a Butterfly Party!!!

what a fun day! turning six was a blast! a Butterfly Party!  I really love putting together parties! Kids parties… one of the pleasures of having kids! I love it! remember my birthday parties when I was a kid! the way my parents would make me feel extra special! the children would sing! games! cake! … Read more

six!!!!!!

our little baby girl turned six! March 3! does anyone else get that heavy lump in their throat the night before your children turn the next age… that feeling like… I just want to sit by their bed and watch them grow before I blink feeling! in the morning they always seem taller…older…wiser! they tear … Read more

a little this and that…

nice and slow baking days make me pretty happy! the house smells amazing and there is always plenty of coffee… Whenever we make Swedish cinnamon buns I am always reminded of this one morning…  this may be a bit much… but oh well I must confess… I loooove to walk around the little village that … Read more

strawberry fields… forever

this was quite a day… I woke with an urge for farming! do you ever get that…? just wake and feel like digging in the dirt! stepping on rotten strawberries! swatting off flies! I love it! So me and my littlest hopped in the car and headed east! I wish my oldest could have come … Read more