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trust the journey
I've always loved the above quote, but I especially love it this year. My spring was entirely taken over by my diagnosis, the hugely oppressive, chest crushing weight of the unknown, and then major...
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molasses cookies
Have I mentioned that my middle son is back in the desert?He's about half way through his deployment, and I can't wait for him to come home this spring.In the meantime, I send him cookies!We've...
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tomato blue cheese soup
My very least favorite part of blogging is the writing part.Sometimes it comes fairly easy. Easily?See!?!? Right off the bat I'm stuck on easy vs. easily.Sometimes, like today, it's a huge struggle to...
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pink thoughts
My planner says today is Breast Cancer Awareness Day (even though I couldn't find internet proof to back up that claim), so I thought I'd photograph a bunch of pretty pink things in my house, and say a...
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an ode to all things viney
Cinderella pumpkins? Cutest things ever.Unless you want to talk to me about these guys.The wartier the better.Warts and stripes?Come to mama.The love doesn't stop with pumpkins.I'm officially a...
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winter wonderland
How are your Christmas preparations coming along?Shopping done?Cookies baked?My to-do list is getting pretty short, which is nice because it leaves me with plenty of time to complain about the...
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bran muffins
Happy New Year!Twenty-eight days late.Happy New Year plus 28!I have a fairly healthy (no cream cheese - don't be shocked) recipe to share today, but I'm guessing there's a good chance I've missed the...
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puppy love
Need a little adorableness to brighten up your Thursday?Meet Izzy.Or Isobel, as she's known in more formal circles.She is sweet and fun, and highly entertaining.Izzy has given me a new respect for pet...
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in the good old summertime
Hey y'all!I thought I'd take a break from playing catch-up in the garden to pop in and say hi.No Spring clean-up last year + hardly any summer maintenance + very little fall clean-up = total...
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garden goodbye
For the record, Montana sometimes makes me mad.And sad.And sometimes, it makes me bad. But that's a whole different blog post. For today, we're going to focus on mad.Specifically, early frosts are...
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pink - the very best kind
Back when I first shared about my battle with breast cancer, I eased into breaking the news by making you play a guessing game."Pink" was the first clue, and I knew some of you would initially think a...
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As I sit here drinking my Christmas Eve morning coffee, I think I'm ready for the festivities to begin.Which surely means that I've forgotten something very important.The gifts are wrapped.My hubby...
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oh happy day!
Oh my goodness I am so sorry for leaving you with my Christmas post for so long. I loved that little Christmas tree picture, but in March? Not so much.However. This darling little girl? She owns my...
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Have you hopped on the Instagram train yet? Your answer is probably yes, and the hopping probably happened years ago.It's the thing. The cool thing.I am, as per usual, very behind the times when it...
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