White vinegar, Citrasolv, and water. This is my cleaning solution of choice, and cleaning, it turns out, is about all…
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hearth & home
So much of our lives are spent tending, cleaning, cooking, nurturing. Finding the sacred in the everyday turns out to be a path not only to mindfulness, but to contentment as well. Here are some favorite recipes, a few homemaking ah-has, and reflections on the quiet pleasures of ordinary days. Read more about what Hearth & Home means to me, or browse the archive below.
Everyone once, once only
“Everyone once, once only. Just once and no more. And we also once. Never again. But this having been once,…
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Fireworks
I dug the fire pit out in our yard five years ago, the week we moved into the old red…
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Homecomings
I’ve had the idea for a while now that these last few years have been all about change, and…
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Living the good life
I parked my car on the dirt road, slipped through the handmade twig gate, and followed a winding path through…
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Good-byes
The house is so quiet. I had planned to spend the afternoon putting Christmas decorations away, vacuuming the dog hair…
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