Saturday Meanderings
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Saturday Meanderings

Since I missed sending out my typical Tuesday post, I will try and make up for it today. An exceptionally busy week and carving out time to write a post wasn’t in the cards. There is a lot to share today and thank you so much for joining me for my weekly Saturday post, Saturday…

Crafting Rustic Elegance: Upcycling Logs into Centerpieces and a Giveaway
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Crafting Rustic Elegance: Upcycling Logs into Centerpieces and a Giveaway

At an elevation of 7,000 feet, our mountain cabin is surrounded by the natural beauty of the White Mountains and the Apache/Sitgreaves National Forest, with more than two million acres and more than 400 species. When our trees die or become unhealthy, it is important to remove them as part of healthy forest management. Our community…

3 Thanksgiving Centerpieces using Plants, Flowers and Fruits
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3 Thanksgiving Centerpieces using Plants, Flowers and Fruits

Each Thanksgiving I try and do a unique centerpiece that reflects the harvest and a season of gratitude. I love using fresh potted plants because I can plant them in the yard or planters after the holiday dinner is over. It may seem counterintuitive to be planting in late November or early December, but it…

Halloween Ideas for Spook-tacular Decor
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Halloween Ideas for Spook-tacular Decor

I have such fond memories of Halloween growing up in Connecticut. My mother make our costumes and decorate the lamp post on the outside walkway with corn stalks. Together we would paint pumpkins with faces and add straw hats. Across the street was a graveyard and I would run by there as fast as possible…

Saturday Meanderings
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Saturday Meanderings

As we near the end of the month (can you believe it?), this will be the last Saturday Meanderings in October 2024. I love this month and we continue to get glimpses of Fall temperatures, but Mother Nature keeps reminding us we live in the Valley of the Sun. Looks like it will officially cool…