Songs from the Hearth

In which our heroine forays into the realm of cake pops.  A blue angry bird after taking a nose dive into the red candy melts. ...

Norwegians may be debating the cause of their national butter shortage (yesterday on NPR I heard it blamed on miscalculated over-exporti...

I love having a candy-apple-red front door.  Especially at Christmas. Last night a friend came over with her daughters for some eme...

My dining room is a work in progress.  We've been in the house for over 4 years, but there is nothing on the walls, no window treatments...

Albuquerque was a turkey, and he's feathered and he's fine... I've had this turkey cookie cutter for years, and have never...

Thanksgiving is the perfect American holiday.  Family, friends, counting our blessings.  Food.  Green beans, sweet potatoes, and squa...

Last weekend our family went on a vacation with some friends at a beach cottage on a little island in the Gulf of Mexico, an idyllic p...