the new living room jute rug & winter mantel
Just a few days before Christmas, I received a for the living room. I had the white jute rug for about a year and a half and it was showing wear much faster than other jute rugs I’ve owned. I wrote an initial review about it HERE where I mentioned that the weave was a […]
making knitted Selbu mittens | tips for beginners
One thing I wanted to do this winter was to make a pair of Selbu/Norwegian-style mittens. I’ve always loved the style of them and have been drawn to knit colorwork for years. Over the winter break, I decided it was a good time to learn. When I started knitting last winter, I thought I might […]
Bavarian Pretzels (Bretzels) Recipe
For Christmas, I got a cookbook called . It’s an excellent book if you’re interested in learning about or improving your bread baking. As I read through it, I was surprised to see a recipe for German/Bavarian soft pretzels (bretzels.) These delicious soft pretzels spilled over the German border into France and were adopted by […]
winter break recap
I’m back from my winter break and I thought I would kick things off by sharing a recap of what I did while taking time off of posting on the blog and social media as well as my observations about that time and what I gained from it. First of all, when I planned this […]
a winter break
Last year, when Shaunna and I were interviewing Jena Holliday for the Creative Exponent podcast, Jena mentioned she took the month of January off. Not off in the sense that she didn’t work at all, but off in the sense that she took a break from certain aspects of her work. I remember thinking…wow, you’re […]
the Christmas victrola
A few of you noticed my early Christmas present in the Holiday Home Tour I shared a couple of weeks ago. If you were with me when I lived back in PA, you may remember that I owned a Victrola. I bought it in a lot of furniture. It was thrown in as a freebie, […]
parker house rolls
Have you tried the “Parker House Rolls” recipe by Half Baked Harvest? You can find the printable recipe and all of the details HERE. I made them last year for the first time and they were so delicious. My family talked about them as Thanksgiving approached this year. “…and you’re making those rolls, right?” “Mom, […]
october – december 2021 favorites
I’ve had the “October 2021 Favorites” post sitting in my drafts for weeks! I knew time was ticking to get Christmas content out, so I kept pushing this post off in favor of sharing posts about Christmas decorating and crafts. But, I have some great favorites to share, so I thought I would combine all […]