If you don't feel like cooking this year, we get it. Some years, we just need a break and it's perfectly fine to let...
1. Sign up to bake a pie for a party.
2. Immediately realize that you have never made a pie before, unless you count the...
With the holidays just around the corner, I wanted to write about the wondrous joy of gift giving. Seriously, isn't it a joy to...
It’s Halloween! Time to dress up the kids, walk them door to door, gather a bag full of candy, and try not to eat...
I’m not even going to pretend we are a minimalist family. I love cleaning things out and surely feel best in a non-cluttered home,...
There I stood, front and center of the holiday candy aisle in my friendly neighborhood Walmart. Not only was I confused about what to...
Winter break is just around the corner for us Vermonters.
For Vermont transplants like my family, this is an unexpected week off in February that...
It's the most magical time of the year! For some people, that means rocking out to "Jingle Bells," chopping down your own Christmas tree,...
We are by no means a devoutly religious household, but my kids love the season of Advent. The 24 days or four Sundays leading...
Bad Valentine’s Day gifts ruin the romance.
There is an image of Valentine’s Day as the most romantic day of the year. Couples eat candlelit...
Did you know that this Friday (March 1st) is Dr. Seuss' birthday? It's probably one of those things that only Elementary school teachers or...
Well, the season of holiday fails is upon us, friends. The pressure to cook, create, and concoct amidst time constraints and cranky in-laws apparently...
We've all heard the phrase "It's better to give than to receive" and during the Holidays, I think that phrase means even more.
While most...
Do you have an Elf on the Shelf?
We do. Her name is Jingle.
I was super excited to start this tradition when I heard stories...
In + Around Vermont
Winter in Vermont
It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...
