The day that I left my office to go home for the holidays I ran into Tonya, who had a small plastic container full of holiday goodies which were delicious and she couldn't wait to tell me what they were made of, a hershey hug melted inside a pretzel "O".… more »

When I started this blog, way back in February, I knew exactly what my Christmas Day post would be. Cinnamon Rolls. Once a year, my grandma made cinnamon rolls for Christmas breakfast. After opening our presents at home all of the aunts and uncles and co… more »

"What is it mommy?" My son whispered as I carefully took each piece of the nativity out of the box. He must have picked up on my reverence as he watched how carefully I handled the various parts of the set. It's a simple one, Mary, Joseph, Jesus, and the… more »

After a winterstorm, jack frost left a present on our window.   Gardeners, plant and nature lovers can join in every Sunday. Visit As the Garden Grows for more information. more »

There are a handful of smells that will instantly transport me to another time and place. The most powerful being the smell of fresh baked bread and the smell of Grandmas' cinnamon rolls. The cinnamon rolls do not appear until Christmas day but the bread… more »

After being frustrated with the total lack of plants to watch grow and change (besides my office plants) I decided to plant some seeds in my hermit crab tank to see if they would grow. And much to my delight they have. Sure it's only wheat grass, millet,… more »

Ohhhhh, the weather outside is frightful . . . Um, well, I mean we only got a few inches so not actually scary as such. And the fire is sooo delightful . . . Okay, I don't really have a fire. I've grown quite fond of the space heater though.… more »

In our family, you put the Christmas Tree up on December 1st. Well, to be honest, in my family family you put the tree up the day after Thanksgiving. My husband and I compromised early on and until I had kids I was hauling out the Christmas decorations t… more »

I'm not sure when we first started having sweet chex mix at our house as part of our Christmas goodies list but it was later one, when I was in high school. It happened the way these things usually do. Someone brought some to some event and it was delici… more »