cold and amid our gray skies and intermittent rain it didn't seem much like spring around here. 😂 But that's where nature takes over and shows me the lilac buds ready to burst into bloom, the creeping phlox flowers starting to cover the plants, and all the new, bright green growth everywhere. Winter turning to spring...
9 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, It's been a great week here at the farmhouse- I got my wrist cast off on Tuesday! 🎉 The doctor said the bones had healed perfectly and I have "no restrictions!" Of course if you've broken a bone you know that the restrictions come from the new range of motion you have (or lack thereof...).😂 So I'm slowly getting my wrist used to moving again...
16 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 don't mean to always talk about the weather, but isn't it a bit crazy right now? 98 degrees in normally moderate LA, snow flurries in the midwest, and a sunny 75 degrees this week at the farmhouse - in mid-March! I guess spring is known for wild fluctuations, but I thoroughly enjoyed the three days (3 days!) of 70+ degrees we had with windows...
23 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, Oh, man, spring is in the air around here - I hope it is for you! I have to constantly balance my enjoyment of the budding trees and bulbs with the checklist that goes off in my head when I look outside of all the things I want to get done.😂 It was so beautiful last weekend that I had to get out and do things even with the cast, so I pulled...
30 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, The days are getting longer and my daffodils are blooming, so I'm definitely feeling spring fever! Which makes having my right hand in a cast that much more lovely. 😂 Though I'm so grateful that my last orthopedic appointment showed the bones healing great in the cast! The doctor actually said I'm unique to be able to avoid surgery at my age -...
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, I'm feeling the love from all the wonderful heart-felt wishes I got after sharing about my broken wrist last week.😍 The update is that I have a smaller cast now, which is nice, and I'm learning all the things I can (and can't) do with my left hand. 😂 This week I'd like to point you to recipes that use my favorite kitchen appliance (well, after...
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, Oh goodness, where to start with what's been happening? Let's just say I hope your last week has gone better then mine.😀 I am not writing this from Arizona, which was where we had planned to be for two weeks. I am instead writing this from our couch with my arm in a splint! I broke my wrist last Friday in two places after tripping and falling...
about 2 months ago • 3 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, And if you add books and knitting to those two things, that would pretty much cover all my favs.😀 But really, why are chocolate and gardening together? Because it's Valentine's Day today (happy 💜 day!) and I'm also sharing some things you can be doing in your garden (or for your future garden if you can't get out in it yet). Only here at An...
about 2 months ago • 4 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 things are going well with you! It was so wonderful to read all the emails I got after I sent last week's newsletter. I've said it before and I'll keep saying it - thank you for being a part of this wonderful simple homemade life community.💜 This week has been so lovely, weather wise, and I've had no problems keeping up with my goal to...
2 months ago • 4 min read