“It’s not going to work like this.”  he told me. “You’re always naysaying everything I create,” I hollered back, throwing in a little Tenacious D for extra sass. Turn out, he was right. But he sat with me while I proceeded to warp our favorite pot on a mission to prove him wrong.  He even held the pan and built … Read More

I lived in my house for 5 whole years before realizing the tree dropping all of the pesky purple fruit was a mulberry tree and that mulberries were actually quite tasty.  I now make a habit of popping a few ripe ones off the tree each time I spin around the tree on the mower. Picking mulberries by hand is … Read More

I confess, I love Pinterest.  There is something so wonderful and inspirational about looking at all of these crafty, clever things that other people have made.  I furiously repin things to my own board, determined to do everything from make my own deodorant to having crafty decorations for every holiday.  (Oh yeah, I work full time…that’s no big deal right)? It’s tricky, … Read More

I am so excited, I finally made my first batch of jam.  I have been a total chicken about making jam, thinking that it would take a ton of time and effort and money.  I was wrong on all accounts.  I was able to cook and can the jam all in about an hour.  (I mixed the fruit and sugar … Read More