I think we can all safely say that it is officially the holiday season. Thanksgiving is a little over a week away and Christmas will be here before you know it. The holiday season is prime time for cocktail party food. Do you need some new ideas? If you do, you are in the right…
October is over and it is time to put away the Halloween decorations and get out decorations for Thanksgiving. I love decorating for Thanksgiving and am glad that the big day is late this year so that I’ll have plenty of time to enjoy my turkeys and other Thanksgiving things. I’ve found that a lot…
Fall means it is soup time at my house. I love to make a pot or two of soup on Sunday to enjoy for dinner all through the week. Today I’m sharing five of my favorite soup recipes that I’ve made time and time again. Country Captain includes both chicken and sausage and…
Can you believe it? It’s finally fall! Are you ready for cooler temperatures and the beauty of the changing leaves? Here in Virginia the temperatures are already cooler and last night it was almost chilly. Cool night temperatures are definitely a fall favorite for me. In celebration of a new season, I’ve joined with blogging…
Most of you know that one of my passions is DIY. I truly think doing it myself is in my genes. I watched my mom and dad make improvement after improvement on their home and my grandparents did the same thing. I married a handy man and we continue the DIY tradition. Mr. SP and…
This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Office Depot, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #inspirestudents https://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV Now that we are well into September, students are back to school and adapting to the new school year. This is the fourth week for my students…
Welcome to the $500 Sweet September Cash Giveaway! Can you believe that it is already September? I know I can’t! It seems like just yesterday that I was getting out of school eager to start the summer and now I’m back with two weeks of instruction completed. Are you ready for another giveaway? This time…
I love it when people move and put things they no longer want on the curb for the trash man. Last summer I found this lamp in a box at the end of a neighbor’s driveway and immediately liked its botanical theme. It didn’t have a shade or any parts but I knew it would…
Growing up, my very favorite mystery series was Trixie Belden. Trixie and her best pal Honey constantly found themselves in the middle of a mystery that had to be solved. Trixie’s brothers Brian and Matt, along with Honey’s adopted brother Jim, and their friends Diana and Dan, all played big parts in solving the mystery. …
Today is my 41st first day of school: 13 as a student, 4 in college, and 24 as a middle school teacher. That’s a lot of first days, you’d think I’d be an old pro at it by now but believe it or not, I still get a bit nervous. This year I have reason…
Our front entry had a dirty little secret. You can’t see it from the street, can you? Our entry looks like that of many Cape Cod style houses in our town: covered entry, tan paint, and a Chippendale storm door. Take a closer look. Can you see the dirty little secret now? Look…
It’s no secret that I love vintage treasures and have fun shopping for them at thrift shops, yard sales, and sometimes even in a neighbor’s trash. Finding a treasure for a free or a bargain is the ultimate shopping high for me. Trisha from Black and White Obsession and Brynne from The Gathered Home…