Happy St. Patrick’s Day and Top o’ the Morning! I had a work trip this week and was, once again, saved by Krispy Kreme donut delivery. I pulled out all the green, orange and rainbow stops for this easy breezy school morning breakfast treat! I reuse the same decorative items each year, with my Nora… Read More
I shared our front porch earlier this week and am back today with a little St. Patrick’s Day inside. he foyer got a tiny arrangement for a festive welcome. I spied “shamrock hydrangeas” again this year at Trader Joe’s and was excite to scoop up the last two bunches! I usually purchase potted shamrocks but didn’t see… Read More
We celebrated our dear friend’s 60th birthday last weekend. Wanting to do something a little more special than wrap up a bottle for this milestone occasion, I considered the bottles of all of his favorite liquors and settled on RumChata. It was big, white and completely flat so it was a winner for my project!… Read More
Corned beef and swiss sandwiches on marble rye from the bakery is one of my boys favorite meals. And, it couldn’t be easier. I do plan to make a corned beef brisket later in the week so for this is just ordered deli meat and cheese. While they were both at after school activities I… Read More
I celebrated another run around the sun today and all of your messages here, on Instagram, in email and via text made my day. I did the usual – carpool, work, cleaning, a walk – but still felt extremely happy, content and blessed. John had 5:15 AM practice which meant we could do a family… Read More
My boys always look forward to homemade soft pretzels and I love making them into shamrocks during the month of March! I set the table with my same green gingham tablecloth (it washes and dries beautifully!). The platter is by Happy Everything with an old shamrock attachment and the napkin holder is Nora Fleming. I… Read More
Similar words to the below have been credited to Pope Francis, though I didn’t fact check that. Regardless, they are so powerful and meaningful Lenten reminders that I wanted to not only say them to my boys, but also print them out as tangible reminders of living Lent this season. I have one on each… Read More