Today's living simply theme tackles the topic of holiday gift giving. I've made it a hard-and-fast rule this year that I am only gi...

Thank you! I am a very, very lucky girl ! Yesterday, I won not one but TWO blog giveaways! This is really exciting and the gifters are so ...

Happy 87 th birthday, Grandma! My grandfather made the wooden jewelry box, above, for my grandmother on her 80 th birthday. It is one of...

This gorgeous altered art journal is a gift from my very inspiring cousin (thanks, KAS!). At first, I just looked at it for inspiration, a...

Wow - I am definitely inspired! Check out the Nov/Dec edition of cloth paper scissors for the results of the mixed-media tea party challenge...

Yep, that's me first thing this morning. I'm doing chest-opener stretches on the exercise ball. My shoulders and chest are often t...

Inside this book (published in 1993) are a few photos of Martha, and I'm shocked! She has wrinkles! Somehow, in the last 5 years, she...

Living Simply Wednesdays The DH (dear hubby) and I divorced our television six years ago. The honest truth is that I seldom miss it. I don...

The season of sniffles is upon us. Do you have a home remedy (with tea or not) that soothes you? If so, please leave a comment and share you...

I drink lots of ginger "tea" this time of year! I love the aroma, the spicy bite and the flavor! It warms me up. As you know, Ging...

Thought I'd share some of my favorite sewing and crafty blogs. Sew, Mama, Sew! Angry Chicken Craftstylish What are your favorite craft/s...

OK, I love, Love, LOVE these arm warmers! I made them yesterday using these steps and knee-high socks. (I didn't hem mine on the ends, a...

Me, at work We sometimes use video conferencing; it's been an adjustment to get comfortable with that! Narcissism Flipped is my att...

I served this tea cake at my East Frisian tea party . I chose this cake because I wanted something that would let the tea itself shine. This...

My Wednesday them is Living Simply , and I want to write today about walking dates. The DH (dear hubby) and I take walking dates often. We s...

I love, love, love the musical group Over the Rhine ! One of my favorite songs is If a Song Could Be President . It's pretty, witty and ...

I've had a request to write about herbal teas, and I'm happy to oblige. Technically, anything without camellia sinensis (the tea pl...

Enjoy these photos from my East Frisian tea today. I kept the menu simple, as I didn't want any of the food to compete with the tea. I w...

Today starts NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month), so I'll be blogging every day for the month of November. Wahoo ! I'm lookin...

My tea theme for October is East Frisian Tea. I recently had the honor to be served East Frisian tea and learn about this tea culture , then...