Thrift at Home

Yes, there is a learning curve when you choose to make food from scratch instead of buying it at the store.  But seriously:  can you really ...

When the corn comes in, I usually pick up a dozen at least once a week and that's supper.  I add a real vegetable (corn is a starch in m...

Phoebe and Ben are my spring babies, so Phoebe has lots of cute little "boy" clothes because Genevieve was a fall baby.  "Boy...

I made two new clothespin bags for the shop .   One is from a Laura Ashley dress with a lacy neck.   The other is sunny patchwork.  D...

A while ago, I blogged about how I did not see the point of crepes .  I may have offended some of my bloggy friends with my opinionated post...

". . . in fact the few pieces of old furniture gleamed like satin, and the red carpet was well brushed. The panelled walls were painted...

I can sometimes pull off a picnic with my kids and it's partly due to these picnic napkins.  I love how useful they are, how easy to gra...