Over the past several years I've followed blogger Amy Johnson Crow, a genealogist. Each January she begins a program called "52 Weeks"...

Holidays are as much about traditions, including food, as they are about celebrating! Our traditions are handed down from family, and...

Our Christmas Day table is set... I may do a few more tweaks, but I love the way it turned out. With only four weeks between Thanksgiving...

What is better than one Thanksgiving? How about two? One with framily, friends who are so close, they are like family, and one with our...

Cue the music: "The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of red and gold..." We are almost through fall! The leaves are...

Veterans Day holds special significance to me. My grandfather was a World War II veteran, served in Italy, and went on to be a Commander...

One of my absolute favorite Fiesta decals is the black cat on Poppy and the trio of skeletons on White. These decals are perfect with my...

In Russia, crows are considered lucky. Native Americans believe crows bring luck and wisdom. Crows are very intelligent, they have...

Twice a year the Fiesta Tableware Company, formerly Homer Laughlin, has a tent sale - where Fiesta fanatics from across the US descend...

Several years ago hubby and I traveled to Barcelona, Spain and I bought four brilliantly colored bowls. When ever we travel, I always...

Finally! Fall is here! Today is the official start of Fall... the Autumnal Equinox. The days will start getting shorter, the shadows...

September brings a bounty at the local farmer's markets and lot's of apples and sunflowers! These early harbingers of fall always...

At 1:12am on August 23rd we were woken by a HUGE crash! Living in earthquake country, both hubby and paused to see if the house was...

As part of my job I've been very lucky to travel to Bengaluru India several times. In addition to seeing my team, one of my favorite...

Spring comes much earlier in California than in the midwest where I grew up. Bradford Pear trees start blooming as soon as the end of...

When my boys were little I loved dressing them in plaids, stripes and polka dots. To this day, neither of them will wear any of those...

It is amazing what you remember from your childhood, not surprisingly, I remember dishes... my mom's, both of my grandmother's and I...

Christmas is my favorite time of year, dear hubby and I got married just before Christmas, our colors were emerald green and rose, we had...

I love all manners of pixies, gnomes, fairies and elves! Nisse's, Tomte's, Annalee elves, Mary Cecily Barker flower fairies... I love...

Get ready to drool, this a foodie post. Let's start with, I love to bake. Most Wednesday nights I bake something to take to work. I...