Category Archives: living

Three Weeks to Go

Total denial is setting in. How can it be 21 days to Christmas? I was so on top of things, and now I’m kind of slowly falling behind. I have not even thought about Christmas cards yet. I have two packages to mail “up north”, which I am going to do this week, before the […]

More things I want (that you may, too)

You can’t miss them: ’tis the season for gift guides. I love them, but the more I read, the longer the “Things I Want” list becomes, instead of the sensible “That would make a great gift for X” which would actually be getting me somewhere. For example, have you seen: photo from Pottery Barn The […]

Food, glorious food

This is quickly turning into the week about food. But I’ll start with something healthy. While we were grocery shopping this weekend, I saw the first Satsumas of the year displayed. I scooped some up, and took a picture this morning of my last one (quickly, because I wanted to eat it). They were sweet, […]

Sweets ALLways

I’m always looking for yummy treats to give as little gifts for the holidays. And this year, I’ve found my “source”: Sweets ALLways launched recently (I missed a chance to go to a tasting party because I was shopping in Boston, and I am sad that I missed out. I heard rave reviews) -they have […]

Random snippets; Happy Thanksgiving!

photo by Roger Foley for Cottage Living Sometimes, while I wait for the USPS to deliver my magazines, I preview them online. For example, I learned that Cottage Living’s December issue features a cute snowball windowbox project. (see photo above) Doesn’t that look cozy? I wish that I had installed a windowbox this year on […]