Last night we met dear friends for dinner. The restaurant is in a charming old house in a little town about 45 minutes away. None of us had eaten there before but we had heard great things about it. We had a truly lovely evening. The restaurant was very cosy and personal. The food was…
How to Create a Weekly Menu Plan
How do you create a weekly menu plan? Where do you even start? Over the years I’ve been asked to do a post about menu planning many times. Well, if you were one of those people who asked, you’re in luck…finally! This post may contain affiliate links and as an Amazon Associate I earn from…
Menu Plan Monday ~ August 15, 2016
This week’s menu plan will be a bit short as I will be out of town the beginning of the week. I’m attending a conference for nonprofits and am pretty excited about it. I’m looking forward to learning things that will not only be helpful as board president of our local homeless services organization but…
Homemaking: A Personal History
A few of you may know that my first foray into online writing was a newsletter called “Tea With Dee”. It focused largely on homemaking. I started it in February of 2005 and wrote more or less consistently through 2011. I picked it back up in the latter half of 2013 for several months but…
Let’s Go On a Picnic
There is something rather romantic about a picnic. At least in theory. The reality may include the proverbial ants or other challenges of combining food and the great outdoors but somehow the charm of dining al fresco remains. Let’s take a look at some resources for planning your next picnic. This post may contain affiliate…
Why I Wear Birkenstocks Every Day
If you’ve ever suffered with plantar fasciitis I don’t need to tell you that when your feet hurt, life is pretty miserable. Several years ago I developed this painful condition. For close to a year I was in excruciating pain. I am allergic to anti-inflammatories but I tried all the other recommendations: ice rolling my…
Menu Plan Monday ~ August 8, 2016
Every Sunday afternoon I sit down and plan my week, including our menu plan. I take a look at our schedule and decide what fits best with our plans. Here is our menu for the coming week: Dee’s Menu Plan Monday red beans rice salad French bread Tuesday Best Ever Enchiladas salad chips and salsa…
5 Ways to Create a Better Day
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” ~ Annie Dillard Would you like to create a better day? Do you race through your days putting out fires, handling the urgent but with little time for the important? We all have days like that but when it becomes the norm…
LWD Book Club ~ August 2016
Somehow it slipped my mind that yesterday was the first of the month and the LWD Book Club post was due. Oops! Sorry about that. I realize this means two posts in one day but I already had the Stargazing Ritual post scheduled for this morning and the rest of the week is planned. So…
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