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Category Archives: Day to day
Money-and-time-saving household tips
I was feeling rather clever this weekend with a few time and money saving tips I’ve come to rely on and decided to share some of my household tricks with you. 1. Instead of throwing away containers of lotion, shampoo, … Continue reading
Dinner out, comedy, and brunch: a weekend report
Table set for Sunday brunch. The Mr. and I spent lots of time with friends this weekend and had a really fun three days. Besides cleaning up for company, I didn’t get much of anything done around the house and … Continue reading
Posted in Day to day, Entertaining, Leisure
Tagged brunch, friends, night out, weekend
Introducing Bodhi
Meet Bodhi (pronounced bo-dee). He’s our six-month-old Havanese puppy and he is such a sweetie. The Mr. and I decided to add him to our family back in September. Havanese is the only Cuban breed of dog and was originally … Continue reading
Well now, look at that… a new post!
Beautiful Larkpress letterpress calendar I received from the Mr. for Christmas. Oh… hello. Are you still here? I just dusted off the old blog log-in and… lo and behold… my little domestic blog is still here living its own life … Continue reading
Posted in Day to day
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A weekday evening in photos
Looking west from a second floor window. . The Mr. making a delicious dinner. . Our internet radio streaming this station. . Fresh rosemary and mint from a friend’s garden. ‘ More views from the second floor. . And flowers … Continue reading
Some things in life are pricey…
… no matter how you slice it. I love a bargain as much as anyone and I try to save money whenever possible. That said, some things in life are expensive no matter what. For example: Now why (you may … Continue reading











