Reluctant Entertainer

Gardening and Building Raised Beds in the City

I’m excited to be sharing with you my new Gardening Series. Come back each week as I hope to have regular updates throughout the spring/summer months! I will say...

Desserts

How to Make Your Own Cake Flour & the Scoop on Lemon Chiffon Cake Day

Did you know that yesterday was National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day? I had no idea, hence this post should have been posted yesterday. :) Are you asking yourself what...

Decorating

Forcing Branches Indoors, Right on Your Kitchen Counter!

Happy Springtime, friends! I know last week was the first week of Spring, but I must say Spring has not come soon enough for me. My bulbs are already...

miscellany

Sunday Food 4 Thought: Talent, Expression, and Fulfillment!

“It is not necessary to have an extravagant food budget in order to serve things with variety and tastefully cooked. It is not necessary to have expensive food on...

Hospitality

Extending Grace When You’re the Guest!

When I’m a guest in someone’s home, I take to heart the hard work that a hostess puts into her meal. I don’t expect perfection and I try to...

Hospitality

The Blessing of Hospitality: Little Touches that Make a Difference!

It was Easter weekend and the card came in the mail. A beautiful card, simply signed, “Virginia.” She wrote a note that began: Dear Friends. Dear friends? How can...

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Gardening and Building Raised Beds in the City

How to Make Your Own Cake Flour & the Scoop on Lemon Chiffon Cake Day

Forcing Branches Indoors, Right on Your Kitchen Counter!

Sunday Food 4 Thought: Talent, Expression, and Fulfillment!

Extending Grace When You’re the Guest!

The Blessing of Hospitality: Little Touches that Make a Difference!

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