The Making of a Magazine…

When I planted those first seeds many years ago, little did I know that they would outgrow my garden. For many years I dug, planted, and grew, bloom after bloom. Then I decided to try my hand at produce. That was a whole other beast! There were many triumphs and just as many fails, but…

The Queen Speaks

Want to know what one of my favorite things is? Well, YES cake is one of them, but…. Look at that stack! Ain’t it purty? So many things to love about that great stack!  I mean, have you read The Curious Garden and sat in awe at the inspiring illustrations?  How about Sam & Dave…

Look At Those Nails!

Ya’ll know what’s more fun than licking the icing beater?  Well nothing really, but for an almost 4 yr. old this is close!  Jamberry Nails!  The new nail wrap, nail art craze! Seriously, just pull those babies out of the cute little package, find your hairdryer (I’m too cheap for the proper heater), and kindergarten…

The Way Back Home

It occurred to me, while making a pile of waffles large enough to feed a football team, that I had not posted the pictures from our drive back home this summer! We did indeed make the long drive back from New Mexico to Maryland as our summer vacation came to an end…. This time, we…

THE FLOOD

There comes a time when you’ve given all you can give. You’ve worked with what you’ve been given. You’ve waited for what is needed. And just when hope is drying up and on the verge of being gone forever..there it is. A FLOOD. Though it be what you’ve been looking for, searching for, longing for…it…

Ha! Ha! Ha!

Road Trips are surprising, funny and….Oh No You Didn’t!

Miles & Miles….and WIND!

So we took a roadtrip. A 2,040 mile roadtrip to be exact! Maryland to Virginia. Virginia to North Carolina. North Carolina to South Carolina. South Carolina to Georgia. Georgia to Alabama. Alabama to Mississippi. Mississippi to Louisiana. Louisiana to Texas. Texas to New Mexico! UGH!!!! How many days does that take? It takes 3! 3…

Winter Olympics and Q & A

The Olympics have started…are you watching? I love watching all of the sports, even the ones I don’t understand, like the one where you slide that thingy on the ice and try to make it stop on the bulls eye while commanding two teammates to clean the ice as you go! We may have to…