I want my home to be a refuge my grown children look forward to coming back to as often as they can.
Bird Watching and Backyard Dreams
For many years now we have had a wild backyard. Just weeds and trees and a pit in the middle of the yard for burning the branches that regularly fall out of the surrounding pines and sweet gum trees. When the kids were young, we had a big wooden swing set and climbing tower, a …
What is Hygge and Do I Want it in my House?
An unfamiliar word started cropping up a few years ago in books and articles about lifestyle and homemaking. That word is hygge (pronounced hue-gah – with “hue” sounding like a cross between “hyoo” and “her”) Hygge is a Danish or Norwegian word that describes a feeling or concept, not a particular style or line of …