• Gardening

    How to Plant Garlic

    If you follow my Instagram or Facebook platforms, then you know I absolutely love to plant garlic. In fact, it’s one of my favorite vegetables to grow in my gardens. My mom started growing garlic a few years ago and she gave me some bulbs to try — and ever…

  • Gardening

    May Flowers

    May flowers always bring me plenty of smiles and joy. There is just something about the gardens this time of year. May flowers are new and fresh and bright and so colorful. May flowers signal that summer is almost here. May flowers also mean May vegetables are starting to grow,…

  • Baking Queen - Recipes

    Quick Lemon Cake

    I’m on a French baking kick right now so this Quick Lemon Cake was perfect for Mother’s Day weekend. I found the recipe in a memoir I read called In a French Kitchen, and it epitomizes French cooking – simple ingredients and lovely flavors. The French name for Quick Lemon…

  • Family - Gardening

    Signs of Spring

    I saw many signs of spring up here in the north country of Minnesota over the weekend – thank goodness! In the age of coronavirus, spring weather and hints of green are a welcome sight, even beyond the usual excitement this time of year to put winter behind us. Time…

  • Family

    Easter Sunday

    Happy Easter, friends! It is certainly like no other Easter Sunday for any of us. Easter Online I watched our church service online and I am struggling a little today with how to feel. Easter Sunday gives me hope and I feel comfort in listening to familiar Easter hymns and…