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I'm usually too busy to make garden art during the summer. The dead of winter, however, is a great time to look ahead and fashion some artwork for the yard. This past weekend I dug around through the pile of scrap wood in the barn and put together and painted this travel sign. It's nothing… Continue reading Looking Ahead to Garden Art
When I first got married and set up house (all those years ago!) I spent a lot of money on things that I probably didn't really need. Things that have long since been donated to the thrift store or are buried deep in a landfill somewhere. Things that today, I don't even remember owning. And… Continue reading My Kitchen Favorites. What are Yours?
My goal for 2017 is to get my entire house back into perfect order. Five days into January and the Organize It! project is starting well. For the month of January I chose to work on setting up a home office. I've taken over one end of my sun room and now have a small… Continue reading Organize It! Updating the Books
If you are lucky you already have a home office. I don’t have a separate room to designate as office space so for several years I have tried to incorporate a desk into another room. My first attempts failed for one reason or another. Mostly, I think, the spaces were just too small. I have finally… Continue reading Paper Madness: Organizing a Home Office
January has arrived and with it came this year's planner which I ordered from Amazon — the Doodlehouse 2017 Coloring Planner by Lang with artwork by Susan Winget. Lang makes a number of different coloring planners. This planner is 6.25" wide x 9" tall. It is spiral bound. The front and back covers are made of… Continue reading Keeping Tabs on the New Year: a Review of “Doodlehouse” 2017 Coloring Planner by Lang with Artwork by Susan Winget
paper clips binder clips rubber bands pencils erasers pens highlighters permanent markers scissors transparent tape packing tape bubble wrap large mailing envelopes #10 envelopes letter size envelopes postage stamps ruler/tape measure pencil sharpener stapler staples three hole punch three ring binders pocket folders file folders/hanging file folders notebook dividers/tabs folder labels address labels return address… Continue reading The Basic Home Office Supply Checklist
No, I'm not celebrating Boxing Day or Kwanza. I've been planning for and celebrating Christmas since Black Friday. My daughter cooked a delicious Christmas dinner and we had a family gift exchange. Christmas is a big deal in our family. Like most families. But December 26 still remains my favorite holiday. Or really, it's the… Continue reading December 26th: My Favorite Holiday
I love Christmas movies and I have a collection of the ones I consider to be the best. I watch them every holiday season without fail. I'm always surprised when someone tells me that they've never seen a movie that I consider to be one of the ultimate Christmas classics. Nothing will ever replace these old favorites.… Continue reading Favorite Christmas Movies
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