Happy Christmas Eve! I am enjoying having my whole family home today to relax and celebrate the season. Here are some scenes from around our kitchen today… ♫ “Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Gingerbread Rock!”♪Hope your day is a merry one.
My love for old Corning Ware dishes
If I ever wrote a second blog, it would be an ode to my favorite cookware, Corning Ware, and all the things I do with it. My mom got me hooked on Corning Ware when I was a 20-something setting up my first house…
My mom always said…
… you can never have too many pieces of Corning Ware. (And Mom, you are right!) It’s a good thing too, because after cooking two turkeys down into soup stock today, I ended up with seven 3-quart Corning Ware dishes to freeze…plus the pot we ate for dinner! Are you enjoying Thanksgiving leftovers as much […]
Where have all the 100% cotton sweatshirts and sweatpants gone?
Last month, we took our boys camping. The nights were predicted to dip into the 40s, and my husband suggested packing sweatpants and hoodies for our sons to sleep in. It was a great idea, but what he didn’t know was that I’d already been trying to find a pair of sweatpants and a new […]
What’s growing in my garden — a pumpcucumkin?
All of the gardeners and farmers can perhaps help me with this one… Our garden is growing vigorously, and I’ve been picking zucchini and green beans. I’ve also been waiting for something, anything from my cucumbers. Finally, I see some fruits forming, but they’re not exactly looking like cucumbers..! What is this? We did plant […]
Outdoor essentials: Pop-up sun cabana
Everyone’s got a few products that they absolutely love. One of mine? A pop-up sun cabana that has turned out to be a “how did we live without?” item for our household. This is our pop-up cabana: I purchased this over eight years ago from the now-defunct One Step Ahead catalog of innovative products for […]
A note on incandescent and compact fluorescent light bulbs
Jewel-Osco has 4-packs of incandescent light bulbs on sale for .88 from 6/5/13 – 6/11/13, and this sale reminded me that I’ve been meaning to write a post about lightbulbs at the request of my aunt. Why lightbulbs? Well, as you likely know, the traditional light bulb is being phased out due to government regulations. […]
Smart idea for a small, weed-free garden
May is finally here, and it’s the time of year I start planning our family’s vegetable garden! Each year, gardening is a popular topic around the blog too, with many of my readers sharing great tips and ideas each year. Last year, one of my readers wrote about her kiddie pool garden, which she grew […]
All about my “ivy” window well & how I did it
In my basement, I’ve got a window well that I added an ivy background to to improve the view. Prior to looking like this, the view out this window was a steel corrugated window well – nothing exciting. Several companies make window well pictures, which wrap around the interior of the well, to give […]
How not to get a deal: Pay full-price for used clothes?
Here’s a funny story that’s been making the rounds this week: Urban Outfitters, the trendy clothing chain that caters to the young “hipster” audience, is now selling clothing that it hand-picks for you — from flea markets and yard sales! And, of course, the price of these clothing items is less thrift-store and more chain-store. […]
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