Pleasant View Schoolhouse

The Composer suggested a hike this afternoon, so we went up the highway to a trail we had never used before and it was beautiful. Foliage ju...

Cleared miscellaneous Goodwill bags, work gloves, summer flipflops, and wrenches off the stairs going down to the mudroom. Swept the walls o...

Happy Housewives by Darla Shine has such an inviting title and charming retro-look cover that I was rooting to love the book. I did enjoy i...

We get a lot of houseguests. Out-of-town friends come to visit. Out-of-town friends of friends come to visit, and I almost always enjoy havi...

Yesterday was finally cold enough to light the first fire--such a cozy event. When we moved into this house we were clueless about how to st...

The biggest basketful of mending I have ever seen belongs to a friend who, for her own sake, should remain nameless. I had come to help her ...

Finished Clara's new dress last night. We especially like the fancy bow with pin-on sequinned pansy. It was supposed to go on the front ...

Here are two more photos of Daisy in England, doing what she does best: Finding pretty things to point at (in Holt, Norfolk) Bossing little ...

Today I cut out a project I should have started earlier--a fancy cold-weather dress for Clara. I am blessed in having daughters who will wea...

One of the highlights of my time in London was a visit to a Cath Kidston store . Americans know her gorgeous book Vintage Style , but lucky ...

A last bit of color from the garden. . .

My garden hit the dust a while ago (that three week trip in July spelled the end). The only things left are two basil plants which are enjoy...

The Composer's father has a birthday in mid-October and somehow we have fallen into the routine of serving an elaborate Birthday Dinner ...

Safely home and almost over jetlag! Although still getting up industriously early (Daisy's up too, but not that industrious). Altogether...

Having spent more time in court this week than I usually do, entertained four houseguests for two days, and tied up many loose ends around t...

I am a great believer in treats, for myself and everyone else. I have them all day long. The trick is to expand your definition of "tr...

Cooking breakfast for my family is one of those things that make me feel like I'm really on top of my job. Pancakes and waffles are a st...

Yes, I used to be a Child Prodigy. I graduated from high school at age 16, from a prestigious liberal arts college at 18, and from law schoo...

I discovered the charms of Grace Livingston Hill several years ago, and have leaned heavily on her for what escapist reading I do these days...

I was able to visit my grandmother today, something I don't get to do as often as I'd like. She just lives here in town, but it seem...