DIY

Now that the fun of Summer has ended and Fall and settled in nicely, I have pleaded with myself to become more organized and LESS cluttered. One day, one drawer, one corner at a time. And today I started...

November is here, and we are officially into holiday season. Many of us will be organizing our schedules around holiday gatherings and figuring out how to split our time among families and friends. Whether you are hosting, staying close to...

In the Fall of 2011, we took a leap of faith, packed up our belongings, and moved our family of 5 to the sweet little town of Kalona to set up roots. Having previously lived in and around the...

And that was the opening line to our invites.  Thrown a Star Wars baby shower, have we. Yes, hmmm. (in Yoda-speak) In a galaxy NOT so far away, my awesome brother-in-law and his beautifully pregnant wife are getting ready to welcome...

I've asked this question before, but I'll ask again: how many of you actually TRY some of the things you pin on Pinterest? Recipes, books to read, DIY projects galore....that bright red "P" stares me in the face every...

As a Spanish teacher, I always find it quite humorous when I get new students and ask them their knowledge of Spanish vocabulary.  Cerveza, cinco de mayo, fiesta, tacos, enchiladas, guacamole.  My goal is always to expand this vocabulary,...

I've gotten into canning and food preservation in the past few years.  As a child I remember my mother's gigantic garden, with rows upon rows of vegetables.  She canned green beans, corn, carrots, tomatoes, peaches, pears, applesauce, jams and...

I like to think of these dwindling warm days we’ve been having lately as the Summertime Squeeze: Like a fast-dripping ice cream cone on a 100 degree day, we try to savor every bit of these beautiful days as...

As a crafty mom, I can’t always carve out big or ongoing chunks of time to work on a creative project. That’s just a fact of where I am in life right now with other obligations. I do, however,...

I began making bread about eight years ago in a bread machine, and I thought I was a pretty awesome baker. Still, there was one recipe that always intimidated me: sourdough bread. My husband was the one who researched how...