For all of my readers and followers who are celebrating today, I hope you have a Happy Easter!


Although I love Christmas, and go all out in decorating, there used to be a time when few people decorated before Advent–those four dark weeks before Christmas.
These final days of summer are the perfect time for writers, artists, and creatives to step back and recharge. There is power in rest, in the beauty of in-between seasons, and how quiet moments can reignite inspiration before the busy fall rush.
Today is Michaelmas and it’s also the last day to pick blackberries. I’m celebrating by making homemade blackberry hand pies.
Tomorrow night I’m serving my version of the Van Tassel feast that Washington Irving wrote about in his famous spooky story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. I’m serving ham and cheese hand pies, roasted chicken in a pumpkin, spiced peach cake, and to accompany it all I’m also making my favorite spiced pear chutney.
It’s almost Valentine’s Day which means it’s time to find gifts for those you love. While shopping at thrift shops may not be glamorous, Trinity Thrift & Boutique offers shoppers a chance to find vintage treasures and to help those most in need.
Although Halloween is a week away, it’s time to start preparing for those November holidays that are loaded with family, fun, and food.