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One of my latest fixations has been my vintage copy of Betty Crocker’s Picture Cook Book, circa 1950. My love of it has absolutely nothing to do with cooking because I hate to cook.  It has everything to do...

Growing up, I don't think my sister and I ever had store-bought costumes. My mom and grandma both are amazing sew-ers (seamstresses?), so they could find patterns of almost anything and create it in the pattern or fabric we...

Let's be honest, your summer is better spent cooling down by the pool, not holed up in a hot kitchen. So when it comes to mealtime, you need something easy to assemble and preferably grilled so even your husband...

Covid-19 is taking over my inbox, my text messages, my phone calls, and my dinner conversation. I’ve determined that this piece will be about anything but Covid-19. Instead, this is a story about my microwave. One day in late spring 2019,...

Read Across America Day is March 2nd--Dr. Seuss's birthday! It's a day devoted to bringing people and books together. Reading is oh-so-important for all of us, and especially for kids. (We know this!) Reading and talking about books helps...

{Please Note :: While this may be a sponsored post, the experience, words, and opinions are 100% my own.  I am over the moon to have discovered Nadeau!} A Day spent with Furniture with a Soul It was probably five years ago,...

Happy fall, y'all! It took its sweet time getting to us, but Thanksgiving is around the corner and this beautiful season is in full swing. I don’t know about you, but this mama is embracing the cooler weather, a...

When my now-teenagers were little, I would dutifully - and constantly - take their photos with my camera, have them developed, write the dates on the back, and place them neatly in an album.  Nowadays, I only need to...

We can’t go back.  I’m not saying we shouldn’t open America back up again. We have to do that. We have already been doing that and please don't get me wrong, I am very happy that we are. Businesses need...

There's nothing sweeter than little boys and girls dressed up in their Sunday best, toting little pastel baskets, and searching for candy-filled eggs hiding in plain site - except, maybe, for this rhubarb cake recipe. This recipe screams spring,...