Hello friends! Happy winter season to you. I enjoy the cooler weather and snuggling up indoors with more books, movies, board games, baking and puzzles this time of year. Obviously, all of these activities pair nicely with a hot cup of tea. Here are some of my favorite things of the moment: Strawberry & Vanilla … Continue reading Favorite Winter Things
I found mini dark chocolate chips, fresh cherries, and cherry infused maple syrup at Grocery Outlet (a discount food store) last week.
My mom and I are doing a block of the month together. We’re making a Farm Girl Vintage Sampler quilt. The pattern is by Lori Holt. We had done this years ago, before the fire, I don’t know how many blocks we had completed. Many. I had even custom designed my own original pattern of … Continue reading Block of the Month – Farm Girl Vintage
(Feature photo: a book with multiple narrators) Once again, we enjoyed participating in the Idaho Falls Public Library Extreme Book Nerd for Kids and Extreme Book Nerd for Teens Challenges 2025. In order to count for the challenges, a book must be at least 100 pages long and no duplicate titles are allowed. Audio books … Continue reading Extreme Book Nerd 2025 – Almost Completed 🤷🏻♀️
This hike has become an annual tradition for our family. We were excited to participate for the third year in a row! I can’t remember the last time we’ve lived in one place long enough to do a thing three years in a row! This hike was about a 2 mile loop on a flat … Continue reading First Hike 1/1/26 & Goals for 2026 (slightly updated 1/5/26)
heavens to betty 