Happy Memorial Day Weekend!
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Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

Greetings from the White Mountains of Arizona. We are up at our cabin and the weather is 60 degrees this morning with sunny, clear blue skies. The community in Pinetop-Lakeside is small, with limited shopping and resources. Other than a few local grocery stores, you need to drive to the next largest town, which is…

Crackers and Edible Flowers
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Crackers and Edible Flowers

I have never made homemade crackers in my life. Over the last few days, I’ve been experimenting with discarded sourdough starter. When I feed my sourdough starter every week, I keep a small amount and toss the rest. Seems so wasteful, so I’ve been searching for recipes utilizing this discard. One way to use discarded…

Sprucing up the Front Porch
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Sprucing up the Front Porch

Here is another project that started out simply, and then took on a life of its own. With all this time at home, I am noticing there are so many areas that need sprucing up. This includes the front porch. It all begins with the rocking chairs. The four rocking chairs on the front porch…

An Abundance of Flowers
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An Abundance of Flowers

First of all, thank you for all the wonderful front door color suggestions and comments! It is so enjoyable to hear your thoughts on yesterday’s blog post. I am so excited to start experimenting with different colors. More to come. I find it so interesting that some areas of the country are still experiencing snow,…