{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 07/26/2021 }

Good morning everyone! Welcome back to my blog and our Happy Homemaker Monday feature.  I hope you've had a great weekend, ours was wonderful, a lot of family, good food, memories and laughs.  Just what we needed. I am running a bit behind this morning, haven't been sleeping much, late nights…

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{ Pottering around the house, and some new period dramas }

Embracing slow and simple living.  I have a few books that talk about homemaking in eras gone by.  Old fashioned, some would say.  I tend to believe that homemaking never went out of fashion and actually, it should be given more attention than it currently is. But as I was reading through one of the …

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{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 07/19/2021 }

Good morning everyone.   How was your weekend?  Did you spend it resting, having fun, hanging with family?   Ours was spent working around the house and the garden, in preparation for next weekend's family reunion.  It will be our first since mom passed in September of last year, so will be bitte…

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{ Faith and Food Friday #2 }

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." - Matthew 11:28 The past two weeks have been so difficult.  After Marley's diagnosis of  Lymphoma, Curt and I have been living almost holding our breath, not knowing if or when he is leaving us.  Trying our best to …

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{ Do it cheerfully }

“What must be done is best done cheerfully.” - Laura Ingalls Wilder  I set about my home cleaning and tidying, with a bad mood.  With everything we are dealing with at the moment, the last thing I wanted to do was wash yet another dish, fold one more shirt, or vacuum the carpet for what seemed like …

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{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 07/12/2021 }

Good morning friends.  Hope you've had a blessed weekend! Mine was good, got quite a bit of organizing and cleaning done, which my house was desperately needing.  I am exhausted today though, Marley is on steroids and they always make him extremely thirsty and having to go potty all the time, wh…

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{ Eva and Eve by Julie Metz - TLC Book Tours }

Eva and Eve by Julie Metz •  Publisher:  Atria Books (April 6, 2021) •  Hardcover:  320 pages The author of the  New York Times  bestselling memoir  Perfection  returns with an unforgettable account of her late mother’s childhood in Nazi-occupied Austria and the parallels she sees in present-day America. To…

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{ Marley has a diagnosis }

Yesterday started out pretty normal.  I got ready in the morning, and then took Marley to the vet, to drop him at 8am, off for his surgery/biopsy.  I filled out the paperwork, signed the usual pre op sheet and kissed him goodbye.   The nurse told me that she would give me a call around lunch time wh…

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{ The Conjurers Fight of the Fallen - COVER REVEAL }

In the epic conclusion to the Conjurian series, siblings Alex and Emma must fight to save the enchanted world where magic is real and skilled illusionists can perform actual tricks--for better or worse. This highly-illustrated fantasy series is perfect for fans of  The Land of Stories series. Ye…

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{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 07/05/2021 }

Good morning everyone, hope you've had a great 4th of July weekend.   For the first time ever, we didn't celebrate.  Marley is not feeling well at all, the swelling has gotten worse, and his back legs and paws are also now swollen which make it hard for him to walk.  He was fine on Saturday …

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