This is my friend Martha. Martha's getting married! Martha and I worked together for several years, but we started hanging out aft...

I love wintery smells: wood burning in fireplaces, sugar cookies fresh from the oven, gingerbread houses, chestnuts roasting on an open...

Missouri can't make up its mind if it's July or October. One day it's 50 degrees. The next day it's 86. One night the ...

Have you seen the uber antique reality show "Pioneer Quest"? It was filmed in Canada in the early 2000s (See? It's practicall...

There was one day every summer, when my mom was canning pickles, that the entire kitchen would reek of vinegar.  Some people might use ...

Good things about being pregnant in the winter:  (1) You have no desire to be outside in the cold, so hunkering down is not a problem. ...

Breakfast is a struggle in our household, namely in that I struggle to get out of bed, so my husband has to find his own breakfast.  ...

I can't function in chaos. I can't leave dirty dishes in the sink at night. I can't leave laundry unfolded before going to...

Merry fifth day of Christmas! While Wal-Mart is busy setting up its Valentine's Day displays, we're still Christmasing over here . ....