I have a slight obsession with themed parties. It doesn't matter if I'm planning it or attending it, a good themed party just gets my...
We live in what I think is the most beautiful state in the country, and while there's never a bad time to hike in...

The Christmas Eve Box

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I love traditions, especially around the holidays.  Last year we started doing advent bags.  In each bag there contains a scripture and a small...
“Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.”  Henry James   Ah summer, how I love thee!...
I consider myself to be rather crafty. I can hold my own when it comes to DIY projects. But the one thing I hadn't...

Documenting Life

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Are you completely overwhelmed by the idea of documenting life, preserving memories, photographing your family, the plethora of scrapbooking options, Insta-what?, and printable Facebook...
Happy November! Oh my how time flies. :) Lovely to be writing to you all again. Did anyone have a chance to try out...
I finally decided to go ahead and start painting my kids' rooms! I'm not really big on projects, so the paint on the walls of...
I learned how to sew some 20-odd years ago, and have spent the last 15ish years as a professional seamstress, first as a costume...
This information that I am going to share with you today deals with a very tough topic: infant loss. Please be prepared that some...
How many times do you come home from a walk with your child and end up with a pile of nature? It can't just...
Whatever the opposite of a 'green thumb' is, that is what I am. Plants enter through my front door at their own risk and hope to an almighty...
What do you do with old Christmas and holiday cards once the holiday season is over? Do you recycle them? Put them in a box...
I have been enthusiastic about celebrating holidays ever since I was a child. I really enjoyed all the routines and traditions that go along with...

In + Around Vermont

Winter in Vermont

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It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...